Oh Jessus Dave are you having a pop at that too ! Trevor
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cragg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 8:53 PM Subject: Re: [canals-list] Harnser's trip report Oct/Nov 07 > A couple of years ago coming off the Oxford onto the Thames the boat was > very sluggish We moored then found an orange rope hooked round the rudder. > Pulling the rope in 20' along at the other end was a Sainsbury's plastic > supermarket basket with mesh over the top and a mesh chimney allowing > access but not exit. There were 6 large Crayfish in the basket. We passed > the basket and its contents to the crew of a passing EA tug. > > Trevor Burridge <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Brian! > > Before you get off the Oxford get some old tights and a few wire coat > hangers, some luncheon meat and some line > > Make a lure style fishing contraption with the wire and tights bait it > with > luncheon meat in the middle and find a bridge hole to lower it into the > cut. > The trap needs sides or a suitable sag in the tights to trap your prey. > > Some of the finest crustaceans (are they) will make it onto your trap haul > it up and you have Crayfish (american?) in abundance. Superb for a paella > or > just a sea food style salad. Seen people there with bread crates swarming > with them. > > Trevor > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > >
