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In reply to Post #23
I'd totally agree with you. That said I don't think the 30 minutes Vinnie kept the fish would do any harm, especially this time of year.
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In reply to Post #17
Just show them the night shots, that should answer their questions, why else would you do them 
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In reply to Post #27
You should do a spoon with a snake on and present it to the grassing ****er
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In reply to Post #27
Same in a lot of big clubs, I've known the current chairman of that place for fifty years and bought a few motorbikes from the dealers he worked at but not been a member for years . The guy that was my best man forty years ago was a member but both him and his son are banned from there for life.
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In reply to Post #26
From what Iv heard, pictures were sent to a Baliff. I mean, if you have an issue, you’d say something? If I saw something that bothered me I’d go and have a word to the person or offer to help. Pisses me off to be honest, to much back stabbing slagging ppl off instead of saying it to your face
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In reply to Post #24
A few bailiffs on there full of themselves and they will tell lies to big themselves up.
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Our club has a rule that you cannot recast a rod until the fish is returned, and all fish must be returned as soon as possible. Personally I always put them back within a few minutes, I would only photograph a special fish or a new p.b .
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In reply to Post #23
Not at all mate, I don’t think I’m right, I’m an opinionated little Fokker, but will always listen to other ppls views. I do what I think best, but that doesn’t mean I’m right. At the end of the day, we whack a hook in it gob, reel them in, if you don’t take a pic, imho what’s the point of putting them through it. Just me of course
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Maybe this is controversial nowadays but I don't go in for this destressing before taking a photo.
My reasoning is the fish stressed when it has been netted, so immediately in this order.
I get it out of the water, take a quick photo, weight it and put it back.
If the photo is not perfect then so be it.
If the fish is flapping like mad I might even dispense with the photo.
I've always done this and so have many others. I can't see the point of resting a stressed fish only to stress it again for a photo and weighing session.
Look at my profile pic, I have my tin hat so am ready for the backlash
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In reply to Post #11
15 mins by memory. But I’m not being funny, normally I am bang on organised, I think I’d just about make that. I get rules are rules, but fish welfare comes first and I checked on it every 5 mins to make sure it was fine, but hey ho
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In reply to Post #19
No comment 
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In reply to Post #14
I get that, they are not spawning, otherwise I wouldn’t be fishing for them. But if that was the case, If it wasn’t for a pic, I wouldn’t put them through the ordeal of hooking them, ‘dragging’ them in just to let them go. Imho that’s pointless (Just my humble opinion of course)
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In reply to Post #17
Club water over the road from Vinny ?
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In reply to Post #16
Normally I get them in and out asap, but this time of year I think is a bit different in regards to recovery time
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In reply to Post #16
The thing is, Iv had some special ones and instead of waiting a few hours, done self takes at night. I can get good pics regardless of times so retaining a fish isn’t needed for my own vanity. It was merely for a. Give the fish some rest and b. For my mate to give me a hand if needed. It wasn’t a big fish, but Nether the less they all deserve the same amount of care
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