McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra

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McCristal, Erskine & Harro on Barra

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Three men in a tinny! How about the background musak too. Vintage stuff Fitzy, thanks.
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A few drag washers worn out by those three!

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Love the older fishing videos when it was only about the fishing.

Heddons or bellbrooks you think ?

 

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Abu Hi-Lo would be my guess. 

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Abu Hi-Lo would be my guess.

Got a couple here, I agree.

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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?

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Where's the river tho you reckon? - Nicholson? Mitchell? - freshwater croc makes it the Gulf somewhere..., maybe NT?

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Just spoke to Rod it was the Normanby River.  It was a shoot for Abu and the lures were Abu Hi Lo.

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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.

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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.