Thread: first fish

Hi went for my first fish 4 the season tonight with Sean Dundee and Mr Dundee, nice night a few jumping up out of the water but not on to my rod.We got nothing but all good try again tomorrow night.

into it, give the old boy some competition

It's that first one that's the hardest , once it's in the pan, your off.

The Moon could of been the problem maybe?. The joy and the beauty of living away from the cities, Living and playing in such idealic surroundings. Each nite spent outside is 1 to treasure, every 365 of them. Hmm pity Sean was there

Originally Posted by Gapped axe

The Moon could of been the problem maybe?. The joy and the beauty of living away from the cities, Living and playing in such idealic surroundings. Each nite spent outside is 1 to treasure, every 365 of them. Hmm pity Sean was there

Don't you go picking on young Sean GA. They went for a family fish . Not a rumble by the river. Ha ha ha ha Dundee and Mrs could always sneak back after Sean is tucked up for the night.

All else fails try the nickle spinner.......

Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf

All else fails try the nickle spinner.......

The 308 cal ones work fine .

Originally Posted by Chris

The 308 cal ones work fine .

A Late friend of the family's use to be a deer culler - He told me that when they got sick of eating venison and supply's where low if they spotted trout in a river they would open the Bolt of the 303 - flood the breach and barrel with water, then chamber a round lowering the rifle to the bottom with a boot lace or string tied to the trigger - wait for things to settle down then pull the string.... WHOOPPPMMPPHHHAAA.... ................ he reckoned 8 out of 10 times a trout would pop up.................

...............Now go try that with ya brand new $3500 Sako ..............Yea right ..........

My cousins used to take their old mans pump action Winchester .22 underwater to shoot eels. Had a perfect bulge half way down the barrel

Originally Posted by Maca49

My cousins used to take their old mans pump action Winchester .22 underwater to shoot eels. Had a perfect bulge half way down the barrel

According to the dummies guide to rifle fishing page 101.... this is evidence of a typical amateur mistake

I found that shooting just under the fish works ,not that I'd do a thing like that .

Those old cullers I reckon if the gadgets had been available back then they'd have them too.
The minimal gear they had seemed to work,most very skilled in bush craft or maybe they where
bush men.

Originally Posted by Chris

I found that shooting just under the fish works ,not that I'd do a thing like that .

Those old cullers I reckon if the gadgets had been available back then they'd have them too.
The minimal gear they had seemed to work,most very skilled in bush craft or maybe they where
bush men.

"HARD BASTARDS" springs to mind

But great mentors & teachers too ,they didn't suffer fools.

Originally Posted by Chris

But great mentors & teachers too ,they didn't suffer fools.

Yep and there wasn't much book learning in what they handed on. Slightly off topic I know Chris but I remember the first time I used a cross cut saw. My paternal grandfather on the other end of it made no concession for my youth and just showed me the stance and the grip and said keep the rhythm with me boy and we'll be right.

I can remember my old man taking us fishing one new years day with the .22 spinner one hell of skill to hit them on the rise