Enough is Enough - Fishermen Are So Bloomin Rude

[MY littleboat]

Look I really am not trying to upset anyone on here who is an angler as I know we have some really accomplished ones on here as forum members who I know wouldn't behave like this, but to put it very simply, on Monday night we ran back in the evening from Oulton Broad to Reedham at a very very slow pace (Took 2 and a half hours) and we saw umpteen anglers as it seemed, being a lovely evening, that everyone was out for a bite - however NONE bar one single guy - and I'm talking over 20, raised his line or rod as we passed, indeed two even cast accross our bow - Now I'm 100% sure if we were in the Broads Navigation launch every single one would have been lifted, and usually, especially on the Yare, most do lift, but on the Waveny.. except the one at the end of his garden on Oulton Dyke, not a single one!!!!

What is going on over this stretch of the river - why so badly behaved?

[Guest]

I believe the etiquette is to do a short dip before raising ......... this salute is only reserved for royalty, not plebs like you.

[Jim]

"Now I'm 100% sure if we were in the Broads Navigation launch every single one would have been lifted,"

You know what to do Gav! Fit a blue light to your boat

[wayneakp]

Gav, I dont think they are rude, just very miserable. Would you want to be sitting on a riverbank having carted several hundredweight of gear in the hope of catching a small fish that you have to throw back in anyway

[w44nty]

It must be something to do with Suffolk,perhaps they are still miserable after seeing the Canaries get to the premier league,us Norfolk fisherman are far more polite.

[mbird]

Why would they need to raise their rods Gav? Unless the river was very shallow or they had cast right over to the opposite bank, there should be no need. Just how many rods did you drag along the river with you??

[diesel falcon]

Oulton Broad to Reedham at a very very slow pace (Took 2 and a half hours) ?? what ever were you doing!!!

[quo vadis]

abiding by the law Derrick, whats wrong with that

[wombat nee blownup]

abiding by the law Derrick, whats wrong with that

Remind me Quo, How much was your fine?

[diesel falcon]

Remind me Quo, How much was your fine?

OCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

[NorfolkNog]

You don't see many fishermen around in December

[MY littleboat]

I believe the etiquette is to do a short dip before raising ......... this salute is only reserved for royalty, not plebs like you.

Bloomin hell Loolaloo DOnt tell everyone, I thought that was a secret!

Mark - I only tok the one surfing - most of them had cast completely accross the river!

W44nty - Now now, wait til the end of the season and we will re-assess that position shall we?

And as for a little blue light - just wait til you see my 'cocktail lounge'!!!

As for how come it took two and a half hours - Blame Annie - she keeps knocking the rocker switch for the windlass!!!!

[Broadsword]

I once took a line away with my sailing boat... unattended rod, light fading, on the river bank at Potter... Nothing I could do, but I felt sorry for the chap... he came out and reeled in the remains after the line finally broke, but he didn't even say anything!

I would always do my best to avoid rods on a wide stretch if I am motoring, but it's not so easy in a place like that... or if tacking!

[senator]

Took a spool of fishing line off from behind my prop last year. this year water in the outdrive through the prop seal. Dont know how much a float and a real of line is but the outdrive was £300 to mend. It isn't the fisherman I feel sorry for.