I can remember that thread tiercel, i too read it a few years ago. A quality thread and excellent pictures by mapreader, i wonder what happened to him ? Also an interesting design of basket. Its looks lighter and far less bulky than the the ones you commonly see now. It looked like he carried a fair amount of net with them too, were they 100yrd each ? I would of thought that would be a fair wack of netting and weight in a preset ??? Cheers Atb