wobert
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I'm a newbie considering my kit and it occurs to me that using a common type of "fishing knife" for, say, bleeding a fish at catch-site would actually be illegal (blade over 3" in a public place). Any thoughts/advice please ?
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Thanks for the useful link.Cobblers.
It is perfectly acceptable to have such a knife with you when its purpose is one for which you can say is reasonable.
As a hobby catching fish for the table is what we (at least some of us ) do. You could just as easily say that Butchers or Chefs shouldnt carry knives to and from work, when they had been sharpened at home.
Easily found ….. https://www.gov.uk/buying-carrying-knives
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I’m a chef by trade
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What about a bank robber walking along with a sawn off? Surly if he’s on his way to a bank job it’s fineIt’s all been said but just remembered I did ask a police inspector about this once.
He basically said if it’s in a tackle box etc and you’re clearly engaged in or going to fishing, obviously fine.
I asked (hypothetically) what if a butcher walked along the high street carrying his knives in the middle of his working day and he said ‘technically’ if he could prove he was working as a butcher and going from A to B for work purposes then yes it would be legal. Technically.
But we went on to discuss that obviously if he had half a brain he’d have them in a case or container.
Miss those chats. Sometimes we even got some work done between coffees
Seems perfectly reasonableWhat about a bank robber walking along with a sawn off? Surly if he’s on his way to a bank job it’s fine