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Wow!!!! Too much!! Looks like a good time was had by all......CHEERS.....Tom the Yank

Good job Mate...You made quick work for a good little feed there!! CHEERS....Tom the Yank

Good on you Bloopin!!!! Looks like a great time was had by all!! CHEERS MATE...Tom the Yank

Wow!!! Beautiful conditions....... CHEERS!!! Tom the Yank

Wow!!! Looks like fish fry time at your house !!!!!! Can we come?? I'll bring a fork O.K. mates???? CHEERS... Tom the Yank

I think Musty's pretty much right-on...My experience over the years with moon phases and "catching fish" always depended on spieces and location and bait availability to the fish you are targeting...a lot of times when I think I've got it figured out the fish turn around and make me look like an idiot! Either way ..fish when you can and always give it your best shot and you never know what can happen! We sometimes say "Oh..It's pretty much a waste of time @ so and so or such and such"!.....Well??? How would we know thay if we hadn't "been there and done that"??? Bottom line is ..JUST DO IT!...CHEERS..Tom the Yank

Good job Mate!!!! That Blue is a real TOAD!!!! CHEERS......Tom the Yank

Well Done!!!! Great Mako lot's of good eating there mate!! CHEERS...Tom the Yank

Tirade Update... OUCH!!! I didn't think one of my rants could have stirred the hornets nest.....I guess my main focus should be explained a bit...As a member of the Billfish Foundation I like to see C.P.R.(catch, photo, release) on billfish unless dead due to fighting or a possible record or someones' first fish...As an I.G.F.A. Certified Observer I've seen what some very well accomplished and well to do anglers will do to try to win a huge jackpot in marlin and tuna tournements...I realise Orange roughy Southern Bluefin ect. , are in trouble, ("Chilean Seabass" aka Antarctic Toothfish) should be mentioned, In trouble by the way , due to unsound commercial fishing practices ......and of course a few well placed bribes to Argentine and Chilean Fisheries Ministers of which the Southern Bluefin is not affected but still in trouble no less...I realise not MUCH prawn or squid are caught 30 miles out(however with the proper gear and methods tons can be caught...ie Market and Humboldt squid , Spot prawn , Blue prawn ) and so it goes...Yes deep water fish are in trouble, all the more reason to look closely at bottom draggers (trawlers) and by-catch wastes of up to 90%! When I was active in the Gulf of Alaska our "Target Spieces" went into the hold and everything else went over the side!!!!!! ..I'm a lot older now and know better but if you don't think this is a common everyday practice today,,,in Australian waters, as it is elsewhere you are smoke'n something other than Marlboros!!!I guess my attonement process is trying to raise awareness amongst us.."sport guys"..that we need to be involved to maintain our beloved activity. Yes, industrial and agricultural runoff, un-treated wastewater, erosion due to wreckless logging and de-forestation, effect coral reef and esturine devistation,(I also fish my wife's native Thailand, they can tell you all about it).Yikes!!!All of these issues should and are being adressed at various levels and speeds. I'm not an advocate of an end to commercial fishing...just sane and controlled harvest.This does not mean closures,marine parks and "no take" zones...On the contrary Good science can work miracles!!( Key word.. GOOD SCIENCE).I guess I just get a little excited when I see "bad weather" on the horizon....As to the "Good old day's" bit ..I've fished in California, Mexico, Belize, Guatamala, Costa Rica, Alaska, Hawaii, South Korea, Florida, Maine, Thailand, and a few others as well as, of course Australia. They ALL talk about the "Good old days". I live 2/3 of the time in southern California and 1/3 of the time(for now) in Sydney...My perspective may be different than the next guy but if certain folks are scared that by rock'in the boat on sportfishing issues we'll push Peacenick Groups into all out combat or some such nonsence to shut us down I beleave they don't know the American or Ozzie collective spirits!!........When i'm back in Sydney I'd love to meet with all fellow Raiders @ a Raider function and go fish, get together ect. I'll be easy to find... I'll be the guy with a plank of ice cold Toohey's and a big black eye!!!!Seriously, I do kill and eat fish, lot's of it.......I hope nobody is too bent at my rant, but beware the loss of the "Good old Days" we can stop it dead in it's tracks by working as one big unit, As Fishraiders!!! " Always back your country, only back your government when they deserve it...." Thomas Jefferson.........AUSTRALIA FOREVER!!! CHEERS MATES>>>>Tom the Yank .....Oh! by the way as I mentioned I'm out of town a lot ...I'm glad to hear our inshore/esturine fishes are in great shape! Lane Cove River, Parramatta River(Above the bridge).Botony ect.........(Just don't eat 'em) CHEERS....

Attn. Raiders!!! Musty and Fishermangreg have it spot on. I've posted before on this subject and it remains an item close to my passion! sportfishERMEN MUST UNITE THROUGH GROUPS LIKE FISHRAIDERS OR RISK NOT BEING ABLE TO PASS THIS ON TO OUR YOUNG ONES!!!!! Comercial intrests can make plenty of money 30 miles out to sea using proper and sane fishing methods. Don't be sucked in by greedy bastards who cry the "We have to make a living too" crap. This is, as we used to say in the U.S. Marine Corps ..Bravo Sierra..(B. S.) ....Form groups to lobby govt. to take sportfishers seriously....This takes money and organization but most assuredly can be VERY SUCCESSFUL!!! We have proved this to be true in my native Southern California and currently groups are fighting these people in Alaska. The ammount of jobs the commies..(OOOPS)..comercial boys are talking about are very limited and good riddance if it saves and restores our beloved Hawksbury to use by families. You don't have to be a "Greenick" to want to preserve something that seems to me to be, the natural order of things, like sportfishing. WE ARE NOT THE PROBLEM!!! The ammount of environmental damage we do is nothing in the large scheme of things and frankly, a healthy Hawksbury system also helps the comercial boys in the long run, no matter where those guys fish as long as it's not in our esturine systems! It is insane to let these people ruin an entire system for limited profits that benifet a limited few...For what? Trust me..They will move on when they have destroyed the Hawksbury and "strip mine" a new area all the while bitching about how over regulated and controlled they are...longing for "the old days", "What happened?", ect.., ect.. I USED TO BE ONE OF THEM!! This good oil mates...Ridgy Didg, however ya'll say it .....Stop em now or you'll have broken hearts looking at the results of their handywork.......I love my Hawksbury fishery and already lament the loss of the good old days as told to me by oldtimer fishing mates.....Think what it could be like, Mates, if we ran those wreckless bludgers out of town???? CHEERS......Tom the Yank

God do I want to meet these guys and fish like that!!!!! TOOOO Much!!!! WOW....Tom the Yank

WOW TIM !!!! That is one TOAD SKINNY!!!!!!! Congrats on a huge angling feat....I'm truly stoked for ya mate!!!! Cheers... Tom the Yank

Woah!!!! Good Job Boys!!!! You sure put the knock on that mob and I'm sure ya'll are enjoying some top shelf BBQ tuna and sashimi..........CHEERS.. Tom the Yank

Ross..Sorry to hear things were tough lately but your the BEST and soon the TOUGH GET GOING!!! Things are Kickin' Ass off Baja and So Cal right now....Hope to fish with you when I'm back Down Unduh ta Sydney to visit my son and his family.....CHEERS and Good Hunting......Tom the Yank

Good Job Bigfella!!!! I'm just bummed I couldn't be out there with you as the 26th was my birthday and I'll tell ya a nice Blufer or two would have made my day....Hell,,,, it would have made a super start to a new year!!! Also...ATTN RAIDERS....Bunghead is correct on the handling of fresh tuna ....CHEERS.....Tom the Yank

Trapper...Yikes!! Looks like Tan beat me to it as well!! I HATE HUMBOLDT SQUID!!! CHEERS Tom the Yank

Attn Raiders...Yes those Humboldt Squid have razor sharp beaks the size of a giant parrot and those idiotic divers (At Cabo Pulmo in the East Cape in Baja Cal Mexico) barely got away with their family jewels intact!! Actually you really don't want these guys to show up as they devistate fish populations worse than Hawksbury netters! Besides being really dangerous they are quite messy when hauled aboard.. As my personal encounter with these things has taught me ..uhhhhh...You see one of these guys get out of the water fast as you can because his pals will be soon to join the party of ripping you to shreds....and that's good oil mates!!!!! CHEERS......Tom the Yank ......And by the way...... the only good thing about them is Dynamite calimari or trolling cut off tenticles for big Dorado (Mahi-Mahi) and Toad sailfish....Peace......Out

Flash! Flash!!!! Cow Eyes can occur almost anywhere!!! From Kona to Cabo, Puerto Vallarta to Huatulco....Lahina Roads to Bimini !!!!! Attn. all Raiders!!!! Be on the look-out.. Avoid all Cow Eye people at all costs!!!! Hang in there baby....CHEERS!!! Tom the Yank

All I can say is ......YIKES!!!!! THESE GUYS ARE KILLIN' ME !!!!!!! Tom the Yank

Good mixed bag!!!! Excellent feed there..... (Looks like a Ribbonfish to me.). CHEERS....Tom the Yank

ASJ, Great writing on your piece there ...Nice Jew...Peace.. Out ....Tom the Yank

ASJ.. WoW!!! Top notch job on the beach Jewies mate!! You blokes must have really been stoked at such sweet action. (And I'm sure much more in the future!). Keep it up fellas'.....CHEERS...Tom the Yank

Super job!!! Outstanding YFT.... Lot's o' great BBQ there! CHEERS!! Tom the Yank

Congrats Mate!!! Excellent read ,hope to see more Hawksbury stuff....I'll be looking out for you! CHEERS......Tom the Yank

Congrats on the score jewgal!!! Welcome to Sydney! Great way to start your angling in an area thats new to you..Looking foreward to more sightings.....Check with Jess the Yank @ Tom the Yank profile and gallery......Peace OUT ....Tom the Yank