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Try Joe Crafts bay at low tide. I haven't pumped nippers there but it would seem a likely spot.

Great report and great to see you didn't let the weather stop you. It is a fantastic time of year to be out on the water. Might inspire a few of us to do the same.

Read the "Best Ever Tips For Blackie Fishing" thread on this page - 2nd post in this forum.

Thanks gazza, I will have a running copy soon. Great to hear that a simple setup works.

How does your pump attach to the hull? Do you keep the pump running when underway? cheers

And I thought the visitor tickets were expensive.

I gave it a miss at 12.95 cover price. This forum and other web resources have made it very hard to part with cash for a few pages of information. There is a wealth of jewfish knowledge right here. There is a wealth of knowledge here.

I should add that it was comments regarding the edibility of bonito on this site that convinced me to eat one in the first place. Usually they would just be bait. It was delicious - pan fried in oil with some black pepper and lots of lemon juice.

Thanks for the tips. That bonito looks great George. I could get a fillet off the bonito OK - and I don't usually fillet fish, I like to cook them whole. Filleting the fish was straightforward, as was removing the bloodline. It is getting the skin off the fillet that I found next to impossible with bonito. Could you skin them before cutting the fillet off?

Seems all recipes call for bonito fillets to be skinned. I tried this recently but attempts to remove the skin with a fillet knife were destroying the fillets. I used a method that is successful with flathead - cut through the fillet to the skin and lay the blade along between the fillet and the skin, pulling the skin in a sawing motion, rather than cutting with the knife. Having said that, I don't usually remove flathead skin either. I abandoned the attempt and fried the fillets with the skin on. The skin shriveled away to nothing and the fillets came out great. Is there a particular method for skinning bonito? Is it necessary?

Comparing the motor to an ipad inspires no confidence at all.

Thanks beginner. For anyone in the same situation - and I am - your write-up and photos are very useful & encouraging.

Most tackle stores will have the hoop-style nets. Around $6 each. You can use five of these per licenced fisherman. A trap that is suited for mud crabs will be around $30.00 You can only use one of these and no hoop nets at the same time. You'll catch blue swimmers and mud crabs in the hoop nets. But you wont catch a blue swimmer in a mud crab trap. You do get some bloody big eels in them though. Buy them from someone reputable who can help you out, you don't want to get caught with an illegal style trap.

Sand Crab?? (Ovalipes australiensis) http://www.woodbridge.tased.edu.au/mdc/Species%20Register/crabs.htm

It's free. parsley bay is more protected than mooney mooney.

Easy place to get yabbies is on the Tea Gardens side of the Singing Bridge or just up from the boat ramp on the Hawks Nest side. The beach has been full of weed lately, no good for fishing. Locals told me that it has been that way for weeks. Live beach worms usually available at the Hawks Nest sports store, or plenty on the northern end of the main beach.

What about 3rd party insurance to cover both people and property? Particularly for boats that are not worth insuring for loss or theft.

Thanks Roberta. I have never tried for these - but I will be using your advice over the next few weeks.

A wharf has been added to the Silverwater boat ramp. Now all it needs is dredging. In one of the photos you can even see the dreaded wash from the rivercat

I had a similar experience and thoughts on Saturday night near Bar Island. Heaps of tiny single strand webs

It's really not gazza. For example, the rta site states that "Trailers under 250kg do not require a safety check." http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/registration/safetycheck/othercheck.html#trailer Does this mean that no blue slip is required for a home-made trailer or for a trailer with lapsed registration? It is not clear at all. Pink slips are not required (safety check) for these once registered. But an ID check would still be required (the old Blue Slip) and surely a safety check is part of this process. A mate of mine is in this situation - trailer rego has lapsed (not renewed within 3 months) and the exact requirements for re-rego are not clear at all and not easy to find on the rta site, if they are there at all.

Old style red & white feather lures. Stripies eat these like lollies.

Thanks. I will check with sponsors for ideas and fitting. The CMC units are the ones I am interested in. Just looking for any feedback from those who may have installed. Any other options?

Does anyone have experience with fitting an aftermarket tilt & trim unit to their boat? I don't have the expertise to fit one of these, so I would be taking it to a shop to have the whole job done right. Any tips would be appreciated.

I have no boat insurance. I have a boat that is over 20 years old and the quotes I received were too expensive to justify. But this means I also have no third party insurance. Does anyone know if 3rd party property damage insurance is available for boats? My boat might not be worth much, but if I am liable for damage to other property or people then the sky is the limit. Is marine insurance different than say car insurance in this regard? Do the same rules apply? How many tinnies / tenders etc are out there with no insurance whatsoever?