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Joined: July 23, 2015
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Hi Dale, It's not something that has particularly bothered me in the past.
I did have a bit of a rude awakening on the Severn a couple of years back. It had a couple of foot on summer levels and it wasn't the best days weather. I was fine in the pitch I'd chosen, steps has been cut by the work party and I had no trouble getting into the peg. It rained, them it rained some more, then it seriously rained. In the end I decided to call it a day.
The problem was the bank was very slippery, even my big boots couldn't get much traction. If I started to slip half way up the bank there was no way I could avoid ending up in the water. I took the rod bag up first by treading on the vegetation, coming back down was a nightmare, even using a long bank stick as a prop. Eventually I got everything onto the path but I was seriously worried doing so.
Not much BAA can do to prevent such problems, it's down to us to be careful.
If BAA can keep vegetation in check on access paths and cut steps down to the water that's as much as I would expect. If you have a better plan I'm all for it.
Posted on September 20, 2017 at 9:43 PM
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