Roping

Barry has finished his last creel and now sets about getting the rope ready to attach to the new fleets ahead of the new fishing season.
He heads down to Victoria Harbour to uncoil the ropes before heading back to the farm to finish off.

[@thornwarbler]

The spiderman of Dunbar. Keep at it👍😄

[@onemanandhisboat]

😂😂😂 I will do, bud. Thank you.😍😁👌

[@tonyfox4657]

Nice to see you back at it baz all so love your channel because not only do you show us life on the boat you all so show from beginning to end prepareing the pots we don't realize the work commitment that goes into it looking forward to you shooting your new crill pots

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Tony. Thank you so much for your wonderful supportive comment. We really appreciate it.😍😁👌 We are so glad you're enjoying what this channel is about ( hard graft💪😂😂😂😁👌) We so look forward to bringing you more sea time once we get back to it, and hopefully soon.💪🦞🦀🐟😍😁👌 Enjoy your weekend. All the best.😁

[@peterc1927]

Good to see you back at it Barry. Roping looked a good exercise for the arm 💪 A lot of preparation before you even put the boat back into the water. Hopefully All that prep brings Great reward in 2024. Like the saying goes "you only get out of it, what you've put into it" and you have certainly put the man hours in. Take Care and may your recovery be speedy with no set backs 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

As always Peter..thank you very much for your kind,supportive message. It means the world to us. Thiers always alot of prep with fishing. That's 6mths now all ready to start the season, and I'm still not finished yet🙈😂😂😂😂 Have a great week ahead All the very best sir.😁👍

[@garymurray4878]

Absolutely loving the films, it’s like watching a documentary only better keep up the good work and looking forward to the next one 👍👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you very much indeed for your kind comment, Gary. We really appreciate your support. All the best 😁

[@Kinleith621]

Well done mate, takes me back a lifetime a go….spending hours if not days getting gear ready for longline shooting. Pleased you are healing well. Go well and onward. 👍

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Bob. As always, thank you so much for your kind comment and your support 😍😁👌 Yeah, that's nearly 6mths just for 60 pots🙈 but that's us up to our maximum, 120 pots in total, all ready to rock. Let's hope its a good year.🤞💪🦞🦞🦞🦀🦀🦀🐟🐟🐟🐟😁👌 All the best buddy 😁

[@elizaandalisa]

Mate you handled that rope a treat to WATCH CHEERS N BEERS MARTY AUSTRALIA

[@onemanandhisboat]

As always, thank you Marty, really appreciate your kind comment and support, buddy😍😁👌

[@elmerfud44]

Makes perfect sense Bas. As any washed up old trees on the beach the wood is solid .. Thank for that . Very informative pal. Have a great weekend pal.

[@BMW7series251]

Hi Barry. Been away so just seen this. Thanks for the very interesting video. Hope you & yours are keeping well. All the best, John.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi John We hope you've been away somewhere nice? Glad you enjoyed the vlog. We are good bud, just looking forward to getting the boat back in the water and getting some money in.🤞🙈😂😂😂😂 All the best.😁👌

[@richardgould240]

Great to see you back at work, hopefully the weather will be kind to you so you can get your boat ready for the season.🦞🦞🦞

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Richard. Yeah, I'm still watching what I'm doing with my arm. The wounds let me know when I'm overdoing it.🙈😂😂😂 Starting the jobs tomorrow on the boat, yippee 😍😁👌😂😂😂 I so can't wait to get back to sea 🦞🦀😍😁👌 All the best😁

[@Laura-qy7xu]

Glad you’re healing well Baz. Rope joints still seem like magic to me 😂 Already looking forward to the next ones as always xx

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Laura. We are so glad you enjoyed the vlog. We are planning to do a how-to in the creel making vlogs, so hopefully, folks find that interesting 🤷‍♂️🤞😁👌 Thank you for your wonderful comment. All the very best.😁

[@stevebarr6510]

Expertly done but that looks exhausting! Cardio is hardio 😅. Good to see your arm is getting better, hopefully back to full strength soon mate. Another interesting enjoyable video, thanks.

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Steve. Thank you so much for your kind comment, we really appreciate your support 😍😁👌 The arm is getting better with each day, and I can't wait to get back to sea. All the best, sir.😁

[@MVSheKon]

Glad to see ya back getting some work done Baz. Take it easy though it's gonna get harder from here on! Cheers mate!

[@onemanandhisboat]

Thank you, brother..and you're so right, lots to do, and not a lot of time.😬😬😬🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂 bust we'll take it one day at a time and see how things go.🤞🙏😁👌

[@keithhitchman1034]

Hi Barry. Good to see you making good progress with your arm. Also your new Creels look great.Tell me is the rope you use lead core or just normal? I can't wait to see them in use catching all those lovely Lobsters. Best wishes Buddy & a big Kiss from Val xx

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Keith buddy. How's my favourite 2 getting on? Yes it's floaty rope Keith..I've used leaded before, and had nothing but bother with it, so floaty and a wee bit of chain to take up the slack is old skool, but it works a treat. So, as the saying goes, if it's not broken, don't fix it!😂😂😂😂 Much love to you both, we hope you have a wonderful weekend. All the very best.😁

[@jamesallen712]

Interesting how you set your gear up, much like we did welk pots. I am guessing you have a set measure for the depth you set the creels that dictate the line to the weight and then on to the first pot and that dictates the number of creels per string.

[@onemanandhisboat]

That's it bang on James. For me, it is 30ftm from the flag to weight, then every 12ftm that per creel. 14 becketts in total, 2 weights 12 for creels.😁👌 Other guys do 40ftm, etc, and longer or shorter on the beckett. I'll be doing a vlog on how and why I do what I do in the creel making series we have planned, that should give everyone a clearer picture 😁👌 Hope you have a great weekend, bud. All the best.😁👌

[@crispernator]

Gday mate glad to see your arm is on the mend ,well my splicing has gone downwards and my old pioneer sgt would be kicking my butt if he could see some of the ones i have done but i am getting better , i do a lot of eye splices for fenders ect and anchor ropes and painter lines not to many end splices though i try to make em look fairly professional as i think it makes things look better and you dont have tacky electrical tape holding the end together anyway dont overdo it and ill see you on the next vlog take care captain .

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hey buddy boy. I hope things are well at your end of the world 😍😁👌 I hope the engine is better now, bud, and you're having fun in your tub? The auld arm is coping and getting better and stronger with each passing day. But the wounds let me know if I've been doing this too much🙈😂😂😂 I'm looking forward to getting back to sea too. It's been a long ass winter, and I'm ready to see the back of it. It's been strange not working the boat. Anyway, way, buddy. Have a great weekend. All the very best 😁👌

[@crispernator]

Gday mate havent been able to get the tub out so far to check the engine and the seasons are starting to change so will have to try to get out . we have just been notified of a possible change to our fishing lives with the introduction of a rereational fishing licence just another money grab by government they are drunk on money like all governments .

[@onemanandhisboat]

@@crispernator aye bud, we are just here to feed the rich, and they'll never be satisfied 😡 But! We're the clowns for putting up with it! No one owns the sea!😁👌

[@josephbloggs1233]

why not fleet into a tub/small net bin,save double/triple handling (easier on ur arm too :D )

[@onemanandhisboat]

That's simple Joseph. I don't have any! and I couldn't afford them any even if I could.😂😂😂😁👌 Those feed bags are brilliant, I can get 3 fleets in them, and they pack away flat, when they are done, and the best of all, they are free....I stole them from my brother in law.🙈😂😂😂😂 tight scotsman! It's only for a short period, while we wait to shoot them. ( that shouldn't be long before they hit the water 😁👌) But thank you so much for your suggestion, we really appreciate it.😁👌 Have a great weekend, bud. All the best.😁

[@6musot]

Can you show us how you stitched the drops lines in

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Seamus. That will all be shown when we get the creel making series that we have planned done.😁👌 Unfortunately, I'm too busy at present to make a vlog like that just now. Sorry 😞 I need to get the boat back to sea ASAP, and theirs too many jobs needed before we go back in. I hope you understand 😁👌 All the best.😉👍

[@garry9999]

Nothing ropey about you Barry, But being in your line of business requires having strings attached.

[@onemanandhisboat]

😂😂😂 that's a brilliant comment bud. Very well done.👏👏👏😂😂😂 ❤️'d it!😁👌 Have a great weekend 😁

[@elmerfud44]

Glad your healing well Baz.. Question.. When your putting the pots in the water for the first time you soak them correct? Is there any reason why you cant soak them in the ford you cross coming out your property. This will surely do the same as soaking in the sea all albeit its fresh not salt water. ?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Graham. As always, thank you so much for your comment and your question. You are right, I could do that, but the logistics and the sheep wouldn't make it viable ( sheep are like goats, they eat anything🙈😂😂😂). I got a few damaged creels to prove it!😂😂😂 Also, fresh water is actually damaging to the wood fibres itself, that's why when we shoot new wooden creels, we leave them for over a week to soak, it makes all the difference in hardness of the wood, and I can only assume its the salt water that does that 😁👌 I hope that answers your question, bud? Anymore just fire away😁👌 Enjoy your weekend. All the best.😁

[@gmcallsuk]

Hi Barry may I please ask if you use leaded rope for your leaders?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi. No, I don't use leaded rope for my leaders. Tried that 1st season, I had nothing but bother with them gripping the ground. So back to what I know best. Floaty rope and a wee bit of chain. But, that's what works best for me, in my area, it may work differently for you in your area.😁👌 All the best. Baz.😉👍

[@gmcallsuk]

@@onemanandhisboat Thanks Baz, I have never tried leaded rope. Floaty rope it is!

[@onemanandhisboat]

@gmcallsuk safer that way bud, just work your ends accordingly to you depth, you'll be fine.😉👍😎

[@technicstim]

whats distances between pots mate ?

[@onemanandhisboat]

12 ftm for me, bud. But it will all depend on your areas depth of water, what distance they are apart.😁👌

[@technicstim]

one in the block one on the bottom @@onemanandhisboat

[@onemanandhisboat]

@technicstim basically. Very rarely do we work the depth of water that needs more than 12ftm Between creels.😁👌 Especially for my size of boat.😂😂😂😂😉👍

[@technicstim]

Ants last year had 70ft between them as the bay is 70ft at its deepest. All his singles have 70ft tops too but we sticth lead line in 2ft sections to hold ropes down @@onemanandhisboat

[@alangood8190]

Shouldn't you be resting during the day as well as the night, Barry? You don't want to do anything to aggravate your condition and jeopardise the healing process. If so, couldn't you delay this work until closer to the open season?

[@onemanandhisboat]

Hi Alan. Thank you so much for your kind comment and your telling off.🙈😂😂 I hear you, bud, and believe me, my Lynsey agrees with you.😍😁👌😂😂😂😂 I honestly wouldn't push this past what I can handle, as I know what's at risk if I do so.🙈😬😬😬😔 But thank you so much for being so concerned. ❤️ Your support and love mean the world to me and us.😍😁👌 Have a great weekend, bud. Next vlog, back on the Lynsey B, yeah!💪😍😁👌😂😂😂😂