wazza

V8 should be no dramas

Got some more today. same spot.

I was down there at Christmas and parked.in the carport.We walked onto the beach (which way is North south lol?) we turned right and walked only like 200m and twisted our feet in the wash. Billions of cockles mate!Was down on Saturday too. I took my triton and drove to the mouth. I've done a lot of 4wding before, but never ever driven to the mouth so was very wary. I put the tyres right down to 15psi like I used to do with the old 110 landrovers in the super soft.As we prepared for decent, a Patrol got bogged like 40m away. Mrs freaked out but I just thought bugger it and drove past them. If you stop in that soft stuff you won't be going anywhere in a hurry.After doing it in the triton, I wouldn't recommend going all the way to the mouth in your adventura, there were a few messy bits about three quarters along.My biggest worry with your truck would be ground clearance especially if you pile sand up at the front of the car.Also, if your car isn't manual, it would be a good idea to leave the shift in 2nd gear, cos you want your revs nice and high.Momentum up, revs up and wheels straight

You dont need to go as far as goolwa beach. Go to Middleton head towards goolwa, take the rd down to the esplanade head upp towards the second car park. walk down the beach and they are everywhere. I usullay pick up a few after a surf and we got our quota in about 30mins

last time I cooked up some cockles, I had only purged them overnight using the suspended onion bag method... was like eating handfuls of sand :(previously I have purged them over about 24hrs and they were fine.what kind of timeframe do you suggest purging over Ranger? and do you use some kind of air pump to keep the water oxygenated? coz if you end up with a heap of dead ones, they really stink and I think start to kill the others.

I've tried a few different timeframes and find 18-24 works well.Any shorter and you will chew sand.Any longer, as you've suggested, without a pump and circulating water it will quickly go stagnant, they start dying, and they'll stink up the place.If you leave them longer than 24 hours, change to fresh saltwater, and as long as you keep them cool they'll be fine.Alternatively, purge for 24 hours, stick em into a container in the fridge without water, and cover them with a damp towel.....they'll stay alive until you cook them.

I concure with ranger ,now i must admit i havent been down this year but the last time i did the person in front of me in a landcruiser didnt let there tyres down and got bogged before they even got to the hill ,i let my tyres down in the carpark to 18psi and just floated over the sand i also carry a snatch strap, shackles and a broad mouth shovel just in case and in the future i will get some max trax ,also if people see that you are prepared they are more likely to help and say just bad luck ,wheras people who just charge across with no recovery gear deserve what they get ,i was there when the murray mouth opened again and the ammount of so called 4wd ers who came down was amazing not to many let there tyers down and it chews the shit out of the sand as they power through it ,in your case i would either leive the car in the carpark and walk or go north young man anyway your call good hunting.

wazzaI've previously had luck cockling at Middleton (haven't tried this year, I must add). There's a carpark on Surfers Parade across from Bondi Place. Park your Adventra there and it's only a short walk to the beach. I found I had to dig a little deeper than I usually do at Goolwa, but there were plenty there and of good size.Cheersaf

I have seen a few calamari in my time but this one takes the cake. Caught off Pearson Is I assume it has been feeding on 6 week old grain fed calves and all the roadkill from Pt Lincoln to Elliston.

i cant lay claim to it, my bro in law got it at lucky bay near cowell, 55cm