Fishing on the West Coast - Greymouth bar

[Stylo]

Not sure how many fish they got ....


http://www.youtube.com/embed/ByGSMmenPDM?rel=0

[FJRider]

Pretty normal stuff in Greymouth. The boat was ABOVE water MOST of the time. That is always good. You want to watch them in ROUGH weather. (I kid you NOT)

[SMOKEU]

You'd want a pontoon boat for that shit.

[FJRider]

The thing is ... in Greymouth ... the boats have to cross the bar at high tide. In times of high river flow ... and at the same time a strong westerly ... result in big waves and deep troughs in the resulting meeting of the waters.

Some boats don't (haven't) made it across the bar. Some crew HAVE died. You may find the vid funny ... but the families of those crew that have drowned in the attempt of crossing that bar ... WONT find it funny at all.

[unstuck]

Those cameramen would not of been there on a real rough day. Brave fuckers on those boats for sure, too much adrenaline for this chappy.

[Stylo]

The thing is ... in Greymouth ... the boats have to cross the bar at high tide. In times of high river flow ... and at the same time a strong westerly ... result in big waves and deep troughs in the resulting meeting of the waters.

Some boats don't (haven't) made it across the bar. Some crew HAVE died. You may find the vid funny ... but the families of those crew that have drowned in the attempt of crossing that bar ... WONT find it funny at all.

So ..who mentioned " Funny " ??

[FJRider]

You'd want a pontoon boat for that shit.

The big twin jet powered boats that can get in fast ... are best.

[FJRider]

Never mentioned the word 'Funny' ?

I DID mention the word MAY ...

[imdying]

Like miners and skydivers, I have no sympathy for people who die involved in that sort of carry on.

[Road kill]

Like miners and skydivers, I have no sympathy for people who die involved in that sort of carry on.

Yeah but your a cunt so what's new there ?

[GTRMAN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6acPX...e_gdata_player

Snow clearing by train, from the same camera man

[george formby]

"Take your gumboots off & put a life jacket on." was the advice given to me on a fishing boat like those on my first bar crossing. That day the biggest problem was the bloody surfers who would not give way. Firkin eejits, it's not like you can jink the boat about. I spent a year or three commercial fishing & take my hat off too those who spend their lives at sea, she's a harsh mistress.
Coming across the Hokianga bar at night we hit the sand & momentarily stuck the boat on it's nose a couple of times. Came very close to ripping the wheel house off. For the second time.
Lost a couple of windows getting round East cape too, only to spend 4 days on the anchor in Hicks Bay getting sand blasted.
My perspective of day to day life, shitty days at work & the risk of riding a bike will never be a big deal after my short stint as a fisherman.
More ways to get hurt & die than you shake a big stick at but it can be bloody amazing.
Steel's real as they say.