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Hey Ray, Now I know why you have been `ravin' about that place. No fish brother don't forget me next time. I had a great day with my daughter Brittany, winning State Champion of Champions Womens 14 soccer. Go the Roos. Hutcho

Hey Ray, Thanks mate for this morning, another great day out with perfect weather. Lucky for me the HP's won the day but I am sure you will return with a vengence next time. Although the subject is a bit rough the photo's were fantastic as usual, note the school hitting the surface in the background in the picture with me fighting the salmon. I'm just about to cook the fillets. Hodgey was right it was a SX40 I just checked the packet. Oh Yeah!!!! I won!!!! Regards, Hutcho

Well done on the big lizzard. Many thanks for returning a big breeding momma!!! Regards, Hutcho

Here are the Pics from the guy from Bali. Regards, Hutcho

Hi Raiders, It's been awhile since I last did a post as this is usually left to my partner in fishing RayR. However, thought you would be interested in this story. Just arrived back from a trip with the family to Bali on a surfing adventure with fishing on the backburner. However on the last day after we came in from Kuta reef for the last time I saw a Balanese Gent dragging a 15kg GT up the bank from his boat. Funny but I have been to Bali quite a few times over the last twenty years and never really gave fishing much thought, until NOW. Anyway, in true fisho form I started to chat to him and he was like any other fisho I have ever met, absolutely passionate about his fishing and we exchanged a few war stories. He then showed me his tackle box and the array of lures he hand makes and spray paints, they were fantastic, from spinners to blade jigs for kingys. I then offered him a number of fishing Mags I took over to read and he was stoked and blown away by the picture of a big flatty on the cover of a recent addition. Later that night just before the plane flew out, he tracked me down and thanked me for the mags and gave me a few lures. Just wished I had a couple of more days!!!! Since we have exhanged emails and here is a couple of photo's of Edi and some of his fish. Notice the home made popper. If anyone is going over the fishing season has just started so give me a call I will give you his details. He takes people out fishing for a very reasonable price. Regards, Hutcho

Hey Mondo, Those photo's turned out unreal. You have a real talent. Thanks for an action packed little session. Can we go again soon. Pleease. Hutcho

OK I admit it, I actually expected to see a real lobster....DOH!! Hutcho

Dear Mondo, Through the wonders of modern technology I am monitoring your fishing exploits from Bali. Please leave me some flatties when I get home. Although the surfings been great I am looking forward to putting the boat in and catching up with a few flat ones. I hope Shane enjoyed himself we will definately have to go up north for a fish. By the way I think you may have started yet another YETTI myth in the caves area. Regards, Hutcho

Hey, Mondo, Nice catch, watchadoing without your old buddy. You forgot to add the bit about you falling flat and dropping your stradic and rack raider in the drink!!! No secrets around here mate. No more without me. Hutcho

Great catch diver1 some excellent models there. I reckon the end of August and the beginning of September are the best months for big flathead on plastics. Many years ago when I used to almost exclusively use hard body lures for flatties they seemed to be really agressive around this time of year. I may be wrong but they might becoming out of some sort of hibernation during winter. Who knows? RayR and I love targetting the flatones so we will be out to our favourite spots soon. Regards, Hutcho

Foxtrot, uniform, november, november, yanky. Hutcho

Hey Mondo, Nice report and I notice Buddy's cartoon of you know features. Raiders should know that you actually do look like that!!!! Thanks mate for a great weekend I reckon we would have slayed them if we could have had more time on the water. Anyway a trip away with ya mates, is a good trip, I won't forget our slog back to NB in a hurry thats for sure. Regards Hutcho

Now that is a FISH!!! Congrats, Hutcho

Nice Pix Ray, Thanks for a great day the boys had fun. Better luck next time, don't forget Wednesday have a sicky wer'e goin fishing all DAY. Regards, Hutcho

Dear Raymondo, What you doing without me again... even when you are not in my boat you are still catching flatties, in the dead of winter none the less. See you tomorrow morning around 4.30pm we will go hunting. Hutcho

Raymondo, Don't leave me behind again...pleeeese I was sulking all day. Nice fish though. Regards,Hutcho

Hey Penguin, That son of yours is a `chip off' the old block. He he he ..... Regards, Hutcho

Cuz Nice haul of fish but you can't fish you, c'mon. Hutcho

Congratulations Great Fish. Thats what I love about this sport....there are plenty of old fisherman around. Well done. Regards, Hutcho

Hi Jeremy, RayR and I bumped into Ron Osman a pro-charter operator who told us he fished up the creek last week and absolutely creamed the flathead. He put it in his report in the paper also, so it's no secret. Try out in front of the caravan park boat ramp and along the edges of the sand flats. Good luck, regards, Hutcho

The smile says it all, looks like you've got yourself a fishin buddy. Regards, hutcho

Great catch thats the neatest bunch of bream I've ever seen. Regards Hutcho

Wish I was there dammit....Hutcho

Determination reaps rewards. Congrats on a fish you will never forget. Regards, Hutcho