Shape + Anatomy - How to Build a Creel: Episode 1
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- The first in a new series where Barry will give you a Step by Step guide to building a creel.
The first episode looks at the history of creel making in Dunbar and why the creel is shaped the way it is for fishing in the North Sea.
The video also includes a selection of Bloopers and Outtakes for you to enjoy
Great to see you back folks. They used hazel rods here for the bows and bars, fastened together with copper roofing nails(i think) and from distant memory i think they treated the netting with cold fix tar to preserve it.
Hi Sean
Thank you so much for your comment and kind words.
Your support means the world to us.
That is great information, Sean.
It amazes me how the creel has been developed and improved over the country and countries, and what the men of old used to do to get some more time of their usage.
They used to tar them here as well, with signs of tar baths everywhere.
I used to hate the smell of it all as I remember some of the older fishermen still doing the tarring in the 80s.😁👌
Hope you enjoy the rest of your weekend
All the best😊
Barry it reminds me of the many hours I spent knitting sheets and building creels for your day and big George. I have never forgotten...
Hi Bob.
I still think you could teach me a thing or two about building a sheet from scratch.
We need a vlog Mr.💪😁👌😂😂😂
That was absolutely brilliant it was so interesting to hear how and what the original creels were made off realy educational and apprenticeships from old masters the only way, these skills cannot be learned infront of a computer or on paper only years of experience can cover everything required same thing is happening in other employment exams on paperwork and no practical hands on skills, Well done Barry this was great, glad you're feeling a bit better 👍
Wow, Anne!
What a wonderful yet true comment!
Thank you so much for sharing your views ( that I share with you) and telling how it really is.💪
It's certainly an upside down world just now, with no real end to the madness.
But that's what happens when the educated with zero morals or forsight are left in charge, and don't get me started about the lack of experience 🙈🤪🤪🤪😂😂😂
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
All the very best.😊
Brilliant as usual, very interesting indeed. I can't wait until the next episode. Informative, interesting, and very well presented. Really you should be offered a job presenting on TV. I love all your videos.
Hell ! We sold 5 creels for £20 pound each 2 months ago as we can't get out as much now......... we didn't know that they were so dear.
We only have 2 left........ I think that we will keep them for a wee while yet along with the keep pot.
Glad to see you back after illness and long may you continue your vid's.
Best wishes from your Northern Ireland top fan !!
Hi Roddy, Our top fan😍😁👌
Thank you so much for this kind message.
I'm not quite sure about the TV thing as you have seen in the bloopers. I can't say the same thing twice. It just doesn't compute 🙈😂😂😂
Yeah, new gear is very expensive at the moment, hence why I make mine from scratch. Even for my small fleets, it would be £1200 just for the creels🙈 scary prices indeed.😔
All the best bud😊
Gday mate glad to see you back on deck i tell you what geoff must have the paitence of a saint some days 😂 i see your haveing lovely weather there i was waiting for the snow plough to come by . I know i will enjoy the rest of the videos as it is a good insight into how things are made and as you said the history of fishing in your part of the world , most of our pots are now made from steel but they still have many boats that use the cane pots im not sure if they still make cane ones i suppose if you can get the cane you could make them .
As you said what works in your area the cray (lobster) fisherman in south australia (were i live ) use different pots to the guys in western australia and the guys in tasmania use the same as the south australian fishers we are mainly a prawn fishing state and have trawlers out now had 4 anchored of the local beach a few weeks ago waiting for the season to open and get into it although down the south east there are a good number of cray/lobster boats the ovrnemnt are trying tomake this the seafood capital of australia ( what a load of toss) anyway all the best look forward to the next vlog .
Hey buddy.
As always, thank you so much for your very entertaining and informative comment, bud.
I think cane is very hard to come by these days, and if you can, the expense, the same as jute 12mm rope, is just as expensive.
It's really, really, so eco-friendly, but it costs the earth.
I'm not surprised the man goes for the cheaper options.😁👌
When I 1st was shown how to make a creel ( way back in the early 80's) sugar cane was the material to be used by most fishermen, and it was easy to come by.
I would live to get back to that kind of sustainability, maybe one day when I'm rich and famous 🙈🤪😂😂😂😂
All the best, me, pal.😉👍
Nice to see you back Fellas, nobody likes to see that much gear back on the dock knowing there is a s much still out at sea! Glad your both healthy and looking forward to the next episode, mild today in Perth maybe 28° C last week was all 36 - 38 so sleet sounds bloody fantastic
Hi Scott.
Thank you sir, yes Jeff and I were both crook for a good bit last week, but all healed and raring to go now.😁👌
Oh goodness, yes, that sounds HOT neither wonder you'd be happy with a bit if cool.😁👌
All the best bud.😊
Great job you two, still love the bloopers 😂.
Thank you very much, indeed Richard.
Much appreciated, sir.😁👌
Good stuff mate..very interesting, thanks.
Thank you, Bob
All the very best.😁👌
Glad your up and about again mate, and thanks for the video, as you may have guessed I know nothing about creels, or indeed commercial fishing, I started watching when you made a start on the old Orkney Longliner, as I used to own one. But I have found all you do interesting, yup even surprised me 🤣
Looking forward to the rest of this series, be great to see exactly how it's done. I did once try making netting, wasn't pretty but did the job.
Hi Neil.
Thank you so much for the comment and your kind words.
It's great to be back in the land of the living again🙈😂😂😂
Don't worry I still have plans for our wee longliner, it's just that the business and making money comes 1st, and unfortunately we are still tying to build the business, so everything is going to take time, and as usual, a lot of effort 🙄🙈😂😂😂😂
Let's hope I do this series justice 🤞😬😬😬🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂
Enjoy the rest of your weekend
All the best.😊
Glad to see you up and well Baz... Great vidio Barry once more.. Absolutely fantastic viewing and like most had no idea how many different creels there were.. wouldn't it be fantastic if all of us on here could pledge a few pounds to enable you to build just one fleet of biodegradable creels in your viewers names . The fans fleet... I would put £50 upfront to start the fund of. Would love to see you catch a lobster or 10 in them ... Dont think that has been done before? Yes in patrons payments but not to build something to show just how far the making of creels has progressd and probably cast you back in time to work a fleet of the past . Just my tuppence worth .
Hopefully your back at sea soon Baz ..
Hi Graham.
What a wonderful gesture and idea!
That is certainly something that we could work towards next year😍😁👌
Jeff and I ( mostly jeff) will be setting up a new website for next year, and we can certainly put something like that in to help raise funds,as biodegradable is the future in my eyes. 😍😁👌
It's certainly should be the right step forward for most fishermen, but it only takes a few to lead the way.lets hope OMAHB can start a trend😍😁👌
Thank you so much for your support ( as always)
Your support means the world to us.
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
All the best.😉👍
@@onemanandhisboat Great of you pair to even consider it. Thank you for your kind words. Soon as its up and running i will be one of the first to donate. I think its a great way to go and as you said it may start a trend .
Thanks Barry for what I’m sure will be a very interesting series. Nice to see you back again. Looking forward already to the next instalment! Keep well and love the bloopers. None of us are perfect!
Hi Peter.
Thank you so much for your kind comment. we really appreciate the ❤️.
All the very best.😊
Wow I didn't realize that there was so much to a crap and lobster pot/creel. Fantastic video love the content and keep them coming. Also I would like to say keep bitching about the MCA the more people are aware the better. Passing down skills to the younger generation and loved ones is better than sitting in a class room reading a book. More power to you and I look forward to the next episode. Faceless bureaucrats, don't you just hate them.
Hi Keith.
Thank you for your wonderful and true comment.
We really appreciate the support.😍😁👌
The less we say about bureaucracy and the folks who make these laws, etc, is all the better by me.🙈😂😂😂😁👌 zero moral guidance, these types of slugs 🙄 it really does break my heart when we think on how things used to be when we all had sense.😁👌
All the best.😊
Hi Barry it's good to see your back to yer happy self and getting over your illness. A very interesting insite into the history of creel making. I look forward to the series of blogs on making creels. Great stuff and Take Care 👍
Hi Peter.
Thank you so much for your well wishes and your comment. Your support means the world to us.😍😁👌
All the best.😊
Really interesting vlog Barry. I think it was Bob Mar(r)? who used to take us round the Bass Rock in the 50's & 60's. Could be wrong though? Take care M8, cheers, John.
Hi John.
I hope you're keeping well.
By goodness, it's cold just now.🥶❄️☃️⛄️😂😂😂
Yes, that will be the very man, a well-known and funny character and as you know, Dunbar was full of them.😍😁👌
All the very best, sir 😉👍
Hi Barry nice to have the first of your creel building vlogs. We have been looking forward to these. Glad your better now. When do intend to put her ladyship the Lynsey B back in the water? I hope some of the other guys up there have had some luck with their creel loss and boat damage. All the best.. K & Vx
Hi Keith and Val.
I hope you're both well indeed.
And as always, thank you so much for your comment and kind supportive words. They mean the world to us.
The boat will be getting pulled out the water this Friday ( if all goes well) when it she goes back in, I do not know, it will depend on how quickly I can get these jobs done, and what the doctors say about my gammy arm💪🙈😂😂😂😂
I do plan a late winter early spring return. But you know how plans go sometimes 🙈😂😂😂😂
Hope you both have a wonderful week.
All the very best to my 2 favourites 😉👍 xx
Brilliant, I think these videos are great for hobby fishers like myself. As you touched on, it's hard to get info sometimes if you don't belong to a fishing family. I have put out a creel or two before, but am looking to do quite a few more next year. Based in South Uist.
Liam.
Unfortunately for me, South Uist is a terrible word🙈😂😂😂
That is where my dad bought, and we both picked up the wonderful Rockhopper of Percuil ( our old boat)
Steaming across the sea to the sound of Mull will be an experience I shall never forget or would ever want to repeat 🙈😂😂😂😂🤞
Mind you, the island is beautiful. Just don't get in a locals Rd. Who knows, the rds far better than you do.🙈😂😂😂😂
Thank you so much for the kind comment, bud.
And I hope we can do this series justice 🤞😁👌
All the very best indeed
(Cheeky)Baz.😉👍
Hi Barry enjoying your vlogs as always mate, I take my hat off to you for thinking about sustainable creels, after storm babet there are a lot of creels up and down the coast line.
The cost of rope is a real problem, but would it be worth checking out willow as you say instead of plastic for the structure? it is easy to grow, really quick and dosen`t take much looking after, you can grow your own source and coppice it when needed. Just a thought mate, I enjoy your channel mate, take care out there.
Hi Scott
Thank you so much for the wonderful and great suggestive comment.
We actually used to use sugar cane back in the 80's unfortunately it got rare, and with all rare things expensive, I think that's why most fishermen turned to the plastic, cheap and ready available.
Absolutely no good for the sea and all the beauty within it, but practical all the same.😂😂😂😂
Let's hope one day, OMAHB will have fully sustainable gear.🤞😁👌
Thank you so much for your support.
All the very best.😊
Great to see you back 100% Captain! Than you for today's Creel Lesson, very informative. Is theft of creel a problem on the sea Barry? All the best!!
Hi Terry.
Thank you for your comment and question. And the answer can be yes, creel theft can be a big problem.
If its not the whole creel going missing, it the stock in them.😲😔
It really is a disgrace as the fishermen work hard to earn their keep, and gear going missing is a BIG financial blow😔
All the best 😊
Bazzas better, pleased to see your fighting fit and raring to go. Why are the baskets called creels? It's interesting to hear the stories. I'm looking forward to more tales
Hi Garry.
Actually, the proper name for a " creel" was what the fish wives used to carry the herring in to cart them from A to B.
I don't know where in history that our lobster pots tuned from pots to creels, but I'm sure someone will be able to tell us down the line.🤞😁👌
Thank you, and all the best.😊
I'm looking into this question in the Outer Hebrides, and I reckon that before the arched creel came about, something much more similar to a creel (ie like a willow basket) was used. I'm not sure what it's called in English, but a version of a "sguile" was used in the early days (c1850s) of the lobster industry in the Hebrides.
@liamcrouse top info right there Liam.
Thank you very much for that.
Let us know if you get a definitive answer, I would be really interested to find out.😁👌
All the best.😊
I can't remember the sizes of the number of meshes to go round the creel boughs and how many for the length. Then the same for the tails.
If I got the sizes and the twine I would have a go and make one as a trial
I'll buy them for you and give you one of my frames you can work on.🙈😂😂😂😁👌
That's a good idea. If I get a frame some twine and a needle although I should have a needle somewhere. I can knit a sheet and fit it it.... and if it works I can knit another sheet to show on the blog....@@onemanandhisboat
@robertglasgow5514 That's the spirit 💪😁👌😂😂😂😂
😂 bloopers lol
Glad you enjoyed bud😂😂😂😁👌
A pint of whatever your having 😉
Clean cold Scottish air, my friend 🤪🤪🙈🙈😂😂😂
Bob Marr,Big Sander,names from way back. Barry Robert George?grandfather.
Hi Danny.
Yes, all well-known men of their time, and all legends to boot.😍😁👌
Yes, Robert George was my grandfather.😎😁👌
I would love to know why the woven osier pot does not work in Scotland. I know that they work really well on the south coast, And I know the Guernseymen fish the arse out of them. So why ?
That's simple bud.
We must have " posh" Scottish lobsters 😁👌😂😂😂😂
TBH I have no idea.
I remember my dad having 1 or 2 of these pots, and they couldn't catch the cold, same with a few of the other fishermen 🤷♂️ I guess it's just going to be one of life's little mysteries.
All the best.😊
We need to be more like the Italians and ignore gov mandates and make them police it with the tiny numbers they have of staff at these glorified gov agency's that crush enterprise and cultural traditions
I certainly like your thinking, bud.
I also admire the French, as they don't take any BS when it comes to their fisheries. 💪😁👌
But unfortunately, it will always be men with power and money that will dictate to the working man, so nothing will change in this country, what's left of it.
Managed into the ground.😔
Thank you for your comment, bud.
All the best.😊