The 3m Farce

[Dave H]

Sorry mate!

 

I agree with all whats been said about getting rules changed BUT before this is possible anglers need to be a lot more united on an issue.Im going about raising this subject this way because I aim to try and point out the real facts behind this rule and how (all though many dont see it yet) it does indeed apply to them. Some one at the very start of this thread raised what I consider to be my biggest worry....and that is that contesting this rule could potentially open a whole can of worms! As such it may be better to just leave sleeping dogs lie (as indeed also previously raised) its very unlikely for you to be caught............................UNLESS bubbled by another angler and that's why I would prefer to try and make people aware of the real facts behind this and how it will/could affect all. Regardless of if they yet realise or accept this.

You are missing my entire point. You wanted to keep the subject entirely on topic of distance and not get into a debate on whether we should or should not have a discussion of the old chestnut of what now we are beginning to debate. I was keeping by the rules of that point on not whether the rule is right or wrong but whether the distance is right. I said it depends on Location and other factors but did not go into that as again we were going into old chestnut country. That's all mate.

So now you have totally opened up the subject to a whole different discussion and as you did say you cheated a bit to get anglers to bite. Well they did but not me. But now the thread as got widened from a pea to a golf ball I shall expand my horizons No offence given or taken I hope: D

 

PS....I think this thread is now set to explode...Hang on to your hats everyone a storm awaits

[Dick Dastardly]

I sat here eating my lunch and thought a good thread would be how angling forums in general but AN espescially have such an intolerant bunch as regards other types of angling and methods.

 

We shouldn't do this, that or the other and sometimes I wonder if there is any form of angling OK with everyone here.

 

The 3m rule is enforced to a ridiculous level when bailiffs talk of measuring it. Even Speeding offences get a certain leaway.

 

I agree with your interpretation of what the 3m rule was intended for.

 

I also think anglers with short legs should be restricted to 2m whereas those of a longer leg should be allowed 4m. Maybe some sort of speed and agility training could be employed to allow a differing licence system before anyone is allowed to use more than one rod.

 

John

 

Nice one John! But as usual you are dead on the mark mate.Its pitifull how divided angling is these days.We seem to be more interested in hammering each other than the people who are against us! The more people specialise (or I should say imediately specialise) the greater this problem will become.

 

The only day we will see angling unity is when we are all restricted to fdishing for the same species with the same method in the same pond! Sure we will still all bitch but at least we will be sharing and understanding the same issues!

 

GOD! Does this mean that commerc ial carp waters will indeed be the saviour of angling Thank god I will be long gone by then.

[Dave H]

perhaps a 1 ft long rubber 90 degree butt extension could get around the problem ,a bit like the sidecar get out decades ago when the rules about motor bike engine capacity was changed ,some rules are easily bent until another rule comes out

perhaps a sprung loaded extension butt could be made that was half the length of your real one that rested on a rod rest and when you lifted your rod it sprung agaist the real butt ,on two rods that could get you another meter.

is there a rule about having a very long butt ,i thought not

 

....Dragons den perhaps?

[Dick Dastardly]

perhaps a 1 ft long rubber 90 degree butt extension could get around the problem ,a bit like the sidecar get out decades ago when the rules about motor bike engine capacity was changed ,some rules are easily bent until another rule comes out

perhaps a sprung loaded extension butt could be made that was half the length of your real one that rested on a rod rest and when you lifted your rod it sprung agaist the real butt ,on two rods that could get you another meter.

is there a rule about having a very long butt ,i thought not

 

Ive already stuck it to one officious idiot by unplugging the tips of my out side rods and moving them further apart!

[chesters1]

not sure its going to explode i could keep 3 rod butts within 3 metres but perhaps i arrange my rods differently to you ,with two pods I'm sure a great part of a water could be covered but i am restricted to further rules about swims being X distance apart ,imaginary borders to them down to how far i can cast sideways and in front of me if there's a peg opposite ,some could be said to be lucky getting their rods anything but straight out

[Dick Dastardly]

PS....I think this thread is now set to explode...Hang on to your hats everyone a storm awaits

 

 

Its the "3m rule" itself Dave Im contesting not the amount of rods or anything else no matter what it may seem.Threads wander as do I !

 

It will certainly explode soon when I start to suggest how it does/could affect others..............

[Dave H]

Nice one John! But as usual you are dead on the mark mate.Its pitifull how divided angling is these days.We seem to be more interested in hammering each other than the people who are against us! The more people specialise (or I should say imediately specialise) the greater this problem will become.

 

The only day we will see angling unity is when we are all restricted to fdishing for the same species with the same method in the same pond! Sure we will still all bitch but at least we will be sharing and understanding the same issues!

 

GOD! Does this mean that commerc ial carp waters will indeed be the saviour of angling Thank god I will be long gone by then.

 

I don't think it is all doom and gloom mate. There are enough sensable anglers to overcome that of which you and john and many more will overcome that

[Sportsman]

So your rods can't be more than 10 metres apart. Is there any rule that says how far from the rods the angler is allowed to be?

[Dick Dastardly]

So your rods can't be more than 10 metres apart. Is there any rule that says how far from the rods the angler is allowed to be?

No Dave all the rods you use be it 2,3 or 4 have to be kept in a 3m "frontage". No restrictions (as in set measurement on how close you need to be to this group of rods.............be getting on to that shortly

[Sportsman]

No Dave all the rods you use be it 2,3 or 4 have to be kept in a 3m "frontage". No restrictions (as in set measurement on how close you need to be to this group of rods.............be getting on to that shortly

 

So all your rods are in a nice little group and you are 200 yds down the bank getting pi55ed in your mate's bivvie and that's OK?

 

Doesn't have much to do with being in control of your rods then does it?