In reply to Post #30
Quite right,
I'd imagine a great place to fish and to look forward to going to,spending time in a lovely environment, comes down to communication ..
So that everyone involved is clear from the get go ,what is expected of them and how the water or waters operate..
Without that communication, a syndicate lives or dies on those parameters..
A couple of places I knew of ,wonderful ecosystems, albeit chainsaw happiness members,personal sheds put around the lake and no set visible ethos of the way a place was run..no rules,other than they were made up as it went along..
However ....in turn ,the syndicate I knew of became a haven of 'special mates'...most of whom didn't fish it..ie ,the chosen ones wanted it for themselves,and the lovely history fish ..
It's all down to the management and personal agenda of the one controlling the money and fishing..
We all know what happens when power goes to the head of just one person..
Quite right,
I'd imagine a great place to fish and to look forward to going to,spending time in a lovely environment, comes down to communication ..
So that everyone involved is clear from the get go ,what is expected of them and how the water or waters operate..
Without that communication, a syndicate lives or dies on those parameters..
A couple of places I knew of ,wonderful ecosystems, albeit chainsaw happiness members,personal sheds put around the lake and no set visible ethos of the way a place was run..no rules,other than they were made up as it went along..
However ....in turn ,the syndicate I knew of became a haven of 'special mates'...most of whom didn't fish it..ie ,the chosen ones wanted it for themselves,and the lovely history fish ..
It's all down to the management and personal agenda of the one controlling the money and fishing..
We all know what happens when power goes to the head of just one person..
The cost of my syndicate I figure is cheap compared to buying day tickets.
Suffolk Water Park is a 10minute drive from my flat, but at £30 a night compared to £450 a year. If I fished 2 nights a week for 50weeks of the year, that would be £3000.
Which is better value?
For me it's the syndicate, as much as I do like the water park and the fish in there.
My syndicate is quiet, locked gate, with grey wagtails, buzzards, various owls, geese and ducks, and with only a few anglers on at any one time. 50odd acres to target with some cracking fish from doubles to very high weights. This year it has produced pike to over 20lb for me, so even if I don't fish just for carp I can keep an eye out.
The other thing is, in theory, I can get my bait going in regularly, knowing I'm not fishing over anyone else's bait.
Suffolk Water Park is a 10minute drive from my flat, but at £30 a night compared to £450 a year. If I fished 2 nights a week for 50weeks of the year, that would be £3000.
Which is better value?
For me it's the syndicate, as much as I do like the water park and the fish in there.
My syndicate is quiet, locked gate, with grey wagtails, buzzards, various owls, geese and ducks, and with only a few anglers on at any one time. 50odd acres to target with some cracking fish from doubles to very high weights. This year it has produced pike to over 20lb for me, so even if I don't fish just for carp I can keep an eye out.
The other thing is, in theory, I can get my bait going in regularly, knowing I'm not fishing over anyone else's bait.
In reply to Post #30
Or some just get keen in the winter when the keenies hide away
Or some just get keen in the winter when the keenies hide away
In reply to Post #22
If you pay your money and don't go it's your privilege at the end of the day .
If you pay your money and don't go it's your privilege at the end of the day .
In reply to Post #34
That's what most people would say,and in many ways I agree ..
However...
In a case or two ,I know of..members were and refused membership.on renewal of the ticket as they did not fish the venue in question, so it happens,and both ways..
There was no comeback.or right to question ,they were gone ..however I also know ,syndicate manager ,let his mates join after...on one such place,
Bout sums it up ,maybe..who.knows..?
That's what most people would say,and in many ways I agree ..
However...
In a case or two ,I know of..members were and refused membership.on renewal of the ticket as they did not fish the venue in question, so it happens,and both ways..
There was no comeback.or right to question ,they were gone ..however I also know ,syndicate manager ,let his mates join after...on one such place,
Bout sums it up ,maybe..who.knows..?