bjorn2fish

Very nice score Popps!

It was a damn good prize pack put together by Alan that's for sure. Enjoy it Dave

Hi guys,

The December Fishing competition has now closed and a winner has been selected. Firstly We would like to say a big thank you to AA Mobile Mechanic AKA Alan (Kidney Slapper) for sponsoring the December comp with an awesome prize pack.

Please head over to the AA Mobile Mechanic Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/aamobilemechanic and show our appreciation for supporting Strike & Hook by hitting the like button and following the FB page. You will also see a banner pop up at the top of the site that can take you straight to the FB page.

Now onto the winner... Unanimously selected as the best report due to the effort and straight up ballsyness of the fishing session was AuusieDave With his Encounter Bay 9/12/2017 Report. You can read the report here if you haven't already

An absolutely fantastic effort mate, thanks for sharing it with us and well done on winning the prize pack! Please send me a PM with your details so I can get the pack send off to you.

Thank you to all who wrote up a report in December, we hope to see more of your reports and insane adventures in this new year.

Let's see some more reports go up for this comp guys! While everyone is busy at this time of year it is always a great time to get away from it all and go wet a line! 

That was a bloody awesome video! your mate knows his stuff and you know how to catch a red! Thanks for sharing

Prices slashed for Strike & Hook members, awesome!!!

There he is, he's going to try and win his own prize again

I'm hoping to see some snapper reports posted up tomorrow and over the weekend that can enter the comp 

Video is finally up!

Now go wet a line and get those reports up!!!

As @The Fishing Guru is a little shy about telling people about his crabs I thought I'd post this up for him.

Check out The Fishing Guru's other videos on YouTube -> https://www.youtube.com/user/gourmetfishingguru

As the title suggests... What are everyone's plans fishing plans for the Christmas and new years period?

Mine, to have a break and get my lazy arse out there fishing, for anything! I'd definitely like to target, yellow fin whiting, squid, gar, flathead and bream. See how I go!

DECEMBER COMP TIME!!!

The lighter, flatter jackets look a lot better than the huge foam block style jackets most people have stashed away.

This has already come up in the shoutbox but for further reading I've included the below originally from The Advertiser website. http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/life-jackets-must-be-worn-at-all-times-while-on-a-boat-in-new-state-regulations/news-story/c959ef073fab6a1c188c93be20ce6b70

DRIVERS and passengers of small boats have to wear life jackets at all times as part of a State Government bid to improve safety on the water.

Transport Minister Stephen Mullighan will today announce new regulations that make wearing life jackets mandatory for anyone on board a motorised boat shorter than 4.8m.

The regulations come into effect today, but water police will not start dishing out $160 fines until after a 12-month education campaign.

Previously, boaties did not have to wear life jackets but had to ensure there were enough on board for every passenger.

Mr Mullighan will also today announce a “Old4New life jacket upgrade” to give $20 vouchers in exchange for the handover of old, unsuitable, obsolete or damaged life jackets, with a limit of two vouchers per person.

The new laws also state that:

ON boats between 4.8m and 12m in length, children aged 12 or younger must wear a lifejacket at all times when on an open area of a vessel.

ADULTS on these larger boats must wear a lifejacket when on the open deck during times of heightened risk such as when alone, at night, when visibility is poor and when the boat is disabled.

PADDLEBOARDERS (including those on stand-up paddleboards) and surf skiers will also be required to wear life jackets when more than 400m from shore.

PASSENGERS must wear a lifejacket if and when directed by the operator of a 4.8m to 12m vessel.

“The new laws aim to reduce the chance of drownings, after 168 drownings in South Australia over the past decade, with approximately one fifth involving boating and watercraft activities,” Mr Mullighan said.

“Too many people lose their lives unnecessarily because they don’t wear life jackets and, while we don’t want to stop people enjoying themselves, we want to make sure that we’re doing what we can to reduce serious injuries and deaths out on the water.

“Already boaties are required to have enough life jackets for everyone. These new rules will make it clearer when people should be wearing them and will bring South Australia into line with other states such as Victoria and Queensland.”

There will be a maximum fine of $1250, which can be imposed by courts if the matter is serious enough to end in a court case.

The new law will also require some boat users to upgrade the quality of life jackets. The voucher system is designed to encourage boaties to replace out-of-date or inadequate jackets.

Boating Industry Association chief executive Howard Glenn welcomed the changes, which he said would improve the stock of life jackets on boats.

But he said the boating community would closely monitor the effects of the changes during the 12-month grace period.

RecFish SA executive officer Danny Simpson welcomed the grace period because significant education was needed to meet the new regulations.

“RecFish SA is supportive of all practical approaches to make boating safer for recreational fishers and their families,” he said.

“The approach being proposed to educate rather than prosecute in the first year of the transition is sensible.

“The Old4New life jacket program is an excellent approach. It means that recreational fishers and other boaters will receive financial support for upgrading old and obsolete equipment and will continue to safely enjoy their favourite pastime.”

I'd love to see a wild platypus, very lucky down there.

Great video Chuck! You traveled a few miles to get there and then did quite a few more on foot getting around on the day, Awesome job!!!

Thanks for posting this up Jimbo 

That is a cool find Adrian, thanks for sharing.

How many of these creatures would you come across normally?

I just saw this on Facebook and found a version I could post on here. I thought it may be a handy reference for those that like colourful, shiny lures.

Now to decide what fish actually see these colours the same way we do. I believe UV plays a huge roll.

Very good to know Aff, thanks for posting up.

Not a bad idea catching up for a cockle day @nosaj.

OnkaStompa 2017 was off to an early start yesterday as it always is. A total of around 238 entrants and approximately 298 in attendance. It was a hot day but people still came out and enjoyed a family day of fishing and fun.

The total raised throughout the year and announced on the day was $24,760 with that number to be topped up a little when every last cent was counted. Well the grand total ended up being an astounding $25,181.60.

The official results...

Champion - Brett Haslett Bream 44.5cm and Mens Title

For those who aren't sure where the OnkaStompa is I have included a link to GoogleMaps. The usual parking area will be blocked for the volunteers to use during the day but parking can be found at either end of the boardwalk. Parking near the main bbq/park area is across the road. You can also find parking along the road in some parts.

GoogleMaps link https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Boardwalk/@-35.1578537,138.497093,17z/data=!4m13!1m7!3m6!1s0x6ab126a5df8e9125:0xba074597b4b5f4a2!2sRiver+Rd,+Noarlunga+Downs+SA+5168!3b1!8m2!3d-35.1613407!4d138.5007068!3m4!1s0x6ab12697d88333e3:0x97ab85da1f978b23!8m2!3d-35.1573736!4d138.4986882

The main gathering area looks like this...

Beat me to it Doobs!

@AuusieDave I'm not sure I've seen anyone fishing in a yak as it's pretty much that chockers you would get hit by flying sinkers and plastics if you were in the river.

Here you can watch a small video that you may have seen on TV recently on SA Weekender featuring Mark Mills talking about the OnkaStompa.

More info about the Onkastompa can be found at the website www.onkastompafishingcomp.com and at the OnkaStompa Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/OnkaStompaFishingComp

A few of us from Strike Hook will be running the BBQ so come and say G'day  

Anyone who might be able to help lend a hand at the BBQ on the weekend let me know as we can always use another set of hands.

Nice colours in that photo. Your little fishing camera did a great job.

 

Hey BarneyB have those stickers been around a while?

 

Was a campaign about ten years ago?

 

Thanks mate, I was just wondering as that domain became available many years ago as it wasn't renewed by the website so Strike Hook purchased it. I was thinking....What?!