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    Men's shed ?

    in The Bar

    Posted

    48 minutes ago, frankS said:

    Zoran. How I wish that I could keep any of my sheds that neat, a place for everything and everything in it's place, it's a credit to you.

    I'll put a few photos of what my sheds look like in comparison.

    Frank 

    Frank...sadly it doesn't look like that now ... I'm inbetween DIY jobs (painting YUK!) so it's become a painting equipment storage area, with other side projects squashed around the place.... can't wait to sort it all out .... e v e n t u a l l y !

    Cheers Zoran

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    Lake Conjola

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    A different report from you for sure mate. Sounds like you had fun even though it wasn’t Bate Bay! Hope the shoulder heels quick. I’ve just had my skin check - 6 buggers frozen off face and nose.  

    Cheers Z

    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    10 hours ago, Crabstar said:

    Great Report mate!

    Love Blue eye! Don't see myself getting out there ever, don't think the 420 renegade will ever make it!

    Thanks mate. It is a fair way out and conditions change. You’d be surprised at the boats I have seen out there over the years … but then some people just have a lot of ball(ast) and test their luck …. And others like @JonD have a lot of skill and experience to take a small vessel even wider - but the one he used was fg not ally. 
     

     

    10 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:

    Fantastic feed Zoran.

    So what music do Blue Eyes respond best to? The Blues? Or even Old Blue Eyes himself?🤣

    Thanks Mike. Hahaha yes last trip was 70-80s rock and Maria pulled up a bigger blue eye. This trip was my mixed playlist … maybe I shouldn’t have changed the list !!!

    Hmmmm Old Blue Eyes… now there’s a thought 🤔 … let me think about that. Any specific song you would recommend?

    10 hours ago, big Neil said:

    Great report Zoran, plus fantastically clear photos. What are the Blue Eyes like to eat and how do you cook them?

    Thanks BN.  Blue Eyes are great on the chew. Lots of firm white flesh with no bones suitable for just about everything. It’s hard to cook them wrong. Some folks even roast the heads after basting with marinade as there is a lot of flesh in the cheeks etc. 
     

    cheers Zoran 

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    Men's shed ?

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    1 hour ago, Ryder said:

    My father salvaged this from the old Coroners Court and Morgue at The Rocks in Sydney before it moved to Glebe.

    Pre refrigeration, bodies were displayed on this Cooling Table. He had plans to restore it and it was going to be a homework desk for us kids. Mum wouldn’t let it inside the house, so it stayed in his shed.

    It passed on to me, I have since passed it on to the Powerhouse.

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    that’s a more appropriate emoji !!!

    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

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    Hey Raiders/Deckees,

    Finally had the opportunity to head out again with Warren @Fishingwazza2019 ... with Monday's calm forecast conditions holding we agreed to hit Brown's for some deep drop action. 

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    Sunday afternoon - devOcean all fuelled, packed and ready to go !

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    Monday, we left my place on time at 5am, and were launching at Ermo ramp at 545am - a very low tide added a bit of fun to the launch but we got the rig off and pretty soon were heading up the harbour. There was one other rig launching as we left, 3 lads heading offshore to chase Marlin.

    Stopped at Middle Head to join 3 other boats having a go at livies (yakkas) ... just in case there was action at 12mile  ... but despite plenty of yakkas coming around the burley there was no enticing then to take pillies, squid or sabikis 😞. With no bait action seen on the other boats either, we pulled stumps around 7am and headed for Browns. 

    Hit Browns just on 8am and positioned ourselves at my favourite Southern mark.

    Half a dozen other boats there to keep us company. Water temp a low 22.9 - 23.3C. The current running S - N and pretty slow judging by the angle of the lines (we were held in place with Fishpoint).

    First drop I managed to pull up a red deep sea cod but the action was slooooow after that - we persevered for about an hour then moved to my West mark.  Bingo, I had a decent strike and up came one blue eye.

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    As soon as it was dispatched into the kill tank, Wazza connected and up came the pidgeon pair blue eye. Great timing !

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    We kept at it, for a few more hours. A young chap came alongside for a chat and tried to show us his catch from earlier in the day - he bent down and was clearly  struggling with the lift - all we could see over the gunnels was a massive bar cod head - what a fish !

    With that encouragement Wazza quickly add another blue eye to the catch.  But, sadly that was it for me for the day, I did have a very decent strike but whatever it was took my rig deep and fouled the rig on the mountain ... we could see the rod tip dancing with the fish (must have been on the top hook of the paternoster) but after 15min of driving around trying to free the snag the braid let go. Bummer.  

    So final count for us was 1 red deep sea cod, and 3 blue eye. Can't complain about that:

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    We struck back for Ermo around 2pm. The weather changed as forecast with the wind now NE, which placed it behind us and made for a comfortable and quick ride sitting on 45-50kmh.

    Back at the ramp we managed another challenge -  low tide retrieval - requiring several drive on attempts but we got there in the end. We also met the Marlin lads - they arrived back as we were pulling out and reported a 3.0.0 day. 

    Thanks for a great day Wazza.... here he is offloading the catch.

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    Cheers and Tight Lines,

    Zoran

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    GME GX600 problems

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    Also check the cable and connections. The screw on metal connectors are notorious for corrosion resulting in loss of signal. I use dielectric grease to try and minimize that. 
    cheers Zoran

    GME GX600 problems

    in Boating

    Posted

    VHF can get a similar effect .. called "ducting" that increases the range but again it is more line of sight as you say ....  the following might help explain:

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    GME GX600 problems

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    14 minutes ago, BaitDropper said:

    There's two different questions going on here..

    Original poster has a VHF, ,,,,,,,, Bryant fish was asking about 27 meg..

    Channel 88 is the emergency call channel for 27 meg Bryant fish.

    So, just for those that are unsure about how to log into Marine rescue,  maybe this would be helpful.

    If you have a 27 meg radio, use channel 88, while everyone says its being phased out, it IS still monitored by Marine rescue.

    Call them giving your boat rego number, ie, This is ##### calling marine rescue ( repeat call)  then state requesting a radio check

    If you have a VHF radio, use channel 16,  Call on that channel, A marine rescue base will answer, and ask you to go to another channel, there base dedicated channel, you talk to them on the channel no they give you. I go direct to my Marine rescue channel rather than 16, because I know what the channel number is, But calling on Channel 16 is what you should do. ( reason being, if the dedicated base channel your calling has a problem with there computer system, or a fault etc  they won't receive  your call, it does happen from time to time. BUT another marine rescue base will and will reply to your call)

    If your using one general area fish , you can go to that marine rescue base, pick up a form, fill all the details in, so when you launch, you simply call in with a dedicated number that they give you, once they log that number in ( generally before they reply to you) all your details will come up. Even if you fish another area covered by another Marine rescue base, All your information will be available for them too.( that's why it's best to only call on channel 16) All you have to do, is then give them the number of people on board, where your going to fish and what is your expected return time. If you don't log out when you return, or don't return when you first stated you would, they will start calling you, once the expected return time has lapsed.

    There also is an App you can use, rather than using the marine radio to log in. Marine rescue membership Is about $60 a year for subscription and I think any boater would be crazy not to sign up and have a back up should something go wrong. If your engine conks out, they will come and tow you back in, there's no charge, if something worse happens and you don't return, they will come looking ( if you are a signed up member logged in).  Any boater can also just call up, on either channel 16 or 27 meg 88 and log in, but if you aren't a member, you will be on the radio for some time while they gather all the info they need, car rego, mobile, boat info etc etc.

    So in conclusion, do yourself a big favour and join up at your local marine rescue branch, your family may well thank you for doing so one day and your membership fee keeps this great service ticking over.

    Sorry for the long post....

    Excellent summary @BaitDropper.  A 3 year subscription to Marine Rescue will set you back $100 and as you say all your details (boat, motor, fuel type, tow vehicle, trailer, emergency contacts, picture of boat etc etc etc are stored on their database under your call sign). ... a no brainer if you are a regular offshore boatie.  

    Cheers Zoran   SY404 ("sierra yankee 4 - oh - 4"  .... the SY stands for SYDNEY of course)

    PS - having an IT background I must admit I was slight worried when I was allocated the 404 call sign ... those that are IT literate or surf the web will sympathise that error - 404 is a page not found error !!! ... 😱 🧐 🤔

    Dollies at Sunrise Sydney N FAD 11.03.2024

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by zmk1962

    1 hour ago, jenno64 said:

    Great read Zoran! At least you got a feed!! We’re those fillets cooked on charcoal 🤷🏻‍♂️

    Thanks Rob ... the mahi fillets were shallow fried, the bonnie fillets were hot smoked.

    Finished the last bonnie fillet today for lunch.  Crusty toasted sourdough, spread with mayo + wasabi , crumbled smoked bonnie, shredded lettuce  👌 

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    Cheers Zoran

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    Dollies at Sunrise Sydney N FAD 11.03.2024

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    5 hours ago, Welster said:

    Thank’s  Zoran for inviting me along on DevOcean it was great it finally worked out. I spent the weekend hoping the weather predictions for Monday would hold which it did. 

    Next time I will try to catch my share of the bait!  Driving out to the FAD I expected to see the water temp creep up but that wasn’t to be unfortunately but we still managed a few fish in great conditions. As for the flatties they were elusive again despite our best efforts.  

    I really enjoyed the day with you on DevOcean seeing the methods and systems that you use.  I will be filleting and skinning Dollies your way in the future. 

    All good Jason. We ended up with a feed … the water temp didn’t go our way but that’s offshore fishing. 
    The Dollie filleting was a new technique for me as well but as it turned out it was easy to master - and is definitely the way to go. 
    Cheers till next time …

    Z

    Dollies at Sunrise Sydney N FAD 11.03.2024

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    Posted

    21 minutes ago, Larkin said:

    Nice catch Zoran! Great report.

    plenty of small Dollie’s about atm. They’re everywhere. The larger ones arrived very early in the season.

    What’s the coating on the mahi? Flour and fried?

    Thanks Chris. I tried the FAD in early Jan but ended with nothing to show but a 4ft mako and an undersized kingy (I have a video but didn’t bother posting a report), then I was away on “stiff water” for the rest of the season. 
    Mahi coating, a 50:50 mixture of flour and cornflour with salt and cracked pepper to taste. Flash Fried in hot light olive oil with a couple of garlic cloves. The coating is light, holds a bit of flavour but doesn’t detract from the mahi. 
    cheers Z

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