Doing some fishing with a 20 foot 3/4 inch steel hook rod. Nothing but strength, the use of the current and your
senses help you hook a wicket 10 foot under water. Like anything worth doing practice makes perfect.
This looks like Ron has hooked a wicket and is holding
on very hard until the chain man at left sets the hook into the eye of
Ron's
hook rod. You never want to let a hooked wicket
loose, if you do you just have to do it again. Do it right the first time
is the best
way. The river current get harder to handle
as the dam rises. By the looks of the current in the photo it looks some
pretty nasty
current going around the maneuver boat.
The wicket that Ron hooked is fighting very hard to stay
in the water. The steam engine is chugging and the boiler is hot as the
wicket is lifted up and set.
Ron's wicket was set and in this photo it is flipped
over.
Look below at the example: The wicket at left is set
but needs to be flipped. Once the current gets to the bottom of the wicket
it moves so quickly that it is a danger to itself. So sometimes it is flipped
with leverage to avoid damage.
Ron's wicket was set and in this photo it is flipped
over using two hook rods with leverage to avoid damage.
Once the current gets to the bottom of the wicket
it moves so quickly that it is a danger to itself.
Photos by Ron Shetler
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