keenas

You want to tighten your drag up a little more next time Seems a bit to long with the gear you are using. good luck

Most of the live music i saw was at D.Y. Narrabeen pubs; in no real order; midnight oil the angels ed keupper toys went berserk wurrumpi band [when sober] . Best live band i saw was george thourogood at the hordern. Sadly all the pub stages have made way for pokies Keenas

Congrats on your fishing trips and providing helpful info; Have you still got the noble ? didn't look like it in your photos

I was anchored about 7ks off Dee Why today and had fisheries rock up in a zodiac inflatable type boat, fortunately everything was in order. p.s fishing was tough . Keenas

Definately happy with the new limits,can only be good for the future of our fish stocks. Although i'm surprised snapper sizes didn't go up a few centermetres. Keenas

Thanks for the reply Ross, I'm staying at th Shang-Ri-La on the Coral Coast, i find that charter operaters associated with the resort/ hotel are usually pretty lame especially in busy times, anyway looking forward to 28-30 degree days ahead Keenas

G'day Raiders; Going to Fiji on thursday, can anyone reccomend a decent charter operator , had a few duds last few holidays, first time to FIJI,apart from everyone being on island time is there anything else i should expect. Keenas

Although a foward pass won you the game, i think QLD were the better side in all departments There was no attack and anasta and bailey had shockers and king needs. to go back to stay on your'e wing school. Sack the coach,70% of the team and the ref now, so we don't have to sit through a yawn fest in game 3.

G'day mate , was there at chrissy 06 and did a charter on a 7mtr inboard cuddy aluminium pissing rain and windy anchored up at a few spots and caught 1 coral trout 1kg and 2 sweetlip Moved around alot (after about 10 mins each spot).pretty ordinary i thought. anyway the small tinnys for hire seem pretty good , saw 2 boats come in 1/2 day with a good mixed bag, just anchor off the drop offs near the islands enjoy keenas

G'day raiders , Just your thoughts on what tackle we MUST HAVE to maximise our chances of landing ALL fish hooked , have fish got smarter in the last 30yrs or less previlant that we must have the big stick over them because time is more precious and we expect results??. Or has technology overtaken the happy fisho and fish. Anyway you can tell it's a blowout off a weekend and bugger all quality sport on. Keenas

Hey raiders, Purchased a 2nd hand 6 mtr boat last mth and was told by the previous owner that you simply drive it on and drive it off.S ome times it goes like clock work (5.00am tuesday morn), or other times (peak times at ramp ) it doesn't?.usually put trailer in upto about mid water on the trailer wheels when launching,some times in full reverse the boat will only move about 1mtr and stop!! but i can jump out and push it off, is it the angle i have on the tilt of the motor??, or do i need to go further back??.have heard that you submerge your'e second centre roller in launching and retrieving any tips appreciated, thanks ahead Keenas

Top red there mate did you catch it in darkness?? and how deep?, i only fish out of sydney. : Keenas

I think the days of consistently catching 5kg reds off sydney are long gone. The months leading up to and including spring are proberbly your best chance.Fish 0f 1-2kg range are pretty consistent all year round,but sometimes you may have to work a little harder to find them.I personally like to fish water 35-50mtrs on all sorts of ground,most times do not have a problem with the jackets at this depth.As for a surefire way to always catch snapper i have yet to find it ,as you already have caught good reds in S.A. you would know the general musts of catching reds,i.e. steady burley trail,freshest bait available,least amount of lead possible, soft plastics are also another option.As for location edges of hard reef,broken reef,or gravel,if you can't find anything on the sounder try drifting until you find fish and anchor up.I believe there are 10kg fish off sydney just gotta catch it . As big rexxie says if we always caught fish it would be called CATCHING p.s. did reply to your p.m. i'm going out this friday if you want to come along

Spot on, those days were great to grow up But sadly the creeks we would play in are now lifeless, kids can only go bushwalking or riding surpervised and to much noise in the street would draw a complaint!!. I used to fish nth harbour in 70s and catch a wide range of species (jews,trags and hairtail).The quality fish would go to the family and the rubbish would be sold to neighbours.e.g. pike= rock whiting morwong = deep sea racing bream salmon = soapy jews. great way to make a bit of pocket money. Keenas

Hey all, Just wondering if there is a easy way to remove large rego sticker off painted hull?? It's a decal about 300mm high and nearly a metre long,tried picking it off with my fingers but was only getting tiny bits off. Thanks any help is appreciated keenas

If you buy your pillies from a place that has a good turnover e.g. tackleshops, they are pretty good for one go only next trip they're berley.I hook a whole pillie in the centre and under the back bone exposing the whole hook. this can only be used when floating baits and is deadly on snapper. Keenas

Great muddie there mate and one of the best aussie beers to wash it down with well done

The braidy bunch has certainly grown in recent times, however i am yet to be converted,did try it on one line fo a while and found no great benefits. Floating baits in a berely trail you cant beat flurocarbon/mono.

Mate, what a fish !!!! Great job on landing such a rare beast and on a humble pillie, well done. ( I think a few years ago a guy in the hawkesbury did the same thing on a fish around 90lb??) it won"t happen again .

G'day raiders; Haven't been out for a while due to school hols etc. anyone been fishing offshore 1km-6km lately ? hoping to get out tuesday last i heard the current was screaming from the nth? thanks for any info, Keenas

i'd have to say a green eel, untouchable and always released. keenas

Have spoken to Nobles andthey tell me i can get into a NEW NOBLE 5mtr for 40k 5.5 45k ? so there not as out of reach as namesay suggests. The cougars although a nice boat have to much cabin .Most plate builders are stuck on length but you can customise inside,I like the ctr cab walkaronds and most builders dont put them in anything under 6mtr, except Nobles 5.5. anything bigger than this is overkill for my light offshore jaunts. cheers Keenas p.s.might have to see how namesays beasts performs before decision making.

Looking at purchasing a new plate boat soon and have narrowed it down to 3 brands NOBLE TABS RAZERLINE. My budget is about 45k so im looking at 5-5.8mtr, anyone familiar with these brands? Sick of having my kidneys rattled everytime i go around Nth head washing machine!! glass boats not an option (to precious). thanks Michael

Top day to be on the water; well done on the catch, wobbies are top eating and pretty rare these days especially in the harbour probably a good thing you released it. bad luck about the fine but i'm sure it's 4knots from killarney pt to the ramp Michael

I have been looking at nobles, they definetly are better looking and i've heard they ride well but are a bit exxy for what i require (light offshore ) could be a bit of an overkill. do you have one kelvin ? if so what size Michael