Post by Fatbloke on Sept 28, 2005 16:22:27 GMT -5
This is a great idea and certainly worth developing.
I believe the idea of publicising accounts of the comp is something that will go down really well with any doubting anglers. The organisers should, even must, have their expenses paid for but, all profits need to be ploughed back into the comp in the way of prizes (no cash) etc.
6 man team comps seem to do better than 4 man team comps. Those of us that fish team events have a nucleus of 6 and it can make it difficult to narrow that down to 4. I realise that a 4 man team event might encourage more anglers to join in but, in reality, I think it could split teams. For what it's worth, I'd stick with 6 a-side!
My only concern is the restriction of certain methods (bung), just because one or two people have a dislike for it. I don't like bung fishing and will not use the technique unless it's the only way to catch fish in a team comp. I have fished many, many comps over the years and the bung has figured in probably less than 5% of them. It really isn't the panacea of fish catching methods that some people think. The method has been blown way out of proportion and is certainly not the "monkey can catch doing it" nonsense that some people want us to beleive. Quite simply, the method will NOT guarantee that you catch fish!
I fished the English National Final last Saturday. Pulling was not the best method of catching fish. Most of the qualifiers that I spoke to used nymphs/imitative flies BUT, not one of them used the bung! The best method was to fish nymphs/imitative patterns very slowly!
So, if the bung is the panacea, why didn't the top anglers use it? The answer is :- It is not generally perceived as being a dead cert method. Fish prefer the flies to be moved, like the natural, albeit it very slowly!
Let's get over this hang up on bung fishing and just organise the comp that we all want to take part in. Go for the International rules and we won't have a problem!
Good luck to the 4 people willing to organise it!
Fatbloke
I believe the idea of publicising accounts of the comp is something that will go down really well with any doubting anglers. The organisers should, even must, have their expenses paid for but, all profits need to be ploughed back into the comp in the way of prizes (no cash) etc.
6 man team comps seem to do better than 4 man team comps. Those of us that fish team events have a nucleus of 6 and it can make it difficult to narrow that down to 4. I realise that a 4 man team event might encourage more anglers to join in but, in reality, I think it could split teams. For what it's worth, I'd stick with 6 a-side!
My only concern is the restriction of certain methods (bung), just because one or two people have a dislike for it. I don't like bung fishing and will not use the technique unless it's the only way to catch fish in a team comp. I have fished many, many comps over the years and the bung has figured in probably less than 5% of them. It really isn't the panacea of fish catching methods that some people think. The method has been blown way out of proportion and is certainly not the "monkey can catch doing it" nonsense that some people want us to beleive. Quite simply, the method will NOT guarantee that you catch fish!
I fished the English National Final last Saturday. Pulling was not the best method of catching fish. Most of the qualifiers that I spoke to used nymphs/imitative flies BUT, not one of them used the bung! The best method was to fish nymphs/imitative patterns very slowly!
So, if the bung is the panacea, why didn't the top anglers use it? The answer is :- It is not generally perceived as being a dead cert method. Fish prefer the flies to be moved, like the natural, albeit it very slowly!
Let's get over this hang up on bung fishing and just organise the comp that we all want to take part in. Go for the International rules and we won't have a problem!
Good luck to the 4 people willing to organise it!
Fatbloke