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The BAA only build platforms on waters where they own the fishing rights.
Common sense really!
Putting platforms on a rented water is not a good idea as waters can be lost, so the cost and the effort of building the platforms is wasted.
Lease comes to an end, fall-out with land owner etc, etc.
Posted on August 03, 2020 at 6:14 AM
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This bridge has been an ongoing problem for decades.
It will continue to be a problem for ever more when softwood timbers are used in close proximity to water and the ground.
Surely something of a more durable construction, although more costly to do, would save a lot of money and work time for years to come.
A scaffold-tube frame would last yonks.
Re-cycled UV protected plastic planks for the decking would last forever.
Another decking method would be to use steel checker-plate, sheared into 6 to 8 inch wide strips at the required length and galvanised for rust protection.
Stainless steal bolts, screws or tying wire, would also last forever.
It may need contractors to do a job of this nature, it depends on what skills the great guys on the working party have.
As I have said it would cost more but it would outlast any present BAA member and be a vast improvement when it comes down to maintenance and members safety.
Posted on July 31, 2020 at 7:39 AM
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AH, got it!
That type of reply usually happens when an argument has been lost.
I only asked the question, ''why are there gaps on our platforms''?
Only ''peachy'' has posted a legitimate concern which is easily fixed.
I actually loved the safer larger size of the platform I fished from at Fladbury, but I see a problem with gaps through which things can fall into the water.
Making a platform without any gaps is actually easier than making one with gaps.
You only have to butt each plank, it could not be easier.
I can't see any angler being happy if they drop an item of tackle and they hear a ''plop'' as it goes through a gap and is lost forever.
Their particular tackle dealer will obviously be the happy one.
If you think about it, it is not only tackle that is at risk.
Pull out something from a pocket such as a handkerchief and you can drag out money, your phone or worse still, your car or house key.
Any of these things could go through a gap and into the water.
What a disaster that would be!
It may be a ''long-shot'', but it could happen.
I once saw my son bend down to pick something up and in an instance his smartphone slipped from his top pocket and went for a swim.
No phone, no insurance, not happy.
Posted on July 07, 2020 at 6:17 AM
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To be absolutely honest stewpar, I am not really a fan of fishing platforms per say, but if I have to use one, I do like to get anything I drop back, most of the time.
It's the old thing I try to live my life by, ''common sense''.
Why you would bring Woodlands View into the subject, I have not got a clue!
Posted on July 06, 2020 at 6:03 AM
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Stewpar,
Having worked in wood all my life, I can assure you that the gaps will never close up from expansion, even if left for a hundred years.
They may expand by about 1/16th of an inch each.
Peachy,
I agree that they can be useful for bank sticks but are not absolutely required.
We always find a way to work it out.
Perhaps a couple of 3/4 inch holes drilled near the front edge would sort the bank stick problem out.
Colin T,
The only pressure is the fact that the wood wants to float.
For the same area of timber, it matters not if the platform has gaps or does not have gaps, the upward pressure remains the same.
As for silt being left behind.
Even with gaps the platforms always have silt left on top of the timber and is only removed when we clear it to fish.
Retreat Farm (both river and lakes) has no-gap platforms which have probably been there twenty years or more and in my opinion they could not be bettered.
Posted on July 05, 2020 at 6:43 AM
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