Date:         Fri, 31 Jan 2003 11:12:44 -0500
Reply-To:     JonR <jon.hathaway@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         JonR <jon.hathaway@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: Friday Fishwrap: Catch FISH w/ your Vanagon's BATTERY
Comments: To: BenTbtstr8@AOL.COM
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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...