chevin

Hi, firstly I must apologise for not getting back to you all after my trip to Adelaide in September. I must also thank Benny for organsing a carp trip for me with a mate of his. I had a most enjoyable session with them but I must confess to having been comprehensively out fished by Benny's mate. That doesn't happen very often these days and it has wet my appetite for another go at those carp. Hopefully that might happen again next year, I have my fingers crossed anyway!I will take this opportunity to wish all of you here a very happy Christmas and a happy and successful 2011.chevin

I have fished in a number of countries and oceans around the world and while I have enjoyed myself where ever I have been, when I come home I always think that none of the places ever come near to the fishing I have enjoyed in Exmouth WA.

marko wrote: I use a Stren filleting knife, but filleting knives are personal things. I find the Stren is everything I want, easy to keep sharp and a nice thin flexible blade. However a mate of mine hates it and will only use his own knife. It is a Fin something I think and in his hands it is every bit as good as my Stren is in my hands.

Dubs The Tackle Man wrote: Very tasty, along with the others we had that morning and, believe it or not, they were from a point in the river closest to the city centre which, as anyone who has been to Perth will know, isn't far from the CBD.

Not as impressivbe as it is these days. It was just after the war and Europe had lost a generation as far as sports were concerned. We were good for our time, but not particularly good in the history of our sports. It still felt good at the time though, I can tell you!

WOW there are some giants there. They make mine look tiny!

Here is my biggest!

voogoofish wrote: Yeah, that is why I got out! :cheer: I wouldn't want to play cricket for them either, though I did swim for the country.

Many years ago, in England, an angling book suggested that a piece of red wool soaked in petrol was a good bait for carp. I never tried it, but somehow I doubt if it would be a very successful bait. However an additive that does seem to work - in fresh water anyway - is anniseed oil or essence. I used to work a few drops into bread paste when I was making it up, or even pour a little into my maggots tin so they all had a bit of the scent on them. Trouble is, in the winter in the UK you had to keep the bottle in your pocket otherwise it would crystalise in the near freezing temperatures.

afishyfish wrote: Yes mate, he's a staffy. As you say, any dog can become nasty but generally speaking, staffies and English bullies are very good with people. My staffy, like all of them, is very clumsy and yet he is unbelievably careful with my grand kids. They love him, they pull him around, push him backwards and forwards poke their fingers in he ears and he loves it all. Lovely dogs, but they do love a fight and they hate cats!

One day I was going scuba diving on a local reef where we used to pick up a few cray fish. I was first ready and rolled off the boat. I had only just righted myself when I saw a huge cuttlefish (for these parts) heading straight for me. I opened my kill bag, held it in front of the cuttle and it swam straight into it. The guys in the boat couldb't believe it when I chucked my bag aboard and asked them to put the cuttle into the esky - I had only been in the water about 30 seconds! It weighed about 4kgs and provided us with some good meals!

afishyfish wrote: I have fears for that rabbit's future seeing that you are a member of a remarkably sensible PETA group! Household management has decreed that that bunny is definiteley and categorically NOT THAT KIND OF BUNNY, no matter how tasty he looks. ( or how much he costs to keep alive :S )Yeah, our furry friends have a way of working their way into our hearts. The guy pictured below loves his comfort, but I have seen him almost kill a Rottweiller that attacked him. He can be a real Jekyl and Hyde!

pescados wrote: Several of us regularly fish the Torrens river in the city centre, ewhich is a great way to spend a relaxing aftrenoon, though the local birdlife can be ............. interesting at times Things certainly DO happen in on the Torrens Chevin ;)Somones gonna murderate me for showing this AGAIN and They are my personal bests, but I believe larger ones are definitely around the place :ohmy: Just as well you're going to Cairns aff, might be your salvation The fully scaled common carp really is a handsome fish, it's a pity they do so much damage to waters. I have only caught

afishyfish wrote: nahh there's more mate I have fears for that rabbit's future seeing that you are a member of a remarkably sensible PETA group!

Hi, thanks again for all of your suggestions and help. I'm really looking forward to my September trip and I would love to catch a carp or two like those in your pictures. I used to do a lot of carp fishing when I lived in the UK and while I don't want to see them introduced here in WA, I would like to fish for them where they are established - as they are in SA. I can get two full days of fishing in while I am in Adelaide so hopefully that will be sufficient time for me to land a fish or two.

disturbed1 wrote: If you haven't launched a boat without the bungs in, you have never owned a boat.

marko wrote: Hey, you have nothing to apoligise for, I never felt that you were riding over my feelings. However, I do apprecuate your sentiments. Thank you.

Kat wrote: We were good friends for many years but sadly she died just recently. Cancer is not selective in its choice of people.

I had a boat in Brandon Bay in Eire and I had perfected a little operation of entering the harbour at speed, swinging the boat around, going into reverse and stopping dead against the quay. It really did look very impressive. One day there was a lady waiting for my arrival back in harbour and it was on obvious opportunity to impress when I saw her on the quay. I entered the harbour at my normal speed, curled round to line up with the quay, went into reverse and the bloody motor died. Consequently I crashed into the side of the quay and was very fortunate not to wreck or damage my boat!

shagging wrote: Unfortunately they don't give old balance weights away any longer. I make sinkers for local tackle shops and a 22 litre drum anout 3/4 filled costs me $40 - $50. Despite the loss of the metal clips and the weights that are not made of lead, it is still a viable proposition as far as I am concerned. But if you only want a few kgs you need to get there shortly after a full drum has been sold.

I have been fortunate to have had a lot of fish that have been memorable, to me anyway, but I also have some great memories of more amusing kinds.I was night fishing for bream on the River Shannon in Eire one night and apart from the sound of the odd owl, it was as quiet as the grave. I must have dozed off for a few seconds/minutes(?) when there was suddenly a cough right behind my head and a blast of warm air over the back of my neck. I almost made walking on water look easy. What had happened was that a cow had come up behind me without me having any idea it was there. I don't know which

Hi Mate, I guess that my methods would be considered to be traditional but I think that if carp are feeding and I have a loaf of bread and some sweet corn, I should be able to get one or two on the bank.

Hi Benny and Ale. Thanks a lot for your input, it sounds as though something is going to happen.

Hi Guys, Pescados has told me about your replies but I haven't seen any of the PMs. It is kind of you to respond so quickly and I really would like to meet up for a day's fishing and perhaps a beer or two (on me) at the end of it. Unfortunately I won't have any transport being as I am breaking an Indian Pacific journey to Sydney to have a few days in Adelaide.