Thread: first fish

Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf

All else fails try the nickle spinner.......

The 308 cal ones work fine .

Originally Posted by Chris

The 308 cal ones work fine .

A Late friend of the family's use to be a deer culler - He told me that when they got sick of eating venison and supply's where low if they spotted trout in a river they would open the Bolt of the 303 - flood the breach and barrel with water, then chamber a round lowering the rifle to the bottom with a boot lace or string tied to the trigger - wait for things to settle down then pull the string.... WHOOPPPMMPPHHHAAA.... ................ he reckoned 8 out of 10 times a trout would pop up.................

...............Now go try that with ya brand new $3500 Sako ..............Yea right ..........

Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf

A Late friend of the family's use to be a deer culler - He told me that when they got sick of eating venison and supply's where low if they spotted trout in a river they would open the Bolt of the 303 - flood the breach and barrel with water, then chamber a round lowering the rifle to the bottom with a boot lace or string tied to the trigger - wait for things to settle down then pull the string.... WHOOPPPMMPPHHHAAA.... ................ he reckoned 8 out of 10 times a trout would pop up.................

...............Now go try that with ya brand new $3500 Sako ..............Yea right ..........

No need. If its in less than 3 feet of water the old round nose nickel coated ones do the job apparently but i wouldn't know anything about that:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf

A Late friend of the family's use to be a deer culler - He told me that when they got sick of eating venison and supply's where low if they spotted trout in a river they would open the Bolt of the 303 - flood the breach and barrel with water, then chamber a round lowering the rifle to the bottom with a boot lace or string tied to the trigger - wait for things to settle down then pull the string.... WHOOPPPMMPPHHHAAA.... ................ he reckoned 8 out of 10 times a trout would pop up.................

...............Now go try that with ya brand new $3500 Sako ..............Yea right ..........

Roy I don't think you would need to submerge the rifle at all. I reckon just firing the round into the water would create enough of a shock wave to stun a fish. I may be totally wrong of course.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Roy I don't think you would need to submerge the rifle at all. I reckon just firing the round into the water would create enough of a shock wave to stun a fish. I may be totally wrong of course.

Yea , ya more than likely right , but im sure as Fark not planning on trying the old boys method , . I have been known to "cast" the odd nickle spinner in the past with some sucess I think this submerson method be best laid to rest with the the old cullers now in the sky & smiling down on us all. In fact they probably pissing them selves laughing looking at all the cadgets and crap weve got these days.......

Originally Posted by Roy Lehndorf

they probably pissing them selves laughing looking at all the cadgets and crap weve got these days.......

Very True.

Originally Posted by Rushy

Roy I don't think you would need to submerge the rifle at all. I reckon just firing the round into the water would create enough of a shock wave to stun a fish. I may be totally wrong of course.

My Uncle used to shoot trout with his 303. He said the key to it was not shooting the fish , rather shooting at the water directly above it. Apparently it stunned it long enough to catch it.

Originally Posted by kiwi39

My Uncle used to shoot trout with his 303. He said the key to it was not shooting the fish , rather shooting at the water directly above it. Apparently it stunned it long enough to catch it.

Yep that is what I reckon.