Fishing With Tractors...!

[/pine]

This is different...

 

[Moxie 15]

Well that sure is better than fishing for a tractor which happened in a town near me whe a know-it-all employee drove it into a pond and it went totally underwater.

 

[Torvy]

I'm thinking salt water and tractors don't mix, but what do I know?

 

[ptsg]

This method of fishing is still being done today in my country. It's called "Xávega" art and it's about the freshest fish you can buy.

Xávega is a centuries-old artisanal fishing technique that has lived on a couple regions in Portugal, thanks to the local fishermen’s knowledge and love of the sea.

After being launched into the sea by typical colorful half-moon-shaped boats with a tapered, raised bow, the Nets are pulled to the beach using the mechanical strength of tractors and the human strength of the fishermen.

Nowadays, Arte xávega is far more than a livelihood for the fishermen, it is a tourist attraction that has curious holidaymakers gathering around the nets, eager to see the flashes of silver of the flailing fresh fish, even reaching out to lay their hands to the ropes as if it was their duty to do so.

As far as the tractors and salt mix, while they tend to use old JD, Case, Ford tractors, these fisherman actually take very good care of these tractors and rinse the entire tractor with fresh water every day. Plus, those things leak so much oil and diesel that it has its own rust prevention.

 

[Torvy]

Thanks! I love cultural education.

 

[oosik]

Man - somebody sure eats a whole lot of fish!!