SUMO

hi all. been fishing 30 years always brought a licence each year. this year alone i have been challenged 5 times by seven trent and twice ten years ago just goes to show thay are doing there job.how many times have you been challenged.

tk

First time in nearly 40 years was last season on a commie

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billy whizz

once about 20 years ago. just to make an easy way of checking why do severn trent not just wait in car parks of commercials on a Sat/ Sun morning. Bet they would check more licences then and they would not need to worry about safety of officials as i must admit challenging an angler? on a deserted stretch of river on there own could be a bit dodgy to say the least

tk

Ought to qualify this - I was checked by an EA official

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caster master

i have been checked about 5 times in my life. im affraid to say the once i was caught without 1 while fishing a match just after the start of the season and having not been for a few months. it was accident and forgot all about it. was a mistake and i payed for. £110 pound it total, one thing for sure i never forget about one now..

Larry Teepot

i still say...you shouldnt be able to buy a day ticket or fish an open or club match without showing it.....but thats just to darned easy

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compleat tangler

first match of the season in my club all anglers must show a valid licence when paying pools failure to do so means they are not fishing as a club member can score no points nor recieve any prizes.they have to produce it at the next match or are banned.

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curtains

as much as i hate to agree with the teepot but think you are bang on with this one m8.
had it checked 4 times this season 3 at coombe abbey and once at willesley.
yet the commercials where prob 80% matches take place you never see a bugger. (dont mind at coombe relieves the boredom of watching a motionless tip)
our winter league matches are being fished at tunnel barn at the moment as well as our match there is the usual open prob another couple of clubs plus the pleasure anglers, thats quite a lot of bodies in one place.
have never seen a baliff there