Fishing pulley system near Punakaiki

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DescriptionSteph Buxton ...I was walking around Punakaiki rocks the other week and noticed some pulleys out on the some of the rocks . Nobody seems to know what they were for . Maybe you can enlighten me ??Map^[1]ContributorSteph Buxton

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CommentsFred Heine
One of the outer rocks was used for fishing. There was a pulley system out to it. Abandoned once it broke.

Elaine Mcgill
Fred Heine Wyn Prattley got a photo of a mate going out on one fishing clutching a DOG

Graeme Campbell
Often fished over there in my younger days , some people went over hand over hand , others including myself had a pulley with a rope seat you sat in to go over

Crow Bay
Nearly every off shore rock had a flying fox cable way to it for fishing in my time. After a tragic accident at seventeen mile the practise was gradually abandoned. My brother in law Paul Wirepa and Doug Kaye caught over 80 snapper off thJanine Norcliffe
They were used for pulling out jumpers ..
Janine Norcliffe
Christopher Randal now your just being a silly dilly

Stephen Harris
I have been over there hand over hand
Only one rule hang on

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