Pulling a net up by hand
can be hard, but not too bad if spread amongst a few of you.
As driving along in the boat with buckets full of water
isn't a great idea, the net was laid into an empty bucket
and then we got back to base as quickly as we could before
taking the fish out. The cold temperatures and wetness of
the net kept the fish alive and well.
We did have a small fishing
launch with a powered capstan for hauling deep nets, but it
was more a question of what mood you were in as to which was
best to use as the capstan turned very slowly and you felt
very sea-sick when watching the rope slowly coil into the
bucket. We used the launch on nets that were further away
from base rather than necessarily deeper.
Paul Ward -
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