cockercas Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I'm going to stop shooting. So I need a new hobby, I used to do a lot of carp fishing when I was younger so I'm going to rake my stuff back out and start up again. Has much changed in the last 5/6 years? Do I still get a rod licence from post office? how many ££s?. Is anyone fishing canals yet or are they still thick with weed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muggins. Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Had a drink have we? That`s not the thoughts of someone who has thought it through. Even i`m thinking along the same lines but i do intend weigh up my thoughts, my options etc.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fat_jay Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Get you license online or at the post office, either way you will have to wait for it to be posted Nothing much has changed, give em some good food, sharp hook and a heavy lead and jobs a goodun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 why not do both ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I don't drink. And I've been considering it for months. Shooting is now a chore, not a hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I went away last weekend for a few days fishing with my son. We found a lovely spot about 4 hours drive north of Brisbane. Now doesn't that sound so much better than a canal in Yorkshire? Carp fishermen regularly spend £1500 on tackle and £25 on a ticket. I spent £25 on tackle but it cost me £1500 to get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 I went away last weekend for a few days fishing with my son. We found a lovely spot about 4 hours drive north of Brisbane. Now doesn't that sound so much better than a canal in Yorkshire? Carp fishermen regularly spend £1500 on tackle and £25 on a ticket. I spent £25 on tackle but it cost me £1500 to get there. Dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood, great pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin64 Posted September 16, 2012 Report Share Posted September 16, 2012 Winter pike fishing is great on the canals . I enjoy plugging with artificial lures . Also try winter sea fishing for codling, whiting and the ultimate conger eel a true sea monster . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 do both as i split my free time between both fishing and shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 do both as i split my free time between both fishing and shooting same here variety is the spice of life when you fall out with fishin you can go shooting an vice versa, by the way you buy your rod license online or int he post office but if bought online you can fish straight away with out having to wait for it to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegasus bridge Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Give it a break for a bit and come back to it, I do both, and would do more of both if time allowed. Its a nice alternative when one sport is poor. do you mind me asking why it feels like a chore? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 wish i had taken the offer i was offered just a few weeks ago. Don't know if its still available, but where i have a container, the owners took control of a container full of carp fishing gear..brand new..remote control bait boats, bivvies rods, reels ,alarms , beds, chairs etc etc and they wanted £1, 500 for the lot there were just loads of stuff I didn't know enough about the gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprackles Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Joe.......the two can exist side by side, I do both and still find time to kick the dog and abuse the wife......metaphorically speaking of course. Think on what you have already mate, I wish I had chores like that. Ps.....forget Carp, Cod season in the river is almost upon us....if I can wangle a spare spot on my mates boat you're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 As said before you can get your licence at the post office or on line, watch out for some sites as they charge a fee for handling, go direct to the environment agency http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/recreation/fishing/31497.aspx Just have a break to see how you feel, you might sell all your stuff then decide you made the wrong decision. On top of of the rod licence you will need another licence for the waters you want to fish, if you are lucky the waters might be held under on licence holder, around me think there are at least a 1/2 dozen different owners. From when I last fishing there have been leaps and bounds in new gear availiable to help you with getting the fish, or just stick to the basics of fishing. If your close enough to places that do sea fishing its worth a try at that as well found the deeper sea fishing can be good in getting the bigger fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I venture out 6/7 evenings/nights a week and find myself questioning killing animals more and more, I'm not letting the tickets go and I'm not selling up, I'd loose to much £s. The guns will just sit in the cabinets gathering dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Stick to pest control species then. It is very easy to justify killing them. I love shooting but I can't bring myself to kill anything other than pests, rabbits, pigeons and magpies are just about my limit. I have only shot 2 foxes in all my life (48 year old farmer) and don't really intend to increase that tally. I can shoot geese as much as I want but have never shot at one. Pest control is how I get it to sit easy on my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I do shoot pests, foxes mainly. I just don't want to do it anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Simple answer is don't then, take up fishing and give it a rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 I must admit..i love fishing from the kayak... that is great, but when its rough at sea, i love taking the bang stick out for a walk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 If you don't want to do it any more then just stop. Plenty more fish in the sea to murder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 could always go vegan at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 i wont be renewing my fac next time round......started fishing again last year after a ten year break......at the moment i try and alternate weekends between fishing and shooting..for some reason i just seemed to have lost interest in shooting....so i am going to sell my rifles and treat myself to a shotgun and take up clay pigeon shooting,i have had a few goes and couldnt hit sod all but i enjoyed more than shooting my .223 mikky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 17, 2012 Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Its hard to do both a lot, time and mental enegy wise. i have both shot and fished for most of my life and find i swing between one and the other for intensive periods. I dont think so many of shooters who start up now realy get what shootings all about, without understanding your quarry being interested and truely respecting it then it soon becomes just killing- to be fair its the same with fishing to a degree. If your main kick in shooting is how many you nailed that session or season or which unlikely lucky shot you pulled off, you will pack it in as fast as the photo hunting carp angler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Exactly what I'm doing. Catch and release. I don't fancy eating a muddy carp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2012 Kent, you will find I'm completely the opposite of what you described. I never took up shooting, granddad a game keeper, dad shoots so I just fell into it. Nor am I a photo hunter. I don't fish muddy puddles and target the fish nobody else can catch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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