—”And this went on for several hours, until they chugged away! “
Mostly are vacation time was spent at rock or ice climbing areas, but we once did a seaside trip and it was a near mirror image of your experience.
Near our campsite was a popular fishing bridge and in the evening it came alive!
I’m not a patient fisher person but did like the Wolf river bass run, as fast as you can reel them in and get what you want!
Near our campsite a guy with a cast net and a couple of helpers, some lights, and SKILL! Watching for the fish shadows, take a run, and cast/twirl the net... usually with amazing results!
He filled his buckets and offered them free to all takers!
And many did.
Plus an amazing assortment of fishing, hookah divers with lights, other net types, and the hook and line...
A sight to see, all of them seemed to be doing well.
Some years back I gave myself a new toy, 14x40 Fujinon image-stabilized binoculars, lots of fun!
Lately, I use them less because of car break-ins.
Recently my son’s car was hit while he was at a popular outdoor stair climb. He said it was apparent the thief was knowledgeable about his 1990’s Buick locks.
Now I only take them where I have them on my neck.
Perhaps someday, the Zeiss IS 20x60, NO batteries!
Magnetic / mechanically dampened.
But only for use from inside the vault with my safe deposit box?
I have a pair of image stabilized Nikons (my lovely wife got them for me as a birthday gift!!!!!!) and they are big and bulky, but...WOW. (16x38) I cannot imagine what you would see with Zeiss IS 20x60!
I am still amazed by them. I can look at an airliner flying at 35-40K feet and see the livery. Looking at wildlife with them is awesome!