Grazz64

Nice to see a bit of good news.

Youve seen a few now Cocky' date=' still waiting for our first encounter.[/quote'] yeah gw got more footage on the computer .localy been getting some reds and bronzies .boats in getting some work done ' date='as soon as i get it back gonna fish my guts out[/quote']Good onya Cocky doesnt suprise me youve been a gun on them for awhile now ,not having alot of luck lately local for the Reds,had a crack yesterday camping around the channel for zip, got a feed of squid out there and crabs closer inshore towards St Kilda so all was not lost,Singapore chilli crab tonight yum yum. Doing alot better with the Reds over Ardy and Walla's. Back at the ramp a boat came in behind us around 10pm that had travelled further Nth and had 5 nice Reds the smallest looked around 6-7kgs with the other four all looking like 10kg fish. We tried to do it on the cheap by hanging close as the 150 chews up the fuel and none of us were real financial this week sadly. Was hot but to good a day to waist, you could of water skied out there. Hope its nothing to draining on the bank balance with your boat and just general stuff. Tightlines mate.

haha i may be dumb but i can lift heavy things Piranha' date='[/quote'] thats a pisser Grazz64 I can see that in your profile pic, heavy things that is

Haha, Thanks mate was 27kg's caught on me 2500 Certate Hyper Custom spooled with 10kg braid.The only thing thats really tested it, eats Reds for breakfast and probably my best catch to date tbh.

Sorry guys it was a joke :)I just made it sound a bit like one of their announcments :silly: the fact that it was believed to be true just goes to show the lack of confidence we have in our fisheries dept and government in general

Need to get you out in the tub, maybe we'll get lucky then.

So lets get this straight.......the NSW gov stocks over 50 million natives into its waterways.....our gov has done nothing...........the floods may have washed some into our waterways' date=' our fishing may improve a bit.Our gov pays some uni educated boffins tax payers dollars to work out how many may/may not of been swept down.Bit like a gatecrasher scabbing around the slops bucket of a keg [someone else payed for'] at a party and getting payed for it.Pathetic.

I may be wrong Cal, but I think Pirahna was dead set taking the piss when he put up that comment?I understood it as a completely fictional account of a scientific study Pirahna made up himself.TB

So lets get this straight.......the NSW gov stocks over 50 million natives into its waterways.....our gov has done nothing...........the floods may have washed some into our waterways' date=' our fishing may improve a bit.Our gov pays some uni educated boffins tax payers dollars to work out how many may/may not of been swept down.Bit like a gatecrasher scabbing around the slops bucket of a keg [someone else payed for'] at a party and getting payed for it.Pathetic.

Youve seen a few now Cocky, still waiting for our first encounter.

Nice shot.

Yeh their b@st@rds mate. You'd love to get em alone for 5 minutes. Karma will catch up with them eventually preferably in the shape of some big burly boat owners.I never use sullies but decent of you to get the word out.

Congrats ST,we have two Grandchildren of our own, a girl 4 yrs and a boy 6 months. They are very special to us and we adore them, hard to imagine life without them now. Enjoy mate it just gets better and better.

Yes it was awesome fun' date=' going gain next year but no tuna next time just snapper, we coverd a massive area but im pretty sure it was east of the island, there was some rocks like a small island, i ws more concerned about the tuna lol,[/quote']If you want to chase Tuna again give Herb a call at SA Fishing Adventures and book in for around April which is when we have gone in the past. He fishes out around Nth Sth Neptuneand we've never missed, great guy and for a bit extra he'll fillet them for you back at his place.http://www.safishingadventures.com.au/html/about.htm

GrazzAbsolutely no dig intended - I can see how someone could have misinterpreted "this website"' date=' and assure you that I have no conceptual issues with your posts on the matter.All good, mein herr! [/quote']Cheers Tacklebags.No worries Kon it wasnt a big deal mate as we are all entitled to an opinion, i was just wondering which part i had over emphasised if indeed you actually were refering to me, i would of attempted to explain, i just wasnt sure if you were speaking to me or not.. Its all good mate and i hope if anyone has any issue with what i post would say so and i would endeavour to explain my point etc. I can see it clearly now lol and probably should of realised "this website" wasnt directed at me so tbh im feeling a little bit silly, sorry for the confusion it's all on me really mate, my fault not yours.

Just wasnt sure uhf as i have been vocal regarding it and i do stress points of concern so wasnt sure. I think the ship will remain as long as they see a viable chance of suing the Government for losses incured getting here and while remaining here. Theres also the other school of thought that says where else can it go, not sure why the New Zealand partners and major owners dont take it there and earn a dollar in their waters, New Zealand has some pretty good fishing or is it because they know what they'll get should the try which makes me wonder did they take us for an apathetic lot that would welcome this ship with open arms.

Grazz!The sentence with "this website" then segued to NewMatilda and Greenpeace... I will try to include semicolons next time to make things perhaps a little less ambiguous.

For those that are interested in expressing their views to Mr Geen and Seafish Tasmania you can email him at gerryg@seafish.com.au

Whilst taking this website with a pinch of salt (and possibly some of the details being over-emphasised for effect)' date=' a little googled backgroundhttp://newmatilda.com/media/Seafish_Tasmania_Ownership_briefing.pdfThe ASIC basicshttp://www.abc.net.au/radionational/linkableblob/4198198/data/seafish-tasmania-pelagic-asic-report-data.pdf[/quote']I kind of take acception that kon, all ive written and spoke of is facts ive obtained from various media resources and sites discussing the super trawler issues. If you can show me where ive over emphasised something for affect then please show me. The letter i wrote to Mr Geen may of been over emphasised on some points by me in particular the wealthy and their love of money to the detriment of the enviroment but i wanted this idiot to understand my complete contempt for then man and his Dutch fishing partners, every other post ive made is based on fact and easily accessible to anyone who cares to take an interest.

Mr Geen, You keep harping about the Government stopping you from fishing with Super Trawlers in Australian waters when in fact its the people of this country that have stood up and said "No Way". I'm proud to have a Government turn around and say we made a mistake and the people have told us they don't want this ship in Australian waters and they've acted accordingly on our behalf. If your loosing millions this lays at your feet as you never obtained a license to do so, i fail to see how you can sue but if you do and are successful let the Government repay your costs that doesn't bother me. You and your partners Van Der Plas cannot be trusted, your attempts to hide video footage of your so called net mods that don't work in which you were assisted by AFMA (Who is no longer Trusted) in trying to suppress this footage is one reason, another is that where ever these ships go they decimate fishing stocks including European stocks and West African stocks and fisheries decimated to the point of collapse and were booted out by the West African Government. Your out trying to buy up other quotas to increase your own and your reluctance to speak of this was also a concern for Rec Fishers. Colin Buxton claiming you are only going to take 7.5% down from 10% is just as alarming when the data is ten years old and you and he have no idea what 7.5% equates to in numbers as you don't know what numbers are there in the 1st place, this is laughable. Why does AFMA allow you a doubling of the quota with no scientific data to suggest whether this is safe to do so or not. All of this is very suspicious to Rec Fishers. You say you wont sit in one area and decimate large schools when in fact that's exactly what they do everywhere they go because of the freezer capacity and their ability to stay out there longer and do so. Your all about making money, you and your partners don't give a stuff about that damage you may cause and to save a buck you will sit in one area until its raped and you know it and so do we i feel, i fear that you see smaller trawlers as not making you enough money fast enough, and are looking to cash in and make more money without any concern of what damage may be done to our stocks, i fear you and your partners will just rape and pillage as much as you can get and then once its totally stuffed sell up and move on to something else. What else is disgusting is the renaming of the ship to Abel Tasman in order to appease the flack you knew was coming, you should change the name back immediately if you have any respect for the name Abel Tasman, this bloke would be turning in his grave seeing how you have abused his name for your own financial benefit. You continue to attempt to fish even though in your own state Tasmania the people have overwhelmingly said no we don't want this, Private members bills are being passed in different states to add volume to that "We don't want you to do this" but you don't give a stuff about us so why should we give a stuff about you, you can go broke and go home for all we care mate. You cannot be trusted, you've been caught out on a few issues Ive mentioned above, you are a deceptive character and i feel you will say and do whatever in order to succeed. Your Captain Wilfred Van Duyn says he has never caught a seal or dolphin in his nets is just ridiculous, i feel this is just another bare faced lie in order to gain access to our waters and appease the worry the population has for these species, this man is a liar i have no doubts he has caught seals and dolphins, who was captain of the ship when the footage of your net mods was taken that you and AFMA attempted to suppress. You and your partners are deceptive characters whose only concern is money money money. You choose to use scientists that support your case and ignore those that say this is a destructive and unsustainable way to fish. The rich are a greedy lot and only care about getting richer seen it before and will no doubt see it again. Well Mr Geen over our dead bodies will the people of this country allow you and those that have ruined their own stocks in Europe and everywhere they go to do it here, give up as it isnt going to happen as long as there is a pulse in our veins. If the science isnt there to allow you to fish here which it isnt then you and your deceptive partners fund it, dont ask the Australian people to fund something we dont want and in closing can i just say suck it mate you got what you deserve and i hope you continue to get it to the point you are driven out of this country as your kind of money grabbing types make the rest of us sick to our stomachs. Bugger off the Australian people own whats in our waters and we intend to keep it from you and your unsustainable ways.Graham WilsonAcopy of what i sent to Mr Geen

Received a letter and the Hansard covering the debate from Leon Bignell yesterday, long story short the Private Members bill he wanted introduced to stop the trawler fishing in SA waters was passed. Interestingly the Liberals apposed it but the motion was still passed regardless.Bravo Mr Bignell and thank you.

No. A few quick belts to the head area should do it. I have a "bat" for this. Those guys are just dickheads.

I would imagine very well, i have the 2500 hyper-certate and that handled a 27kg Tuna without to much drama, caught the one in my avatar. Think your Dad is a lucky bloke, he'll be one happy man when he can find a fish to test it then he'll really know how good they are. It will eat Big Reds for Breakfast. All my Red fishing after the ban will be with it and a Live Fibre 5kg stick and hopefully get a heavy fish on light line, currently have 10kg on it time to step down a bit and have some fun.

Well done mate, great fun isnt it, a very visual style of fishing which is very exciting when using surface lures.

Theres a couple on EBay a Certate 3000 and a 2506 due to sell in 17.5 hours. Both used.

Nice video, look like youve done that a few times theres alot going on.

Nice tip on the mono K, never tried lures for yfw but ive had a spark ignited in me via various threads and might have to have a crack at it over summer. Thompsons beach isnt far from my place and ive heard a few blokes speak of catching a few there. Nothing ventured nothing gained.