In article , Richard
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"Steve Walker" wrote in message
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In message , Richard
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and so on, but carp angling seems to be particularly afflicted.

Well that is obviously a view .......... a bit narrow minded but _a_ view
anyway.

In general: The tackle trade make their money from the anglers who don't
catch many...

The (completely unfounded but I'd be astonished if it were not true, it
might even be an understatement) statistic that needs to restated regularly:
90% of the fish are caught by 10% of the anglers and that 10% buy less
than 5% of the tackle.

I wonder sometimes whether the intention is to impress the fish or the
angler's peers.

Ime, there is little argument that in certain circumstances the bolt rig,
the hair, boiled baits and bite alarms can be very effective _but_ again I

Of course. They were desiged by skillful, resourceful anglers to address
specific problems. Where those problems apply they *are* very effective.
Most anglers might encounter such conditions once or twice a year at most.
In general, when that happens it's more productive to move elsewhere, fish
for something else, or fish at another time.

Just live and let live

That's sound advice.

Cheerio,

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