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“I know, I’m going to go bleak fishing today!”

Totally useless bleak

“Without a doubt I’d banish bleak to Room 101. They’re pretty useless, and weigh hardly anything, so they’re no use in a match. Let’s be honest – who has ever said ‘I know, I’m going to go bleak fishing today?’” Richard Grange, features editor

Over-gunned carp gear

“People who use big-carp tackle on commercials! 3lb test curve rods, complicated rigs, and 15lb line are not needed to catch 5lb carp. Those who use this OTT gear catch way fewer than those using lighter tackle, and when they do catch one, they just winch them in on monster gear, which can’t be enjoyable at all!” Freddie Sandford, news editor

Miserable so-and-so’s

“I’d banish all members of the Droopy Head Club into Room 101. You know the type – they’ve just caught the fish of their dreams, and instead of smiling at the camera and creating a memorable photograph, they just look miserable with their head off to one side as though they have a neck injury, intent on staring at a point somewhere on the back of the fish.” Hakan Simsek, art director

Keyboard trollers

“For me it would be the ‘keyboard warriors’ who go online purely to slag off other people’s catches… questioning the weight of the fish, slagging off the tactics used… sometimes even the way they’re holding the fish! It takes far more effort to be positive than it does to be negative, so it’s not all that surprising, just an unfortunate and pretty sad side-effect of social media.” Steve Stones, associate editor

Split shot puzzle boxes

“I’d put mixed split shot dispensers in there. A bit like ketchup bottles, shake them up and you either get none of the contents or the whole lot in one go. When your chosen shot do finally exit the hole in the lid, half of them fall to the ground. And if you then fail to rotate the dial to a

vacant compartment, you end up with loose shot rattling around in the bottom of your box for ever more!” Nick Fletcher, sub-editor

“Just what is he looking at? Cheer up mate, it’s a decent enough fish”