Ben T wrote: > Optima or Diehard? The choice is yours. Though the fish may OPT for DIEhard, > just about any car battery will work. > > Should you ever find yourself next to a body of water w/o any fishing gear, > try this. Get your jumper cables. Take out your battery (aux. battery > preferred in Westies). Or just connect jumper cables if you can get close > enough to the water. When you spy a fish, ZAP. Works like a stun gun. > > I've observed this in person as a child growing up in a third world country. > I couldn't remember how they insulated themselves or even if they did. > > While living in Southern Alabama in the early '70's I was witness to a fishing technique called "telephoning". You took one of the old box telephones (the kind where you crank it up to make a call), dropped about 6' of wire over the side of the boat, and crank 'er up... Zaps everything within 10'-15' of the boat... Not recommended for use in an aluminum/metal boat... <<G>> Also: Extremely illegal in most states... They tend to confiscate everything; boat, truck, and gear. JonR now living in Frigidly cold NH... |
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