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Monday night I decided to head out for a fish, so I packed my squid outfit and a soft plastics outfit for some tommies. I packed it into my bicycle bags and headed off to Glenelg jetty. Got to Glenelg about 7pm and fished for squid till last light, then switched over to soft plastics for tommies. No joy with the squid but plenty of tommies about for a feed and to stock up on bait for crab nets.
The jetty was pretty empty with only two other people, which was surprising because the conditions were excellent. Then about 10.30pm the wind started to pick up with increasingly strong gusts. Just after 11pm a really big gust came through and I turned to see my bicycle being blown over. All my gear was secure in the bike bags, except my box of squid jigs, which went over the edge of the jetty. There was no moon, so quite dark but with a torch I could see the box of jigs partially floating and heading out to see. Well, 10 quality jigs and the lure box sinking to the bottom was not something I was happy about, and I quickly said to myself "F*** it!", stripped off to my boxer shorts, climbed the railing and took the plunge into the inky brine. One of the other fishos shone a torch on the lure box and I swam out to get it, then back along the jetty and underneath to the opposite side to climb the ladder.
By this stage my heart my heart was pounding pretty hard, not from jumping in (I was a regular jetty jumper as a kid), not from the swim, but from the thoughts racing through my head. With no moon, it was bloody dark down in the water and the fear of the unknown lurking below certainly put me on edge as I swam back to the ladder.
Would I do it again? F*** yeah! I'm not letting $150+ of jigs and lure box get away that easy.

What is really needed is just 1 independent that genuinely supports rec fishing. There's a reasonable chance independents will hold the balance.
Regardless, most of us agree the 2 majors are self serving lying pond scum, but unless you have personally contacted them about your rec fishing concerns then you're just rubber stamping what they do. Particularly at election time.

Labor's Peter Malinauskas says he has all the answers sorted for rec fisherman,i beleive him and trusted ex union organisation staffer.
 

Nope, think again.
 

You are blessed my son  
Kill as many fish as you can.

Father Doobie and Father Softy, please partake of the 'holy water' before administering...

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Neither major party gives a toss, but if they think they can buy some votes they will. It's just the commercials make way more noise than the recs.

Not only do commercials make more noise, they provide funds to the political parties......& are in cahoots with the whole corrupt system which includes PIRSA. Money talks, decisions made in stealth without any transparency and you just get told - these are the new rules....All just BS & totally wrong.    

Yep if something is wriggling in the water it must be alive,i made another one same length but thinner works better.More worm like.
 

The washers on the plunger of bait pumps deteriorate pretty quickly. But no need to rush off to the tackle shop, just pull out that old pair of thongs you kept for DIY projects.
Put the thong on the ground and place the end of the bait pump on top, then twist back and forth while pushing down. It will soon cut a perfectly sized circle, which you can use as a replacement washer.

I think Wolverine is giving us the 'middle finger'....

I think Wolverine is giving us the 'middle finger'....

batteries not included..?

batteries not included..?

I was hoping for a little bit more considering the title
 

???? what's fathers day???

.. and O'sullies...

Edithburgh is off-line until further notice.

I have 6 of the nail-knot tools, @ 2 for under $10.00
They have completely changed my bottom configurations.  No more tangles from too long a hook-trace.
I do dropper loops in my 'bottom', cut the loop close to the 'knot' and use the tool to tie the hook direct to the line at about 50mm.  THe hook sticks out at 90 degrees and doesnt tangle about the 'bottom'.
 

I have 6 of the nail-knot tools, @ 2 for under $10.00
They have completely changed my bottom configurations.  No more tangles from too long a hook-trace.
I do dropper loops in my 'bottom', cut the loop close to the 'knot' and use the tool to tie the hook direct to the line at about 50mm.  THe hook sticks out at 90 degrees and doesnt tangle about the 'bottom'.
 

Must look like '000,000s of little fairies flying around.
You should write a song about it...
"Fairies across the Mersey..." 🤣

These ones are the best KG bait!!