JimT

in respect of tidal flows and salt/freshwater would the weirs in the Parramatta area/wharf etc add to this dilemma Jim

Thanks all

Aiming to go to Fingal in June. Will be land based beach or river. Any pointers for fish to target that time of year and bait tips. Thanks in advance Jim

Can't do the walk in anymore either. Late 1970's use to to go down as a junior of Mascot Anglers Club. My mentor Louie was a snapper champion of Beecroft. Salted tuna cubes and a simple 4 Oz snapper lead rig and his impressive casts of 120M or so. Witnessed big kingies and tuna taken off the platform live baiting while in close in the wash there were always bream and trevally as well as luderick to be had. Looking at the current weather maps it looks like an east coast low may come down the coast in the new year which will bring up some big seas down there if it eventuates. We had an inter club challenge I think over an Easter in the late 1970's when an east coast low come down past Nowra and some of our club members were camping over night in the cave on Beecroft. We walked in on the Sunday morning and the seas were HUGE. When we got there it was unfishable so everyone basically came out for a chat and decision was made to pack up. Then a mother of all swells started building out to sea and started to cap and rolled in like a huge wave you'd normally see on the beach. EVERYONE started running back to the highest part of the ledge and even back up the inlet onto the track into the spot. Needless to say anything and everything still on the ledge or in the cave was smashed and sucked back out to sea. Those fishermen who were camping I know were very lucky we were there and that we basically got them out of the cave area........... We ended up around at The Tubes where there were catching BIG everything. I mean we were catching 2-3kg trevally which were being put out as live baits........... Those were the days....... Jim

location not a problem...where you got worms, now that's what I'm interested in. However dogey knee and back atm has stopped my fishing anyway Jim

I've started the quiz then got kicked off when they went into maintenance mode for an hour....but the timer didn't stop so got no points for those ones... Jim

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started working again Got no idea why it stopped for me?? Jim

Hi all trivia users, I have enjoyed the Fishraiders Trivia Group but I haven't been able to access the website for a few days now. Is it just me or is the site broken Regards Jim (JOT)

are the Sabre blanks still available Jim

how fast do they grow? Jim

nothing wrong with any of that

add a solar panel and small 12v fridge Hmmmm

where.........um...........water!!

If the Estuary Comp was after sept 8 then I was 18 because I was inside to receive trophy...also remember being a bit light headed after having a beer and being thirsty and no doubt a bit dehydrated

I received this trophy in 1977 , from memory it was for largest Luderick in Estuary c/ships. Don't remember if I was a junior or senior. Would have been 17 then. I do remember catching it in the Cooks River on a Botany Bay wriggler. A group of juniors fished the river from start on Sat overnight to end on Sun. Being reliant on our feet for transport we were in walking distance from weigh-in venue at the Fisho's Club on Bestic St about a Km from where we were fishing. I was in Mascot Anglers Club as it was called then. Jim

...was watching one of those big truck documentaries where a kangaroo was injured by a vehicle and when a trucky saw this animal in distress he ran over it to "humanely" end it's suffering. It's what has to be done sometimes. If you physically approach a roo you are likely to get sliced to pieces if you try to man handle it to get to a vet or similar and will most probably put down anyway..... Jim

Having been inspired by the talk of cooking octopus I made an Baby Octopus and potato salad for dinner tonight. All gone!!!!! https://www.sbs.com.au/food/recipes/spanish-potato-salad-grilled-octopus Jim

Years ago I remember seeing a cement mixer full of Octopi being "tenderised" at the fish shops at the Sydney Fish Markets. Another tenderiser is mixing a few Kiwi Fruit mashed up with the occi in the fridge for a few hours/overnight then wash and cook as required. Jim

Not working ATM....crook back...combination of sports/fishing/age/work related injury...basically worn out. Getting a Spinal Chord Stimulator (SCS) put in next month...had a 1 week trial with very encouraging results so here's hoping I can get back to a more normal life...on top of dealing with Covid Jim

If this @#$% doesn't believe in Covid then what are they treating him for in hospital. An imaginary disease?? Let him out and let him choke on it then let's see how imaginary his symptoms feel. May seem harsh but people like him are making it very difficult for the general public.... Jim

Having vaccine doesn't guarantee you not catching Covid-19. The vaccine teaches your immune system to fight the virus as soon as you get it so it doesn't take off in your body and you get really really sick. With the vaccine you may not even feel any symptoms or you get a mild sickness usually. Just like with influenza though, if it mutates we may need to get boosters each year to cover you for the different variations. Jim- your friendly pharmacist.

I've had my 2 jabs, 2nd one yesterday, NO side effects felt worse with flu vaccination Jim

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Have a relo up in Casino and he always speaks of Browns Rock up near Iluka on the Clarence. Easter was the gun time for bream. Jim