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Well said Slinky...I couldn't agree more. Cheers, Pete.

No pic unfortunately..he had a big hook in his back and was back in the drink before I got a chance to pick up the camera. It was one solid looking yakka though..I thought it was a small kingie at first. Pete.

Thanks Hodgey for taking some of the mystique out of poppering. I sort of had the general idea after watching others use them, but to see it in black and white...it makes it more easy to understand the technique. I might head down to the lake this arvo and throw one around using your method. Nice weed beds with 6 inches of water covering them. May even raise a flattie on them at the same time. Thanks again for the very informative post. Cheers, Pete.

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true? A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap. Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables? A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system.. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products. Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake? A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grai n. Bottoms up! Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio? A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc. Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program? A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good! Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you? A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ..... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you? Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle? A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach. Q: Is chocolate bad for me? A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around! Q: Is swimming good for your figure? A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me. Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle? A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape! Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets. And remember: "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride" AND..... For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those conflicting nutritional studies. 1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Aussies 2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than Aussies 3. The Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Aussies 4. The Italians drink a lot of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than Aussies 5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than Aussies. CONCLUSION Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

Thanks Stevo...added to your crew. Cheers, Pete.

Well, I was invited to join Team UpYaGo for a trip on the harbour to do some serious damage to the kingfish population by that furry skipper Flightmanager Ross and No.1 Son Brett. It was a spectacular day on the harbour after all the rain. We met at Rose Bay ramp at 0530 and there was Ross helping out a nice looking craft that was having engine trouble in the dark. He managed to get them going again in no time after they asked if he had a certain wrench that they obviously didn't have...Ross rumages around in his kit and produces just the right tool and gets them on their way. Might have to start calling him NRMA from now on and get him a yellow flashing light for his cap.. Off we go into the wild blue dark yonder headed for Balmoral for some yakkas. The sun was just peeking through as we burleyed them up with Ross's secret recipe of herbs and spices that smelled reminiscent of a cross between old socks and lobster bisque...interesting concoction there mate! He had 5 litres of this stuff which we intended using as burley all day to raise kings, but the yakkas were being coy about coming up so it was all used up just trying to gather enough livies for the next stop on the harbour parade...Old Man's Hat. With about 12 livies aboard and the pick dropped at a likely spot on the sounder at OMH, down went the first of the livies, a whole fresh garfish that was still had a sparkle in it's eye it was so fresh... a squid strip and a peeled prawn. Well..the livie was still alive half an hour later completely unmolested, as was the gar and the only thing that took a liking to the prawn was a Maori Wrasse caught by the skipper. After another hour there waiting for the kings to arrive, which they never did...it was decided to hit Clifton. Got there with higher expectations on Mr Seriola being about and out went the same assortment of smorgasbord fishy delights...all dripping in Glowbait...The whole Clifton area looked like a green neon sign there for a while when this stuff was used liberally. it's great on your clothes and skin too I found when I got in the shower when I got home..I thought something terrible had gone wrong with my bodily functions as this green neon stuff was flowing down my legs...arrrgh!! Anyway..no sign of kingies AT ALL at Clifton, but Ross managed a nice flattie (42cm) and a decent bream. Brett was busy up the bow, which is now officially called "The Office" as that's where he does his damndest with SP's flicking the artificials in all directions for not much. All the while, I'm switching baits, hooks, untangling tangles and generally getting nowhere fast. The call goes out ...let's go over to Spot X and see if there's anything about there. This is where it gets interesting..I'm blindfolded, told to lay face down on the deck and a blanket is thrown over me and assorted rods, eskys and burley buckets piled on top of me until I'm finally freed when we get there..(little did they know I fish there regularly Bwwhhaaa) So out goes the assortment of baits and SPs and fish-hog Flighty is on again with a nice bream at 32cm. 3 big bustoffs which were called as kings, but no match for 6lb braid and ping...all on Ross's rod. Brett got one big hit on a yakka which chomped it clean in half...Not a happy camper. Ross then gets a nice hit and this thing does some amazing runs and is called for a rat king or a good trevor...up comes the biggest yakka you've ever seen...32cm long...out comes the hook and in goes a bigger one in his back...more glowbait and this thing lights up Spot X like Kings Cross at night. Ross gets busted off twice more but bustoffs don't fill the kill tank. Time is finally called about 2pm as we'd run out of yakkas...mostly molested by squid or drowned or bored to death near the bottom with a hook in their backs. Back to Rose bay ramp and Flighty says "I bet there's a busload of Japanese tourists there again taking pics as almost every time he returns, they appear. Sure enough...pulling up to the wharf..here comes the bus!! and out come the cameras. I think they think he's some kinda celebrity and with Brett in his signature Berkeley shirt that looks more suited to a dragster driver with no room for more logos...the snappers all shooting pics of the stars of the show. The fish caught..four bream, one flattie and the old wrasse became celebrities in their own right with Ross explaining what they were in his best Japanese which sounded decidedly Italian I think he was also trying to sign them up as raiders, so expect some "different" posts soon After one or two pics of the japanese tourists celebrity sighting..it was time to say a big thankyou to the crew of the good ship UpYaGo. Thanks guys for a great day on the harbour...at least I got most of the yakkas...some consolation eh? Here's some pics of the day..enjoy. Cheers,(A fishless) Pete. Brett in "The Office" Ross putting some pain on a bream The bream finally Who ate my yakka The days catch Ross turning Japanese No, Flathead..not frathead That's right..a Blim

You are on the list Adrian and also as looking for a deckie position. See you there. Pete. Also on the list fellas...nice boat guys. It'll look nice loaded with kinges. Cheers. Pete.

Sorry Byron, but I can't get out tonight..I'm about to go to work now and then get to bed early for a 4am rise to meet up with Flightmanager & Brett to tackle the kingies in the morning. Nice idea though as the beaches look the good at the moment. Good luck if you both go as I'm sure they are holding some nice jewies. Cheers, pete.

Janet...great to have you aboard. Don't know about outfishing Glenn though...us blokes have a certain pride and we get cut to the quick when the gets the better of us....Just kiddin' Looking forward to reading your reports and pics of you holding up some thumper fish (with Glenn in the background licking his wounds) Cheers, Pete.

The Govt. said they would "review" the water restrictions when dam levels reached 70% Don't hold your breath though. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story...from=public_rss Cheers, Pete.

G'day Alan, Mate, I'd love to join you. I've gotta get some more kingie experience under my belt so I can outfish everyone at the social PM sent. Cheers, Pete. PS: Change of plans...Saltrix spot is already taken, so Flightmanager has kindly offered a spot on his vessel.. Thanks Ross...You are a gentleman and scallop! Look out you kingfish!!!!! Team Up Ya Go is after you!

It's going to rain RAIN, rain and more rain. That's the forecast for the next two months as Sydney yearns for a little ray of summer sunshine. The incredible deluge has been filling dams at a rate of knots and has put the Kurnell desalination plant site under water. Appin's Cataract Dam is full for the first time since December 1999, with water starting to spill on Thursday night. Shoalhaven's Tallowa Dam, which supplies that region and is used to top up Warragamba Dam during dry spells, is also full. As at 9am yesterday, Sydney had received a whopping 172.4 millimetres since the start of February, compared with 4.4 millimetres for the same period last year. February's rainfall is already way above the month's average of 116.9 millimetres - and there's no end in sight. Weather Bureau climate officer Shannon Symons said Sydney would experience above-average rainfall in March and April. Rain patterns would be more of the same, she said, because of a La Nina weather pattern across the Pacific Basin. "The bureau's modelling shows this weather pattern will continue until at least early autumn," Ms Symons said. La Nina, the opposite of the drought-causing El Nino, causes extensive cooling of the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. On the east coast, that equates to wetter weather. Sydney's dams are at 64 per cent of capacity, up 3 per cent in just a week. The water supply was at an all-time low at just 33.9 per cent in February last year. Sydney's main water supply, Warragamba Dam, is 25 per cent fuller than it was at this time last year, at almost 58 per cent. Sydney Catchment Authority spokeswoman Alison White said it was "very, very pleasing" to see Warragamba at these levels. "We do enjoy the damp conditions, especially when there is follow-up rain," Ms White said. Steady, consistent rain meant more run-off into water storage because already moist soil did not soak it up, she said. With no more rain and unchanged demand, Sydney now has enough water in storage to last for 3.1 years. Despite the gloom, the drenching rains will be a boon for farmers and supermarket shoppers, Premier Morris Iemma said. Releasing the latest drought figures yesterday, Mr Iemma said large areas of western NSW had moved out of drought for the first time in seven years. "I'm pleased to announce that for the first time in two years only 46.1 per cent of NSW is in drought - down from 52.6 per cent in December," Mr Iemma said. "This is the third successive month that the drought figures have fallen. "Hopefully this will translate into cheaper food at the supermarket cash register, especially for staples like fruit, vegetables and meat." Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said the Bourke area was out of drought for the first time since June 2001. Conditions in Brewarrina, Cobar, Hillston, Moree, Nyngan and Casino were improving, he said. Today's forecast in Sydney is for showers clearing, followed by a couple of days of fine weather. But don't throw away your umbrella. More rain is expected on Wednesday, the weather bureau said.

Nice report Mike and glad you at least scored a feed. This February weather is a bugger, but the good thing is you have the harbour to yourself practically. Nice sized kingy and very enjoyable with the ale I'm sure . Cheers, Pete.

He did well MrMagoo. Wish we got to see the fish in the end but his technique was certainly there and making ground on the fish. Good on him. Cheers, Pete.

Ya gotta be happy with that lot. Some quality fish there. Just shows to go ya...listen to the kids...it must be a 6th sense and RH has the midas touch by the looks of it. Great little session, even if it was uncomfy. Cheers and congrats, Pete.

Well done Peter in the crappy conditions. You always seem to get a feed no matter what mother nature throws at you. Cheers, Pete.

Good on ya Jim Cheers, Pete

Thanks Lee...Yeah, lets hope they are still about next week. Roberta..I bought those paddle tails in the cheapo markdown bin at GoFish Pete's the other day and didn't think much of them at the time, but they are definitely the go in the murky water at present..nothing else seemed to work yesterday. Brett: Thanks mate..looks like i'm a placcie man from now on...or until they stop catching fish and it'll be back to the WB Horses for courses I suppose. Cheers, Pete.

It was my pleasure Adrian and hope you enjoy the flattie tomorrow. They taste better after overnighting in the fridge anyway. No, the nickname had nothing to do with it...just that I have plenty in the fridge. Holler next time you feel like hitting the old lake..I'll be there. Sorry you didn't manage one in the chilly conditions. Cheers, Pete.

Looking smart my arse Byron..Here's the wider shot with Gulf Alive juice all down my shorts...Looks like I pissed my pants.

After Throw Me A Fish (Adrian) posted about a quick session at Pipeclay Point tonight at Narrabeen Lake..who was I to refuse meeting a fellow raider in my backyard. We were to meet at 6pm for a fish until sunset at 8pm. I decided to hit it a bit earlier at 5pm, just to suss out how the conditions were. Seabreeze said it would be a 10 knot breeze from the SW..perfect wind for fishing Pipeclay spit..WRONG!! It was a sou-easter and bloody cold and blowing straight in your face...Oh well..make the most of it i says to myself. The water was a little clearer than last Wednesday when I fished it last..then it was like milk coffee...today was more like strong black tea after all the rain we had here yesterday. It was dead low tide and the sandspit was still underwater by about 10cm...Must have been lots of water flowing into the lake from that storm..It looked more like high tide. I waded out and flicked a few different SP's about for just one hit...must have just lipped him as he gained his freedom after a short tussle. Switched to the lure that worked on Wednesday..a squidgie silver fox paddle tail and was casting to the west of the spit as the wind was just too strong to cast east into the breeze. Third casts of the said lure and I get slammed and a nice flattie breaks the surface and does a roll like a crocodile and promptly spits the hook almost at my feet...Damn!! Knowing how lazy flatties can be, I thought I'd just do little casts around where I lost it..about 2 meters in front of me and guess what!!..He's on again. This time, I made sure the hook was properly home and he did a couple of big runs.. Finally got him to the net and he's mine. Never caught the same fish twice before, so that was a first..It went 51cm, which wasn't too shabby. Adrian was caught up in traffic and arrived about 6:45, so not a lot of light left to fish. We both tried all sorts of SP's to no avail after that. Packed it in at 7:45 as he had to pick up his in Nth. Sydney. She apparently said she'd like a feed of fish for dinner, and as Adrian's screen name here is Throw Me A Fish, I did just that as I still have some in the fridge from Wednesday's session. Enjoy mate. Good to meet you Adrian and hope to hook up for another session again in the future. Hooked Up (Lee) and myself are going to have another session next week as well, so hopefully, the lizards are still about then. Here's a pic of Mr. Lizard. Cheers, Pete.

Yeah, a shame you can't join us Lee. Next week we'll catch up for sure anyhow. Hope we can post up a mess of lizards report later tonight. This will also test out your theory of the outgoing tide being better as tonight it will be on the rise. Cheers, Pete. ps: Anyone else want to join us..come on down to Pipeclay Point at 6pm..there's plenty of room to fish there.

Compromise mate..split screen of both or one that changes on and hope that she's watching the wedding pic whenever she glances over The Winch sounds like a superhuman...landing a marlin in just over a minute has to be some sort of world record. Pete.

Yep, you've got me interested. Meet you down there around 5:30pm...rising tide and a light SSW blowing...should be just about right for Mr. lizard. I'll drop you a PM now. Cheers, Pete.

Top report Robbie and well done again. It must have been a great feeling getting him/her boatside after those blistering runs. At least you have some great pics to remember a once in a lifetime for many fishing experience. I think I can now see why the human winch in called that..gonna be a big lad when he grows up eh? Again, congratulations on a fine C&R of one of the best fighting fish in the sea. Congrats too to the Captain and crew of Broadbill...fine work fellas. Cheers, Pete.