{"id":372,"date":"2010-02-01T00:48:33","date_gmt":"2010-02-01T00:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2020-12-12T05:01:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-12T05:01:47","slug":"lake-rules","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/lake-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"

Polite Notice ****<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

If you are organising a festival where John has been kind enough to let you stay over at the lake… Please be aware that the lake DOES NOT have a bin service. So any rubbish you leave behind John has to Take it home and get rid of it himself. So please arrange to clear up after yourselves and take all your rubbish home with you. Thank You.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

NETS<\/span><\/strong>
\nAnglers are now required to bring landing net heads and they can use their own keep nets if they wish.<\/span><\/p>\n

All nets must be laid out to dry prior to the match starting.<\/p>\n

ELASTICS, POLES AND RIGS<\/strong><\/span>
\nAll Pole Rigs must incorporate a float and a minimum length of 12 inches of line from the hook to the bottom of the Float<\/strong>. The Float is an\u00a0integral\u00a0part of the rig and must be IN the water. There is no minimum line limit from pole tip to float tip but a MAXIMUM of 30 inches<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Up in the Water fishing.<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u2022NO tapping<\/span>
\n \u2022NO splashing<\/span>
\n \u2022NO rattling<\/span>
\n \u2022NO cupping in water<\/span>
\n \u2022Minimum fishing depth \u202612 inches from bottom of float to the hook.<\/strong><\/span> 12 inch Minimum hooklength on Pellet Waggler<\/span><\/strong>.
\n \u2022Maximum line between float and pole tip 30 inches (2ft. 6in)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Maximum grade 20 hollow 16 solid (No Brown Hydro)
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Elastic must be at least through the top two and must be suitably set to allow a\u00a0 reasonable amount of stretch (you may be asked to adjust if its not correct)<\/span><\/p>\n

Pulla Bungs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Puller bungs are allowed but there must be sensible use from the angler. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although there is no limit to elastic grades with the exception of ( brown Hydro or equivalent ) again sensible use is required by anglers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fishing Limits.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You are allowed to fish up to the leg of the next platform and NO further Except the following in Open Matches…Club Match Organisers Discretion may overrule these rules….
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

    \n
  • Fishing from peg 40 past peg 39.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Fishing from peg 2 past peg 3<\/span><\/li>\n
  • fishing from peg 10 past peg 11<\/span><\/li>\n
  • fishing from peg 22 past peg 21<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    The practice of playing fish on trapped elastic against the pole or hand-lining fish is not allowed.<\/span><\/strong>
    \nNO Floating Poles.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    A maximum of 16 meters is enforced.<\/span>
    \nNO shockstick Poles or the likes of.<\/span><\/p>\n

    HOOKS. <\/span><\/strong>
    \nBarbless Hooks only. Max Size of 10. a Kamasan B911 is set as an example.<\/span><\/p>\n

    BAITS.<\/strong><\/span>
    \nONLY feed pellets bought from the fishery are allowed to be used.<\/span>
    \nAny type of Hook Pellet is allowed except high oil halibut Pellets.<\/span>
    \nONE can of 300gr Sweetcorn allowed for the hook and feeding.<\/span>
    \nONE can of Luncheon Meat is allowed for on the hook only. It must be Cubed or Punched.<\/span> FEEDING MEAT IS NOT PERMITTED<\/strong>.<\/span>
    \nTWO Kilo limit on Groundbait and Paste mixes.<\/span> This applies to DRY MIX<\/span><\/strong>
    \n8 pint limit MAX<\/strong> on Maggots, Casters and Hemp<\/span>. The total of combined baits must not exceed 8 pints<\/strong><\/span>
    \nONE Kilo of Worms MAX<\/span>
    \nBloodworm\/Joker Half Kilo limit<\/span>
    \nBoilies allowed on the hook only.<\/span>
    \nNO bread allowed<\/span>
    \nNO Liquid or Powder based feeds allowed<\/span>
    \nNO Floating baits of any kind allowed including feed.<\/span>
    \nGroundbait must be fed via a cad pot or small nuggets by hand.<\/span> No Hand Balling large Balls Please<\/strong><\/span>
    \nIf you are unsure please ask before the match…..<\/span><\/p>\n

    If you see someone breaking the rules, go and Tell your Match Organiser DURING<\/strong> the match as he\/she cannot do anything AFTER<\/strong> the match<\/span> has finished. You can also have a word with John Bennett if you are unsure if someone is breaking the rules.
    \n<\/span><\/p>\n

    GENERAL RULES.<\/strong><\/span>
    \nKeepnets must be laid out by the drawn swim and are only allowed to be put in the water 15 minutes before the ‘All In’<\/span>
    \nAt least 3 nets must be used, 2 for carp and one for silvers .<\/span><\/p>\n

    MAX of 75lb in each net, Smaller fish in one and Larger in the other. Additional Nets are available. Please Ask…<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    All carp 10lb and over to be weighed, recorded, witnessed and released immediately.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    One 10lb+ Carp in your net will see that fish not count towards your total weight. Two 10lb+ fish will see your WHOLE weight NOT count. If in doubt, Weigh the fish. Simple.
    \n<\/span>
    \nAll carp to be unhooked in the landing net and lowered in to the keepnet via the landing net. NO dropping carp in to the keepnet from height!!<\/span>
    \nWhen carrying fish to the weight Station you must support both sides of the landing net. Scales be be held from the top and not by the sides.<\/span>
    \nAll Golden Orfe must be weighed and returned straight away and Chub of 4lb’s and above to be weighed and returned immediately.<\/span>
    \nFeeders Must be Free running, NO method feeders<\/strong> or Pellet Feeders<\/strong> of any kind. Cage and maggot Feeders only<\/strong>, minimum of 12 inch<\/strong> hooklength on feeders and Bombs.<\/span>
    \nNO Braid to be Used.<\/span>
    \nStraight leads can be used to a maximum size of 1oz<\/span>
    \nNO casting more than half way across the lake unless previously agreed with the match organiser.<\/span><\/p>\n

    No Litter to be left on your peg or at the lake. This includes Cigarette ends<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Additional Rules for Match organisers.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    When weighing in the fish please have NO more than 40lb<\/strong> in the weigh sling at any one time.
    \n<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    If you are unsure about any of the Rules ask John Bennett before you Fish<\/span><\/p>\n

    These Rules are subject to change at the discretion of the Lake Owner John Bennett AFTER a Match<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Polite Notice **** If you are organising a festival where John has been kind enough to let you stay over at the lake… Please be aware that the lake DOES NOT have a bin service. So any rubbish you leave behind John has to Take it home and get rid of it himself. So please arrange to clear up after<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-372","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12380,"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions\/12380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rolfslake.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}