That had wifey and I chuckling out loud. Poor bugger Was standing in the Clarence a couple years ago on a stag do. Had a bit of dried deer blood up on my shins from a recently gutted deer. Few of...
Liked On: 15-02-2022, 09:08 PM
I thought I'd try and hand feed an eel at willowbank wildlife park a couple of years ago. You know their teeth are like razors and the wounds go all infected and manky for a couple of weeks. Had...
Liked On: 15-02-2022, 09:08 PM
Pretty freaky critters. In the Jeremy wade thing, there was a report of a young girl being dragged by the foot into deeper water and it was only her sister who managed to hold onto her, and pull her...
Liked On: 15-02-2022, 09:07 PM
Love it! It took about two milliseconds for the bravado to evaporate!
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 02:56 PM
Those years of childhood escapades are unique. My grandkids stare wide-eyed when I tell them what I did. Perhaps the most daring was to climb a tree as high as possible and give the OK for your mate...
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:05 AM
When I was a young fella ( about 8rs old) many many years ago the local Lions club had a Fair down next to the creek in Henderson. One of the events was an eel fishing competition.......About an hour...
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:05 AM
He lucky the eel wasnt a couple of foot longer.
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:05 AM
I had a similar experience as a kid. After seeing a large eel in a drain, I put the muzzle of my .17 BSA Meteor near its head and fired a slug. The eel thrashed about, making water murky, so I put my...
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:05 AM
Classic alright! I recall a similar childhood incident to Ingrid51 up the Wentworth Valley out from Whangamata. My younger brother and I were out eeling with two of my cousins. Our ages would have...
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:05 AM
Poor boy went from hunter to hunted, the smile disappeared pretty quickly. That eel had attitude and I must say your boy was braver than I would be. :thumbsup:
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:04 AM
Send the boy down here. We have a few he can play with:D 190201
Liked On: 14-02-2022, 11:04 AM
Hahaha classic. Just got back from another weekend on lake Te Anau, we had a few good ones come for a nosey round the boat in the evenings. Interesting how little it takes for them to come...
Liked On: 13-02-2022, 10:43 PM
I have never seen such an aggressive eel. Most would swim away at the first touch. A classic case of "this is my pond boy!"
Liked On: 13-02-2022, 10:43 PM
Yep a decent serving on red onion is also added, no red pepper though. There is enough red pepper in grill chicken spices, anymore and toilet paper will catch fire next morning :D
Liked On: 09-02-2022, 07:46 PM
I do not have the 457, but I have 452 and 455. I have also been researching into 457 for some time. It would appear that 457 represents All round improvement over the 455, including accuracy. ...
Liked On: 09-02-2022, 07:45 PM