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Mate, Have a look at North Haven and Laurieton on the Camden Haven River. Its about 4 hours north of Sydney. North haven has one camping ground / caravan park on Stingray Creek where you can camp next to the water making for easy access for your kayaks. There is the Camden Haven River, Stingray Creek leading into Queens lake as well as Googleys lagoon to explore in the kayaks. You are all but guaranteed to catch plenty of fish during the summer months up there. There is also great beach and shore based river fishing . North Haven also has a great bowling club and plenty for places to eat out and it is only a short walk into Laurieton for the pub and RSL cheers Bob

Geoff When your car licence becomes due for renewal, your boat licence is adjusted to the same date. If you car licence become due on the 1 June and your boat licence still has say 6 months to go to expiry you would only have to pay for a 4 y 6 month boat licence to bring it in to line with the car licence. Bob

I just discovered that from 1 December this you you can combine your Boat licence with your drivers licence here in NSW. Here is the link the RMS site with all the details http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/licence/combined-licence/index.html I will be combining licences when I renew next year.. It will be one less bit of plastic in the wallet. All they need to do now is to add the fishing licence to it as well/ cheers Bob

According to the legislation pertaining to the area . Prawning is permitted all year with the use of dip or scoop nets and landing nets Here is the link to the legislation http://www.legislation.nsw.gov.au/xref/inforce/?xref=Type%3Dsubordleg%20AND%20Year%3D2006%20AND%20No%3D734&nohits=y Once you open the link click on the + Appendix tab, scroll down the left column to the bottom and click on the Schedule 1. The right hand side of the page then lists all the restrictions and allowed methods for fishing on all the NSW Estuaries. Scroll down to Port Hacking. Under column 3 - Methods of fishing prohibited , it states Any method involving the use of a net or a trap, other than the following: (a) a dip or scoop net (prawns) , ( a landing net. It took me a while to find the actual legislation regarding this topic but here it is A lot of what is on the fisheries site is of a general nature only and it is worth checking the actual legislation for the actual rules to a site that you want to fish in. Cheers Bob

Gday Squidboy the link below should explain bag limit and possession limits http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/regulations/sw/sw-bag-and-size/about-bag-and-size-limits Basically bag limit is the number you can catch per day while possession limit is the TOTAL number of that type of fish that you can have in your possession at any one time. Bob

Gday, Here is a link to the Recreation fishing guide for Wallis Lake. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/329358/Wallis-Lake-District-Recreational-Fishing-Guide.pdf The way that I read it is that you cant use your 6m haul net at the entrance to the lake but scoop nets are OK Check with the local bait shop to be on the safe side. Cheers Bob

Gday Raiders I have just found this on the fisheries site http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/changes-to-recreational-fishing-rules-commencing-3-november-2014 There are some important changes coming up to bag limits a for the most common caught species Key changes from 3 November Current rule Saltwater A daily bag limit of 10 for the following commonly caught species: Flathead (other than Dusky Flathead), Bream and Tarwhine, Tailor, Blue Swimmer Crab, Trevallies and Luderick. Possession limit to remain at 20 for the above species. Dusky Flathead daily bag limit remains at 10 with a possession limit of 10. Daily bag limit of 20 Possession limit of 20. Two crab traps and four witches hats/hoop/lift nets per person will be allowed. One crab trap and five witches hats/hoop/lift nets permitted. Freshwater A maximum size limit of 80cm for Murray Cod to provide protection for large breeding fish. Catch and release of large cod will be permitted. The minimum size limit of 60cm will remain in place. The taking of two Murray Cod per person during the closed season within Copeton Dam will be permitted. Minimum size of 60cm for Murray Cod. No take of Murray Cod permitted in any waters during the closed season. The spawning closure for Australian Bass and Estuary Perch to be extended to four months (May – August) to protect early migrating bass. Note this a zero bag limit closure and catch and release of these species will be permitted during the spawning closure. Spawning closure for Australian Bass and Estuary Perch for three months (June-August.) Permit Yabbies to be taken using five hoop nets per person in Lake Lyell, Lake Wallace and Googong Dam. Up to five hoop nets per person in Lake Eucumbene and Lake Jindabyne only. A strictly regulated pilot program to allow bowfishing for carp to be trialled in 2015 in key locations. To be closely monitored by NSW DPI. Bowfishing not permitted on inland waters. Minor changes from 3 November Current rule Saltwater The bag limit of small baitfish to increase to 100 per species. Bag limit of bait fish: 50 individuals of a number of species permitted. Freshwater Permit fishers to retain yabbies caught in a shrimp trap and shrimp caught in a yabby trap. Shrimp caught in yabby trap or yabbies caught in shrimp trap could not be retained. Bag limit of trout in general inland waters to reduce to 5 five and possession limit to 10. Bag limit in general inland waters is 10 and possession limit is 20. Bag limit in general trout streams and dams is 5 and possession limit is 10. Saltwater and Freshwater Set recreational nets and traps to be marked with the fisher's initial, surname, year of birth and postcode Full name and home address required on set recreational nets and traps. Transhipping fish from one boat to another (except specified bait species) will not be permitted. No specific legislation regarding transhipping. An advisory period of three months from the commencement date of 3 November 2014 will apply to allow fishers time to adjust to the new rules. Updated brochures, guides and sticky rulers will be available from your local tackle shop or fishing licence agent from 3 November 2014. cheers Bob

John, Take a trip over to Balmain / Rozelle. We have 22 pubs in our little suburb that are all within walking distance to each other. It makes for a nice Saturday arvo pub crawl. Most of the pubs have great food available and the beers are priced a lot better than the city / tourist area pubs. Its fairly easy to get around 14 or 15 pubs on a afternoon walk Cheers Bob

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2653910/Pro-fisherman-born-no-arms-legs-neck-shoulder-hes-landed-7-000-fish-weighing-44lb.html I found this story on the internet today . The story says it all A truely amazing bloke Bob

Thanks for the photos, The posts, bases and the fixing look fine as does the bracing at the top of the post. Any chance of a photo 90 deg to the left of the post shot , showing the end of the beam on the top of the post?? Also the span from post to post. ie front to back and the span from side to side would be nice as well. Im happy to advise on the structural steel that I would use for the job But any advice given needs to be confirmed by a structural engineer before construction. PM me with the details if you wish cheers Bob.

As a carpenter / builder with 25 years experience, my advice would be to firstly get an engineer to look at the carport structure as most carports are only designed to carry the roof load . Also of concern is what are the existing beams sitting on? Are they only resting on brick piers or on steel posts? Any swinging of a suspended engine could result in the structure twisting on the columns and collapsing. A site visit and sketch by an engineer shouldnt be too expensive and that will give you the exact steel beam you need and the fixing details. A couple of hundred spent now could save you a lot in the long run should a accident happen Can you post a couple of photos of the carport so that we can see what you are talking about cheers Bob

Mate, I would contact the maker of the car and see what they can do for you. If you can prove ownership of the car and the VIN they may be able to give you the code for the key to get one cut or provide an new key. There is a mobile vehicle locksmith in the inner west here in Sydney that can come onsite , open the car for you and cut you a new key. Very easy to find on google. cheers Bob

Gday Mate, Have a look at this website, http://www.marineengine.com/parts/mercury-outboard/index.php Its am US website but you should be able to track down the part numbers you need and if they have been replaced with a new part or if they are still being made Im currently restoring an Mercury 50 hp 1985 model and have found this site extremely useful in working out what is still available . Once you have the part numbers search the usual places on the internet. Hope this helps Cheers Bob

Mate, Have a look at this site. It should help you out www.easygps.com I posted this link up a few years ago http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=30055 cheers Bob

Gday Scotty. Ive only just started trading live with Pepperstones raw account and found it a bit daunting when at the end of the week I did my assessment of my trading to see that I had paid just under $2k in commission, but when I did a comparison to Go Markets for the week I found out that with Pepperstone I saved around $680 compared to paying the spread only. Run a raw demo with them for a few weeks and see what you think. cheers Bob

Gday Mate, Ive been with Go Markets since 2008. I also have accounts with Pepperstone Ive just started trading on the Pepperstones Raw account. Spreads are fantastic, usually around 0.5 of a pip on average, Feel free to PM me you like Balmainbob

Gday, From what Ive been able to find out you can fish in Darling Harbour but it is closed to the use of nets, except for landing net. ( see attached link ) I can remember Rex Hunt fishing in darling Harbour near the Maritime Museum on one of his shows in the 80s http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/329319/Sydney-Harbour-and-Northern-Beaches-Recreational-Fishing-Guide.pdf It is just the useless security guards trying to intimidate people. Just go in by boat and they cant do a thing about it Have a search of the internet and you will see many reports of fellow fishers targeting the big bream around the Darling Harbour without problems from the shore. I dont know how clean the water is in Darling Harbour though Cheers Balmain Bob

Gday; Found this on the internet. This should clear it up Small boat owners using VHF marine radios must hold at least a Marine Radio Operator's VHF Certificate of Proficiency. Holding a certificate is a condition of the class licence that authorises the operation of these types of marine radios. ACA figures show that the number of people sitting for marine radio examinations to obtain a certificate of proficiency has fallen by more than 1,300 between 2001-02 and 2002-03. Dr Horton said that misusing marine radio equipment was an offence under the Radiocommunications Act. In addition, penalties for operating a VHF radio without a certificate included fines of up to $165,000 and even imprisonment. Here is the link to the original article http://www.acma.gov.au/WEB/STANDARD/1001/pc=PC_1003 Ive never heard of anyone being fined $165000 but I wouldn't wont to tbe the first Bob

Gday Mate, My understanding is that the 2nm limit is measured from the open water line near the heads of Sydney Harbour then 2 nm due east and from the open water line near the heads to botany bay and 2nm due east. Draw a line between the 2 points and you have the 2nm limit for this part of the coast. Ive plotted it approximately on the photo below cheers Bob

Gday Mate, You can get under the bridge on the northern side via huntleys point road. Thames street warf can get very busy at night, but there are heaps of other places around balmain to go for a fish. the park at the end of Darling Street can be productive as well as Simmons Point, Longnose Point and Elkinton Park. hope this helps Cheers Balmain Bob

This topic has already been covered on this site Here is the link to the previous posts http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=43044 Cheers Bob

Gday, How are spots to find nippers hard to come by?????? Any sand flat in pittwater on a rising tide will produce nippers I usually get them at Bay View, out in front of the green boathouse Also, the sand flats at Careel Bay produce very big nippers on the southern side. Why pay 40 cents a nipper if you can get them for nothing One outing of 100 nippers and 45 minutes of your time will pay for a pump Balmainbob

Gday Ben Happy 21st mate, Cheers bob

You need 50 posts to become a Bream http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=40053 Cheers Bob

Gday Mate, this photo should set you right. Cheers bob