Could only wish blaze, off Temma this lot. The net was a heavy b, about 600mm square, the rod was at least 20mm dia and a heavy tassie oak handle. Even the mesh was big, maybe 5mm dia
DeBe said
09:26 PM Jul 25, 2021
They were still good here in South Australia 1975 Northern region. I was a deckie on this boat fishing Wedge is, Sth Neptunes & the West coast. We were allowed 55pots. If we didnt pull 200Lb/90Kg each day we moved the pots. This was a 6 month season & we never missed a day fishing. Winter we fished for shark. The boat was 42Ft with twin 250Hp Volvos. Cruised at 20Kn with 1400Lb of crayfish in the well after 7 days of fishing.
Those old boats were a lot more economical to run, & there was plenty still going in the 70s. The shift to planing hull boats was ok while diesel was relativly cheep. But when the price took a huge hike some of the planing hull boats reduced there speed back to the old displacemen hull boats.
Good stuff Craig. very interesting. I love old pictures that show how we used to live.
Craig1 said
08:55 PM Aug 20, 2021
Phil, check my link in Sharing Photo's last post for Stanley Rockfall
Magnarc said
08:51 AM Aug 21, 2021
Thanks mate will do.
DeBe said
01:05 PM Aug 21, 2021
25Ft Cray boat working along side us early 70s. Tycoon. Quite small boat considering there was the owner & decky camping on it for up to a week. The boat i was on doing the same trips was 42 ft. At the time was working around Williams Is south of Pt Lincoln. And this was a rare calm day for the southern ocean.
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Struth Darryl,
That is a tight fit in a couple of ways. Pleased it wasnt me on it.
Craig1 said
09:51 AM Aug 26, 2021
Just reading Tasmanian Ship wrecks Vol 11, 1900-2000 and the " Jennifer Hardy " was sunk in 1994, both crew rescued, East Coast of Tassie. The deck hand was drowned a few months later after being in another shipwrecked fishing boat on West Coast of Tassie.
Earlier on my post featured Lady Phyllis which was broken up in Devonport in 2013.
a good year
cheers
blaze
Good stuff Craig. very interesting. I love old pictures that show how we used to live.
Thanks mate will do.
-- Edited by DeBe on Saturday 21st of August 2021 01:06:19 PM
-- Edited by DeBe on Saturday 21st of August 2021 07:24:20 PM
That is a tight fit in a couple of ways. Pleased it wasnt me on it.
Earlier on my post featured Lady Phyllis which was broken up in Devonport in 2013.