Have done this, would recommend. You can get some crazy light dyneema rope (~5mm) and some tiny multiple pulley blocks at a yachting shop, the whole set-up is smaller than a can of beer and will hold...
Liked On: 16-11-2024, 12:32 PM
I made one out of two AliExpress pulleys and some spare cord. Cost pennies to put together.
Liked On: 16-11-2024, 12:30 PM
Had one of these in my pack for 40 odd years. Only recently found I needed to use it. Then found I'd left it behind lol.
Liked On: 16-11-2024, 12:30 PM
As we get older we need new tools and ideas for making things easier, with my son telling me he is moving over seas soon I can no longer rely on him to help me lift animals up to hang them under the...
Liked On: 16-11-2024, 12:29 PM
I said to wife(of 27 years today) just last week "we need to go fishing to reduce our stress" .yesterday we sat in wagon in the rain while some brave worms went for swimming lessons with a safety...
Liked On: 16-11-2024, 12:27 PM
No kidding? I didn't need a university study to tell me that.
Liked On: 16-11-2024, 12:27 PM
Don’t forget to get your swamp comp entries in this month!
Liked On: 11-11-2024, 09:59 AM
100% agree with this - get my wife to use the port aft rope to basically secure the boat to the jetty stopping forward movement. She is 5’ not very much and can to this safely from in the cockpit. If...
Liked On: 09-11-2024, 08:56 PM
Inflatables are fine as long as you check them and look after them - I think it's a bit of a misnomer that foam core jackets don't need care and servicing as well, as the foam core can break down or...
Liked On: 08-11-2024, 07:16 PM
Geez you guys have a tough life down there. I don't know how you put up with it really :)
Liked On: 07-11-2024, 12:50 PM
Kept an eye out on the weather forecasts last week and things looked promising so took the wee girl out on her maiden voyage on Lake Roxburgh. Aside from the over-abundance of driftwood at the ramp...
Liked On: 07-11-2024, 12:43 PM
I woke up a little late this morning and needed something to do as the boy was on a course and the wife was heading out somewhere too. The weather was almost dead calm and the forecast looked as...
Liked On: 04-11-2024, 08:29 AM
Attention: Kukuwai The photos show that I've made the entrance to the Timms larger and the spike screwed inside the kill bar. Using 5mm stainless steel threaded rod, cut to size sharpened at one...
Liked On: 03-11-2024, 08:29 PM
Here are photos of cats in Timms traps. I've had three in the last month using a chicken drumstick attached to a wooden jig. there is also a 40mm spike that kills the cat immediately. shifting the...
Liked On: 31-10-2024, 10:10 AM
Well home today packing up the boat in the rain always fun. First time in collective memory of a weekend in the sounds with no fish caught - the sea is a light brown in colour and you can only see...
Liked On: 28-10-2024, 08:03 PM