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That's still like new, a bit of grease and some paint and it's "fully reconditioned"

I have Christmas lights stories that would take a year to tell them all.....Bah Humbug!

Just talking about plastic buckets.....not that long ago I needed to reach something in the garage, closest thing, an empty plastic paint drum, I tipped it upside down, put one foot on and stepped up, my foot went through the bottom, but......it kind of broke in a sort if star pattern, half way up my shin, with the "star" points all pointed down, anytime I tried to get it off my leg, the star points would poke deeper into my flesh! I had to kind of hop over to the bench and found a Stanley knife to cut each piece of plastic off, Jesus that hurt, something so simple, and of course, there was a little step ladder hanging on the wall 10' away!

I just remembered another funny (well funny now) event. Many years ago I used to put up TV antennas, we had to drill into old texture bricks, anyone who knows bricks will attest to them being hard as hell. I was standing on the top of a step ladder (dangerous at any time) and using this old, heavy drill, I was pushing as hard as I could while standing on top of the ladder, the big old drill above my head, when it jammed, it twisted my arm around, knocking me off balance, tipping the ladder over, so here I was, dangling by a drill bit, in a hole in a brick, about 6' off the ground. I had two options, let go and take my chances, or yell for help and hope my offsider (who was under the house) heard me and could put the ladder back. 5 minutes of yelling didn't help, so, I took the other option, let go, I fell in a heap on the ground, and the damn drill fell out and hit me right on the head, I saw stars for 10 minutes and finally got up, just as my mate turned up! "What are you doing" he said, I thought the bracket would be up by now........ edit......just to add how being lazy/slack causes industrial/work accidents, we had a big extension ladder with us, but couldn't be bothered to use it, so used the step ladder instead, if I was on the big ladder, the drill would have been at a safe height to drill the holes, instead in over my head.

Almost any "decent" reel will be OK for Snapper, they hardly do a long high speed run like (say) a Tuna, the Sustain will be fine for years.

Are you taking a boat or entirely shore based? A lot of those species you mention will take a lot of work and good luck to catch as a tourist from the shore. Bermagui fits a lot of those needs, scenery, eating, beaches and everything else, as does Port Stephens and Jervis Bay.

I have seen them on some pretty big boats, so I don't think strength is an issue.

I can't get the link to load, but....I have heard plenty call Flat Tail Mullet Gold Spot.

Depends on what you call a "Gold Spot Mullet" there's quite a few common Mullet species with various names.I think you might be referring to Flat tail maybe?

Not too sure I would use such heavy leader, getting bites will suffer, using the waves will see you land most fish (in my opinion) never been a fan of shelled hooks either, but that's just me. Fresh, Filleted, skinned and all the blood meat cut away, Salmon make OK eating.

I said this once before, I reckon a good show would be a couple of people (mates or husband and wife) with a simple boat, simple tackle and use common ramps up and down the coast, no guides, nothing, and just fish like 99% of the population do, comment on the ramp, facilities and how good or bad the fishing was when going it "alone". Home handyman stuff almost, buying bait (or attempting to catch it on site) and fishing as true "tourists"

I don't watch any fishing shows at all now, they are all just one big add, and some "celebrity" using gear, telling everyone how fabulous it is, and you cant catch fish without it, all fishing in some location, guided by professionals but making it look like fish are lining up to be caught.

Yep, 9" grinder is a scary tool that's for sure, a few years ago I was using one cutting a trailer to bits, I had on my best home handy man safety gear, track pants, joggers and a flannel shirt, sun glasses completed the "kit" I was grinding away, my mate and wife watching on, when I thought the sparks were getting a bit hot, the other pair were laughing at "something" I took a break to see why it was so hot, my track pants were on fire, along with my shirt, I dropped the grinder, that took off when the disc hit the grass, whipped around, cut the power cord clean off, while I got the hose to put myself out! Everyone thought it was hilarious....except me.

Grinding with a cutting disc is common, it takes a minute to change a disc, but......when you only want to grind a little bit!

Something fairly recent, I needed to grind right in the corner of a job, had one of those thin metal cutting discs on, I removed the guard because it was getting in the way when trying to get in the corner, as I was moving the grinder around, the disc made a nice neat cut, deep into my finger, still have a nice scar line from that.

My most "cringe worthy" injury was with a planer, I was holding a piece of architrave on its edge to just take a few mm off it, I was keeping my hand well away from the edge, but..........as I was passing my hand, the timber tipped over, the planer neatly remove the side of the tip of my thumb, right down to half the thumb nail, Jesus that hurt, and blood everywhere, it grew back like new though. 9" angle grinders are the scariest tools ever, and agree about ladders, everyone uses a ladder, and just leans/reaches out just that little bit extra instead of moving the ladder, especially when it comes to putting up Christmas lights....that's a whole story on its own!

Boneless Flathead fillets can be had at decent shops for around $25 a KG, depending on what time of the year, anyone paying those prices are nuts.....you need to remember most fish is not very dense (like steak) so a kilo is quite a lot of fillets. There is Atlantic Salmon in the background for $64.99KG, any shop (including supermarkets) have it for $30-35 every day of the week.

Some way over priced fish there.

My tinny is the same, as was the one before, it's just a "feature" of how they are made.

I wonder if something like fishoil might be better?

That's pretty common, almost every aluminium boat will have that, just leave it, not too sure what to clean it off with, but it will come back again, maybe clean it off, then paint it?

Not too sure I fully understand your problem, but....it is normal for the prop to "click" when turned opposite to the gear selected, best bet is to reinstall it again, making 100% sure the gear lever and selector are in the correct position and test it properly.

It should be a Yowie Dory then.......

First off you will need to clean it back to new, no little "pits" then etch prime, then suitable paint, there is some very good spray cans available, but they are not cheap, I have used the Stacer white and it's still good years later.

I never use the crust of bread, because it floats and attracts Seagulls, I just use the inside piece and squash it tight so it sinks.