[Any reports?]

1 hour ago, JonD said:

I read this yesterday and didn't quite understand what or where you were asking about, is it just me or does everyone know where you are taliking about, what Lake ?

Caught plenty of fish down my way over the weekend.

 

 

1 hour ago, mrsswordfisherman said:

Jon there is a tag under the title that says Windang/Nowra. 

The lake would be Lake Illawarra I think

Just re-read my post.Yes,Lake illawarra and the shoalhaven river around greenwell point.Sorry for the lack of info on my part guys.

[Any reports?]

That busy?Looks like I'll have the lake to myself.Just how I like it.

[Kurnell - Cronulla - Gunnamatta FAIL]

Tweed bait will catch you fish if they are around.I've lost count of the number of Flathead,bream,whiting,flounder,tailor etc i've caught on it over the decades and I'm no expert fisherman..

Remember if your fishing with the best gear and bait and the fish aren't around or hungry,you will still come home empty handed.

Some real good captures have been caught on stinky old prawns etc and using servo bait is no different.

Use the freshest bait you can get first,but don't be discouraged by using servo bait if necessary.

[Any reports?]

Any news on what's happening in these areas?Thinking of heading out shortly.Surely the flattys are on the chew with the odd whiting thrown in.

[Having Fresh bait]

2 hours ago, GioSparro said:

Update - after work last night i went to a fresh fish shop at the local shopping centre and picked up a squid tube, only $3 so alot cheaper than i thought. Went out today using strips and got heaps of bites and a small flathead, nothing big but definitely saw a difference

So you've made progress? Congrats.Those squid tubes cut into strips work well for plenty of fish and the best part is they are tough,cheap and easily obtained.

[Trailer Light Issues]

4 hours ago, Osv4 said:

It was mostly just luck. It was actually the fact that when connected to the Hilux all the lights, besides rear right worked. With my car, the side markers did not work either, so I started wiggling the lights and eventually they all started working.

The cables in the plug are solid enough but the pins are a little weird. Had to play around with it for a bit.

I can see that one of my female ends in the plug on the car has some oxidation on it from salt water. Is it worth putting some WD40 on it? Would that make the connection any better?

You'll find that you have loose/corroded connections.With anything electrical if you have intermittent problems,99% of the time it boils down to this.

You mention you "wiggled" the connector and the lights worked.This tells me there is a loose/dirty connection.

You mention that there is corrosion on the female terminal and if you should use wd 40? Yes,use wd 40 and clean the contacts out.

With anything electrical you want clean,tight,corrosion free connections.

As for that mechanic wanting to charge you all that money for what  is a simple job my advice is FIND A NEW ONE.

[Caravanning - anyone into this?]

As they say,it's a small world Donna.

[Having Fresh bait]

Just give them periodic maintenance once in a while and change the rubber washer/s(I make my own),rinse them in fresh water after every use and they'll last a lifetime.

[Having Fresh bait]

34 minutes ago, Noo2OzFish said:

Fab

Would you reccomend the Wilson or Alvey pump especially since Alvey is sinking???  I need to replace mine from a shop off brand that is rusted out.

 

Bear

I have both over 20yrs old and are as good as each other.Roll the dice which you prefer.Get the length to suit your body height,strength etc.Stay away from the plastic PVC ones as wet sand rubbing inside a PVC pipe is not the brightest idea.

[Now let's hope this guy is not around our fav warf on the weekend!]

9 hours ago, zmk1962 said:

 

He has some serious skills and b***s ... lets just say "other necessary equipment" ..... but now let's hope this guy is not around our favourite warf on the weekend!

Cheers

Zoran

You want him gunning it like that just as your about to come on your trailer.Not.I tell you what,if an idiot like that did that when I'm at the ramp he'd be making a bigger splash than his boat did.

[Getting out of mowing .]

Mowers,outboards,cars etc don't like starting to easy when this happens I guess.I think she's sheared the old woodruff key pa.

[Shed clean out]

1 hour ago, Jewhunter said:

I've only been home for a month after the floods & my shed is worse than it was!!

I'm looking into getting a small industrial untit for the business so I can separate work from home & actually get my shed back to being a normal family shed. Running a business out of it + my own stuff is just not viable anymore if I want to keep fishing!

I feel your pain mate.

1 hour ago, jeffb5.8 said:

I just sold my house and moved into a rental,while i renovate the new house

Old place had a single garage but with two large mezzanine floors and two large 2.5 x 3mtr sheds and a 6mtr carport out front.

Rental has a 6 x6 double garage but no driveway, so with the boat inside and my prized possessions its really full.

New house has a driveway and that's it, need to build a garage as well as kitchens, bathrooms and other items.

Three Ute loads to the tip, Sold a ute load of Old Ford parts to a Club member and probably dumped another ute load at work. Boxed the rest so when i do move to the new house it will be like Xmas.

Upside is i have sneaked a few new Rod & Reel combos into the shed with the line, ive had that for ages.

Sounds like your going to be a busy be with very light pockets for a while.

[Shed clean out]

1 hour ago, MainframeJames said:

We're pretty savage at my place. Most things go if they haven't been touched for a year. Keeps things very neat and tidy. 

That's what I'm doing from here on in.Otherwise the shed/house gets cluttered with too much unnessary stuff that you may or may not "need" one day.

[Having Fresh bait]

11 minutes ago, Jiggy said:

Many bait shops sell live bait, usually blood worms and sometimes nippers. These are excellent baits to use so try them if you can get them. Whiting are suckers for blood worms and you'll also get bream and flathead on them. The downside is the pickers like them too!

Cheers

Jiggy

I'd invest in a baitpump as it will pay for itself many times over.

[How to set roller heights on new boat trailer]

29 minutes ago, seasponge said:

I've just bought a new trailer to replace my old one. My boat is 4.6m aluminium hull, trailer is similar as this

 

Does anyone have any tips, or links to good articles or videos, of how to set the height of the centre rollers correctly. I will be putting the boat in the water at the ramp to do it.

I've had a search here and all over the internet and haven't been able to find a good instructional video.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

I hope your trailer has skids instead of rollers.I wouldn't put any pressed alloy boat on a trailer like that even though you can.

This should help you.

https://roxom.com.au/tutorials/boat-trailer/how-to-adjust-boat-rollers-on-your-trailer

[Shed clean out]

15 minutes ago, frankS said:

Looks pretty neat and organised to me. I recently had a shed clean up, 3 box trailer loads to the scrap metal and 5 loads to the dump and your shed still looks neat compared to mine, but I am getting there.

At least my main workshop has some floor space in it now and I am beginning to be able to find what I'm looking for. Didn't know I had so many pairs of plyers etc till I got them all together.

Fab you will get there, just don't throw the good stuff out like I was forced to do, one day it will be needed.

Frank

You sound like my Father in-law mate.I've never seen anyone with so much stuff,tools etc that basically are ornaments hanging on the wall.The problem with all the stuff that you think "one day" I'll need that is,that day never comes.I had stuff that I haven't touched for over 20 years.My father in-law is 78 and hasn't touched things for over 40yrs he says.Where do you draw the line?

[Shed clean out]

4 hours ago, big Neil said:

There's a feeling of joy after doing a major clear up... not that I'd know personally, but believe it to be the case! Seriously, you have to wonder how we accumulate so much stuff in our lifetime. I'd sooner be set on fire than have to move. Cheers, bn

You and me both mate.I've known renters that have moved up to 17 times.16 times to much if you ask me.

[Shed clean out]

4 hours ago, Welster said:

That stuff just keeps accumulating I’d hate to have to move.  But if you do hear of a massive shed near the water with a bedroom and toilet within it going cheap I’m all ears.

I won't be moving anywhere mate,I can tell you that now.That shed near the water sounds good though.

2 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:

mate you have heaps of room left on the floor...rick

The floor is what I'm trying to clear.

1 hour ago, flatheadluke said:

Nice shed Fab. I’m planning on building a new one, I’m thinking of doing an ‘on grade shed’ -steel piers instead of concrete slab. I’d like to use a steel frame like yours but seems cost prohibitive.

does it get cold/hot in there? Can’t see any insulation at all.

Thanks mate.Yes the cost is always what can stop you if you don't have the coin or knowledge I guess.Yes it gets cold/hot in it but you can insulate them and gyprock them if you wish.I didn't bother when I built mine as I knew I wasn't going to spend a heap of time in it and used the coin to do all the other things I did to the house.if I get hot I just jump in my pool to cool down.Wooden frames are good if you can still get them and you will save a Motza doing your own work if at all possible.My shed was going to cost 12k from memory in 2002 for slsb,shed and install and I did it all for $3200. It's a 10mx8m shed that I extended at the time from a off the plan 6x6 double garage shed.

4 hours ago, Welster said:

Wonder if these still work?Might take up boat painting.

[Shed clean out]

2 hours ago, Welster said:

That stuff just keeps accumulating I’d hate to have to move.  But if you do hear of a massive shed near the water with a bedroom and toilet within it going cheap I’m all ears.

I won't be moving anywhere mate,I can tell you that now.That shed near the water sounds good though.

43 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said:

mate you have heaps of room left on the floor...rick

The floor is what I'm trying to clear.

21 minutes ago, flatheadluke said:

Nice shed Fab. I’m planning on building a new one, I’m thinking of doing an ‘on grade shed’ -steel piers instead of concrete slab. I’d like to use a steel frame like yours but seems cost prohibitive.

does it get cold/hot in there? Can’t see any insulation at all.

Thanks mate.Yes the cost is always what can stop you if you don't have the coin or knowledge I guess.Yes it gets cold/hot in it but you can insulate them and gyprock them if you wish.I didn't bother when I built mine as I knew I wasn't going to spend a heap of time in it and used the coin to do all the other things I did to the house.if I get hot I just jump in my pool to cool down.Wooden frames are good if you can still get them and you will save a Motza doing your own work if at all possible.My shed was going to cost 12k from memory in 2002 for slsb,shed and install and I did it all for $3200. It's a 10mx8m shed that I extended at the time from a off the plan 6x6 double garage shed.

2 hours ago, Welster said:

 

[Shed clean out]

I often ask myself how a family of three gathers so much Sxxt(stuff).That's just the tip of the iceberg and like I said let me know if you have bored kids and I'll guarantee they'll never be bored again.

Im going to the doctors soon too because I've decided I have issues.

Cheers.

[Shed clean out]

Cleaning out the shed and have finished organising the Gardening shelf.Problem Is I have a little bit more to go.I think I remember there was a workbench somewhere there.

[Having Fresh bait]

13 hours ago, GioSparro said:

hey there everyone, Im a guy who will go to the servo and buy a pack of frozen prawns to fish with, sometimes i use them all, other times i freeze the rest for next trip. Now im thinking, is fresh best when it comes to bait or the older and smellier the better? I have used prawns all my life but was thinking is it worth swapping to pilchard cubes or squid, this is all from the servo. Or should i pick up the cheapest prawns i can find from coles/woolies and use them. 

Im basically looking to get more fish since its quite common to go out and not have a bite or get baby bream, toadies or yakkas. I mention pilchard but everytime i use them when i cast out (using a long rod from shore) they fall off the hook. So this made me think servo squid but it looks horrible, even for a fish. 

Any recommendation guys? Im using a running sinker, 50cm to a swivel for bream, trevally, whiting or flathead. Depending on the day ill use circle hooks but sometimes long shanks keep prawns on better.

Fresh is best for sure,but servo prawns and pillys will catch the odd fish too.With squid try to buy squid tubes from your fish monger and use them as strip baits.

  As for type of hook and pillys I find long shank bait feeder hooks in size 1 or 1/0 work for us for those species mentioned.

I always rig half pillys cut diagonally and if using the tail section pin it once about 1cm in from the cut end so the eye of the hook lies just past the wrist of the pilchards tail and put a couple of half hitches around the hook and the tail.

With the head section I pass the hook through the pilchards eye twice and then pin the bait in the same area as above pulling the slack line up taught.

Try to rig pillys up semi frozen or salted as they go very soft fairly quickly when completely thawed.

I find a running rig with a 1-1.5 meter trace superior to a short one which I use to use too as it slows the bait to drift around more naturally in my opinion and will stay higher off the bottom away from those pesky toads and small fish hidding in the weedbeds etc.

  I'm no expert by far but these things have helped us in our fishing adventures.

Try to use some kind of burley too.

Good luck with it.

[Getting out of mowing .]

5 hours ago, zmk1962 said:

.....you would have been a terrible kid with your toys... always pulling them apart (just  like me !!!! he he he) Cheers Z

Yep,and I was the neighbourhood kids bike and billy cart repairer.

1 hour ago, Yowie said:

I have 3 younger brothers, and during school age, being the eldest, I was always given the job of mowing the lawn. The other bastardo's laughed as they were never asked to mow the law.

Soon fixed that, I mowed down everything in the back yard, including the old man's good plants, and was not asked to mow the lawn again.

I did similar to my mrs when asked to do the washing.I chucked all the whites in with the colours and hae never been asked again.

[Getting out of mowing .]

I was asked if I could do the mowing before the rain came.I told the mrs that I couldn't  as the mower won't start when I pull the cord.So I brought her to the shed and showed her this.lol.She was lucky I have spare mowers and got the lawns done for her.Next time I'll tell her I can't remember how it goes back together.lol.

[Lilli Pilli]

40 minutes ago, Yowie said:

Fab,

'The early bird catches the worm', same applies to fish.

I have been rising early to go fishing, since early high school days, though now past the 60 mark, it is not as easy.

Dave.

I guess your well and truly used to it by now.I ain't and never will be.Good luck on your next outing mate.