In reply to Post #30
Edit: assuming it was a joke of course.
Edit: assuming it was a joke of course.
In reply to Post #31
Errrrrrrrr....sure, why not!
Errrrrrrrr....sure, why not!
I really enjoyed watching these couple of films. Interesting to watch something a bit different to the normal lake fishing. Not something I could ever see myself doing, but got me wondering. How do you even go about getting a mooring, do you buy them or rent them? Does the Thames have rules? Do you travel up one side and down the next like you would on a road? Do you have to pass some sort of test to be able to use a boat on there? I wouldn't have the first idea how to use a lock. I'm utterly clueless about the whole thing. Can you just moor up somewhere for the night and fish?
Has anyone on here ever had a boat? I've got the grand union canal near me. Fished it years ago. Saw loads of canal boats but never any little cabin cruisers like tels. Can you use them on a canal or are they too shallow?
Has anyone on here ever had a boat? I've got the grand union canal near me. Fished it years ago. Saw loads of canal boats but never any little cabin cruisers like tels. Can you use them on a canal or are they too shallow?
In reply to Post #33
I'm far from an expert but my mate has a boat on the nene. You need to some sort of licence but I don't think there's a test. You also have to pay an annual fee - a bit like road tax. Moorings can be leased, and there is a difference between residential and non-residential, and the prices vary wildly depending on location as well as services (electric hook up, running water etc) Locks are fairly straightforward once you get your head round them, and I'm pretty sure cabin cruisers are allowed on canals. I think you can moor up and fish more or less anywhere you like, but with a bit of common sense applied of course.
I'm far from an expert but my mate has a boat on the nene. You need to some sort of licence but I don't think there's a test. You also have to pay an annual fee - a bit like road tax. Moorings can be leased, and there is a difference between residential and non-residential, and the prices vary wildly depending on location as well as services (electric hook up, running water etc) Locks are fairly straightforward once you get your head round them, and I'm pretty sure cabin cruisers are allowed on canals. I think you can moor up and fish more or less anywhere you like, but with a bit of common sense applied of course.
In reply to Post #33
Yes always had a variety of boats since i started on the thames early 90's.
most have been 'tenders' but owned a small cabin boat for a year, cost a great deal, had the most atrocious weather for over half the year, caught a few decent fish but sold it and went back to a small tender. Working full time meant I didn't really get enough use out of it to warrant the cost though should i have been a full timer like terry hearn, it's a great adventure.
Yes always had a variety of boats since i started on the thames early 90's.
most have been 'tenders' but owned a small cabin boat for a year, cost a great deal, had the most atrocious weather for over half the year, caught a few decent fish but sold it and went back to a small tender. Working full time meant I didn't really get enough use out of it to warrant the cost though should i have been a full timer like terry hearn, it's a great adventure.
In reply to Post #35
Thanks for the replies.
That's why I couldn't ever see me doing it. One I haven't got the money and two I don't even make the best of the lake tickets I've got. Let alone the expense of a boat. Looked a great adventure though. I hope he does another one.
Thanks for the replies.
That's why I couldn't ever see me doing it. One I haven't got the money and two I don't even make the best of the lake tickets I've got. Let alone the expense of a boat. Looked a great adventure though. I hope he does another one.
In reply to Post #35
Thanks for the replies.
That's why I couldn't ever see me doing it. One I haven't got the money and two I don't even make the best of the lake tickets I've got. Let alone the expense of a boat. Looked a great adventure though. I hope he does another one.
Thanks for the replies.
That's why I couldn't ever see me doing it. One I haven't got the money and two I don't even make the best of the lake tickets I've got. Let alone the expense of a boat. Looked a great adventure though. I hope he does another one.