photo of the month

[basto]

My oldest Shimano reels.  All Bantams.  Sizes 10, 100, 1000, 200, 300, 500, and 250.  I have no idea which is the oldest, but they are all early 80s. 

Nice collection!  Great reels.
Basto

[johndtuttle]

some people just know how to live!   

Just bought this nice old boat for my fishing trips.
Built in 1965 by a boutbuilder close by. Many of these was built from about 1910 and up to about 1980.

It's quite small at 19.5 ft, but it can take more wind and waves than any modern plastic boat at similar size.
It's well mantained and has no rot anywhere. No leaks either. The forward cabin is dry and has enough place for to bunks.
The motor is a single cylinder sabb 10hk diesel with adjustable propeller.
If I hoist the read sail (Mesan sail) I can adjust the propeller and rudder from stearing position or from the deck so the boat stays at the same place regardless of wind and current. Nice for my kind of fishing.
I won't get to the fishing spots in a hurry, but I can just start 30 minutes earlyer and have a nice cup of coffe on the way out.:-)

Thanks!
I just love the boat. Very nice handling in choppy water. After the trip yesterday evening, I checked the diesel tank. I think it doesn't use diesel, but produces it.

Looks like about 10 meters of tides in those parts....Baltic Sea?


Fine boat, a beautiful efficient craft.

[trond_solem]

some people just know how to live!   

Just bought this nice old boat for my fishing trips.
Built in 1965 by a boutbuilder close by. Many of these was built from about 1910 and up to about 1980.

It's quite small at 19.5 ft, but it can take more wind and waves than any modern plastic boat at similar size.
It's well mantained and has no rot anywhere. No leaks either. The forward cabin is dry and has enough place for to bunks.
The motor is a single cylinder sabb 10hk diesel with adjustable propeller.
If I hoist the read sail (Mesan sail) I can adjust the propeller and rudder from stearing position or from the deck so the boat stays at the same place regardless of wind and current. Nice for my kind of fishing.
I won't get to the fishing spots in a hurry, but I can just start 30 minutes earlyer and have a nice cup of coffe on the way out.:-)

Thanks!
I just love the boat. Very nice handling in choppy water. After the trip yesterday evening, I checked the diesel tank. I think it doesn't use diesel, but produces it.

Looks like about 10 meters of tides in those parts....Baltic Sea?


Fine boat, a beautiful efficient craft.

Not so much as 10 meters of tide, but at full moon we have a bit more than 3 meters tide.
Not baltic either. Vega in northen Norway. Just a few miles south of the polar circle. That translates to no midnight sun, but we are close. Long nights and short days during wintertime, but we still get some sunlight at midwinter. Since the gulf stream passes by here, the winters are mild with very little snow. Perfect location for me.

[alantani]

just because he's wearing a suit!   

Hello everyone,

I just got back from Boston, where I was attending my beautiful daughter Alyssa's graduation from Boston University. She has made us very proud; after a few celebratory fishing trips with her dad, she will head off to New York to complete her Masters degree.



- Sal

[Keta]

Photo of the year.

[Marcq]

Hey that is a great picture of a proud father and his lovely daughter. What else can be said.

X2

Marc..

[Keta]

Guess he didn't want to look to cool. 

When you are that cool you don't need sunglasses....

[Bryan Young]

Guess he didn't want to look to cool. 

When you are that cool you don't need sunglasses....

X100 on that!!!

[Alto Mare]

Thanks guys! Yes, I have been told many times that I clean up nicely

[Newell Nut]

Hey Sal
Great picture buddy and yeah you cleaned up pretty sharp. Looking good.

[Cortez_Conversions]

Congrats Sal!

[TomT]

That photo warms my heart!!  Congratulations to the whole family as it takes sacrifice & hard work from everyone to make a dream like this happen!!
TomT

[Jerseymic]

Brilliant photo Sal.

Mike.

[broadway]

Now that's a photo of the month!
Congrats to both of you. Her for making it through college and you for helping her get to this point.
all the best,
Dom

[foakes]

Alan and Moderators --

Photo of the Month, perhaps?

This is where it starts...

Best,

Fred