I recently had the opportunity to go up in a two-person training glider as part of an out-reach program run by the Gatineau Gliding Club. While many who have tried the sport speak about the tremendous views, my purpose in participating as a blind person, was to learn more about how our body’s various senses […]
Trials of the Blind Fishing Porta-Bote over the 2008 season thus far have expanded on the results and recommendations reported on in 2007. A number of modifications are now in use and still more are in the process of being implemented. Top Water Sonar: I’m now only using one MiniGuide on the front of the […]
http://autotether.com/news.cfm “As a person without sight I’m always thinking of ways to minimize risk and maximize my opportunities to enjoy the out-of-doors. My development of the world’s first fishing boat for the blind has resulted in an interesting blend of technology and innovative problem solving, and has been made possible with the generous support of […]
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My 2008 soft water Blind Fishing Adventure season started the year with a 10-day fishing marathon in the company of Miles Hilton-Barber, A U.K. blind adventurer. http://www.mileshilton-barber.com Miles first contacted me through my website last fall with the request that we hook up for some fishing in Canada. Over the winter months In organized three […]
What better way for Miles Hilton-Barber and I to start our fishing adventure than for us to participate in a fishing tournament for the blind. Doug Catton, a seasoned fisher on the Ottawa River, was our guide for the 1-day Blind Anglers International Tournament (BAIT). My hope was that we would be fishing from my […]
The 3rd and final leg of my fishing adventure with Mile’s Hilton-Barber involved fishing for Carp on a section of the St. Lawrence River that is now known as St. Lawrence Lake. The Lake was formed with the construction of several dams and locks in the 1960’s to allow ships to pass between the Atlantic […]
The following are short overviews and MP3 recordings of some of the talking and audible devices I’m experimenting with on the Blind Fishing Boat. With the exception of the automobile reverse sensor, the descriptions and sounds found in this report come from assistive devices manufactured to assist people with limited or no sight. For details […]
Blind Adventurer, Miles Hilton-Barber, will Travel to Canada to hook-up with Lawrence Euteneier, Captain of the world’s first fishing boat for the blind, for some Canadian blind fishing action. Miles, recently in the news for piloting an ultra-light plane from London England to Sydney Australia, HYHYPERLINK http://www.MilesHilton-barber.com will arrive in Canada May 22 to under-take […]
For the second year in a row Blind Fishing Boat exhibited at the Ottawa Valley Sportsman Show as an invited guest of the show’s organizer, Dave Arbor. This is the forth year for this show and attendance continues to grow with numbers reaching 10,000. Audience: Attendies to the Show are made up of serious fishers […]
For joining braid to mono backing or floral leaders. Always a good idea to add 20 yards of mono backing to your reel before spooling the braid to avoid the braid slipping on the spool. Double over your mono about 12”. Pass about 12” of braid through the loop made in the mono. Place your […]
The lack of roads and sidewalks in Canada’s northern communities is similar to sailing on open water for someone without sight. To the blind, sidewalks are like rivers. It’s only when they open up at their mouths to become the lakes, otherwise known as intersections or parking lots, that blind people find themselves having to […]
Fishing rods are an expensive investment and one which you want to make sure will last. Like many of you, I too have a number of rods, and while each has a use even in some cases if its only to bring back memories, storing them all so they are safe and accessible has always […]
Question: I have a friend that loves to fish from the Dock. He can’t see when the bobber goes down and misses a lot of “hits”. Is there another bobber or other equipment that will return him to dock fishing? You have some great stuff here. I never considered the fishing aspect of Life, even […]