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What a beautiful old girl eh? Pretty damned good for H&C...must be some decent fish in there now.
Love the swimming off shot. Last big old girl I got (75cm), she just laid there for about 2 minutes and slowly Kicked her tail and leisurely swam off...not a bit skittish of me standing next to her.
Great session and now I want a B&E Roll
Flightmanager??? Do you make house calls??Cheers,
Pete.
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This is where i probably should say something about sp's but all I will say is - how good do whitting go. A 30cm model pulls as hard, at times, as a big bream. If you are nailing them in the shallows then they go even harder.
I reckon they are one of the best fish to target on light line. I have had them on the flats at Miainbar jumping out of the water like a salmon.
Nice job Pete.
Dave
Good on ya Dave...600 posts!! and you didn't bag SPs
once Yeah mate...this thing felt rather large on light line and went like a cut cat.
Just had him for dinner, beer battered fillets and Deeeeeelicious!!
I tried a small popper on them today too for zip...might have to target them on the outgoing nearer the entrance soon.
Cheers,
Pete.
Pete
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nice fish pete
looking at the colour of your sp , iwonder how pink nippers would have scored
yes its very busy this time of year on the lake
peter
Yeah Peter...Nippers might just be the trick...I think this bloke may have been a lone
ranger in that part of the lake as no others even touched it after that one.
I was surprised the bloodworm SP didn't get more hits.
Just got my yabbie pump fixed, so will gather some next week and try them.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Looked at seabreeze and saw the NE wind pretty good for another session at the end of
Robertson St...this time doing a proper comparison on SPs vs bait.
Had some frozen whitebait (not as good as last sessions unfortunately) and threw those around for a big donut.
There were lots of families fishing today, crossing lines and paddling canoes and splashing about which made for difficult fishing.
Soon ran out of the WB to pickers and the smallest bream known to man. I swear one was smaller than the long shank I was using and a quarter the length of the WB.
Time to give the placcies another run.
Tied on a nitro 1/8th jighead and got into the Gulps in the car boot. First up, the 2" shrimp in pearl..3 just sized bream hit them in quick succession and quickly released. The families by this stage were getting more noisy and stirring up the water.
I walked away from the madding crowds and wandered the shallows to the south of Robertson St..not much happenning and was switching between the shrimp and the 3" minnow in P.Seed and flicking between the weed beds.
The I got hit that put a nice bend in the rod and off he went like a scalded cat.
He buried me in the weed bed, so kept some pressure up to him until he decided it was safe to swim off.
Got control of him again and after 2 more blistering runs, finally got him beside me to lift him out of the water (the net was back on shore and I'm in waist deep water).
It was a nice 30cm whiting that sure had plenty of life in him...It sure felt bigger with the runs he took.
Walked him back and got a pic of him and decided he's dinner tonight.
Nothing much after that apart from a couple of tiddler flatties that took a shine to Gulp bloodworms.
Gave it away after that and left it to the increasing family kayakers and swimmers.
So today..SPs won the battle...Not the world's biggest fish, but all the more satisfying knowing he took an artificial.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Young RH is certainly showing how it's done lately
That smile is right out of a Kodak moment commercial I reckon.
Good stuff and good luck on the upcoming trip.
You might have to handicap him by making him use your rod
Cheers,
Pete.
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Well done to the lads Matt..Some nice lizards there and a good
family feed in that lot.
I bet they will pester you for another session like that real soon.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Gday Pete,
Nice work. Do you do a slow retrieve with the whitebait? Whats the weed like in there at the moment? I wouldnt mind heading out there for another sesh in my yak but not if its still an underwater jungle (pipeclay was last time). Good onya for the cleanup!
Thanks mate
G'day Yak,
Yes mate, I slow retrieve WB, and give it a small fick, just like you do an SP, but you don't get many of them as either the bream or tailor jump all over it pronto.
The weed problem is still there, but seems to have got a little better in the past week or so. Around the edges, you can see it getting back to normal with pronounced weed beds and sand in between, which is how I like it.
Out in the middle, it's still pretty choked, but seems to be dying off as it's now that really brown, fine slimy stuff on the bottom with new ribbon grass growing between it. A few more weeks and hopefully it will be a lot better.
Davemmm, 445F and PaintStripper...I'm still on the Dark Side, with one foot gently in the placcie place.
They both have their merits and will use either/or. Especially when I see pristine looking "human consumption" WB like I got the other day. Some of the WB in bait establishments is rubbish that falls to bits in seconds. So for $3.45, I got 1/4 kilo of excellent bait and a day of fun with mostly C&R...cheapest entertainment in town.
Go fish the lake guys...it's full of fish and seldom will you come away empty handed.
Cheers,
Pete
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hi pete
been using vanish 6lb traces for years for the blackies top stuff[have noticed the difference not using it]
cant beat good bait sometimes allways good to have sps and bait on hand
peter
I'm converted now Peter. Must get together to pick your brains on the blackies one day too mate.
I see you blokes quite a bit down by the caravan park..I'm often just up the way a bit past the boat ramp.
Yep...I'm afraid bait is still in my blood, but thinning slowly with the placcies. All good fun though.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Good work Pete,got yourself a feed of fish mate & hopefully you christened the new 2500 stradic.
I use flurocarbon leader for all my plastic's fishing,6 & 8 lb for estuary fishing,15lb fluro for snapper,kings
& bigger plastic's,it's the best stuff & makes a big difference.I wouldn't use anything else for my soft plastic's
fishing now.
In regards to all the rubbish down at the lake,mate i couldn't agree with you more,its so inconsiderate &
disgraceful how anyone can go to any clean,beautiful & local waterway,spend the day there & leave all there
rubbish behind at the end.
cheers mate
steve
Yes Steve..The Stradic performed flawlessly....Love those reels
Cheers,
Pete.
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Went for a session of about 2 hours at Narra again today to give some new Squidgees a run.
The wind was picking up from the NE, so settled on the end of Robertson St where it's fairly sheltered.
Flicked 3 types of Squidgees for bugger all and travelled about 50 metres up and down the shore flicking..
Went back to the car and got out the Gulp Alive Minnow in P.Seed and right away, a 40cm flattie wolfed it down.
He went into the bucket for dinner tonight, so tried some more colours and styles for not much else.
That's when I weakened and while I was at Warringah Mall yesterday, I noticed the fishmonger had some beautiful, fresh as a daisy, whitebait..I just couldn't resist and bought 1/4 kilo to whack in the freezer for a rainy (read fishless) day on SPs.
Jumped back in the car and ran up the hill to home and got 'em out of the freezer and went back to the same spot.
Wouldn't you know it...the fish went nuts over it. I caught 2 more 39cm flatties, a nice size flounder, umpteen just sized bream and tailor after tailor. All went back expect the flounder as they are my fav. eating fish of all.
So even though I have moved back to the "dark side" (bait) temporarily..I feel both have their good and bad days.
There were lots of kids throwing all sorts of rigs with weight the size of titanic's anchor and 20lb plus line all over the place and wondering why I was catching heaps to their zippo.
I bought some new Vanish 6lb yesterday at GoFish Dural and some flourobcarbon leader and it made all the difference...That stuff is amazingly invisible even with my polaroids on, you just don't see it in the water.
A nice family turned up with two kids and new rods and were watching me fishing. He is Turkish and his wife an Aussie and he was mystified as to how to catch fish in Australia...He said he's tried and tried and it is completely different to fishing the Mediterranean.
I gave him some tips and even some placcies and jigs to try his luck and explained all about Fishraider to them both as they were looking for info. on fishing (he saw my FR hat), so looks like they will be joining up shortly. Their young son was particularly interested in learning more about fishing too, so steered him in the right direction.
Now to the ugly bit of today's outing:
When I got there...there was rubbish all over the place and in the water...just disgusting..plastic bags, plastic drink bottles, bait bags, alum. cans, fast food containers, old discarded fishing line..you name it.
I filled my white bucket 3 times and took it to the bin, which was, would you believe 15 paces from where this trash was.
How can anyone NOT walk 15 paces to a council bin and place it in instead of just chucking it in the bloody lake!!!
Some fair dinkum idiots out there.
No pics again as the battery carked it..I wanted to take a pic of all the rubbish and email it to the council ranger so perhaps they can step up patrols...not likely though.
Enough of my ranting for today..just annoys the hell outa me at times.
Cheers,
Pete.
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WOW!!! That is fantastic!!
I dunno about most fishos, but I get a real kick out of seeing first time young fellas and girls
fishing and the look on their faces when they get something is just priceless.
I can still remember the very first fish I caught with my Dad..It's something that stays with you
forever and seemed like a monster fish at the time.
So glad you posted that Autocad...It made my day.
Cheers and thanks,
Pete.
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Good on ya Stumpy...Keep us laughing mate
Always get a giggle from your posts.
BTW..The rusty nail and bent safety pin are in the mail to you...I've upgraded!!
Cheers,
Pete
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Sorry Pete I have to agree with Mark.
Silver Biddies are just that silver - all over.
Try this
Dave
Yep...agree on the Pomfred...Never heard of them before.
You learn something every day on these forums.
Great stuff guys...
That amonline link sure comes in handy and gets a great workout
Cheers,
Pete.
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Nice fat blackies Peter. I saw a big school near the Woolies bridge last week cruising by
but they were gone in minutes..spooked by a passing boat.
I was targeting flatties so had no hope of getting any that day.
Cheers,
Pete.
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In light of the post regarding old petrol I was wondering where to get rid of batteries.
Cheers
Dave
Dave, contact your local council environment officer and he/she should be able to point you in the right direction.
The Dept. of the Environment and Conservation have regular drop off points at various times of the year where you can also leave them and the council officer should be able to tell you where/when in your area.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Abalone is a shellfish prized in Asian cooking. It is found living on rocks where it has a tough
"sucker" like foot that clings to the rock and feeds on kelp etc.
You may have seen their shells used as ashtrays at some stage in your life as it has a rather beautiful Mother of Pearl finish inside and small holes around the edge.
Here's a pic of a live Abalone.
Here is a pic of an empty shell:
They have very strict rules and size limits on their gathering as stocks were depleted in the '60s and '70s
to a great degree.
Most of the meat is exported to Asia where it commands a very hefty price.
It's as tough as old boots if not prepared properly and has a distinctive flavour, somewhere between chicken and fish to me.
Here's some more info from Wikipedia for your further reading pleasure.
Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Fishing teen drowns in river
JOSHUA MacFarlane was enjoying a typical outdoor Australian summer fishing with his mates before a quick swim across a river turned to tragedy.
The 15-year-old drowned after he was washed over a weir in the Macquarie River at Dubbo, in the state's Central West, in a torrent of water released from a dam upstream.
His devastated family yesterday spoke out to warn other youngsters who use rivers as their holiday playground of the hidden dangers of weirs - which are almost invisible at water level.
Joshua (pictured), who was a popular teenager with a love of motorbikes and fishing, vanished during what was supposed to be a short swim on Tuesday about 2pm.
A massive search involving police, SES and Volunteer Rescue Association personnel and local council officers was launched after his friends and several witnesses reported him missing.
Volunteer rescue workers found his body yesterday. His devastated family was yesterday seeking solace in the knowledge he was doing something he enjoyed.
"He was actually down at the river doing something he loved, he was fishing with his mates," his devastated mother Janelle MacFarlane said yesterday. "It is every mother's worst nightmare and unfortunately now it has happened to me."
Mrs MacFarlane said Joshua adored his brothers, aged nine and 10, and his three-year-old sister.
Joshua's family was on the banks of the Macquarie River when police found his body at 10am yesterday, 20 hours after he went missing.
A police spokeswoman said the discovery was made 20m downstream from the South Dubbo weir.
Joshua's father said the river had risen after water was released from nearby Burrendong dam on Saturday.
"They released 1.5m of water from the dam," he said.
"We have had a long night and this morning was the worst moment."
Mrs MacFarlane yesterday warned other children to be wary of swimming near weirs.
"(They) are very dangerous places . . . I just want to get the message across and to get his picture out," Mrs MacFarlane said.
The police spokeswoman said it appeared Joshua, a Dubbo High School south campus student, had been trying to swim across the river.
Police said local volunteer rescue association personnel and state emergency volunteers had been involved in the search for Joshua.
The spokeswoman said the MacFarlane family was cared for by ambulance workers at the river's edge after their son's body was recovered.
Many of Joshua's shocked school friends were at his home yesterday comforting his grieving family.
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Caine, what we are trying to avoid is this to-ing and fro-ing of of whether it's good to release carp or kill them.
It is still up to the individual fisherman which way he or she chooses to deal with any carp, just like it is with any legal capture of any fish.
Bottom line is that Fishraider rules state there will be no criticism of legal catches and/or inappropriate imposing of C&R views in fishing reports. That's it as far as Fishraider is concerned.
We are never all going to be in 100% agreement over this carp issue, so let's not waste bandwidth with this argument.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Yes Roberta..first bream on placcies and you are right..they go like steamtrains...even little buggers like that.
Must invest in a waterproof camera soon as my SLR is too big anyways.
Cheers,
Pete.
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Got my new Stradic 2500 from Nexus (thanks Steve) and thought...better give it a run
in the lake.
Went for a quick wade out near the caravan park using SPs and encountered bazillions of bloody toads that
wreaked havoc on my lures...Geez I hate those buggers.
Every cast, the SP was demolished in seconds by the blighters
Found one stretch of deeper water where they weren't as bad and a little bream of 27cm nailed a 4" minnow in pumpkinseed...didn't he go!! Unhooked him and let him swim off. No pic as I was up to my gonads in water and my camera aint waterproof like me.
No flatties today but plenty of nice sized whiting in the shallows again.
Tried emulating a popper with and SP bloodworm and got a couple of hits, but failed to hookup.
Must get some little poppers to try as they were definitely interested in the movement.
Love the new reel
They are like a Swiss watch those things.Had to be home, so gave it away after about an hour.
Water was very clear today on the outgoing tide. May have better luck next visit.
Cheers,
Pete.
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I have been enjoying the information on this web site for a while now, and as I am still relatively new to fishing I have always been not quite sure on the basis of down riggers, what do they do and why use them. Could some please clear up this grey area of mine as it is starting to bug me.
Thanks
G'day Mark,
Take a look at THIS thread as it pretty much explains them and shows one as well as a good diagram of how they work....even a video of one in action.
If ever you need info on just about anything...do a search using the search function button at the top...makes life a lot easier.
Cheers and enjoy the forums,
Cheers,
Pete.
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WARNING!!
OK guys...we've been through this before.
Remember, it is up to the individual fisho as to how and what he does with any carp caught and while some have views that ALL fish should be released... Fisheries have listed the carp as a Class 3 noxious species in NSW under the noxious species provisions of the Fisheries Management Act 1994.
As long as the carp is disposed of in an appropriate manner and not just left on the bank to rot, there shouldn't be a problem.
Also remember..we at Fishraider have strict RULESon C&R views (see rule # 15)
15. No criticism of legal catches and/or inappropriate imposing of C&R views in fishing reports
Enough said!!
Pete.
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Just noticed this article on a futuristic craft which is powered by biodiesel
that's attempting a record for circumnavigating the globe.
Interesting looking boat eh?
LONDON - A New Zealand-built boat that runs exclusively on biodiesel is set to kick off an attempt to break the world speed record for circumventing the globe in a motorboat next year, its captain says.
The 24 metre Earthrace, skippered by New Zealander Pete Bethune, will set off from Valencia, Spain, on March 1 and traverse the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans as well as the Panama and Suez canals in its more than 24,000-nautical-mile journey.
Bethune will be attempting to break the current world record of 74 days, 20 hours and 58 minutes, established by the Cable and Wireless Adventurer boat in 1998, and said at a London press conference that he believed his trip could help promote biodiesel as a viable alternative to petroleum diesel.
"I wanted to do a positive project run on biodiesel and take it round the world," he explained, noting that some 165,000 litres of biodiesel would be necessary for the trip, which will have a net carbon footprint of zero.
"Politicians in Western Europe must be prepared to stand up to the oil industry and be more supportive of the biofuels industry to make sure the production of biofuels is sustainable."
Along with its green fuel source, the Earthrace also has other ecologically-friendly characteristics, such as non-toxic paint.
It was constructed in Auckland in 14 months at a cost of around $A3.5 million, which Bethune helped fund by selling his house and possessions.
He also made a symbolic gesture towards the project, undergoing liposuction with two other volunteers, which produced 10 litres of human fat -- enough to power the boat for 15 kilometres.
One attribute of the Earthrace boat is that it has the ability to "submarine" through waves, going up to seven metres underwater, enabling it to maintain a higher average speed through big seas, the expedition website says.
The powerboat Earthrace at sea. The wave piercer boat, also dubbed the fastest eco boat on the planet, will attempt to set a new speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe running 100% biodiesel.
Flightmanager??? Do you make house calls??
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Good stuff lads...and a big congrats. to Brett on his first king.
Do I hear twin ETecs approaching on your craft now Ross?
Stumpy = Wrassman...something to live down eh mate??
Pity about that nor easter today, otherwise would have been a perfect day on the water.
Cheers,
Pete.