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Top stuff guys. That’s a truly inspirational catch for most of us… Thanks for sharing and keep it coming. cheers Zoran

Rick’s got the right idea. 👍👍👍

Good job 👍. Thanks for exercising restraint and leaving some in the drink for those of us that can’t get out 🤣 Sitting back waiting for the plastic comment. … bonnie in hand ready to dish out an almighty slappin’ ! cheers Zoran

Well according to this article - once they catch COVID they WILL BE STUPIDER ... and if any of them are attending another protest it just increases the chance .... pure idiocy. https://www.news.com.au/technology/science/human-body/british-study-finds-intelligence-hindered-by-coronavirus/news-story/980383a23c88a98a97de8dc18e6f5a02

In addition they should throw every book in the library at them … literally! cheers Zoran

Check the legalities with RMS on the folding drawbar - @motiondave posted there may be some grey area... But as an alternative this could be the go ...😁 Photo - courtesy of @GoingFishing who sent it to me ! Cheers Zoran

Great idea Derek…. So to kick off here’s my daughter’s submission (a bit tongue in cheek) 1. Black and White - well nearly the subject is mostly white 2. Dusk or Dawn - nearly it’s late arvo 3. Wildlife - nearly - I swear at times he’s not domesticated …. And to boot it’s also… 4. ACTION Blueys Beach. 31.3.2019. iPhone camera. cheers Zoran

Thanks so much --- means a lot coming from professional chef mate ! When this whole covid thing is behind us we are going to have to do a catch and cook sesh .... with some serious pot smoking 🙄 ... ooops ... serious smoking pot 🙄.... ooops..... that doesn't sound right again... I mean some serious fish pot smoking 😇 ! Cheers Z

What problem are you trying to solve? To @kingie chaser's comment : Manufacturer's typically recommend flushing with muffs, there's another recent topic going that has concluded muffs with twin water feed are superior. Thanks for the reference @motiondave, the problem I had to solve was 2Stroke idle noise while flushing as I live in a suburban area and prefer 15min or longer flushing time - often late in afternoon, early evening when I'm back from the water. This was my post on the muffler set up: Cheers Zoran

So true KC ... Maria's and my head has been sparking since this experiment. Both on fine tuning the method, ingredients and in re-evaluating fish species as suitable tucker. But as you said, you have to start somewhere. Cheers and stay safe. Z

“Ahh… the serenity….. zzzap….zzzap”

I’ve been seriously thinking it might be time for that carp sesh - salted bait for Browns. Parramatta river is within 10km. Hmmmm 😷😷😷

See. You just can’t help yourself but bring up plastic! It really must be on your mind. Just letting you know that with the time to practice that I’ve had, I’ve practically perfected bitchslapping with that plastic bonnie. 👋😳 I’ll gladly introduce you two when we meet. 🤣 cheers Z

Glad you got out and the catch of scale is a bonus. Good on ya! For some that’s just a memory…. a fading memory… a dream … cheers Zoran

Ahhhh yes ... thank you for reminding me. Somehow that brain cell was de-activated, my sincere apologies 🤣

Thanks Brando. Yes this has got me re-evaluating many species as food! Best of luck with it. Thanks Jeff. Can I suggest you scrounge an old pot from the kitchen first. 🤣 Cheers Zoran

The cups on mine are definitely rubber. The spring is ssteel painted black. They were purchased from the 3 letter boating shop starting with B. Think they are the Blueline brand. I’ve had these since July last year when I repowered. The old muffs were 15yo and went with the old motor - they seemed identical to these new muffs that’s why I bought them. cheers Zoran

Excellent report. Very inspirational and just what’s needed. cheers Zoran

Lots of happy times there buddy … and lots to look forward to 👍 cheers Zoran

Thanks KC. Will give that a go for sure 👍 Don’t think I’ve heard that expression before Hoods- as Pauline would say “please explain!” Only had hickory at hand so used that. Flavour was great but will try other wood chips for sure. cheers Zoran

I used hickory chips. I had some already - I use them in the gas pizza oven to get the wood fire taste. The flavor was awesome- hard to tell we were eating fish - more like ham or smoked chicken. Bunnings sells a range and I’ll definitely now get some apple and cherry wood. That’s what the other raiders advised for fish. cheers Zoran

Top stuff Wazza. You’re very fortunate to have a fishy playground as your back yard and we’re fortunate you shared your fishy story with us. Nothing like a story like that to keep the passion alive. Thanks buddy and tight lines. How did you cook them? cheers Zoran

Perfect post Jerry @wrxhoon1 !! My next trailer will definitely be with torsion axles and a brake set up like yours. It's just not worth the expense to upgrade my existing rig. Cheers Zoran

Hey Raiders, I bet the title got a raise from a few ! ... so I'll try to keep it true to subject. Ok, so several of the raiders I respect have in the past week mentioned how they enjoy smoking fish - hmmmm - now I enjoy smoked food and have eaten smoked salmon, wahoo etc - but I have never smoked a fish in my life. So with lockdown-itis in full swing I embarked on the adventure. First - I needed a smoker ! An hour or so of googling and youtube gave me plenty of ideas to work with and off I went to the workshop armed with a few broken kitchen items and created my own POT SMOKER ! Started with a pot missing a handle and with a damaged lid and scrounged a damaged ally pot lid already lying around in the workshop... hmmm could be a good drip tray with a simple mod: Couple the drip tray with two cake cooling racks cut down and bent to fit the pot - should do nicely. It all came together like this: Drip tray and first rack fitted: Both racks: With the Pot Smoker created, it was time to put it o the test. The only fish we had in the freezer were flattie fillets. Probably not ideal, but worth an experimental shot. So some more googling gave me a simple starter brine recipe: 2cups water, 1/4cup salt, 1/4cup brown sugar. Into the fridge they went to party overnight. So to prepare today's luch, out came the brined fillets placed on paper towels and patted down to dry.... So while they were resting, I prepped a salad of chopped fennel, green apple, shallots with a mayonaise + wasabi + dill dressing. (Also put some sweet potato in the air fryer). Then it was time to do some POT SMOKING ! Turned the gas on and waited for the smoke to start then placed the fillets on the racks, put the lid on and kept the temp around 72C .... Some 20min later ..... checked .. the fish was flaking easily DONE .... And VOILA ... lunch is served .... warm smoked flattie salad Maria gave me 10/10 😛 .... this meal is definitely on the repeat. Now can't wait to try some fish species more disposed to receiving the smoking treatment - tailor etc. Hope this inspires others to give it a go and thanks to the raiders that peaked my interest. Cheers Zoran

Exactly the same ones I use. cheers Zoran