Match Weights Are Getting Out Of Control! | Guru Podcast The Weigh-In #024

And we've been delving into the questions everyone sent in, theweighing at tackleguru.co.uk. And I think a really good one, before it drops too cold, I wanted to address this.

And I know that Rune and you, Steve, you'll definitely have opinions on it, as I have.

It's after a warm summer and a ridiculously good summer fishing-wise at so many venues, I thought this question from David Baker was very good.

And he started it with, are match weights too high? Do you think some fisheries are making it harder for fellow fisheries by heavily stocking the pools to attract anglers, knowing people will follow the massive weights? Most fisheries can't compete with this.

and are the big weights a good thing for match fishing as a whole we all like to catch a big weight but when does it end i think that's a great question really good what's what i mean this undeniably weights and fish core is so much higher than it's ever been before in commercial fishing What are your thoughts on it, boys, as a whole? I've got you first, Rune, on this one.

What are your thoughts on the big weight situation? What do you class as a big weight nowadays? Well,

I think different areas, different places.

It's all dependent, isn't it? But it seems to attract the anglers for a time, doesn't it? Where all of a sudden big weights are, that's where the crowds go, isn't it? It's obviously people want to catch a lot of fish and they probably feel like they're achieving something.

But for me personally...

I think they are too big now, some of the weights.

I don't know how you sort of – no disrespect to saying this, but you have to sort of take your brain out about your fishing and your watercrafts just to get into a methodical pattern of catching fish instantly and as quick as possible.

There's no – there is a technique, but there's one technique, and there's being smooth and good at it, but nothing's going to change through those sort of five or six hours you're fishing.

You've just got to catch as many fish as you can, which – I don't know.

I think they're too big, personally.

I like to have a little cup of tea while we're fishing and have a chat with the lads next door and stuff.

I know you want to win in that, but I've been on those matches.

You've literally just got to concentrate flat out for them five hours and probably not even look up.

on those big weight venues and it's i don't think it's as enjoyable i think like 100 150 pound is a perfecto match winning weight with some nice backup weights so it's fair but yeah it i mean amazing i mean these fisheries that have got to that level where they can have fish survive and be healthy and be caught that regular and you know in and out and x and that is phenomenal and fair play they've worked hard to do that and they're achieving something to attract people so it needs to be done so i'm not against it but it wouldn't be like i wouldn't go running to those sort of venues for that and i and i don't know how long They can withstand that.

You know, that amount of fish being caught that amount of time can't really be good, I don't think.

A lot of pressure.

Steve? I think there's different parts to the question.

I think the first part is there's choice.

If you want to catch £400, the venues are there.

But if you want to catch less, the venues are there as well.

I'll be honest, from what I see... match fishing whether we like it or not has an aging demographic and i hear people saying they're turned off by like 300 pound 400 pound weights it's too much