Xiucutil

There he is! I am a computer wizard!

That image was supposed to be a video of him in action but I am not technologically able enough to upload it!

On a lighter note.

Here is my mate Reg trying to murder a cow(with calf) by licking its eyeballs out. They seem to enjoy it as obviously does he. He reminds me of one of those cleaner wrasse you see on nature documentaries cleaning the gills of a big fish like a grouper

3 hours ago, AngrySquirrel said:

"Cornish King Crab"

Yep, clever rebranding.

3 hours ago, devon TWiG said:

pretty sure that is Start point / Hallsands ...lovely  area !!    I dive there occasionally ...scallops , razor clams , crabs and fish ....only on neap  tides though or may end up miles offshore in the current !!

Yes, spot on. North Hallsands up against the reef at Tinsey head you can see the masts up on Start in the background, as you can see a place popular with spider crabs! I fish for spiders between Beesands and Start Point and it is a privelege to work in such a beautiful place.

Sure is.

22 hours ago, AngrySquirrel said:

Who goes Sea Fishing?

 

I do a bit.

On 22/06/2021 at 20:47, maybelateron said:

A touch of litotes I suspect here👍

Litotes. Nice. Just expanded my vocabulary a bit more👍.

18 hours ago, Emmsy said:

Yes sir, sorry sir. 

 

I honestly don't know. I'd say it looks painted. 

 

Thanks for the 'scabby' comment 😂

I may be completely wrong but isn’t that flue joint upside down. Shouldn’t the lower pipe be going up into the upper one. If the joint expands and leaks the fumes will come  out rather than carrying on up the flue.

25 minutes ago, openspaceman said:

 I read that the spider crabs aren't popular here and mostly for export except that they  are not getting exported because of bureaucracy. What's the culinary difference and where can I try some?

100% of my shellfish is exported to the continent, the only time there there is any demand here for spiders is when Rick Stein or some other chef features them on tv. That disappears after a week when people realise what's involved in getting the meat out of them! Spider crab meat has a slightly stronger flavour  than brown crab I much prefer it. The Cornish are pretty switched on with their marketing and are promoting spiders as Cornish king crab, could be coming to a supermarket near you soon.

I now feel guilty for derailing Ray Mears by mentioning fishing!

24 minutes ago, sime42 said:

Wow, this thread is developing some interesting twists and turns. How come you're on a Tree stuff forum, as a fisherman, do you do tree work as well? Maybe I missed something on another thread in the past. Just curious.
I thought most of the Spider Crabs go abroad to Europe. Has that not been fcked by Brexit as well? I've been watching and enjoying This Fishing Life on BBC. Not sure how representative it is.

I chop lots of logs, my favourite things are my 560xp, Gransfors Bruks maul and rock machinery splitter. I enjoyed This fishing life it was a pretty good representation.

21 minutes ago, Paul in the woods said:

I've always fancied a bit of kayak fishing round here or try an blag my way onto one of the small fishing boats.

 

@Xiucutil what do you normally catch commercially down there? I'll not suggest Rays, but genuinely curious. Up here it's lobsters and crabs and herring still.

I have a 30' inshore boat and work single handed mostly shellfish. Just changing over from winter prawn potting to the summer spider crab season also get some brown crabs and lobsters. Also fish for Dover sole in the summer and red mullet in the autumn, with a small boat you've got to go with the seasons. If I get the time I also go rod and lining for pollack and bass which is more pleasurable. I am also in partnership with another fisherman in an oyster farm on the River Dart but that has been completely f*****d by Brexit and to some extent covid so after 17 years of hard graft building it up from scratch it looks like we are going to have to give it up.

7 minutes ago, devon TWiG said:

I remember seeing that , it was very tricky / skilled work ....that is why I bought a plastic one !!😁  are you a fisherman ??

Yes I am, one who also chops up trees.

The best Ray Mears programme I have seen is where he built a birch bark canoe with a Native American. The filming and building of the canoe were beautiful and the respect he showed for the man building the boat was heartwarming.

A few days ago I made the mistake of having psyllium husks on my breakfast cereal and the last of this winter’s Jerusalem artichokes in a pork casserole for dinner.

My god! The inner turmoil started at 4 am, good job I was working on my own the next day.

On my third Hilux, wouldn't buy anything else. If they stopped making them I'd buy a Ranger.

XC Weather is good. Most commercial fishermen use it and they pay attention to an accurate weather forecast.

1 hour ago, spudulike said:

Much of the skill with a metal detector is setting it up to get the best performance and then getting a swing with good coverage whilst getting the head as close to the earth as possible. 

As a kid I had the cheapest C-Scope but found loads of stuff just because I took the time to get it set right to the edge and using a good technique.

Absolutely spot on. Low and slow.

7 minutes ago, eggsarascal said:

What's a good entry level metal detector?, I've got access to a few hundred acres of farm land.

I started with an XP ADX150, brilliant easy to use beginners detector, the next choice would be a Garret.

I then moved up to a Minelab which cost about 5 times as much as the XP and I don't find that much more stuff.

Be careful if you start, it can get addictive!

I would love to detect in Dorset it is one of the most historically rich counties in the country, there are some fabulous finds made there. Don't get any time to detect at home at the moment, too much work.

I have detected around lot of trees in the belief that people will have dropped stuff whilst sitting under them and never found more than anywhere else.

Never going to find any Celtic units down here in Devon. Our local tribe the Dumnonni never minted any coinage but relied on barter instead. Idiots!

Am I being dumb here but would not a simple figure of eight or overhand knot suffice?

Tighten with a finger in the loop and pull the knot down hard against the beads with the other hand. Difficult to undo if you pull hard on the loop.

I think I have 4 mauls at the moment, 2 old and worn an X27 and a Gransfors Bruks. The X27 is good but it lacks oomph due to its light weight and if you strike and it doesn't penetrate the vibration up the handle is not nice, more of a slicer than a splitter. I split about 20m3 a year of mostly oak and the go to is the Gransfors Bruks maul with a 6lb head. Perfect balance and weight and the hickory handle is just the right length. The steel collar just below the head protects the handle and it is a pleasure to use.

Butter??? Good God. Sacrilege.