Terowie

40% bigger, we'll some one failed mathsWhat a waste of time and of $30 for two,of usWent there hopping to have a look at a elite 4m plotter of which I ended up getting at whitworth @15% less and there was bugger all thereLess boats, gone are the days when you went to the boat show and there were several pavilions and large boats, and heaps of stands and gearLast one for me, and after been ripped off , should have been $5 and they even ran out of advertiser bags at 3Will go to whitworth instead, they probably made a killing, it was packed Ah we'll, live and learn

$15 not too bad,cost of a couple of pints

$7.50 is that what it is or is that with concession

Has anyone been and can comment

Have seen these things advertised on os sites but never here.Are they available here?

Had similar issues at work with aerosol spray ink.Now all cans are carried in an esky.

Anyone imported filletting knives from OS? Any problems with customs?

By the sounds of it glad I didn't go, thought it may have improved by going back to wayville. Like evereything else try and screw the punter for all its worth.

show was alright. The kids enjoyed it' date=' but if this is what passes as a suitable set up god help anyone who has little or no idea about what they are buying![attachment=5722']24062011002.jpg[/attachment]and no it wasnt the only one I saw. Was on two different sized vessels.Scarey isnt it!

6 PM closing?? bit early if you work, too bad if you want to go after work, certainly won't be handing over my cash for 30 minutes worth of browsing.Have been disappointed with the last one that I went to at the Convention Centre, few exhibits and the prices on all items were very ordinary.

The chances of getting caught are basicaly zero..I have been parking at garden island ramp for 12 yrs now and been so lucky not to have something go wrong..Touch wood..

I'm going shootin' ;) Finatic :whistle:

Driving to Silverton one day and I can across of guys/girls on harleys by the side of the road.One of the guys had a flat battery.They said I was the only one to stop in 2 hours that they were thereGave them a jumper start. Met them at the west darling pub in broken hill that afternoon, and they bought us beers for the afternoon as thanks.

Could also go the other way, we were heading back to Torrens Island when we saw two guys (old ethnic) in a 15' wooden boat with a 20hp motor near the black pole. They were waving their arms around, so we went over there.Guys said that they broken down and wanted a tow to north haven.It was morning, water was glass and we were in a hurry to get back so we offered to call the coast guard/police to give them a tow back.Oh no they just wanted a tow. Got the phone out and one of them said that they had a phone and insisted on a tow, sounded suss, situation was safe so we bid them farewell.One of the pricks started to abuse us as we left. Got 100 metres away and they started their motor and took off. Tight asshats only wanted a tow to save petrol.

Been there a few times and I have noted that at high tide I've seen some guys fishing in water up to their thighs/waist.Don't know if they caught anything.

Fair enough, if you take out a mate out and he gps your spots them its ex mate and as with charters many of the spots are unaccessible to small boats. I went out of marion bay on a charter and the skipper heard a beeping noise, mates alarm on his phone and this dude was off the flybridge in a flash wanting to know what the noise was.

It may your secret spot in the ocean that you have created with surplus whitegoods, but how many times have you been going along and find structure on the sounder, stop fish it and catch something, mark it and return only to have some one abuse you as its their spot. How is someone supposed to know, there are no signs saying keep off trespassers prosecuted.

better still wave as I'm having a piss.P

:laugh: :laugh: unfortunateley moving away as they come towards you wouldnt stop some modern gear getting a fix on your possie though :S

If I pull up to spot X and then if it looks like that some other boat is coming my way, I'll pull in all the gear and either wave while having a beer or better still wave as I'm having a piss.They generally kept going.

Been there done that with all the expensive glasses and now use the jarvis walker brand which are very light in weight polarized and comfortable not to mention that they float as well in case you let them have a swim also for $30 u can't really go wrong.Thats just my opinion but may help. :woohoo:

Bummer no job atleast Ill have a life back no working on the weekends and public holidays no doing the late hours selling bait and the few things you've run out of on your way down to your local spot x I dont mind I Might actually get to go fishing myself maybe even a shoot or 2.Any1 got any jobs going lol

Terowie' date=' did you not read the thread earlier in this post re the margins Aussie retailers are already running on, that is of course running shopfronts??? :whistle: Finatic[/quote']Yes I did, but say that you didn't have a shopfront. would your online prices be any different to those that have. in a lot of cases the answer is no.The cabella example that I used to illustrate the huge range of products available both shopfloor ( no good to us here) and online.We have nowhere near the range and its the range of products that you can get from one location is appealing. Their postage can be "expensive" but with some of the gear you just can't get here, just have a look at the fishing range The online retailing is here to stay, it will have to be a case of adapt and offer a decent shopping experience based on range.

Its also about the range that can be had online, I know the market is bigger in the states but you only have to have a look at the cabella site for the amount of gear that available, we are only in the infantile stage when it comes to online shopping.

A smart tackle store owner would be going online themselves and selling from catologues and I do note thats exactly what the smart ones are doing here in ozNo stock on shelves etc etc

So, for all my gear which I've had for years and looked after and bought either new or 2nd hand and if I want to get spares now I can't as far as receipts go I don't have any, either haven't kept them or they have faded and are illegible.This is more like another ploy to dig deep and buy more gear given that you can't fix what you have and that has got to suck big time.:pinch: