I started my flying career doing some runs on the south coast carting Abalone.
Thing to watch is the fisherman will show you a docket that states the weight...... Of the Abalone only........now each tub was around 25KG of abalone.....It said so on the docket. but they neglect to weigh the 25KG of water the tubs hold as well. I made some pretty ordinary landings and they generally required tons of power to keep them rolling. a few scary take offs and gear retractions way out at sea, as I was to scared to turn the aircraft after take off with the stall warning blaring. took simple me three flights to work out why the plane flew like a bucket and rectified it next flight by only loading half the tubs.
