Cockney Wideboy wrote:
So annoying having to buy two! Another example of carper discrimination...! Grrrrr!
I know what you mean Widey, although I am not sure that it is just discrimination against carpers. Although I have the option to fish with 2 rods, it is something that I have not practised over the last 10 years or so. During a match I am breaking the rules by using 2 rods OR if I have a hook in the water I am not allowed to cup bait in using a pole as this is deemed as using a second rod!!.
So match anglers are just as discriminated upon as we pay £23.50 to use only 1 rod, at least you do use your full entitlement of one licence most of the time
Fishing in the style that I do using 2 rods would be unsafe IMHO as I can have 2 bites at the same time and only be able to hook/play 1 fish leaving the hungry little perch on the other to swallow the bait past it balls, meaning a surgical procedure is needed to extract the hook. In most cases this is going to lead to the fish not feeling too well. It is something that I have seen time and time again when anglers are fishing for bits using 2 rods.
Using 2 or more for bigger fish is fine as it most unlikely that more than one will have fish on at the same time. Although it does happen, it is rather against the norm.
How does the licence work, if for example....
You have 3 baited rods in the water, a marker float out and are spodding. Does this mean that you are using 3, 4 or 5 rods?.
Not that I am trying to get anybody to buy a third EA licence I am just interested as to the rules etc.