 Exhausts
"Tony Haynes" <canaldrifter@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> On 18 Jun, 13:05, "Dave Mayall" <d...@research-group.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>
>> Then you could have said; "Take your rod out of the way in good time,
>
> Do you know what these rods cost, especially roach poles? Of course
> they move them out of the way!
Yes, at the very last minute, with absolutely no margin of error. If the
hook gets snagged, there will be anguished screams for you to stop. I can
only presume that they have no concept of how long it takes to stop a moving
boat. I know of a boater who found himself in exactly this position, with an
angler blaming him for not stopping.
>> don't
>> fish on lock landings, at winding holes or close to moored boats"
>>
>
> Those that do such things are usually the poachers, not the members of
> the angling associations who know that these are not the best places
> to catch fish.
Perhaps things are different on the Basy, because "real" anglers do it here.
The other week I had one fishing from the towpath directly opposite us.
Several times his rod actually touched the side of the boat. Upon asking him
not to do it again, he explained that it was unavoidable if he was to get at
the fish lurking under our boat.
> They've won? You think it's a war? It's give and take, and all getting
> along together. It is in fact common sense, though I grant you common
> sense is a dying art.
Where was the give and take?
The boaters agreed to do what the anglers wanted, and the anglers agreed to
do absolutely nothing.
Just what did the anglers give? |