Recent content by JammyJ | SouthernPaddler.com

Recent content by JammyJ

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    What Bow fishing rig

    Can you tell us more....? :) bow hunting banned in UK unfortunatly. thanks, James
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    Couple more done

    They look Fantastic David! Johno, RE: various Forum names. Is that an invitation for some suggestions?.... i'm sure the folks here would be happy to assist, although you may not find all favourable. :) Cheers. James (jammyj / jaminator / jamesh / jdh ........ :wink: )
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    It's All JDupre's fault

    Well... after reading the story and seeing the pics at lunch the other day... it looked handy enough so i just had to make one... about 2ft long. 15mm light steel Tube (a spare curtain rail)....some BBQ skeewers and a bit of foam cut to suit the bore. Wow... I cant believe how this thing...
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    Euans first Fish!

    well... bedtime last night and after stories (and playing the 'try and tackle daddy to the floor' game :) ) both Emily and Euan were tucked into thier Beds. I remembered this post and went into Euan's room... he was still awake. I climbed onto his bed beside him.... his nose and eyes were...
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    Lough Erne - 29th Feb(lots Pics)

    Hi Bellybuster.. thanks for you comments. Not been to the blarney stone yet though :wink: The wounds could be prop damage as this is a well used waterway......although i have had fish with marks like that before from lakes that dont have any boats. May be he has been caught before and...
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    Euans first Fish!

    Thks for the comments guys... A v' special time. Hopefully the first of many! (Boats and fish :wink: )
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    Bayou Skiff stability.

    Very nice looking boat. My question is... Did he catch anything? If I hooked into a fish i think i would forget about ballance.... :D
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    Euans first Fish!

    Well… Saturday morning so up early and took the 2 kids to father and toddlers (Bacon and cheese in croissants and a cup of tea while the kids play.. hard to beat) My wife picked my daughter up to head off to a birthday party…. So a short walk homw and Euan and myself loaded the canoe onto the...
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    pirogue X two

    Sounds like a good formula to me. :) although i'm learning paddling is part of the fun. Trawling behind though can be very effective to when moving about. Being mainly a fly fisherman... I remember reading somewhere regarding fancy casting: "A fly in the water catches a lot more fish than a...
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    Lough Erne - 29th Feb(lots Pics)

    Hi chuck.. yes real cold weather...never had the rod rings on the fly rod freezing up before. This has been the coldest winter i can remember. Bacon butties.... well not too sophisticated. :) We call anything here between bread and butter a"Butty"...
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    Lough Erne - 29th Feb(lots Pics)

    Well…my mate Chris who I’ve known since we were Babies is getting married in 5 weeks time so the weekend past weekend was his “stag do”, which was a weekend on Lough Erne in Co Fermanagh (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Erne) which is a 26 odd mile long waterway… an amazingly beautiful...
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    Knife Repair?

    Thanks for the input. I got the knife out.... and took a pic. (don't think i'll put it up though....I use a personal file on the back of our church website to host my photos for online use... family and build pics not a problem but just dont think it would look very good, having a picture of a...
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    I have started the Bayou Skiff....

    Looking good Chuck... :) I really like the dark colour of the maple wood flour. That boat would be a fine job for fishing for trout on the wild irish loughs. James.
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    Knife Repair?

    (hopefully this is the correct section...) I have a knife... spanish made cheapish cost around 20 dollars i reckon with a 12inch blade. I had bought it for general purpose hunting/camping. i used it to cut twigs for hides etc when shooting crows and pigeons. one day i chopped a stick that had a...
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    11.6 ft pirogue.. build pics(+launch)

    lol..... i hadn't picked that up. :D Yes... will need to make another boat at some stage. and then possibly another shed or something to keep it in... you now how these things work. Thanks for the comments guys ... made to feel very welcome.