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  1. Pressed the button, and immediately got a grey box saying "Please report this crash......." Then the screen went blank Obviously the system knows me........because it was a good simulation of how most locals hastily pull off the road when they see my red Volvo Estate coming.... Thats why I never suffer from road rage......
  2. Pressed the button, and immediately got a grey box saying "Please report this crash......." Then the screen went blank Obviously the system knows me........because it was a good simulation of how most locals hastily pull off the road when they see my red Volvo Estate coming.... Thats why I never suffer from road rage......
  3. Ah, but chesters, you need a 39 lb cat on EACH rod, so as to keep the curves parallel, or the beautiful symmetry is lost. Nice fish though [ 13 April 2002, 08:20 AM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  4. Keeping the rigs pinned before use sounds a good idea. When using "Red Gill" artificial sand eels for pollack over deepwater wrecks, you soon find that if the lures are packed in a wallet, the tails get curled, the action suffers, and fewer pollack get caught. The only way out is to soak the lures in hot water, and then put them in a custom made jig to stretch the tails (I made up one to hold eight lures - enough for even the worst lure-losing day) and there they stay until required for use. Interesting that you carp lads, faced with a similar problem, come up with a similar solution. "Great minds....." and all that.....
  5. Nice picture Chesters, but those rods look awfully straight. See the "skate" thread on the sea forum for how two rods should look
  6. Call those nightcrawly things "worms" Phone? THIS is a worm! Note that neither end is visible - the whole thing was about four feet long - we found it (fortunately for the worm) on our way BACK from piranha fishing. [ 12 April 2002, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  7. Call those nightcrawly things "worms" Phone? THIS is a worm! Note that neither end is visible - the whole thing was about four feet long - we found it (fortunately for the worm) on our way BACK from piranha fishing. [ 12 April 2002, 10:24 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  8. This is an unusual fish from an unusual location. It was caught in the Southern Ocean, just off the Antipodes Islands, which are a long way Southeast of New Zealand. It is about as far away as you can get from my house without needing a space suit. Its called a notothen, - Orange Throat Notothen - and belongs to a group that includes the ice-fishes. Intended to do it up brown and nosh it, but found the flesh was almost solid with worms.
  9. Just to crank up Alan's adrenaline levels a little more, here are two skate on at once - and yes, I know the guy nearest the camera is breaking IGFA rules, but he IS an old man - only ten years younger than me
  10. Years ago, when our Latin-American Spanish was still sparse, we drove over a bridge in Venezuela (twice - out and back) which seemed rather creaky. There was a notice visible on the return trip "Ponta en mal estrada" the words of which we looked up in a dictionary when we got home! [ 12 April 2002, 10:39 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  11. Years ago, when our Latin-American Spanish was still sparse, we drove over a bridge in Venezuela (twice - out and back) which seemed rather creaky. There was a notice visible on the return trip "Ponta en mal estrada" the words of which we looked up in a dictionary when we got home! [ 12 April 2002, 10:39 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  12. Alan, I hope you have a good trip and a skate or three. My boatpartner has just been on the phone - he has had a couple of trips out with Ronnie, and got two skate - 150 and 181 lbs on one trip. On the second trip 16 skate came into the boat for a total of over 1500 lbs!!!. Whilst all this was going on Donald (Ronnie's partner) had a skate of 215 in the other boat. Apparently Ronnie has not had a blank day out since Christmas. He has booked Norma and I a couple of trips with Ronnie at the end of August. Norma has had a skate or two, but is itching to break 100 for the first time. Davy - I know it sounds greedy, but any chance of a trip around the weekend 24/5 August? - I've got all these tags to use up........... Even if not, we are in the area and would drop by Lochaline just to say "Hello" and have a chat about skate.
  13. If Shorefishing, the following might be encountered:- Fish with poisonous spines - Weevers, Sting Rays, Spur dogs Fish with non-poisonous spines/thorns but still can cause painful wounds, liable to go septic - Sea Scorps, Bass, Wrasse, Sea Breams, Most rays. Fish with sand paper skin - Huss (dogfish) Several fish have sharp teeth - even the fighting whiting, but have a good look before trying to unhook ANY fish you are not familiar with - a few fish, like skates, rays, and monkfish have protrusible mouths that can shoot out and grab your fingers - monkfish are particularly dangerous that way. You have it easy in Britain though. Around the world I've come across some pretty savage fish. One in Australia, the Black Spinefoot, is common in Queensland, and a bit like a seabream, and if you get spiked, you get paralysed for 24 hours (USUALLY the lungs stay functional though) The Aussies, in their whimsical way, call these fish "Happy Moments"
  14. There was this speaker at a temperance meeting, who to illustrate his point, immersed a worm in a glass of water for ten minutes, and then took it out, and pointed out to his audience it was still wriggling. Then he dropped the worm into a glass of whisky (horrible waste!) upon which it gave a few convulsive shudders, and died. "So what lesson do we learn from that" he thundered at his audience. "I know, mister" piped a little boy at the back " If you drink whisky, you never get worms"
  15. There was this speaker at a temperance meeting, who to illustrate his point, immersed a worm in a glass of water for ten minutes, and then took it out, and pointed out to his audience it was still wriggling. Then he dropped the worm into a glass of whisky (horrible waste!) upon which it gave a few convulsive shudders, and died. "So what lesson do we learn from that" he thundered at his audience. "I know, mister" piped a little boy at the back " If you drink whisky, you never get worms"
  16. Try putting a warning sign on your gate :- "Never mind the dog , BEWARE THE OWNER"
  17. Try putting a warning sign on your gate :- "Never mind the dog , BEWARE THE OWNER"
  18. There are too many good beers out there for me to limit myself to just one - a few favourites Guinness; Theakston's Old Peculiar; Old Speckled Hen; Bishops Finger; Pacifico (Mexican); or if stranded in the Colonies, Budweiser. Same Applies to Whisky :- we have in the house at the moment, Laphroaig; Highland Park; Oban; and John Powers Irish Whiskey - need to re-order The Macallan ! Wines - Cab Sav or Syrah with beef/venison/ostrich/pheasant/pigeon. Pinot Noir or Gamay with pork/lamb/goat Sauv Blanc or Semillon with fish or fowl Scrumpy Jack with curries. Coffee - any brand as long as its got a shot of brandy in it. Tea ?? I thought we exported that to America. [ 11 April 2002, 11:12 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  19. There are too many good beers out there for me to limit myself to just one - a few favourites Guinness; Theakston's Old Peculiar; Old Speckled Hen; Bishops Finger; Pacifico (Mexican); or if stranded in the Colonies, Budweiser. Same Applies to Whisky :- we have in the house at the moment, Laphroaig; Highland Park; Oban; and John Powers Irish Whiskey - need to re-order The Macallan ! Wines - Cab Sav or Syrah with beef/venison/ostrich/pheasant/pigeon. Pinot Noir or Gamay with pork/lamb/goat Sauv Blanc or Semillon with fish or fowl Scrumpy Jack with curries. Coffee - any brand as long as its got a shot of brandy in it. Tea ?? I thought we exported that to America. [ 11 April 2002, 11:12 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  20. Nice post Davy. LOL Looking forward to more skate fishing in August, and now have a parcel of skate tags to use up. Another couple of tips Norrie - let Ronnie bait up for you until you have sussed how its done, and let Ronnie decide who drops down when, and from where. After a trip or three in different conditions, you'll realise Ronnie is reading wind and tide and determining the order of drop downs so as to minimise the risk of lines getting tangled. Difficult to explain on paper, but pretty obvious if you watch what is going on in the boat. Good luck!
  21. Although neither of the Sea Scorps are venemous, spiking your hand/finger/thumb could lead to the wound going septic - you get an injection of fish-slime plus whatever filth is on your skin surface at the time of spiking. Because of the slime injection, the wound is quite painful for such a small hole. Sea scorps (usually the Long Spined species) are sometimes landed from piers and jetties, and the cry goes up "Stinger, stinger" - the irony being that when a real "stinger" such as the weaver is landed, its often unrecognised.
  22. Glad you liked it Alan, but what's all this chickening out from the chillie seeds? - they are the best part of the chillie!! :cool: Should have warned you to keep the water to a minimum - the curdled milk effect soon thickens up. Hand-washing after chillie chopping - yes - and I can imagine that lack of this precaution could play havoc with your sex life too............As Dick Walker once warned us, sand gets everywhere, so capsicin would do likewise........ My second wrecking trip of the year was cancelled last week :mad: :mad: Went trout fishing instead - hard work in bright sun with an easterly gale blowing, but got enough to keep the smoker from being idle. [ 09 April 2002, 07:41 PM: Message edited by: Vagabond ]
  23. Yes, Short-spined Sea Scorpion, also known as the Bull-rout or Father Lasher. The Long-spined Sea Scorpion is commonly found in rock pools and doesn't grow nearly as big. Yet another reason to fish from Muck ! Well done Nick - this fish is probably in the top ten sea-scorps for Scottish waters!
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