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Offline LUPO

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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #20 on: November 17, 2010, 08:10:43 AM »
Hey Jaen, its called a measuring mat, not a weighing mat.  Part of the construction is to have a tape measure down its length.  One can therefore measure the fish caught with minimum handling.
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #21 on: November 17, 2010, 08:36:28 AM »
Quote from: LUPO on November 17, 2010, 08:10:43 AM
Hey Jaen, its called a measuring mat, not a weighing mat.  Part of the construction is to have a tape measure down its length.  One can therefore measure the fish caught with minimum handling.

ok, that makes sense
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #22 on: November 17, 2010, 08:38:54 AM »
Quote from: jaenswart on November 16, 2010, 09:39:13 PM
Ok so I have watched this thread and now I'm gonna listen to my grade 5 math teacher who said "There is no question like a stupid question"

What the hell do you do with that thing. From the name it implies you weight fish but I just cannot get around why something so elaborate? Why not just a scale skip net ?? :dunno:

Jean if you look at the topic it is actually called a measuring mat. At the social club in Cape Town the guys only measure fish and points are awarded accordingly. It is a nice thing to have for all recreational anglers. Have some credit
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #23 on: November 17, 2010, 08:45:09 AM »
Now Now Jean just misread, i/we all do it especially with a newborn in the house!
Jean I always tell my students that there are no such thing as a stupid question... Only stupid people
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #24 on: July 01, 2011, 05:31:52 PM »
Shewie... forgot about this thread... got some work to do...  :hnthnt:
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #25 on: July 01, 2011, 05:48:49 PM »
Quote from: REEFMAN on July 01, 2011, 05:31:52 PM
Shewie... forgot about this thread... got some work to do...  :hnthnt:

got sumthing for u to work with ... w;k
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #26 on: July 01, 2011, 05:49:31 PM »
Tell me more...
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #27 on: July 01, 2011, 05:51:28 PM »
Quote from: REEFMAN on July 01, 2011, 05:49:31 PM
Tell me more...

Will give it to you tom ...  w;k
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #28 on: July 01, 2011, 05:52:12 PM »
Kewl.
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #29 on: July 01, 2011, 06:09:54 PM »
Great post mate....

Where can I buy some of this tarp from?
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #30 on: July 01, 2011, 08:12:18 PM »
Wayne it's the same stuff that they make the Orca boxes from... canvas/tent shops sell it...
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Re: Measuring Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #31 on: July 02, 2011, 09:12:08 AM »
Shot Reefs....will make me one for my Spotties.....


Quote from: REEFMAN on July 01, 2011, 08:12:18 PM
Wayne it's the same stuff that they make the Orca boxes from... canvas/tent shops sell it...
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Re: Measuring/Landing Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #32 on: July 03, 2011, 02:07:46 PM »
Def. worth a try. Glad you guys pulled it from the dusty archives
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Re: Measuring/Landing Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #33 on: July 04, 2011, 10:10:38 AM »
Wayne: Got my tarp from a spot called Popular Canvas in Epping, Cape Town.
 
Worked out to just over R120 for a 1.5m x 3m sheet.  That was a while ago, so no idea about the prices now.
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Re: Measuring/Landing Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #34 on: August 12, 2011, 08:59:10 PM »
We are using pvc gutter with a glued measurement  tape in the inside  w;k
\Show some pics later...
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Re: Measuring/Landing Mat - How To Make Your Own
« Reply #35 on: January 12, 2012, 03:01:54 PM »
Only saw this now! Great post will def help me!
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