Fishing News 2
Swiftwing
Tue 4 Dec 2007 19:50
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Fishing News - The Saga Continues
Despite best efforts of the master deckhand "Para
nae handy," no fish have so far landed on deck. Things were starting to get
tense with the senior crew members (In age as well as rank) baying for some fish
blood on the after deck. The plight of the lowly deckhand Reid came to the
attention of the International Fishing Consultant, Joseph Reid MBE (New book out
for Christmas). Taking time out from his birthday celebratons, he contacted
Swiftwing via the sattelite link to offer some words of advice. "Use a whole
flying fish as bait" he said. "Aye right, we cannae even catch a
flying fish" said the now thoroughly despondant deckkie. Making do as best he
could though, Reid set about hammering some lead into a fish shape and then
wrapped it in the now familiar and thoroughly useless spinnaker material. Two
wings were added along with a double hook and a wire trace. Photos were taken
and the fish was officially launched as the "Lead Zeppelin" (because it will
hopefully be a lead hearted flying and killing machine). Several hours of
trawling have recorded one "hit" but nothing as yet landed. Deckhand Reid is now
becoming concerned that the fine fishing heritage of the family is on
the line and time is running out to make ammends. Some extra hours on the after
deck will be required to land the prize and avert disaster. Deckkie Reid reckons
that all the sightings of dolphins mucking about on the bow wave scares all of
the fish away. Maybe some harpooning will yeild the desired
results!
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