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  1. Brisbane Waters can be a funny place to fish.

    Sometimes its red hot and you are assured of a feed every time you hit the water, other times it seems to be baron of fish.

    Not sure why this  happens, tides, moon phase, bait fish, who knows but it is always a good day when you are on the water

    :lol:

  2. Boat name. Lone Star

    call sign +  Marine Rescue. Lone Star or CC221

    20 foot fiberglass half cab, red hull white top

    mainly around Broken Bay, Hawkesbury River, Pittwater and their abouts

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  3. Here is mine, Yalta craft Odessa 2000, 20 ft half cab, 1986 model with a mariner 200 hp hanging off the back, great boat for swells , handles big seas quite well , easy to launch and retreive, with the back bimbi holded a lot of deck room.

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  4. Well its been 9 weeks since I was laid up with a broken leg, took the boat out today , launched from Koolewong went out past Ettalong, (man the sand flats are closing up the channels). Had a fish in the Hawkesbury River around Bar Point and then Mullett Creek, caught 2 pan size flatties and 2 keeper bream. Nothing to brag about but oh boy wasnt it great to get out in the boat and wet a line or two again.

    It was such a beautiful day on the water, plenty of boats fishing all over Broken Bay, Hawkesbury River and Brisbane Waters.

    Plenty of jet skies around too, watch out for them because they cannot see you for some reason.

    Also called in to see Parsley Bay boat ramp, it looks good what they have done , looks a lot more user friendly.

  5. Fab1 what can I say but I am so sorry for your loss, you will always remember her with your memories.

    This story of your love for Josephine has touched us all that has read this story, she will be in my thoughts.

  6. Unable to go out fishing whilst laid up with a broken leg, my dearest bought me home some bream fillets she picked up at the local fish shop.

    I must admit they where very fresh fillets , smelt really good with firm white flesh.

    I made a light curry sauce with some coconut cream and Thai green curry paste, boiled up some Basmati rice then poached the cut up fillets in the curry sauce for about 10 minutes on a low slow boil.

    It was excellent, nice and smooth curry with the fish pieces in it , beautiful.

    I have not been keen on curried fish before but must admit I will be making this one again.

  7. I thought that trawling was illegal in the hawksbury/ Brisbane waters

    The state goverment are buying up most of the commercial fishing licenses in the Hawkesbury area over the next couple of years. There was a post about this afew months ago.

    Lets hope the jewie will survive

  8. Trailer set up, boat ramp with floating pontoon and weather conditions are key to handling a boat by yourself.

    Make sure trailer rollers or bunks are in good condition, winch is easy to operate and easy to wind in and out.

    Boat ramp choice is important if boating by yourself more so than with another person. Is it easy to launch and retreive from , what is the ramp like at low tide, is there a pontoon to tie up to whilst getting the car and trailer if buy yourself you dont want to beach the boat whilst parking or retreiving the trailer.

    Weather conditions when single hand boating is important, not only when out fishing , remember to keep an eye on the weather but also when retreiving the boat at the ramp, wind blowing from the wrong direction (depends on ramp and location) can make loading the boat onto a trailer awkard if not impossible by yourself.

    If you are having trouble at a boat ramp by yourself, be a man and ask for help, majority of people will give you a hand no worries as we have all needed a helping hand at some stage. If ever I see people in trouble at the ramp I always offer my help.

  9. Man o man that was a great read and laugh, we have all been there and done that. I remember one of the first times in my boat I told the wife to through the anchor out, which see did but did not tie it off ( I did not tell her to tie it off) , my mistake, how could someone not know to tie an anchor rope off?......

    Anyway we all learn by our mistakes.

  10. Mate sorry to hear that, hope you have a speedy recovery.

    sad to hear that

    Hopefully you have a speedy recovery and get back on the water soon

    Mate sorry to hear that, hope you have a speedy recovery.

    . Thanks guys it will give me a chance to do so reel maintenance and rod cleaning
  11. It is a shame to all us weekend warrior fishos that some people, cannot play by the rules like the rest of us, wether it is greed, selling fish on, or ignorance of the fishing rules and bag limits. In the end it all comes back on us all, either by reduced bay limits, no taking of a spieces, or closed fishing grounds. I for one want there to be plenty of fish around, not just for now but for the future, so fishos in generations from now can enjoy going out and catching a feed and have a fishing tale to tell.

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