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I have previously made no bones about my opinions regarding openly reporting the locations of inshore pupping spurdog shoals and endeavoured to highlight the sensitivity of this information. Amungst angling circles there are no secrets, and the population of fish in Loch X and Loch Y have been common knowledge for atleast the last 10 years.
However I picked up a copy of the TSF mag today to see the same things being gone over. Another article showing the potential of the spurs avalaible to any longliner willing to have a go for them. The problem is that this loch is one of only a handful of places where these fish can reasonable be targeted from the shore and highlighting this on a national publication is nothing short of foolish.
To pick up on Big-Als comments on the handling of spurs thread last week and the publication of poorly handled fish, this article also shows a decent Sput being held nose tip and tail - surely if your going to have articles in a national press magazine then you should make sure that the correct pracites are being used - this only leaves the sport open to abuse from the anti's. not to mention the damage to the fish.
By now we are all well aware of the presence of the apollo and the devastating efficiency of this vessel, which up until now hasn't ventured into loch Y, but for how long if we're not more cute with information exchange.
However I picked up a copy of the TSF mag today to see the same things being gone over. Another article showing the potential of the spurs avalaible to any longliner willing to have a go for them. The problem is that this loch is one of only a handful of places where these fish can reasonable be targeted from the shore and highlighting this on a national publication is nothing short of foolish.
To pick up on Big-Als comments on the handling of spurs thread last week and the publication of poorly handled fish, this article also shows a decent Sput being held nose tip and tail - surely if your going to have articles in a national press magazine then you should make sure that the correct pracites are being used - this only leaves the sport open to abuse from the anti's. not to mention the damage to the fish.
By now we are all well aware of the presence of the apollo and the devastating efficiency of this vessel, which up until now hasn't ventured into loch Y, but for how long if we're not more cute with information exchange.