Gold rush.

[mushroom 14,052]

3 hours ago, gnipper said:

Growing up i was always warned away from mucking about out there on the marsh or coast by my Dad who had known of plenty that died out there so I've always been wary.  My family would have all been shrimpers and fishermen at one time also fowling on the marsh, it wasn't that long ago either. 

Up our way it is very dangerous if you don't know the lay of the land. Look at those Chinese lot that all got caught out by the tide off Cleveleys/Fleetwood. I bought an old big red that a fella had been using for years up there. He took me out once and Jesus does the tide move in quick when you're up to a mile offshore in the middle of quicksand. Lack of knowledge and panic would be a killer out there.

Signal crayfish is the way to go these days I'm told

Just make sure to get the DEFRA license though

[jukel123 9,341]

1 hour ago, mushroom said:

Up our way it is very dangerous if you don't know the lay of the land. Look at those Chinese lot that all got caught out by the tide off Cleveleys/Fleetwood. I bought an old big red that a fella had been using for years up there. He took me out once and Jesus does the tide move in quick when you're up to a mile offshore in the middle of quicksand. Lack of knowledge and panic would be a killer out there.

Signal crayfish is the way to go these days I'm told

Just make sure to get the DEFRA license though

People were cockling who knew absolutely nothing . They couldn't even read a tide book. Tides nearly always come earlier at night and earlier still with a wind behind them. A big tide can you knock your off your feet if it catches you. It can roll a  fully weighted tractor with ease.

Same with sand, many didn't know how to recognise quicksand or how to get out of it. They did not even take the precaution of parking vehicles on  heavy boards to spread the weight. There were many, many close shaves.

Some of the experienced fishermen would flash lights and sound horns to warn others of an encroaching tide, others just said 'f**k em', they are competition.

Money brought the worst out of people for sure. It doesn't take much for 'society' to completely break down.

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[Halfhound 83]

3 minutes ago, jukel123 said:

People were cockling who knew absolutely nothing . They couldn't even read a tide book. Tides always come earlier at night and earlier still with a wind behind them. A big tide can you knock your off your feet if it catches you. It can roll a tractor with ease. Same with sand, many didn't know how to recognise quicksand or even take the precaution of parking vehicles on boards to spread the weight. There were many, many close shaves.

Some of the experienced fishermen would flash lights and sound horns to warn others of an encroaching tide, others just said 'f**k em', they are competition.

Money brought the worst out of people for sure. It doesn't take much for 'society' to completely break down.

I’m not sure where your based but I have been in places where once the tide turned it would flood as quick as you could walk especially leading into the big springs those couple of nights where you’d a big jump were always the best nights for a salmon if you were that way inclined. I was told this week the fisheries board have managed to do somebody who was out fishing with a rod because they could see fish in the floor of his boat from a drone? The rod man and anglers were some of the most spiteful fuckers that god ever put breath into but now that theres hardly anybody poaching anymore they’ve found themselves to be the targets silly fuckers

[mushroom 14,052]

2 minutes ago, Halfhound said:

I’m not sure where your based but I have been in places where once the tide turned it would flood as quick as you could walk especially leading into the big springs those couple of nights where you’d a big jump were always the best nights for a salmon if you were that way inclined. I was told this week the fisheries board have managed to do somebody who was out fishing with a rod because they could see fish in the floor of his boat from a drone? The rod man and anglers were some of the most spiteful fuckers that god ever put breath into but now that theres hardly anybody poaching anymore they’ve found themselves to be the targets silly fuckers

They wouldn't march with us and now look at the scrutiny THEIR sport is now facing. Just as predicted back in 2005!

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[Halfhound 83]

2 minutes ago, mushroom said:

They wouldn't march with us and now look at the scrutiny THEIR sport is now facing. Just as predicted back in 2005!

Divide and conquer. There’s an old quote I’ve heard before about people standing by and seeing people f****d over. Then when they are the ones in trouble there’s nobody left to stand with them.