Shark Fishing

[Squirmypug]

Thought some of you might like to see what I spent my summer doing. Hope the vids can be seen, don't really know what I'm doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6G3wgtOi1k&feature=player_embedded

[Squirmypug]

Few pics.

[Keta]

Nice.  One thing I noticed is you need to dump a few hundred $ into a good belt and plate.

[Squirmypug]

I have one, in the vid with me fighting a fish..the belt and plate are near my feet  I have the braid power play set  I don't let others use my set because I'm small and it takes alot to get it to fit me so they use what ever else we have with us.

[Keta]

That is a good one, I have a Smitty.  BTW, nice bridge gaff, did you make it?

[Squirmypug]

Yes, its 3/8" 316 stainless. I tig welded it with 1/16" 316L filler. 1/2" rope on it

[Keta]

The nice TIG welds caught my eye.

[Squirmypug]

Tig welding is what I do the most  Wasn't the best weld but I was in a hurry to get home.

[Keta]

Clean up the backfill and it will look better.

[Squirmypug]

What is backfill? Been welding for a while and never heard of that. Maybe a term used more up north?

[Ron Jones]

Backfill is what is left of the puddle sitting at the end of your fantastic bead of stacked dimes. Nice work.
Ron

[Squirmypug]

Hmm..always called it a "tit"    As long as theres not a crater at the end of the weld its good.

[Keta]

But not pretty.

[CapeFish]

Good catches. What do you do with the sharks, do you eat them?

[Squirmypug]

All the other guys eat them, I don't eat fish. We usually only keep blacktips and spinner sharks, the others get released.