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David · 11th August 2016, 02:37 PM

Well those look very comfortable. Good, sensible footwear i say!

Do you know what country/culture this pair is from?

Rick · 11th August 2016, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Well those look very comfortable. Good, sensible footwear i say!

Do you know what country/culture this pair is from?

Cape Cod Culture, David

they recently sold at our local auction house.
Eel spears are nasty things; 5 tines at least and all of them barbed at the business end. Something very unpleasant to put through your foot accidentally, Marius.

Often spearing them happens in muddy/turbid water.

Kmaddock · 11th August 2016, 07:53 PM

Believe it or not I just purchased an eel fishing fork head on Monday night
I have yet to clean them up but here they are
Quiet a vicious implement
Vendor said his grand father used them eel fishing in rural Ireland
I presume these are home forged
Just over 21 inches long in total
Funny how the timings of posts come along
In some countries such implements are known as a "gig"
Regards
Ken

Rick · 11th August 2016, 10:06 PM

Most of the old ones I see here are blacksmith made, Ken.
Eeling used to be quite a fishery around here.

A friend has collected a nice selection which I will try to photograph tomorrow.
The designs are quite varied.

David R · 12th August 2016, 10:55 AM

I used to have an eel spear that I bought in Denmark, but not really in my main area of collecting and only had space for just so much. Interesting items in themselves.

Rick · 14th August 2016, 01:10 AM

In Winter here the Eels ball-up in voids that exist in the salt marsh I live next to.
In the old days around Christmas and New years there was an increased demand for this delicacy.
Lucky was the fellow who discovered one of these 'dens' ; he could dig the top out and spear maybe a hundred or more in one place.

mariusgmioc · 18th August 2016, 01:57 PM

Very interesting! Had no idea that you spear the eels and not catch them with a normal fishing hook.

11th August 2016, 07:53 PM	#3
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 543	Believe it or not I just purchased an eel fishing fork head on Monday night I have yet to clean them up but here they are Quiet a vicious implement Vendor said his grand father used them eel fishing in rural Ireland I presume these are home forged Just over 21 inches long in total Funny how the timings of posts come along In some countries such implements are known as a "gig" Regards Ken Attached Images

11th August 2016, 02:37 PM	#1
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,218	Well those look very comfortable. Good, sensible footwear i say! Do you know what country/culture this pair is from?

11th August 2016, 10:06 PM	#4
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	Most of the old ones I see here are blacksmith made, Ken. Eeling used to be quite a fishery around here. A friend has collected a nice selection which I will try to photograph tomorrow. The designs are quite varied.

12th August 2016, 10:55 AM	#5
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,120	I used to have an eel spear that I bought in Denmark, but not really in my main area of collecting and only had space for just so much. Interesting items in themselves.

14th August 2016, 01:10 AM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,339	In Winter here the Eels ball-up in voids that exist in the salt marsh I live next to. In the old days around Christmas and New years there was an increased demand for this delicacy. Lucky was the fellow who discovered one of these 'dens' ; he could dig the top out and spear maybe a hundred or more in one place.

18th August 2016, 01:57 PM	#7
mariusgmioc Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Austria Posts: 1,911	Very interesting! Had no idea that you spear the eels and not catch them with a normal fishing hook.