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Thats not a mullet or a whiting its DEFINATELY a good sized tommie ruff "note the dark tips on tail" and its "big yellow eye"

Hey mate, the one you lost was a BPH.So you can buy the same one when your in a store.cheers.

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What a woman! Thats a sweet lookin boat thats 4sure....to many things on this site make me jealous....im quiting !nice charger burnout too!

As long as the pros are pillaging all of the cockles and selling them interstate as food then we'll be sweet paying top dollar here for them as bait ;)Clearly have thrashed one area so we can just "share" with them and they can empty the next before its closed off.Such a pity you have to think twice about buying cockles...

ive caught a bat with my braid, it got tangled as i casted out ! crazy thing. and iv caught a chicken carcase with a yozuri once and on a 6/0 too diffrent jettys diffrent night.

dont think i really need too look out mate after all its a free ocean and if you try fishing where i pull in for a swim then you might aswell be standing on the shore ,cant say ive ever crossed anyones line before either im not having a go just not all boaties are inconciderate true there are some that dont care just find most of us would rather avoid the mess of your line around the prop shaft and doing a seal on the bottom leg . :laugh: MM

Those stats are spookily spot on Weavs. cheers brenton

One thing i have noticed is that the super moons are closely tied to river murray floods and other natural phenomenon. Super moon 1955, 1974, 1992, 2005, 2011

i dont have much success fishing during the night while there is a full moon and a clear sky, im only talking landbased by the way but i have though found that day time fishing is better during this time, and i usually do better during the day rather than the night .also the night before and after a full moon...i try to avoid.i rekon i do better 4 nights b4 the full or 4 nights after ....yall think im crazy ..i bet!

i dont have much success fishing during the night while there is a full moon and a clear sky, im only talking landbased by the way but i have though found that day time fishing is better during this time, and i usually do better during the day rather than the night .also the night before and after a full moon...i try to avoid.i rekon i do better 4 nights b4 the full or 4 nights after ....yall think im crazy ..i bet!

It seems to me that weather forecasting can never be 100% accurate, as nice as that might be.Given the number of variables possible, I'm surprised how oftyen they DO get it right :cheer:

didnt really think the thread was as bad as it is on the snyder, so yeah,...bout time it gets an ovehaul... changed mind on the yellow and metalic red thread, just didnt look right with the maroon rod..., so stripped it all off and started again...going gold backing with black thread... same deal, the red just didnt work...black and gold is the go i thinkthe heat beat me today though, and am working for a few days so wont be onto it again for a while...ive got a funny feeling im going to run out of gold thread though.. thought it was a 100mtr spool, but shes only a 50mtr... the line clip used with an alvey

Hi, ive used Mr Sheen to clean my rods a few times and was happy with the outcome.I also once experemented with an old broken rod with a clear varnish that id bought from some tackle shop. Wasnt happy with that outcome as it just flaked awayjust by using my fingernail.Then i tried the 2 part epoxy resin that you mix yourself, this is deffinetly the way to go!projoe is giving you good advise , as this is the way i did mine too on a warm day.A turning machine will help lots too , it makes it all even ...roknev uses a spit motor ,and i will too next time im rebuilding.Harry

TP as long as its soft and thickish and reaches way more than just the water off the highest jetty, ill put up a pic 4 ya too...lolthe middle rope is 20 years old plus,think silver rope is right name for it.the bottom one is nearly brand new ...never used yet ...i think. top one is thinnest 12mm i think.oh yea if you buy it from a boating shop get them to splice the ends for you , then you can use it as a tail rope easily too.i had to work all this crap out myself ya know!Harry

landbased can be more criticallose one early & that's it.but if there good numbers of fish there well they will keep on coming.every days a new daycheersBigAsh

first step.. work out what is exported to other countries. and cut that from the pro licenses quota. as obvisouly we are not catching what australia needs there for we are taking more than required. if we are all for preserveing fish stock for australians then set a maximum exported quota. this country is renowned for raping itself to supply the rest of the world. AT OUR EXPENSE!

ban it they may but there are always loop holes some where .you would have to see what the wording of the new law to see what you can get away with .I mainly fish off the bottom cast out my penn 6/0 or what ever with a lump of squid or fillet and chill and what ever happens will this effect me who knows .So for now shark as much as you can and stick it to the man because i will

if they ban shark fishing fisheries have no balls.

I agree! The problem is, with the prices being paid on the open market, from a fishers point of view, when that's how you make a living, and with the quality of our seafood, you'd be mad not to take advantage of increasing your profit margin through export.As much as I'd like to see quotas cut, and top quality Australian seafood remaining in Australia, I can't really see that ever happening.

im not against exports.. but surely if we are finding our numbers dropping in our local waters.. its the exports that should be cut back to feed our own nation first.. just my views. i just dont believe in raping our country to supply the rest of the worlds needs. when we injure our own nations ability to survive.goes with a lot of things.. imports/exports of oil/gas/seafood/citrus/automotive markets the list goes on..it really should come down to what is sustainable for AUSTRALIA not for the world.

Funkychicken, cant help u with accomadation but kingscote jetty is one of SA's best rec fishing platforms, day time might be a little slow at times , but you will still catch squid , tommies and gar. King george whiting are there as well if ur patient, kingfish, salmon .At night this jettyturns into a snook mans paradise...lol even good size trevally can be caught .its a top spot and easy fishing.

shark fisho please elaborate on exactly why you believe taking a shark for a feed is a bad thing surely you dont believe there is a shortage of any kind..or that there is any evidence that there is a decline in numbers...

Hardly any debates are ever won No one really agrees in the end but I suppose it's cool to have somewhere you can talk and show your opinions to people who have an understanding of what fishing is about and why we all feel so passionate about it. I really don't have anyone that I can talk to that truly understands my obsession with fishing and the ocean but I know I can always turn to you lads and ladies on here and get opinions from people who understand.We'll never all agree on things but all you have to do is read the outrageous opinions that have been made by people on the bronzie this topic was started about...http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/bronzed-aussie-turns-up-for-beach-weather/comments-e6frea6u-1225944752103Honestly what I have learnt from reading people's comments on that article are that non-fishoes truly do not understand what fishing even involves. They seem to not be aware that sharks are in the water everywhere and it's not the fisherman that make them come in. One lady seems to believe that the person who caught the shark has now drawn a tonne more bronzies into the area and he should now be responsible for anything that happens to swimmers. I truly believe that most people don't realise a squid, tommy ruff or even a snapper has as much right to be in the ocean as a bronzie yet they all eat these things. This is why I feel this forum is a godsend and I am so thankful I've joined and been able to discuss an obsession with like minded people. I do apologise if I have come across as specifically targeting anyone personally in this topic but all I'm really trying to do is get explainations behind people's comments so I can better understand why they feel that way.All we can do is represent our chosen passion in the best light possible and inform others as best we can so they can better understand why we're so passionate.CheersSS