Harold_shand

Fishing licence is £30, my BW licence was £700.

This thread is great I too have been moaned at by one of these sour faced, strange individuals for using a winding hole. He didnt take his rod out of the water and his line got snared up in my prop and snapped. I suggested he do like most other fisherman and lift his rod out of the water when a boat comes past. Swearing followed, not at me, but as if he was talking to someone else. eg "E's only taken me ******* line, aint he?" I enjoy fishing too by the way, my rod is always set up and ready to go. I would much rather go to a lake or something, but the cut is right on my doorstep. These canalside fisherman who think they have more right to be there than a Narrowboat with a Gold Licence, should have their dole money stopped.

Don't moor in Hayes or Southall

Hello All, I am smug... My mates have bought houses and saddled themselves up for 25 years and got big mortgages when the interest rate was superlow. I only have a few years on the loan for the boat, then most of my salary will be mine. However, I have to put up with feral kids throwing stones, dodging motorcross bikes doing 50mph down the towpath and always have the threat of treading in dog turds. Mmm. Not so smug.