Moggy23

Well done Rob!!! This is great news
 
The below info is sourced from the Southern Times newspaper and from the following website http://messenger.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx
 
The Harbour Kiosk owner Rob MacKay will continue to operate at the O'Sullivan Beach site!
 

G'day
Just read the Alan Hawk spinning reel review and it raises the age old question, well 49 year old question for me.  I was born in SA but lived in pommieland from age 6 - 13.  Learned to fish and got hooked over those 7 years.  Spinning reels are supplied with the handle on the left for the majority of users who are right handed.  Casting accurately is all managed by the dominant hand and the simple task of making the handle go round and round is done by the dumb hand.  Left handers do the opposite of course
Then come back to Oz and handles are getting put on the right, right handed people are swapping the rod back and forth between hands and then asking me if I'm left handed   
Bizarre
Look on any USA or UK site and check the handles configured for right handers.
My question.  Do they swap them in the tackle shops or are they specially requested to be in left handed mode?
This problem could take generations to rectify and it hasn't even made it to the media yet 
Anyway, have fun all you discombobulated 
Cheers
Rod
Here's the shimano USA site as an example
http://fish.shimano.com/content/sac-fish/en/home/products/fishing-reels/spinning.html

So I picked up a Wilson Supergraph Big Water Bream Rod for an absolute bargain of a price. The only Downside is the Butt end is very short and isn't comfortable to put under the arm. So i will be having a crack and constructing my own Extended Rod butt section. 

 
I took the rubber fighting cap off and used a set of verniers to measure the inside diameter of the blank. I then found an old broken rod blank that would slip into the blank and be tight enough to bond the two blanks together with resin. 
 


 
I cut the old blank to go up the blank only to below the Reel seat so it doesn't effect rod action and weight. The piece of blank i used once fixed to inside the Supergraph Rod I will then Tape it all to make it even, add sand grit tape then add heat shrink over the blank to tidy up to make it look like it was ment to be apart of it. The final touch will be to add an EVA Foam grip on the bottom just to finish it off... In the end it should look something like this but neater.. (was a mock up i test fitted)
 


 
It's just a little project inbetween rod builds while i'm waiting for parts for my other rod builds. Keep an eye on this space.. Will Post updates as they come to hand.

Here's a few photos that  took this morning from a few places where I could get to the Mersey & Dasher Rivers. One dairy farmer who I know very well had 300 dairy cows swept from his property early this morning when the river rose well above what was predicted. He had moved them to higher ground too, but in the end it just wasn't high enough. I was hard seeing them struggling in the flooded water, with most of them not making it. I did see several that had made it out, these were scattered in several paddocks some two kilometers down stream. I reckon he may have lost at least 250 head though which was a shame. It's something I hope not to see again at all, very distressing that's for sure. We were cut off at both ends of Sheffield early this morning from farm dams over flowing big time. A few roads and bridges were also washed away, 216 mms of rain in 9 hours.
 
 I have put a few photos of the same areas to compare the difference from normal river flow to major flooding.
 

From this .. Dasher River.

To this..

Dasher River on a normal day..

Dasher River today..

To think I normally wade up through here, but usually when it's 3.0 meters lower.

The Dasher on another normal day..

 Much different today..

The Mersey River at Merseylea, this was taken early August, the river is still a meter or so higher than normal..

The same area today..

The new bridge well under water, the last bridge was washed away three years ago when they said it was a 100 yr flood, they're saying the same again today.. 
Does this mean we get a 100 yr flood every three yrs now???

This road is where I go and fish above the old wooden bridge at Merseylea.. can't get near it today.

I zoomed in to where the bridge is supposed to be and spotted two survivors which was good to see, they should be okay where they are hopefully.
Note the bridge handrail on the RHS, that's all what's above the water..

 Wattle tree down on the bridge over the Dasher River..

 Pump shed under water as is the farm house on the RHS just out of picture, the owner was with me and I didn't want to take a photo while he was there. 
He was very distressed, poor bugger has had this property on the market for three years now, will be tough selling it after this..

 Mersey River spills into farmland, crops all under water.
 
 

Anyone up for a DIY project boat? A bit of work involved 
 
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/trott-park/boat-accessories-parts/free-boat-mold-for-spider-22/1114395296

Those that don't have a smoker could try this?
 
 
 
 

Got a $100 smoker free in a XXXX promo. First attempt today. Taste test and results later.

Shimano Bushy bait legend out 6'4
                cheers b

I took this sunrise photo this morning and added a bit of trickery. I light painted the tree while taking a 30 second exposure. Didn't turn out too bad.
Cheers Dazz.
 

So with the change we had the other day and checking the radar there was signs of lightning that could be heading through Adelaide. I checked the radar after I finished work and saw that most of the lightning was down the south coast, So i didn't worry about it. 
 
Then i get a message from my mate to get down the beach as the lightning was coming. SO raced off to Porties and met up with him. By the time I got there it was gone and my mate left, i thought id hang around to see if anymore was on it's way. 
 
I am glad i stayed! Even though I waited and sat through the periods inbetween flashes which was nearly 4 hours and not having my remote on me to use bulb mode for long exposures. I managed to come up with these 3 crackers.
 
Now bare in mind that there has been no editing or photoshop, this is how it came straight off the camera! Im pretty impressed with how they turned out. 
 
Hope you enjoy. 
 

 

 

The beauty of marine insurance of an inboard powered vessel that a marine mechanic or shipwright has to do a condition report for the insurance company every 3 - 4 yrs. Any problems or incorrect workmanship has be repaired or rectified.
 
I'd say the timber may have had diesel soaked into it.  

Not so much being uninsured, more like being under-insured (which is still a bummer and probably a salutary lesson to us all):
 
https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/30949882/cruiser-with-retired-navy-officer-and-teenagers-catches-fire/#page1
 
Cheers
af

Worth checking out SA Angler for Alex's metro bream article.
His first project for a fishing mag, and I doubt it will be his last.
Current edition, in shops now.

I can see it's a real passion for ya, keep up the good work & havin a lot of fun

I can see it's a real passion for ya, keep up the good work & havin a lot of fun

Here's a recipe for pickled squid that i use for pickling all the left over bits such as the flaps and tentacles.Its easy as but the squid takes a little bit of preparation before you start.First up i like to freeze the squid so you can pickle it when you want and also it breaks up the structure of the squid to make it more tender.Then i like to peel the skin off the flaps and chop up the tentacles(even the bit behind the head is tasty).Now to make up the brew here's what you need
white vinegar 1 litre
lemon juice a decent splash
crushed garlic 1 teaspoon
chilli 1 teaspoon
1 bottle of praise italian dressing
black pepper
mixed italian herbs 1 teaspoon

now put all of it in a saucepan and bring to the boil and chuck in your first batch of squid bits and bring back to the boil for 1 minute and then remove the squid,if you have anymore chuck that in and do the same etc etc this adds flavour to the brew as well as blanching the squid.

now chop up the squid into bits

This is "important" you must let the pickling mixture cool right down or it will overcook your squid
when cool chuck the squid in jars and pour the mixture over the top put in the fridge and resist the temptation to sample your squid for 4 days then get stuck in,you can add more chilli or pepper etc but don't use salt or it will toughen your squid.......Enjoy

Finally off the phone 
 
Quickly jumped on here to pick a random winner using random.org to pick a number between 2-6. @ being the post after my original post and 6 being the last person who can use the tickets.
 
The winner was number 6 so TheBerg you have some free tickets for the Caravan and Camping show
 

 
Please contact me ASAP so I can organise to get them to you.
 
Once again a big thanks to Fishing Wholesalers for the free tickets.

I'm goin with the Mrs, but I'd rather them go to another member 

I'm goin with the Mrs, but I'd rather them go to another member 

I actually rang fisheries on this as a mate told me my yabbie nets made of Hessian were illegal.
They told me mesh size is not a factor just opening sizes and overall sizes .

I don't think mesh size matter. Only mentions hoop size and net depth. It doesn't mention anything about the material the mesh is made from
http://pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/92337/Crab_Fishing_in_South_Australia_Recreational_Fishing_Guide_2015.PDF

I'm not one for carrying backpacks or drink bottles when river fishing as I like to fish as light as possible. This small item is an essential part of my river fishing.. it's called the Life Straw.
 
Here's what I carry with me at all times when trout fishing the rivers since suffering a severe stomach & bowel infection from drinking the water direct from the rivers here in Tassie..I finished up being on a special Government authorised script for two weeks. It's called a Life Straw and it's used in many countries around the world where the drinking water is polluted. It filters 99.99999% of bacteria etc out of the water as you suck the water up through it.. I've always drank the water straight out of the rivers when trout fishing until the day I became very ill. It hit me around 5 hours after getting home from the Leven River after a fishing session I had. I did as I normally did and that was to drink the water straight from the river not realising ( or even thinking) about the run off from the paddocks that had cattle in them. We had quite a bit of rain several days earlier and I didn't even give it a thought.. I do now and that's why I spent $28.00 on the Life Straw which I have used for nearly two trout seasons now. It can filter 1000 litres of water so it's will last me quite a few seasons yet..
 
cheers
Adrian

QUICK AND EASY COMP!!!
 
I liked and shared a Facebook past by Fishing Wholesalers on the Strike Hook page and turns out I won a ticket to the Caravan and Camping Lifestyle Show... Not being my intention to win only share for everyone to enter I went into Fishing Wholesalers today to let them know they could put it back up for the comp. "Nah mate it's all good!" I thought there would be a few Strike Hooker's interested so suggested it would go to a Hooker instead... well the one ticket turned into 2 
 
A big thanks to Fishing Wholesalers for the tickets! Be sure to check out their Facey page www.facebook.com/FishingWholesalersAustralia their newly launched website www.fishingwholesalers.com.au which looks very cool and drop in to say g'day some time down at 200 Dyson Rd, Lonsdale.
 
Now how do you get your hands on these 2 tickets? Simple, just reply to this thread and a winner will be chosen at random (1 post only please). We will leave this running as long as we can to get as many entries but will have to close entries soon to get the tickets to the winner in time.
 
Please make sure you can use both tickets or give one away to a friend or family member. We can always pick a second winner for a ticket if you choose to only use one ticket.
 
We will figure out the best way to get the tickets to you via PM. It may pay to not be located in Tasmania or live too far away from the metro area for this comp
 
Good luck everyone
 
 

 
 
Let's Go - Caravan & Camping Lifestyle Show
Wednesday 17 February to Sunday 21 February
 
10am to 5pm
 
At the Adelaide Showground