Attention Seekers
by Simon Hutton
Distress signal devices are vital items onboard your vessel. The primary purpose of using distress signals is to attract attention. Aerial flares are the most effective as they give height and the bright light they emit covers a large sighting area. The secondary purpose of distress signals is to provide a beacon to guide rescuers to your position. For this, handheld flares or a V-sheet are best. Use these once you know help is on the way.
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Beginning with Batteries
by Simon Hutton
When it comes to boating, one of the most important, yet least understood systems would have to be the electrical power source system – The marine battery.
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Changing River Bars
by Dave Adamson
For many, crossing a river bar can be a rather un-nerving exercise, venturing almost into the unknown. The reputation of New Zealand river bars being dangerous is not without foundation. There are many places throughout New Zealand where reasonable access to the sea for boats is via a river bar. However, with an understanding of what makes up a river bar, and using good and safe techniques, river bars can be easily crossed.
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Eating Bait
by Bruce Duncan
Life can be a funny old thing and living on an island that is at the bottom of the world we are isolated and less influenced by other cultures. As a kid our eating habits were fairly staid and boring and it was only later in life did things start to change.
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How to Pot Crayfish
by Graham Hubert
New Zealand Red or Spiny Rock Lobsters. Crayfish, ‘Jasus edwardsii’. My beautiful feed!
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Mussel Farms
by Dan Govier
Many people throughout New Zealand, particularly those living around the Firth of Thames and Marlborough Sounds will have come into contact with the large number of mussel farms that are located around our inshore waters. Since these farms have become more popular over the last ten years fishers have tended to use them as a first port of call for trying to catch a feed for tea.
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Sir Edmund Hillary
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I make no excuses for my efforts when we interviewed Sir Ed; it was my worst professional performance without a doubt. The reason is simple; it is impossible not to be overcome by the occasion. You can tell yourself to relax, and believe me, he and Lady Hillary treat you as a friend, not an imposition, but the simple fact is that he is the man. In our life time and I’m equally sure, not in my future grandchildren’s lifetime, will we ever see a New Zealander as great. That makes it just about impossible to do anything other than accept that the all too short time spent in Sir Ed and Lady Hillary’s company will be something you will savour for a lifetime. I sat on Sir Ed’s floor with the two most important people in my life and was thoroughly enthralled.
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The Sharp Knife
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I approached this subject with trepidation, because I sensed there might be legions of expert sharpeners out there ready to pour scorn on my humbly offered thoughts, and those who sell knives and sharpeners might also feel aggrieved. In any case, I can say that my filleting knives will slice pages off this magazine without missing a beat. Can yours? I have also sharpened an allegedly impossible-to-sharpen knife for the managing director of New Zealand Fishing Coast to Coast. She was most impressed.
