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I was in Coffin Bay a few days ago and spoke to a bloke who had caught some decent YFW with cockles off the beach at Encounter Bay. No weed on the beach that I could see, but it looked like a magic spot.
 

That looks like Almonta/Gunyah. Magic unless you're bogged on it!🤬

I was in Coffin Bay a few days ago and spoke to a bloke who had caught some decent YFW with cockles off the beach at Encounter Bay. No weed on the beach that I could see, but it looked like a magic spot.
 

Got up early this morning to try for a squid or two off the Smoky Bay jetty only to find that it was burning.
Ratbags playing with fireworks last night must have started the fire and it had been smouldering for hours. I rang 000 and the local CFA unit responded very fast, but the damage meant that burnt planks had to be removed making the jetty a safety hazard. Who knows when it will be repaired.
 

Got up early this morning to try for a squid or two off the Smoky Bay jetty only to find that it was burning.
Ratbags playing with fireworks last night must have started the fire and it had been smouldering for hours. I rang 000 and the local CFA unit responded very fast, but the damage meant that burnt planks had to be removed making the jetty a safety hazard. Who knows when it will be repaired.
 

Sounds like the locals won't need any proof.
 
 

Idiots. Dare say if they are locals they will be copping it from all angles from the people in the town.

Got up early this morning to try for a squid or two off the Smoky Bay jetty only to find that it was burning.
Ratbags playing with fireworks last night must have started the fire and it had been smouldering for hours. I rang 000 and the local CFA unit responded very fast, but the damage meant that burnt planks had to be removed making the jetty a safety hazard. Who knows when it will be repaired.
 

Got up early this morning to try for a squid or two off the Smoky Bay jetty only to find that it was burning.
Ratbags playing with fireworks last night must have started the fire and it had been smouldering for hours. I rang 000 and the local CFA unit responded very fast, but the damage meant that burnt planks had to be removed making the jetty a safety hazard. Who knows when it will be repaired.
 

I've heard of morons actually having fires for warmth on jetties. This is really sad but lucky you were there to limit damage.

Geez there are so many idiots around.
Good on you snafu for your quick action 
Do you know if the jetty is fully closed or just up to the missing planks?

Got up early this morning to try for a squid or two off the Smoky Bay jetty only to find that it was burning.
Ratbags playing with fireworks last night must have started the fire and it had been smouldering for hours. I rang 000 and the local CFA unit responded very fast, but the damage meant that burnt planks had to be removed making the jetty a safety hazard. Who knows when it will be repaired.
 

Got up early this morning to try for a squid or two off the Smoky Bay jetty only to find that it was burning.
Ratbags playing with fireworks last night must have started the fire and it had been smouldering for hours. I rang 000 and the local CFA unit responded very fast, but the damage meant that burnt planks had to be removed making the jetty a safety hazard. Who knows when it will be repaired.
 

Permits are definitely required, we were stopped at a police checkpoint alongside the fruit fly quarantine at Oodla Wirra today where an officer ran the permit numbers through the SAPOL computer.

Coffin Bay and the surrounds are worth a stop in.  

Next outbreak is expected 2nd week of January

Glad I have holidays booked for the first week of January

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Not really a problem for us SurfcaztR, the wife and I are both retired and our car/caravan rig is set up for long term trips.
The last trip we did to SA was only supposed to be for 3 weeks to look at buying a house in Smoky Bay, but we ended up staying there for a bit over 6 months. I can think of worse places to be in lockdown if there is another outbreak.
We recently spent a couple of months up around Cooktown and met quite a few SA travellers who had decided to stay in Qld for the duration of the Covid crisis and most of them had the same outlook, they invariably said that they could think of worse places to be, but I wonder if they will think the same if and when the forecast cyclone season kicks in.

I went online yesterday morning to apply for an entry permit into SA from Qld via NSW and I had no sooner clicked the submit button when I received an email from SAPOL advising that the application was approved - wow, that is super efficient processing at it's best.

I want to follow the coastline around the Yorke Peninsula, never fished there yet and then over to Smoky for a month and possibly a couple of weeks at Fowlers plus a couple of favourite spots west of there. The weather will be determining factor as it always is with fishing trips.
 

Maybe you're right there Softy, it happened at light speed so it had to be an automated response.
At the moment, South Oz travellers need a permit to enter Qld, but seeing as I'm going to be down your way on a fishin' mission until April, I'll sort the return journey out when the time comes.
 

I don't think you need a permit to come into S.A. So it was probably an automated thing.
Couple of us where talking about heading to Neds Corner (VIC) this weekend for the Cod opening but seems we still need a permit SA>VIC so to hard basket. Will just have to wait for the SA cod season to open at the end of the month i guess.

I went online yesterday morning to apply for an entry permit into SA from Qld via NSW and I had no sooner clicked the submit button when I received an email from SAPOL advising that the application was approved - wow, that is super efficient processing at it's best.

I've been using Finns for a while had no issues with it but time for a change. Been reading good things about the Grande x8. I've always used Berkley Vanish for leader on my lighter stuff once again no issues. Might look at the FC when i'm due for another spool, once again reading good things.

I've been using the J Braid Grande 10 & 20lb in Island blue for a while and I like it, good abrasion resistance and hold knots as good as any other I've used. No reason to believe that the lighter lines would not share the same qualities. The blue colour took a bit of getting used to after using mainly yellow for years, but it's become my preferred colour now due to it's low visibility below the surface.
I've also switched over to using J Braid Thread FC, a good tough leader.