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Bait Digging Article in Northside People (Vol.22 No. 38, 23 Sept - 29 Sept 09)

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  • 26-09-2009 7:07pm
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    Mark#1
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    I can't find the article online, but the jist of it is that there's too much bait being dug at North Bull Island.

    In particular, the article mentions "...reports of large groups getting ferries over from the UK to dig for bait...", and "This process is happening on a commercial basis where larger organised groups have come to dig for bait, sometimes using machinery"

    The emphasis on the article seems to be on conservation and sustainability - quotas and permits are mentioned, and of course this is what needs to be focussed on, but I'm enraged about the cheek of these UK guys.

    I'm no racist, nor am I particularly interested in political friction, and I certainly don't want to stir crap, but what a f*!king cheek! Such audacity . . .


    Mark


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    ruru
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    there was an article in the sunday times about 2 weeks ago, nothing about uk diggers tho, they want to limit all diggers to 20 bait per person:eek: to save the ragworm for the birds :confused:


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    Jim from Cork
    Registered Users Posts: 190 ✭✭Jim from Cork


    Article is reproduced here:
    http://www.sea-angling-ireland.org/bulletin%20board/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=23891


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    ronbyrne2005
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    I regularly see Eastern Europeans digging at Clontarf/Bull Island all hours of night and day. Van load of them there on Saturday.


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    ironbluedun
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    God, is nothing safe from them.


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    in sanity
    Closed Accounts Posts: 25 ✭in sanity


    Some of them F.N's are likely to be digging commercially, tackle shop baits have to be dug somewhere.

    Cant believe it would be finacially viable to be driving over from UK to dig bait, plenty of digging ground around north wales.

    I dig up there myself a good bit, and never seen too many digging, maybe 4 or 5 lads, never more than 10 !!!

    I reckon the article is a bit alarmist and over the top to be honest, if they cant enforce fishing quotas for bass, illegal netting etc, what hope have they of policing a digging limit


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