Who else enjoys fishing ?

Costa Rica a couple of Christmas's ago. The catch was a baby :cool:

Who else enjoys fishing ?
 
Auckland.....that sign should read "Sport fishing"
 

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My buddy got this fella behind house my wife and I got married in the yard , the tidal Stewiacke River flowed not far away , it drains into Bay of Fundy …. I’m thinking big catch was 1980 , a little over 30lbs ….
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I always enjoyed fishing as a youngster but never took it further due to time pressures etc etc which is a shame but hey you cannot do everything.

Started as a kid line fishing in our local river using a bamboo stick whilst sat on a huge concrete block @ 2 metres cubed just plonked at a bend in the river. Block had such an impact on water flow it caused a still area that eels would flock to it and you’d see them basking in the sun - catching them was easy !

Moved on as a teenager to fishing for trout in another local river though the pickings were somewhat thin ….. spent most of my time shooting rats on the opposite banking - did my bit for vermin control.

Did some sea fishing also and one day whilst line fishing for mackerel ( rowing boat with a seagul engine ) I thought by weight of line I must have caught the whole shoal, turned out I’d caught a shark !

This was the extent of my fishing wish I’d had time for more, great fun.

Happy casting to one and all ! 👍🤠
 
Grandad said:
I always enjoyed fishing as a youngster but never took it further due to time pressures etc etc which is a shame but hey you cannot do everything.

Started as a kid line fishing in our local river using a bamboo stick whilst sat on a huge concrete block @ 2 metres cubed just plonked at a bend in the river. Block had such an impact on water flow it caused a still area that eels would flock to it and you’d see them basking in the sun - catching them was easy !

Moved on as a teenager to fishing for trout in another local river though the pickings were somewhat thin ….. spent most of my time shooting rats on the opposite banking - did my bit for vermin control.

Did some sea fishing also and one day whilst line fishing for mackerel ( rowing boat with a seagul engine ) I thought by weight of line I must have caught the whole shoal, turned out I’d caught a shark !

This was the extent of my fishing wish I’d had time for more, great fun.

Happy casting to one and all ! 👍🤠
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I used to have a seagull motor and could start it by wrapping hand around the brass flywheel and giving it a flick...Greatest motor in the world if ya not in a hurry...🙂
Years ago I restored a old Kauri Clinker that had a inboard air cooled Villers motor with a straight drive & dog clutch ...wish I had kept it....a real classic if you have plenty of time...
 

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These billfish type trailer boats are good value...Bounty Hunter had the perfect harmonics to bring up the game fish up into the wash...She was like a magnet to steel...seriously
Biggest Marlin we pulled on board the billfisher was a Black at 210 kg...I generally prefer to tag and release...and Tuna are far better Tucker...
 

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