Cradles do serve a nice purpose, but as the boys have stated that purpose is not in landing fish… After your fish is landed and unhooked the cradle can be a great place to get good length and girth measurements, photos, and if someone ever had to get a weight (like when you hook that world record!), the cradle is the best place to do that too.
"edalz" said:
I was out on St. Clair last year with the guide Steve Kunnath and we lost a 48"-50" fish that was half in the cradle and then went crazy. That's musky fishing but I'll stick with my net in the future.
I talked to Steve at the Banquet, and he said he was not going to be using the cradle anymore….
"hemichemi" said:
[quote="edalz"]I was out on St. Clair last year with the guide Steve Kunnath and we lost a 48"-50" fish that was half in the cradle and then went crazy. That's musky fishing but I'll stick with my net in the future.
I talked to Steve at the Banquet, and he said he was not going to be using the cradle anymore….
I am on his schedule for a St. Clair charter for June 10th and we will see what he uses.
…a few years back out of that material that football jerseys are made of, JoAnne's Fabrics sold it. Pinched it between two 1 x 2's, those screwed together. Loved it as far as it didnt take up space. I gave it to the owner of Birch Island Lodge the last trip up. Now I have a Beckman and boy does it take up alot of room. Too many things can go wrong with use of a cradle. It is a two person deal. If you are fishing by yourself, use a net. I thought if someone could hang a sling from the edge of the boat or from an oar lock, and have a rope to pull it closed after leading the fish in, it might work for a single person.
"finlander" said:
…a few years back out of that material that football jerseys are made of, JoAnne's Fabrics sold it. Pinched it between two 1 x 2's, those screwed together. Loved it as far as it didnt take up space. I gave it to the owner of Birch Island Lodge the last trip up. Now I have a Beckman and boy does it take up alot of room. Too many things can go wrong with use of a cradle. It is a two person deal. If you are fishing by yourself, use a net. I thought if someone could hang a sling from the edge of the boat or from an oar lock, and have a rope to pull it closed after leading the fish in, it might work for a single person.
i was thinking of building something like that.have it basicly "lock" on to the side of the boat and some rope to close it.
but after looking at those stowmasters,i might pick one up.because as said,that beckman is huge
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