Fish safety and permitted rigs

Gary Pickard
Feb 28
1 min read

Sadly, it looks like some of our members are not reading the Club's Rules and the attached was tethered to a carp at Beggar's Hall. The Rules are there to protect our fish stocks and there is no excuse for not following them. Anyone found breaking these rules will be subject to disciplinary measures.

This was attached to a 10lb common at Beggar's Hall

Let's see how many Rules this rig broke:

Braided hook link
Braided leader
Fixed / bolt rig
Drop off lead sleeve so tightly jammed in it would never (and did not) come off
Hair so long it must have had a 15mm+ boilie on it

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