Barry

I guess you need to be careful about exactly how mudweights work The bottom of the broads is very soft and silty - from what I've seen when lifting the mudweights they sink quite a long way into the mud and that, combined with their weight holds them in position if the bottom of canals is the same they should work exactly the same but I don't know much about canals Any thoughts

On the Norfolk Broads all boats (even the biggest) carry mudweights to hold position in open water - it's the only thing they carry as far as I know - and a rope is used to secure the weight to the boat - no chains

Why Thank you Tomsk - high praise indeed from a man of your stature in another thread He's a biblical character isn't he - so must be the right....eous hand hehehehe

Should that be "Onan- expert"

To satisfy the curiosity of another newcomer "Bridge-hopper" seems to be a slightly derogatory term - as though someone is bending the rules What is bridge-hopping exactly and what is wrong with it?

This is good stuff - there is loads of common ground here Unfortunately I suspect that the kind of people who care enough about their sport and other people to talk about it are the ones we are getting a positive response from on the fishing forum The ones who cause the problem - the reaally grumpy, ignorant, arrogant, rude, aggressive sods probably don't contribute to either forum So, in effect, we are "preaching to the converted" Is there a chance, do you think, that if more boaters take the lead in consideration the attitude may spread amongst anglers in return?

Because they can't get to that side mostly - and the fish tend to stay on the side of the water that has the least disturbance on it Janet - Well said