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  2. Razorfish Tongs

    in Bait & Tackle

    Posted

     

    Thanks for that, Panga. $80 is probably going to have to get me a whole lot of Razorfish!

    The only reason I asked the question is that I finally tried Razorfish for the first time earlier this month and have now become hooked.

    Good luck on your most excellent adventure tomorrow (sorry I won't be aboard).

     

    Cheers

    af

  8. Fix Fuel Tank and Don't Trust Anybody

    in General Fishing

    Posted

     

    Anywhere near Exmouth, Knackers?

    Cheers

    af

     

    Ningaloo station.

     

    Will you be in the area (its a big area)

    Nah, Knackers - I should be so lucky! I was up that way briefly in June this year (not fishing, unfortunately) and it looked like some prime fishing real estate, from what I could see.

    Be sure to post up some snaps and a report when you get back.

     

    Cheers

    af

  10. Ling "Eye Fillets"

    in In The Kitchen

    Posted

    I picked up some Ling "eye fillets" at a certain western suburbs fishmonger this afternoon and had them for dinner tonight, fried in panko crumbs. They were certainly excellent on the tooth and brilliant value for money, but I can't find any reference online to what part of the Ling the "eye fillets" come from. They were a smallish cut compared to a usual side fillet. Anyone have any clues?

     

    Cheers

    af

  13. Kingfish in Coffin Bay

    in General Fishing

  17. OnkaStompa 11 2016

    in Onkastompa

    Posted

    Onkastompa 11 is coming up real soon so get excited and book in Sunday the 13th of November. Have a fun fishing day with the family, have a snag, you may even win a prize, the most important thing is you will be helping out the Childhood Cancer Association!

     

    Details below from the OnkaStompa Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/OnkaStompaFishingComp/?fref=ts

     

    Event 11

     

    Date : Sun Nov 13thTime: 7am - 12pm

    Place: Perrys Bend River Rd Noarlunga Downs

    Registration - On arrival

    Entry - Donation to childhood cancer (what you'd like to donate)

    Many random prize draws just for attending

    Bbq, drinks, jumping castle, for sale table - everything donated so every cent to childhood cancer

     

     

    My sponsorship drive is in full swing, way earlier than any other stompa in history..

     

    Am chasing financial donations to childhood cancer, either direct to me or direct to bank account - Onkastompa Fishing Competition Association. Commonwealth Bank BSB 06 5156 Account number 1056 5132

     

    Donations of goods to sell or auction are also very welcome. Everything helps!

     

    C'mon folks, everyone knows a fisho in a business who may be able to help 1f642.png:)[/size]

     

    Target for stompa11 2016 - $20,000

     

    This post will be tagged and will list all repeat and new sponsors, so I will add when sponsors are confirmed. I repeat my call to support these generous businesses....

     

    Repeat Sponsors

    Fishing Wholesalers

    Tackle Busters

    Dan Murpys - Noarlunga

    Carline - Findon

    Onkaparinga City Council

    Hodge Marine

    Jackos Seafoods

    Spicey Kitchen Delights & Entertainment

    Sheldons Bait

    All Aspex Property Maintenance

    The Fishing Guru

    Squirts Irrigation

    Andre Georgescu Super Worms

    BJL PhotographyStrikehook.com

    SA Bait and Tackle Supplies

    Salisbury Dive and Tackleworld

    Fleurieu Fishing Charters

    Fishing SA Magazine

    Southbound Locksmiths

    DCM 4x4 Customs

    Savage Tackle

    Apollo Print and Promotion

    SAFWAA

    Neptune Tackle

    Paul Wright Contracting

    E.J Milde

    Intrinsic Media

    Burson Auto Parts Lonsdale

    Gas Works Morphett Vale

    Compleat Angler Moonta Bay / Wallaroo

    South Coast Fishing Charters

    Mid Coast Crash

    Chemflo

    Daiwa Australia 

    SA Angler Magazine

    Micks Winch

    Christies Beach Marine

    Shimano

    Specialty Trophies

    Taylor Marine

    Brighton Tackle and Bait

    Phoenix Gas

    Becks Bakehouse

    Seaford Homestyle Bakery

     

    New Sponsors

    DJP Tackle

    Treble Trouble Marine

    Hookem Tackle

    T-Shirts of Oz

    Nathan Williams Chartered Accountant

    Direct Waste

    Kennards Hire -Morphett Vale

    The Ding Kings

    Hackham Football Club

    Southern Cross Cleaning - Marine Division

    Fish Hunt and Outdoor Australia FB Page

    Paralowie Mower Repairs

    Core Physio

    Channel 7 Adelaide 

    Native Fish Printing

    Well Hung Hammocks Australia

    Edible Blooms

    Lonsdale Marine

    Fleurieu Fishing Social Club

    South Adelaide Fire Control

    Precision Concrete

    Aldinga Home Improvements

    Lonsdale Battery Centre

    TJ Sheds

    Anaconda - Noarlunga

    BGB Plumbing and Gas

    St Kilda Tuck and Tackle

    Dogtooth Distribution

    Solomons Carpets Reynella 

    The Anchorage Vineyard

    A1 Apparel

    Central Tree & Stump Removal

    Travis Denham - Magain Real Estate

    Makesafe Traffic Management

    MV2

    TRUrender Wood Ovens

    DCM Services

    Southern Boulder Rock Climbing

    Magpie Springs Winery

    Craig Hardwick Roofing

    Steak Shop Butchers

    Seaford Gourmet Meats

    Justagirl - Fish For Life

     

    Thankyou to all!

     

    A timely reminder of why this is so important:

     

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-05/michael-buble-says-3yo-son-noah-diagnosed-with-cancer/7997860

     

    af

  19. Blue Crabs - different ways

    in In The Kitchen

    Posted

    From a cursory look on the interweb, it seems that Old Bay was/is illegal to bring into Australia, Costco may or may not have stocked it at one stage, and there are any number of home-made knock-off recipes.

    There is a reputable Australian company who provide what I would expect to be a reasonable subsitute (having previously used their products):

    http://www.herbies.com.au/shop/herbs-and-spices/rubs/bay-seasoning-75g/

    Cheers

    af

    They also do a good range of seafood seasonings:

     

    http://www.herbies.com.au/?s=Seafood&post_type=product

     

    Cheers

    af

  20. Blue Crabs - different ways

    in In The Kitchen

    Posted

    From a cursory look on the interweb, it seems that Old Bay was/is illegal to bring into Australia, Costco may or may not have stocked it at one stage, and there are any number of home-made knock-off recipes.

    There is a reputable Australian company who provide what I would expect to be a reasonable subsitute (having previously used their products):

     

    http://www.herbies.com.au/shop/herbs-and-spices/rubs/bay-seasoning-75g/

     

    Cheers

    af

  21. Australian Fish and Seafood Cookbook

    in In The Kitchen

    Posted

    Review from "The Weekend Australian" of September 24-25, 2016, by John Lethlean:

     

     

     

     

    SOUNDS FISHY

     

    I discovered early in my now 20-year career as a typist on matters of food that fish was a slippery subject. "There's no such thing as cod in Australia," would come the voice down the line. (People still called each other in those days.) "Was it jewfish or dhufish? How can you be sure?" I might have mentioned fishing for blackback in Tassie as a kid. "You mean Australian salmon, right?"

     

    The Britpack of chefs had invaded our kitchens, and with them and their pasty complexions had come nostalgia for the kitchens of Blighty, along with an almost criminal disregard for the importance of facts. "You know there's no such thing as monkfish in Australia, don't you?" It was similar to the invasion of Australia by the British in the first place; they found fish that looked familiar, named them accordingly, and most of those names stuck.

     

    He knows who he is, the man at the other end of the line I privately called the Fish Police. I owe him a lot. And soon enough, I worked out with his help several things that had left your humble scribe floundering, so to speak. Certain fish had different names in different states.

     

    Often, the names were entirely wrong, but tradition had taken hold.

     

    What was a coral cod in Victoria was a coral perch in SA and a red perch in WA. But in fact it was an ocean perch, with the scientific name Helicolenus barathri, in all three. Sounds like a fish from Game of Thrones. The fisherman would sell it to the co-op as one thing; the co-op would sell it to the market as another; the wholesaler would give it another name and the chef would put it on the menu as something altogether sexier, and therefore easier to flog. Some of it was innocent. Some less so.

     

     

    In that 20 years, there's been a shift as the cultural cringe regarding native species with unmarketable names has evaporated and the price of premium wild fish has steered us to cheaper species.Which in turn has meant formerly working class critters, like the rock flathead (Platycephalus laevigatus) have gone all Pygmalion on us and taken on airs and graces.

     

    But by and large, there's less wool over eyes now, which can be credited in part to the Australian Seafood Handbook - a mammoth achievement of sorting the factual hay from the folklorish chaff, and one that gives seafood people, from fisherman to waiter, little excuse for deception.

     

    Now, another altogether sexier manual is set to continue the Handbook's great work. I don't think it is any exaggeration to say that the Australian Fish & Seafood Cookbook - a poor title because it's so much more than recipes - could be the Cook's Companion of fish.

     

    The driving force behind the book is Sydney seafood marketing consultant John Susman. A wiser, more informed individual would be hard to find. That Susman is also delightfully articulate doesn't hurt.

     

    His book is crammed with wisdom (did you know that if you're lucky enough to be eating "skate" it is almost certainly shovelnose ray, Aptychotrema rostrata), put together with the food ideas of Stephen Hodges (our guest chef, p44), one of the nation's best seafood chefs.

     

    At 1.254kg, the book is possibly the best $63.80 a kilo you'll spend on seafood this year and almost certainly cheaper than Jasus edwardsii (Southern rock lobster).

  22. Australian Fish and Seafood Cookbook

    in In The Kitchen

    Posted

    OK, I admit it... I'm a sucker for Seafood Cookbooks. This is one is a doozie, though - just released in the last couple of days:

     

    https://www.murdochbooks.com.au/browse/books/cooking-food-drink/ingredients/Australian-Fish-and-Seafood-Cookbook-John-Susman-Anthony-Huckstep-Sarah-Swan-and-Stephen-Hodges-9781743362952

     

    Not just recipes, though...lots of good information on identification, sources, sustainability, substitutes, preparation etc., etc...

     

    Picked up my copy last Friday from Dymocks, and although it's not cheap, I can recommend it.

     

    Cheers

    af

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