trihull

Am thinking of getting myself one of these cameras, GoPro Hero 3 HD Has anyone got one, if so what is your opinions on these camerasGood and Bad points ? Accessories to get with it, LCD Screen etc ?

Picked these up at Bunnings for twenty bucks. Aluminium handles with stainless steel nose. No lanyard or pouch. Way less grief if they go over the side compared to some other brands!
 
 
 

Once Again, Alex,  you never cease to amaze & produce fish.. !!!!!                

Port noarlunga was slaying on saturday, all day. There were plenty of schools of small salmon trout that kept coming past. We managed to land over 40 fish and kept only 24. It was awesome fun
 

 

 

 

final result, a few vacuum sealed packs of worms ready for the northern flats

Saw a YouTube clip on those,  you know you could also add the larger lumo beads into the heads of the plastic squids..... fills them out better and stops squid from fouling hook
 
 
Well Done !!!!         

Yep...dont think twice bud..JUST DO IT.. As nike would say..nah in all seriousnous...i wouldnt think twice about contactin bud...some serious knowledge an work there champ.. my boats first port of call for me..think ul be surprised..B-)
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Silk, as nike would say, just do it
book in with Ryan mate you will not regret it
just wish i had the spare cash to get some things done on my rig

YES INDEED !!
 
Even if you just bought the one Fin Nor Lethal, and you still would have over $1300 in your back pocket !!!
 
But then you have those who swear black and blue, that a brand name means everything...... 

silk,
 
Firstly you need to state what engine you have, if you want help finding an "authorised servicing agent"
 
Next, you probably won't like this one, BUT, you will need to take your engine to the dealer and PAY for a documented report, diagnosis / repairs, and if required photographic evidence. 
 
You will not find a service agent that will repair your engine for free.........
 
Once you have all of this, and it is found that you are correct in your claim of shoddy work, then you have the required evidence to take it to the Small Claims Tribunal, or Today Tonight, to try and recover your previous costs, and for the costs of the repairs. 
 
Hope that this helps out somewhat
 
Trihull

silk,
 
Firstly you need to state what engine you have, if you want help finding an "authorised servicing agent"
 
Next, you probably won't like this one, BUT, you will need to take your engine to the dealer and PAY for a documented report, diagnosis / repairs, and if required photographic evidence. 
 
You will not find a service agent that will repair your engine for free.........
 
Once you have all of this, and it is found that you are correct in your claim of shoddy work, then you have the required evidence to take it to the Small Claims Tribunal, or Today Tonight, to try and recover your previous costs, and for the costs of the repairs. 
 
Hope that this helps out somewhat
 
Trihull

Not a good story to read & going through an ordeal like that.
 
Firstly try Trihull's idea, if it doesn't work then.
 
I would suggest your girlfriend to take the boat to a marine shop that specializes in the brand of outboard she has. Have it repaired to her satisfaction with a report done on previous repairs that was carried out.
Then send a bill or claim back to the Alberton repairer. If this doen't work then
 
Put all the documents together & you may need legal assistance to write up a affidavit as a witness, then serve them with a summons to appear in the Minor Claims Court, this may jolt them into paying up before going to court also.
 
I know using just a Queens Counselor demanding payment works very well    

Yesterday, baddams (James), Fishingmad (Joshua) and I headed to the onkaparinga river. James managed to land 2 tiny mulloway (20 and 24cm) in the first hour or so then it was all quiet.



We moved back and forth without landing any fish, we had heaps of tiny bites but no hookups. Then we moved back to the original spot and landed 2 more bream. Near the end of the day, we bumped into something different. The video says it all.

It's under discussion here: http://www.strikehook.com/index.php/topic/24891-boating-and-fishing-at-westlakes-under-threat/
 
I think a little more information is relevant and pertinent before views are expressed.
 
When they say "at certain times" what times are they considering, and for what specific reason.
 
I'm sure some reasons and times would be quite legitimate and pertinent, kie: maintenance of drains, divers checking things such Caleurpa toxifolia, large organised on water events such as dragon boat racing, etc.
 
What I fear is that it instead simply provides unlimited power to the council, to close the lake off at will, for whatever reason they come up with, ie: complaints from residents, litter left behind, noise, dont want non-residents hanging around the area, or simply for no stated reason whatsoever.

carp + 4.5HP 4Stroke =
 

 
......a bit of bran to soak up the excess juice.
 
Kinda reminds me of the movie Fargo.

Hi Stuart
While on awards, who won the fishing rod design competition ? Haven't seen any results as I may have missed it.
 
Thanks Reg 

That is true and I will be buying a Fin Nor Lethal myself as apart of my surf outfit but the thing is the lethal just does not feel any where near as good as a Saltiga........I don't know if that warrants the $1200 difference though.

Well done, I see you made Page 3 Sunday Mail 29th June             

Here is a shot I took this morning on my way for a morning Hills fish! Loved the colours and cloud formation in the sky. I couldn't help but stop and take it in!
 

Here is a photo I took moments before i got hit with the front that came in this afternoon! 

Love how there was such dark clouds rolling in yet you still see the sun as it was setting.

And shows the roughness of the water!
 
 
This looks even better at the true resolution however due to the site only allowing 4.88mb max pics i got to shrink it down to fit!
 
 

Catching a bag or 2 … or 6! of Yellow Fin Whiting has not been a problem recently. There are always plenty around in the right places.However I have struggled to land many of the better size fish. I have had my share of bites, even plenty hook ups, although I was not happy with the hook up rate. And lastly and most frustratingly staying hooked up. I have had some big blistering runs, from big bruising YFW on light tackle in the shallows. Only to find my hooks pulled. Yes they are definitely YFW and not Flathead. You can tell by the distinct differences in their head shakes. The Flathead thrash and swing their heads from side to side whereas YFW tug their heads downwards trying to get back down to the sand. And on occasions I have seen their tell tale silver flash. They are nearly always hooked on the longest cast when you do not get much of a chance to see colour. I have never landed the best of the Yellow Fin Whiting that I have hooked.Well I can find them. I can get them to bite, although with a poor hook up rate and when hooked up my hooks would pull once we were into a fight. I had to have a rethink about what I was doing.
 
I paid a visit to a congenial veteran of the tackle industry, Trevor Rea at Gotcha Tackle on Magill Rd Stepney. Trevor has extensive experience as a land based fisho with many an unbelievable tale. There has been plenty of tales of monster size YFW, but Trevor is the only person I know that can look me in the eye and tell me he has caught a 55cm YFW. Albeit a while back. And a mate of his has had 60+ cm fish, whilst fishing along side him. When he digs up photos, which I am urging him to do I will scan & post them up. Well you cant buy that experience and it soon became apparent.
 
Trevor listened intently to my problem, then quietly walked down along a display shelf, returning with a packet in hand saying “This is what you need. Give up the long shank hooks” In his hand was a packet of Gamakatsu #4 octopus hooks. He looked at me and said “stop thinking Yellow Fin Whiting and start thinking Bream” Big Yellow Fin Whiting behave more like Bream than whiting. The penny dropped. I have always inspected the stomach contents of the fish I catch. I find the bigger YFW always have, apart from worms, crabs, nippers, prawns, whitebait, and even a baby octopus. Below a pic of stomach contents from a previous catch.
 

 
Exactly the type of food you expect a Bream to eat. So they could be expected to attack your bait in a similar manner to bream. I once had a huge YFW attack and hang onto for a while a whole pilchard on 3/0 hooks intended for Flathead. I described my current trusted and very reliable rig (below) to Trevor.
 

 
He said “you are assuming it attacks the worm from the bottom” Well yes! He was challenging my hard and fast assumptions. Great! I was getting a fresh look at what I was doing. This is the rig he suggested and assured me from his own experience, of changing his own technique, that my hook up rate would double. This is his suggested rig;
 

 
I have tried this rig out in my last 2 sessions. On the first session it was very windy and the big YFW that normally hang around the shallow nipper beds are not around in these conditions. I did finish with a bag of YF between 30-34cm It was interesting to note all the bigger YF took the top hook and I doubled my hook up rate. It was only small YF and Puffers that took the bottom hook. Yesterday the weather was looking good and I headed out with great anticipation. It was on the first 2 casts that I found a couple of 31cm YF. From then on I tried to avoid them. There was an easy bag of fish for the taking, in the 29-33cm range but my focus were the bigger specimens. So I focussed on areas that hold less but larger fish. The rig works well! I did not lose a single good fish today and probably only missed one great bite. I kept 15 fish 31-40cm.
 

 
The best sizes were; 2 @40cm, 2@38cm and 2@36cm
 

 
Taking up the whole shelf of the fridge while chilling down before filleting.
 

 
I thought I was doing pretty well, but there is always room for improvement. Listen, review and have a rethink. Well it is satisfying to have changed my rigs with great results.Now a 50+ cm Yellow Fin Whiting can realistically go onto my bucket list! Cheers, Des

Went squidding in my uncles boat on the weekend and made a quick clip hope you enjoy!

Well i went out Fishing Yesterday, The fishing wasn't the greatest but the views and scenery were certainly awesome!

Would love to wake up to this every morning! 

Would you agree?
 

Here is an black and white one i just quickly whipped up.......
 
This one isnt HDR though......
 

Looks the goods there Moggy,  might have to look at doing the re-rigging thing as well..... got a few to do.............