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Title: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: Sweetwater on March 31, 2013, 12:29:45 PM: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCdqPUTcPBg# (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCdqPUTcPBg#)
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: takrat on March 31, 2013, 02:39:59 PM: Three men in a tinny! How about the background musak too. Vintage stuff Fitzy, thanks.
JD
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: aussiebasser on April 01, 2013, 12:42:19 PM: A few drag washers worn out by those three!
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: bushwacker on April 01, 2013, 01:01:25 PM: Love the older fishing videos when it was only about the fishing.

Heddons or bellbrooks you think ?

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Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: aussiebasser on April 01, 2013, 02:18:28 PM: Abu Hi-Lo would be my guess.
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: Sweetwater on April 01, 2013, 08:26:40 PM: Quote from: Member on April 01, 2013, 02:18:28 PM
Abu Hi-Lo would be my guess.

Got a couple here, I agree.
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: aussiebasser on April 02, 2013, 06:48:47 AM: It was pretty simple really, they were using Abu Ambassadeur reels on Abu Suecia rods. Harro had a dark Abu hat on, Jack had a red Abu hat on and Vic had a yellow Abu hat on. The only time I've ever seen Harro high stick a fish was trying to get it to jump for the camera, so I'd guess they were filming a little segment for Abu. It was either before the Abu Killer range was released, or the fish were just a little too deep for the Killer to get to them so they were using the Hi Lo. Someone want to ring Harro to check how close I am?
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: Jim_Tait on April 02, 2013, 10:04:52 AM: Where's the river tho you reckon? - Nicholson? Mitchell? - freshwater croc makes it the Gulf somewhere..., maybe NT?
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: aussiebasser on April 03, 2013, 06:49:36 AM: Just spoke to Rod it was the Normanby River. It was a shoot for Abu and the lures were Abu Hi Lo.
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: Jim_Tait on April 03, 2013, 09:57:29 AM: Yeah those hilos were good barra lures (still are) - my dads still got boxes of new ones (if there are any bidders ;)) - they were one of the first to successfully pull off an adjustable bib with a robust design that changes the lures from surface thrashers to deep divers - they also had a luminescent version that I recall dad used to good effect fishing for barra at night in the Bowen River (upper Burdekin) - you'd charge it up with a torch shine and then it'd glow for several casts, made night control of your lure easier and didn't stop fish from hitting it.
Title: Re: McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra
Post by: aussiebasser on April 03, 2013, 10:27:44 AM: We use digital cameras to light up our luminous spinnerbaits now. Modern technology! They look like Christmas decorations when you cast them up into a tree though.

That Video was taken in the '70's, but I'm guessing it would be about 77 to 78.