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Chewy, a 4000% increase is 40 Carp to maturity for each breeder Still its a scary number if you think that in 3 years, those 40 carp will breed another 1600, and within 3 years after that 65,600. 100 carp now = 6,560,000 in 6 years.... It's probably capped based on food and environmental factors, but it's easy to see how they choke a waterway.

Excellent news! I might redeem myself by not getting a donut for the week!

it doesn't really say much about whats happening, does it? It's always a bit worrying when the government prefers us speculating rather than informing

Taking a well deserved break from work next month and heading to Tuross Head for a week or so. Does anyone know how the lake is fishing? Is it open to the ocean still?

My 4.75m tinnie with a 60hp 4 stroke uses about 13 litres give or take for a day out. Most of that is estuary running though, but I cover about 20-25 kilometres a day and I'm not light on the throttle most of the time. If you're new to boats I'd suggest heading outside any great distance will be something you'd want to take slow while you gain boating skills. I've had mine 2 years and I still won't venture far from the heads.

I have a lower back disc injury from a motorcycle accident and there are a lot of exercises you can do to reduce the pain and weakness. Too hard to explain in writing but I'll try and find some websites for you and send a PM. In short though, there is no substitute for being reasonably fit. Everything the physio taught me was about strengthening your core muscles, the deep abdomonals that underpin your torso stability.

Having predators like dolphins and seals around would spook the fish I'd imagine?

Jamie's probably right, it's a famous spot to scuba dive with grey nurses.

When I was a kid we used to use a dough mix with cotton wool shredded up and mixed in to hold it together. I can't remember the exact recipe but maybe using flour and egg with some water and cotton wool would make it stickier? I remember mixing it up til is was a thick sticky mess - great fun when your a kid!

I've got an in-line valve on my live tank input so I can choke the flow coming in to keep it balanced with the outlet. Only cost $10 or so from a boat shop.

It's a story I should post in my previous bloopers post.... I had a burley bomb over the side, tied off with a cord to the side of the boat with a loose knot. Pulled up the anchor, took off (not retrieving the burley bomb of course)and the knot gave way. The coil of cord was on the floor and got wrapped around the butts of 2 rods and took them over the back of the boat at about 26 knots.

I packed some rods in a similar tube for a trip to Queensland a few years back. I didn't bother padlocking it though, I just gaffer taped the screw on end up and it arrived fine.

In an unfortunate mishap last weekend while taking a work mate for his first ever fishing trip I lost my 2 favourite rods over the side of the boat. I spent a bit of time researching what was out there and decided on the following replacements: Gary Howard Bay Hunter 7' 6kg with a Daiwa Legalis 3000, spooling with 12lb Berkeley Nanofil Daiwa TDT 7' graphite 2-4kg with a Daiwa Legalis 2500, spooling with 5lb Power Pro braid The Gary Howard will be for bait and small lure trolling, the Daiwa for Soft Plastics and blades. Thoughts or opinions?

If the whiting had a minnow in it you could have had a "Minflatting" the fishing version of a "Turducken"

Taking a mate from work out on Friday, perhaps around Flint & Steel and Lion Island. Just checking to see how people have been doing around that area, what should we be targeting and which baits are working?

If you don't mind the cold Sawpit Creek in the snowy's national park gets swarmed by kangaroos, possums and wombat at dusk. Lock up your food in a solid box if you don't want it all eaten. Swapit Creek Google Maps

I've got a 4.75m forward steer Brooker which I'm very happy with. The thing to remember though is I think any tinnie in that size range is going to get a bit wet when you encounter serious chop. If you really want a spot safe from the spray get a bimini and clears made up for it. Will set you back $1000-$1500 or so but well worth it on ugly days. I bought mine new and Brooker represented the best value for money at the time in my view, but some swear by the Quintrex hulls and don't mind paying the extra. In the 2nd hand market I imagine the price difference is lower.

The missus and I did ours at Seaschool behind the Fish Markets and they were very good. Considering my partner had no previous boating experience and lacked confidence I found them very patient and helpful. Pre-study does help as I was able to explain many of the terms and help her with the details which helped on the day. If you are new to boating I'd suggest finding a friend who has some experience and quiz them on the bits you don't understand after reading the book. Good luck

If you're looking for a spot around botany bay to launch try the boat ramp at Kyeemagh. It gets busy on the weekends but it's fairly cheltered in the Cooks River and has plenty of easy access for loading and unloading. If you're going to practice rolling it - don't swallow the Cooks River water! You'll probably grow gills and a third eye

Buy flowers and chocolate and tell her you'll pay for it with your beer money... works for me, then after a couple of weeks she feels sorry for me and gives me the beer money back

Considering my Yammie 60 4 stroke runs all day on about 12-15 litres with a standard prop, it would be a long time paying itself off.

I put two 1 metre strips under my gunwales and their brilliant, figuratively and literally. I've got them wired to a dash switch, and I only turn them on when I need to do something. Otherwise I just leave the anchor light on. They will draw very little current so if you use them sparingly you shouldn't have a problem over night. If your concerned about power use a motorcycle battery on a seperate circuit for a cheaper option and use a battery charger to top it up at home. If you do run it flat then you've still got your normal battery for everything else.

The economic theory is that in mature industries where there is little differentiation between products (think electricity and groceries for example) customers become more sensitive to price. When a business operates on a cost leadership strategy their resources are arranged to maximise efficiency. If their business operations pollute, and attract carbon tax, their costs go up and they become uncompetitive. Customers should shop around and use their purchasing power to reward low emission companies who pay less tax. Basically they are letting consumer market forces influence companies to reduce emissions.

Cheaper than a gym membership

The recommended length for anchor rope is 3-7 times the depth you're anchoring in. The stronger the current and/or wind, the longer the rope should be to ensure a solid anchor point. Chain I think is recommended as the length of the boat or greater, allowing for movement of the bow with wave action, theoretically the longer the better but who wants to drag in 20 metres of chain 5-6m should do the job in most circumstances I'd think.