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NOTICE BOARD

This is our club notice board where MEMBERS and ROs can post the latest news, topics, classified ads or anything of interest to members.

Please E-mail your entries to Alan: alan@piketrace.co.uk

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PAC Coaches needed

You will all be aware that Barrie Rickards left funds to the PAC, which is appropriately being used to pay for the training of angling coaches. I have approached the Committee to request funding for training at least one coach within the Notts region. Anyone interested in becoming a coach, please let me know and we'll try and get the ball rolling on this one. The recent teach-in went very well and is likely to become a regular fixture and indeed we have already been approached by other clubs to do the same for them. Nationally this has proved not only to be a good way of educating pikers from a young age but also a useful tool for increasing membership.

Anyone interested in attending teach-ins, coaching or presenting a slide show to juniors should let me know. We are hoping to be able to offer a full range of events for juniors and beginners next year. 

Alan (RO)

Guest Speaker posters

Ivan Cooke has very generously agreed to produce posters for local events this year. Each event will have it's own poster, which will be sent to all members for putting up in local tackle shops, etc. Many thanks Ivan, this should prove to be a very good media for promoting events.

Please support Ivan's recruitment drive and lets get these posters in all the tackle shops we can.

Alan (RO)

Croc is bagging up

Well done to Ian 'Croc' Cougill who has been getting into some big girls already this year. No, not those kind of girls, he's a reformed man. He's already had a couple of big Esox girls of the mid-20 range (I'm still talking fish here) and the season has barely started. He always was a jammy tw_t though!

I'll get the pics posted to our gallery asap. Anyone else with pics, send em in and we'll add to our rather nice looking gallery.

Alan (RO)

Teach-in Sun 13th Nov 2011

Many thank to those who attended the junior teach-in at Cottam. This was attended by 9 juniors from Shirebrook Angling Club, some with special needs. The event went very well and fortunately a couple of pike were caught too so we had something to demonstrate on. Full details of the teach-in will appear in the Feb issue of Pikelines. The event went so well that it is likely to be a regular fixture and we've already been asked to do talks and a teach-in with Worksop juniors. 

Alan (RO)

Pre-season meeting

Many thanks to those who attended our pre-season meeting. All issues of the club, administration & finances were discussed. All issues raised will be published in our newsletter, which will be available at the next meeting. This will also be e-mailed out so all members will have the opportunity to have their say.

Alan (RO)

Phil strikes gold again

Captain Kirk has done it again - yes! he's already had a 30 this season on his 1st day out. Can you pick some lottery numbers for me Phil?

I'll leave the catch details to Phil to publish but very well done mate. Had it been anyone else I would be green with envy but you work hard for the fish you catch so deserve the best results.

Alan (RO)

Angler on Chew didn't have a clue!

Kev Berry & I were rattled somewhat on our 1st day at Chew this season. We witnessed an angler crossing the water in his boat, who seemed to be aimlessly roaming around. He eventually approached another boat about 50 yards from us and asked if the other anglers could take his picture. He then produced his landing net from the boat to display a nice pike. Incredibly, he had carried this pike around in his boat, rather than in the water, in temperatures above 25 degrees.

No surprise then to watch him for a good 15 mins trying to revive the pike in the water. Kev pointed out that he'd killed the fish and couldn't bring it back from the dead - well, in so many words.

It beggars belief that an angler would carry a pike inside his boat rather than over the side in the landing net in such warm weather. All for a photo of a fish.

Sometimes I despair at what I see!!!

Alan (RO)

Convention a roaring success

Many thanks to all those who managed to get to the Convention at Kettering. Not had any official figures back yet but the event certainly seemed very busy & trade stands did very well.

Junior event was a great success, about 20 youngsters got spoiled rotten.

Pete was farting well as usual so the beer must have been good too.

Alan (RO)

Fish-ins confirmed

The fish-ins have now been confirmed for the season - events page updated with details.

We'll be doing our stuff at Girton pit, Mapperley res, Butterley res & Cottam. Choice of Trent or lakes at Cottam depending on water conditions at the time. 

Alan (RO)

New Treasurer

I'm pleased to announce that Ivan Cooke has accepted the post of Treasurer to the club. Bazz & I thought Ivan the perfect choice for the job. He attends all meetings & events and therefore will be able to take control of the club's finances from collecting monies to banking & purchasing.

As the club grows there is a need for the finances to be managed seperately to the routine running of the club. Ivan's first job will be to setup a bank account for the club. Hand-over of the acounts should be an easy process as Mick has kept accurate and detailed books for the last 2 years. Official hand-over of the books will take place at our first members meeting in October, where Ivan will pick up the reins.

Bazz & I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ivan for agreeing to take on this very important supporting role for the club.

Alan (RO)

Notts takes over Pikelines once more

Well done to all those who had articles published in the mag. Once more Notts lads have lead the way when it comes to supporting the mag. Steve Ormrod (Editor) passes on his thanks to all who have contributed to the mag.

Congratulations to Phil kirk for winning 'The James Holgate Article of the Year' award. Phil's many quality contributions to the mag have been rightfully recognised by the Committee. Very well done mate.

Well done to Ian Cougill for his 'Under the skin' article. A very well written and interesting account of his piking. Good stuff mate, the pike pics were top notch too.

I was left speechless (almost) when I found out that I'd won the 'Barrie Rickards Pike Angler of the Year' award. Any award with Barrie's name on it is a great honour indeed.

Notts lads give more than an average amount of support to the club and it's great for Bazz & I to see you all getting recognition for your efforts, something the PAC is very good at doing. Keep up the good work lads.

Alan (RO)

Treasurer

Unfortunately Mick Cobb has had to step down as Treasurer this year due to work commitments. Bazz & I would like to take this opportunity to give our sincere thanks to Mick for his support over the past 2 yrs. Mick has not only carried out the duties as Treasurer but was also instrumental in helping the ROs re-form the region. Thanks again Mick for all your help, which has been greatly appreciated.

Alan (RO)

Pike Killer stopped in his tracks

I recently had several reports from fellow anglers fishing the Trent at Laneham, of a certain angler who was fishing for pike and throwing them up the bank. Fortunately, all the anglers I've spoken to at the venue are 'pike friendly' and this individual has been badgered off the water. For some reason he seems to be avoiding me.

Though it is never nice to hear reports of pike being killed, it is nice to know that the local PAC was contacted and had the support of fellow local anglers, who were mostly matchmen. Good to see that opinions on pike have changed considerably over the years and that the PAC offers a local contact point for concered anglers. Unfortunately there will always be a minority of 'Numpties' who will remain ignorant to the effects of removing pike but this has clearly reduced over the years, which is a good sign. 

Alan (RO)

Long Lines

Long-lining is a method used by Eastern Europeans to catch fish from our waterways for the table. They consist of long lengths of heavy gauge mono, equipped with numerous large barbed & baited hooks. I for one have always thought that the publicity surrounding these items has been exagerated and that the problem is not as bad as we're lead to believe by the angling press. I WAS WRONG!! During the Spring & Summer I've been called to the local Chesterfield Canal a number of times to witness the presence of long-lines. On one occasion, some local youths found a line by accident while lure fishing on the High School stretch. A bream of around 3lb was removed from the line. This must be the luckiest bream in the canal.

All these incidents were reported to the EA but they simply do not have the resources to act on these finds or police the waterways as we would like. Due to the nature of long-lines, they are very difficult to find and so most are found by accident. This is obviously a national problem with no simple solutions but if you do find a line be sure to report the incident to the EA Emergency Hotline 0800 80 70 60. I appreciate that the EA will not be able to respond but they do record locations of all finds, which may highlight areas where they may be able to act.

Alan (RO)

Pikelines Articles

Many thanks to all the Notts lads who have contributed to the Pikelines mag. Sometimes the mag seems to be full of Notts articles. This is credit to the many local members who play such an active role within the club and contribute so much good knowledge & information to the mag. Thanks to all those who have recently made a real effort & had their articles published. You all make Bazz & I look like we know what we're doing. The Committee and of course Editor Steve Ormrod very much appreciate your support & contribution to the mag & club.

Alan (RO)