Thread: first fish

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.

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

Bit of a vid on the rise.............no i don't need a fly rod I like the challenge with the spinner.




Manawatu River rise of trout - YouTube

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.

That would have been "cutting edge"technology back then eh Rushy !

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

That would have been "cutting edge"technology back then eh Rushy !

Faster than a bloody chainsaw in the right hands VC

Originally Posted by Rushy

Faster than a bloody chainsaw in the right hands VC

You have to start the chainsaw

Impressive to watch tho.

They didn't have chainsaws when my old man started work in the bush at 14 .
2 man saws ,maul & wedges , slabbing axe & a team of bullocks .
Grand father had a contract to supply timber to the Golden Dawn mine.