I've never seen anything like this.

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I fish like that all the time....why how do you guys fish?:confused: :D :laugha:

Thats pretty whacked!:eek:

what are they fishin for alligators:D

stilt fishing.... the people of thiland and sri-lanka have been doing it for centuries... the stilt is firmly planted into the ground and the fisherman sits in a basket... get this though... no-one ever takes his spot... most of the people you see stilt fishing are "commercial fishermen" what they catch range from specific types of "high interest fish" to shrimp...

either PBS or Discovery channel had a segment about the stilt people last year... it was pretty interesting but.... i'll still take my waders..

http://www.realbuzz.co.uk/travel/stiltfishing.htm

http://www.passplanet.com/photos/photos_sri_lanka/sr_fishermen_7.jpg

http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Asia/Sri_Lanka/photo5455.htm

leptar - I'm impressed! You're absolutely right!

freakin monkeys...prolly scale a coconut treat in less than a minute too. dedication to their task

:eek: They aren't sitting on anything big enough to hold my ...ahem....large stature:laughs:

I'd rather use waders and hope they don't leak to stay dry :rollem:

Besides, if I need to climb my fat a$$ up there, they're going to need a thicker stick and a remote :laughs:

That is wild. Looks like you swim out to and shimmy up the stick. I wonder if they use vanStalls?:D

geez... I thought it was Montaulk :laughs:
put those "skishermen" to shame ;)

Anyone want to sell me "their place"?

lol - what people do for fish. :laughs:

Seen them do something similar in Vietnam. I was told they did it because of sharks in the water too. In fresh water, they do it to keep the leeches off.
They'll sit perched on them things for quite a while too. In Vietnam, they also climb those skinny limbs to rig big huge drop nets.

Not to take anything away from those guys, but that water is probably 84 degrees, & they are safer on those poles that walking around in shark infested waters. But then again they have to make it BACK to the beach with a net full of bleeding fish so that might be kinda tricky. Otherwise it looks like fun.:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

If they are doing that to avoid sharks, I would suggest a bigger stick.

Originally posted by JohnR
I'd rather use waders and hope they don't leak to stay dry :rollem:

Besides, if I need to climb my fat a$$ up there, they're going to need a thicker stick and a remote :laughs: :laughs: :laughs: :laughs: :laughs: AMEN!

Stilt fish don't count.

Originally posted by hooked
Stilt fish don't count. :laughs: :laughs: :laughs:

looks like those idiots at the herring run, look but don't touch!

Originally posted by hooked
Stilt fish don't count.

GAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :rotf2::rotf2:


Hoo hoo hoo....ahahahaha....whew, oh boy....oh, man, a new one for the list - :hihi: