Yoey, I would like to throw a curved ball at you, this is something I have never understood and I guess I never will.

When I lived in the Bay of Plenty I would follow the Hawke's Bay surfcasting news with considerable interest. Successive writers were guilty of ridiculing certain breeds of fish, red cod was a prime example, now spiny backs have joined the group as have a couple of other varieties.

Reading this message board it is not uncommon to read about 'Bloody Red Cod' and 'Shit Fish' of various species, and then my pet hate, 'Snapper Thieves' the term for those who choose to fish alternative methods to a rod.

When anglers and writers start to show some respect for all breeds of fish we catch, then we may just be presenting a better image of the sport to the public.

The trailer idea may not be the be all and end all, but it sure as hell beats the idea of yesteryear, with a pipe gantry and fish hanging on meat hooks all day in the sun. There is nothing wrong with putting non prize winning fish in a trailer, even better to have some sacking over the fish held down with some ice so those fish are not visible to the general public ... problem solved?