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A strategically placed platform can turn a absolute no-peg into a very good peg.
However having them many feet above low water level. is just plain daft, spoils a good fishery for the majority and can be a really unsafe position if an accident were to occur.
Having stakes sticking up below only increases the risk of serious injury if fallen upon!
Any club or association, should be biased towards river conditions which are obviously going to be used most by their members most of the time.
Siting platforms to suit flood conditions and the absolute minority who go out in these conditions does not meet this criteria!
Those of us who do fish in high floods should know which venues will have platforms underwater, so when I go fishing in high flood conditions, I go to a venue or individual peg which I know is platform free.
Also, setting a platform back so that it is almost impossible to run a stick float through is not a good thing to do.
It limits a peg to ledgering tactics and also makes landing larger fish (especially chub) very difficult.
If at all possible, a platform should be built to at least the edge of any reeds, so if a walkway is needed, so-be-it!.
This does happen on some BAA venues!
As for having two platforms on a peg I agree with davidH, one is better so long as it is done right.
At Ladyham a second platform at some pegs or starting again from scratch and lowering the present high platforms, is an either-or situation which would be a solution to the situation.
I think most of us just want a pleasant days' fishing which is also as safe as it is possible to be.
Posted on August 15, 2021 at 10:58 AM
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Having used solid pole elastic forever and never had any problems, I would not waste an extra penny on hollow.
If there are any differences good or bad, they are so small that they are not worth bothering about!
All I want from my elastic is that it stretches out when a fish tanks off and comes back into my pole when I land or lose it.
Change any elastic on a fairly regular basis, especially the lighter ones and your problems should be few.
Being a bit of a cynic in such matters, I look at it as a load of ''mumbo-jumbo'' which we can be taken in by or not and just an extra money maker for the tackle trade.
Posted on August 06, 2021 at 9:13 AM
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Haddon,
If you re-read my post you will see I say to have the lower platform offset upstream of the top platform.
I agree with what you say, directly below or downstream would create a problem.
Which is exactly what has been done on the second peg above the shallows.
The lower platform on this peg being downstream, is totally in the way when fishing off the higher platform.
Offsetting a lower platform upstream would eliminate most of the problems with a keepnet and the landing of any decent size fish.
I hope this explanation helps!
Posted on August 04, 2021 at 11:59 AM
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