Fishing rulers

[Olly]

I think they are imported from Canada - ? They were a recognised bait for both chub and barbel!

""Canada and the United States work together to control the sea lamprey, an invasive species that threatens the Great Lakes fishery. Here's some information about the sea lamprey and the efforts to control it""

[John Milford]

Just a heads-up for anyone who might be after a fish measuring ruler.

The basic 18" black metal ones shown in one of my earlier posts are currently available online at two for under a tenner, including post - which is about as expensive as I've seen.

[Bayleaf]

One of the first things drilled into me as an apprentice in 1967 was that a ruler is a king or queen, a measuring stick is a rule.

[John Milford]

One of the first things drilled into me as an apprentice in 1967 was that a ruler is a king or queen, a measuring stick is a rule.

Thanks Bayleaf. (I love a good terminological discussion! ).

Your mentors were correct - up to a point - and these fish measures are indeed 'rules' and not 'rulers'.

A rule is a measuring device where the measurement commences from it's edge.

A ruler is also a measuring device, but one where the calibration marks commence after its edge, e.g. a wooden school ruler.

Strictly speaking, our kings and queens haven't been absolute rulers since the Magana Carta, although Charles I tried to reinstate the 'Divine Right' of absolute rule by the monarchy. That, of course, didn't end well for him as he found his own measurement shortened somewhat as a result.

[MWithell]

Is a lure a broken rule?

[Bayleaf]

Well John, school ruler did go through my mind and I didn't know the difference between rule and ruler. Now what about tape?

[Olly]

Isn't that sticky - ?

[John Milford]

Isn't that sticky - ?

You can get sticky tape measures - people stick them on the gunwhales or other suitable flat surfaces of their fishing boats!

A slim one on a landing net handle might be handy? Hmmm . . . where's that glue . . .

[Olly]

Used a great deal by Grayling anglers!

[John Milford]

Used a great deal by Grayling anglers!

Here's another idea Olly, Taken from Angling: Coarse Fish by L. W. Clark (1938)*.



* A marvelous little book, packed with such gems of wisdom and highly recommended.

Well John, school ruler did go through my mind and I didn't know the difference between rule and ruler. Now what about tape?

I have a fishy tape measure Bayleaf. It has a ratchet and the 60" tape rewinds on pressing a little button on the back. (I have no idea who 'Gourock Nets' were?).