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CHRIS KENNEDY
Chris is a specimen hunting specialist based on Sark and answers shore fishing questions.
DAVID MITCHELL
David is Sea Angler’s editor and is an expert on sea angling policy and conservation .
BEN BASSETT
The Plymouth angler and blogger will provide answers on the sport of light rock fishing (LRF), the go-anywhere tactic.
DAVE LEWIS
Based in Newport, South Wales, our contributing editor Dave answers boat fishing questions.
HENRY GILBEY
Angler, blogger and photojournalist Henry, based in Cornwall, is our lure expert.
BRIAN PASK
Brian is a qualified sea angling coach and casting tutor who works with young people and experienced anglers to improve their fishing skills.
SHORE ANGLING
Q With many popular fishing marks now becoming tackle graveyards which in turn become even bigger tackle graveyards by their very nature such as Dungeness and the Mersey does anyone ever make any efforts to clean out these enormous entanglements, after all the weight of recovered lead alone would surely be enough to pay for any efforts of a clean-up, before the marks become completely festooned and unfishable?
DIANE JONES
CK says: This is a good question and very relevant, Dianne. Whether fishing braid, heavy monofilament, fluorocarbons, or even using steel wire to target some tooth predators, finding snags at popular venues is a big issue. I know one venue where some anglers have a deal with the local diving club who go down and free the snags, and collect the lost tackle, including a lot of leads. Obviously, besides the issue of venues becoming a misery to fish, the environmental side of things is also very bad.
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