Fab1

Great story mate as I can relate to when my son was his age to a similar scenario.I use to fish the river every weekend almost when my son was only around his age.This particular day we put one of those mister twister lures on a light rod to keep him busy when he's calling out to us,"I've got one mummy"While we both echoed good boy while we both had fish on and not looking at him when all of a sudden the mrs cops a flapping flathead to the back of the war and we realise he indeed did have one.He was so proud of himself and so where we as that fish was his first solo effort and we still talk about it know that he's 23 years old like it was yesterday. Now fishraider is staying I look forward to reading your adventures with the little guy and pop. You guys will do the same for years to come. cheers.

Great to hear guys.In regards to people commenting on membership fees,there's a well known Qld based fishing forum that charge membership that has been around for years.They range from free membership for a basic package to having to pay for a premium package to access the entire site.Perhsps something like this would be a better option as I too have noticed with many Forums that when there's money involved people simply lose interest. Again great to hear the news thus far. Fabian.

Well done mate!Hopefully it helps you reel them in.

I will miss putting up posts to help others.(especially in the workshop) I will miss reading the fishing reports.I too love reading Big Neils,Yowies,fragmeisters etc. Myself and my family are far from being great fisher persons but I have learnt more from this forum than what I could possibly learn in a lifetime on my own and have built up an archive for future reference that I've saved. I will miss having this forum to look forward to on my lunch breaks. The regrets I have with this Forum is that I haven't been able to get out as much as I would like to be able to put up some more fishing reports. I regret not being able to make it to the socials due to work commitments family etc. I regret not being able to meet you all in person,fishing with you etc due to the above reasons. Even though I have never met any one on here I know that I have helped many on here as much as many have helped me and that i guess is what a great site like this is all about. Like you Scratchie I'll leave it there as someone's cutting onions. I wish everyone the best and hope there will be another great Forum like this in the future. Fabian.

I hate to say it,but I suspect us as members where a big part of the sites demise.Like I said in my posts on the site becoming stagnant I'm not surprised it's come to this and I blame all of us members big time for it. Others may feel differently. Thanks Donna,Stewy,moderators,etc for a terrific site and all the long hours,work etc that was put into it. I leave this site knowing that I learnt a lot from people's post etc and hope others have learnt something from mine. As big Arnie would say,Asta la vista baby and there certainly will be a void on my phone in my free time. Cheers.

It's a Stacer 439 barra elite.He fishes tournaments,casualy for all species using plastics.

Donk installed.interior getting there.Console/interior.Finished product and a job well done mate.

A friend allowed me to show his boat on here that he painted to give you all a heads up on what's involved. Here is the said vessel before the colour change.Outboard,electrics,fittings gutted from hull and paint removed to bare ally.In primer ready to be rubbed back.Topsides painted in red.sides in black.un masked. Cont pt 2 fit out.

Normally when people ask this question they are hoping for a answer to save them money.My best answer I can give you is learn to do it or part of it yourself. People are afraid of new technology but at the end of the day the internal combustion engine hasn't changed much in over a century other than being more orientated around electronic complimentary while the internals pretty much remain the same. I like how people use the term "tune up" when discussing modern cars or the term "panel beaters" both when out the door a long time ago. To me a tune up involves changing points,adjusting carburrretors,valve clearances etc. Not doing air,filter and oil changes and pulling a few codes etc. But yes to keep all parties happy(Read your wallet lighter) and keep any warranties valid it's best to get it done at the recommended intervals. I know this doesn't help much but it really isn't that hard. I don't know everything but I reckon 90% of what I have learned in my life is by doing the reasearch and putting in the time and effort to hone my skills. Id be interested to hear what others think also. Cheers.

And to think that there are scum that go around praying on people in these terrible times looting the little people have left makes me disgusted in humanity and ashamed to be part of the human race. Stay strong for you and the family mate.Hoping good fortune comes your way real soon. To the rest of us it really sends home the message that no matter how hard we think we have it,there's always people much worse off and in the blink of an eye you can lose everything including loved ones. Fabian.

Mainbar is a huge nipper gathering flat that is well known while still producing despite the hammering it gets.Can't comment on San Souci. I can tell you the best nipper grounds for you in regards to close proximity is indeed the Georges river as I've pumped nippers there before in a few places.The woronora river has them also. I just drove/drive around in the shallows looking for those telltale holes in the sand/mud assuming you have boat access also. The last time I went to the George's was probably about 8years or so and I'm assuming the nippers haven't gone overseas since then. Please take only what you need when you find them and keep to the bag limits putting any with eggs back. I will Pm you with a few places to try. Cheers.

The grip tape is self adhesive and comes in various widths on a roll.Simply peel the backing and adhere to the trailer. Use solvent to ensure your trailer is clean before adhering tape(I used wax & grease)but turps,metho will do at a pinch. We won't be the first or last that has slipped on a boat/trailer with wet slippery feet. Cheers.

Good on ya for having a crack.If your worried and want to dress the edges a little use some ally angle strips on the corners for that finished look. Another option is grip tape in future everywhere you walk. I've had mine on for 6 years now on my boat/trailer. good job.

Congratulations mate.Hope she serves you well for many years to come.

Perhaps this should be asked in the boating section.

Sounds like a great day out.Good company,a fresh bait supply and a top feed coming your way.Thats the trifecta if you ask me. Cheers.

I use to get the windybanks chicken gut at the local servos.Im sure I saw it at the servo where I live a few weeks ago here in Appin.I'll ask for you next time I'm in there.

I use to have a old glass boat on a similar tilt trailer in the 90's.I went from those useless 10" wheels to 14". I found the tilt trailer almost as useless and welded it permanently in the closed position. I had black rubber rollers on the trailer for the keel and carpeted skids. As long as you submerge the trailer sufficiently you will be fine. Remember when going from 10" wheels to 14" wheels you will only increase the height from the skids to the ground by 2" not four inches. Those 2 mods where the best things I ever did to that rig.Besides 14" wheels/tyres are easier to source than the 10" and will help the tyres and bearings run cooler also as the rpm they're doing for a given speed will be significantly less. Thats what I would do. Good luck with it.

Well done once again mate.If you ever put out a book on Cracking the ports secrets ,I'll take the first book released. From following your posts I'm getting the best time to fish it is before sun up and a few hours into the morning before the boat traffic,noise etc. Cheers.

I'm glad you enjoyed them Jim. Thank you for your kind words Neil.But seriously it's no big deal putting up these posts as I enjoy them probably more than the people reading them too.The biggest reward/award I get out of helping someone on here or in real life is a simple thanks and knowing that I've helped that person while teaching them something they may have not known. As everyone's aware people are struggling in this day age.The other day a woman and child where at the shops in front of me at the checkout and she was nearly $20 short.I offered to give her the $20 and I tell you she thought all her xmas's came at once.Did I need the $20?Perhaps. Would I do it again?Absolutely. Why?Because one day that person could be me and no child deserves to go without. Cheers.

Anytime mate.Hopefully it will help my brother in-law out a little as I can't be there to help him and any raider in the future.Like I said these are only the basics on what to look out for.Some are minor things to fix/repair and some can go well into the thousands of $$$ for more of the severe faults. Thanks for following the post everyone. Cheers. Thanks BN. Your welcome Dave.

I feel your pain mate.Insurance cover bugger all of a lot of the tools and things tradies carry too.

Exactly Rick,I'm not painting all tradies with the same brush at all.At the end of the day anyone could of taken it and like you say tradies get to see more of people's belongings in their homes and yards than the average joe. Don't think for one minute that people aren't watching an know what's going on.I don't care if your boats on the street,driveway,yard or garage,Trust me people know those people own a boat or whatever and will take it giving the chance. Saying that I can understand Flicknmad is upset as many tradespeople are great and the rotten ones spoil it for the others and it's not going to change anytime soon with the cost of living etc continuing to escalate.

Theft doesn't discriminate against anyone mate.Of course it could be someone that followed the owner home etc as much as those tradies there that day themselves or some crooks they know. Don't take it personal mate as there is some top tradies out there and some real scum bags just like there is in any field of work. Tradies/service people that come to your property really get a good layout of the land when they come to do work for you though you would have to agree and if they are crooks they have one up on anyone else. Cheers.

Good idea mate , a spare and having the tools and knowledge to change it on board wouldn't go a stray either. A lot of guys these days with electric motors have the peace of mind to being able to make it back to the ramp although quite a bit slower.I wouldn't personally like to be a few k from the ramp relying on a electric I tell you but each to their own I guess and they would certainly beat oars hands down as I think those things would have to be the most useless things on a decent boat with a bit of size/weight. Mine make great ornaments as I tried rowing with the bloody things on my small tinny and found them to be absolutely useless.