Guys,
Looking at the post from Steve Sanford this morning... (should we call him "the bishop" to use the jargon of my field?)... I am reminded why this is the best website on the internet for our sport. The knowledge, the history, the craftsmanship, the work shops, plus the willingness to share technique leads to a learning experience almost every time you bump this site.
And obviously, not just from Steve Sanford but so many talented craftsmen, hunters and historians.
What a blessing!
Last week I took a young guy rail hunting for the first time. He is a duck hunter who just moved to South Carolina from the emotion rattling traffic of DC. He gave up a banking job and a three hour total commute, every day, to crew on a dolphin cruise boat down here.
We had a nice time even though the tide didn't develop to the height predicted. Being the first time we hunted together, we took pains to go over safety precautions carefully and did not assume each other knew where to shoot and where not to shoot. It was a good morning. We brought home 6 birds and red faces from amazing misses.
I told him that he needed to check out this site. He mentioned another site that he frequents. I repeated, "you need to check out duck boats.net."
He did. We will see if he is smart enough to linger.
Getting back to Steve's video and photo story, I can see trouble brewing down the road for me. I once had a an MLB sneakbox wigeon. It was a good boat and always drew attention wherever I took it. Once, while using it to float the Muskegon River in Michigan for trout (actually worked well!), I drifted by a couple in a jet boat and a lady in that boat said of my craft, "what a cute little boat."
Cute? The whole company of sneak box craft past and present were offended. Cute?
I don't think the MLB widgeon was made as strong as some of the true sneak boxes. In the shuffling of boats, I sold it for a Busick layout boat.
I can see trouble brewing down the road for me because the Lord is calling me to get another sneak box, eventually. Not now, but eventually. Since Jesus spent so much time in boats, I know he won't be offended by that truth-stretching reference.
But when my wife finds out, there may be smoke.
Ah, but what's a little smoke, now, when we are talking about history, about fine sight lines, and standing on the shoulders of craftsmen who have gone before us?
By the way, my apologies for posting my Hoefgen on this forum and not in the classifides. I wasn't thinking.
Blessings to all,
Larry Eckart, Pastor
Island Lutheran Church
Hilton Head, SC
Looking at the post from Steve Sanford this morning... (should we call him "the bishop" to use the jargon of my field?)... I am reminded why this is the best website on the internet for our sport. The knowledge, the history, the craftsmanship, the work shops, plus the willingness to share technique leads to a learning experience almost every time you bump this site.
And obviously, not just from Steve Sanford but so many talented craftsmen, hunters and historians.
What a blessing!
Last week I took a young guy rail hunting for the first time. He is a duck hunter who just moved to South Carolina from the emotion rattling traffic of DC. He gave up a banking job and a three hour total commute, every day, to crew on a dolphin cruise boat down here.
We had a nice time even though the tide didn't develop to the height predicted. Being the first time we hunted together, we took pains to go over safety precautions carefully and did not assume each other knew where to shoot and where not to shoot. It was a good morning. We brought home 6 birds and red faces from amazing misses.
I told him that he needed to check out this site. He mentioned another site that he frequents. I repeated, "you need to check out duck boats.net."
He did. We will see if he is smart enough to linger.
Getting back to Steve's video and photo story, I can see trouble brewing down the road for me. I once had a an MLB sneakbox wigeon. It was a good boat and always drew attention wherever I took it. Once, while using it to float the Muskegon River in Michigan for trout (actually worked well!), I drifted by a couple in a jet boat and a lady in that boat said of my craft, "what a cute little boat."
Cute? The whole company of sneak box craft past and present were offended. Cute?
I don't think the MLB widgeon was made as strong as some of the true sneak boxes. In the shuffling of boats, I sold it for a Busick layout boat.
I can see trouble brewing down the road for me because the Lord is calling me to get another sneak box, eventually. Not now, but eventually. Since Jesus spent so much time in boats, I know he won't be offended by that truth-stretching reference.
But when my wife finds out, there may be smoke.
Ah, but what's a little smoke, now, when we are talking about history, about fine sight lines, and standing on the shoulders of craftsmen who have gone before us?
By the way, my apologies for posting my Hoefgen on this forum and not in the classifides. I wasn't thinking.
Blessings to all,
Larry Eckart, Pastor
Island Lutheran Church
Hilton Head, SC
