Love it, a power boat and blue tooth in the ear. A much different than the "Gone Fishin'" picture of old. :) Without a frame of reference, what body of water is this on? What type of fish would they catch? It's a good clear shot of the moving boat too, which isn't easy.
The inshore boats aren't that much bigger than that thing but are far more stable. In act their biggest predator is the atomic subs we've got bulldozing through our waters day and night. Every so often we have a trawler towed under backwards.
Well that's a bit scary. (whose subs? UK's?) Considering I'm usually in a 14' aluminum boat (with only a paddle), I'm glad we don't have anything other than fish and critters in our pond with us. Though we do have some huge carp that my husband has seen on occasion that he said look like shark patrolling! They always submerge before he can get a photo.
At one stage along the south coast there was a boat going down a year and sometimes two. All in little more than choppy water. We had the Brits the Russians the French the Spaniards even the Poles, not to forget your lot. 'Twas a wonder they weren't hitting each other down there. All through we had the idiots in Dublin blaming the skippers of the boats and refusing to cover insurance. They were looking at the diplomatic fiction of the UK and the others wouldn't impinge upon the 12 mile territorial limit. They'd have to do something about it if they admitted it.
Actually, I was going to wonder if it was a surprise that there are subs under the sea between the two countries, as it seems strange that they’d be needed anymore. But I figured that’s pretty rich coming from someone living in a country who has an excessive amount of defense, even in a lot of places not needed. :) You couldn't make this stuff up, it's wacky!
The sea is quite shallow relatively speaking. But remember we are a Neutral State and this meant NATO wasn't on the face of it able to chase suspects into Irish waters. But it also meant NATO boats could get out using the Irish territorial limit for the Russian shadows mightn't hear the the sub against the noise of the surf. But in truth it comes down to out position of Neutrality and our lack of a navy worth the name.
Love it, a power boat and blue tooth in the ear. A much different than the "Gone Fishin'" picture of old. :)
ReplyDeleteWithout a frame of reference, what body of water is this on? What type of fish would they catch?
It's a good clear shot of the moving boat too, which isn't easy.
The Celtic Sea. That bit of the Atlantic south of Ireland. And mackerel is the fish I'd say.
DeleteI wondered if the ear thing would show up :-).
I was on the pier in Ring, Co Waterford. I think you can view it in street view.
A far cry from my fishing ventures, but it does make me want to go!
ReplyDeleteThe inshore boats aren't that much bigger than that thing but are far more stable. In act their biggest predator is the atomic subs we've got bulldozing through our waters day and night. Every so often we have a trawler towed under backwards.
DeleteWell that's a bit scary. (whose subs? UK's?) Considering I'm usually in a 14' aluminum boat (with only a paddle), I'm glad we don't have anything other than fish and critters in our pond with us. Though we do have some huge carp that my husband has seen on occasion that he said look like shark patrolling! They always submerge before he can get a photo.
DeleteSee this https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/07/mod-admits-british-submarine-dragged-fishing-trawler-through-irish-sea
DeleteHoly cow! Can you even imagine!?!?!
DeleteAt one stage along the south coast there was a boat going down a year and sometimes two. All in little more than choppy water. We had the Brits the Russians the French the Spaniards even the Poles, not to forget your lot. 'Twas a wonder they weren't hitting each other down there. All through we had the idiots in Dublin blaming the skippers of the boats and refusing to cover insurance. They were looking at the diplomatic fiction of the UK and the others wouldn't impinge upon the 12 mile territorial limit. They'd have to do something about it if they admitted it.
DeleteActually, I was going to wonder if it was a surprise that there are subs under the sea between the two countries, as it seems strange that they’d be needed anymore. But I figured that’s pretty rich coming from someone living in a country who has an excessive amount of defense, even in a lot of places not needed. :) You couldn't make this stuff up, it's wacky!
DeleteThe sea is quite shallow relatively speaking. But remember we are a Neutral State and this meant NATO wasn't on the face of it able to chase suspects into Irish waters. But it also meant NATO boats could get out using the Irish territorial limit for the Russian shadows mightn't hear the the sub against the noise of the surf.
DeleteBut in truth it comes down to out position of Neutrality and our lack of a navy worth the name.
Geez! Don't you know that scared the crap out of those fishermen when it happened!
ReplyDeleteQuite :-D
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