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1 hour ago, Steve-o said:
When I first left school I tried to get a job as a deckhand on a fishing boat.
There used to be two or three ads a week on the jobsearch.gov.au website, but that website doesn't exist anymore.
Most of the ones I went for were departing the Wollongong area for two or three weeks at sea one week shore leave. Occasionally you would see jobs departing Darwin or Broome.
I never ended up getting a start and I got one call back. Maybe I applied for ten jobs? The same ones would reappear every week.
Yeh I'd imagine most would be hesitant to take greenhorns out to sea, you can only imagine the bad experiences some would have.
Perhaps trying to get some experience on a ferry or smaller charter would be a good place to start.
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Sea school are good mate, you can get your exemption 38 (lowest level coxswain) in a day. If you're not in a hurry you can jump in a with a group and get it done using their boat for not a ridiculous amount of money. They can do the boat license at the same time if they dont have that either.
The lower level coxswain is pretty limited as to what you can do as a captain (no paid passengers, no working at night, boat size limitations) but would be a good start. From what I've read that cert 1 in maritime operations is what you need to start as a deckie on a 12m+ boat.
Like most industries revolving around physical labour they will struggle to find good people these days. I'd be calling and speaking to companies, I'm sure if the person has work ethic and presents well it wouldnt be hard to get a start somewhere.
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32 minutes ago, GordoRetired said:
The actual line seems OK, I was just amazed to find that it was not a single piece and had been badly joined. If they had used a decent line to lie knot it would not have been quite so bad but if I had not noticed as I spooled the reel and then got onto a decent fish the knot would have just given way and fish would be gone.
I'd complain about it to them and see what they say.
info@jarviswalker.com.au
There is no valid excuse for a spool of line having a join in it.
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Rovex is owned by Jarvis Walker, once a good brand but these days more interested in making the cheapest gear possible to stock the shelves at Big W and likewise stores.
Rovex is supposed to be their premium brand but hey, perhaps not.
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You're the first person I've ever known to want to catch toadies 😂
If you're at port mac I would suggest heading to Camden Haven, one of the best estuaries in Australia. Grab yourself a coffee at the boatshed and take the kids fishing from the shore. (Not the wharf the coffee shop is on, they will crack it). Plenty of good bream there.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/kFRbKMeX7WJjd6om6
The cheapest rod you can buy paired with a little float and small hook. Smooshed up bread balls for bait and burley.
Or if you'd rather a beer than coffee try the other side of the river at high tide opposite the bottle-o.
https://maps.app.goo.gl/N7Wm4tjxZzRiyyKQ9
Peeled prawn for bait, change the float for a sinker and a longshank hook, fish the sand bar and channel off the shore there. Bream, whiting and flatties.
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If only every fishing trip was that productive.
Hopefully the kings get a bit bigger next time!
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37 minutes ago, savit said:
You probably meant zero Income tax. It is not just Ebay, most big international companies do the same thing, and not just in Australia once they can afford it. I guess the governments accept it as long as they can charge taxes from earnings of company's employees and companies still pay local indirect taxes and duties, GST/VAT, FBT, payroll tax, workcover, etc etc - it's all contributes to the collected revenue.
No mate, zero tax on their earnings. Ask any seller on Ebay, ebays fees do not include GST as they "realise" the profits overseas.
The Aussie sellers on there are paying tax but Ebay isnt paying a cent on their revenue in Australia.
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It's worth noting that eBay, PayPal and Gumtree are all owned by eBay and despite operating in Australia, with staff in Australia, facilitating sales from Australians to other Australians and taking over a 10% cut of all sales (earning over $7 million in profit per day) they pay ZERO tax in Australia.
Makes you question who the real scammers are.
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The not talking on the phone is another tell tale sign of a scam as they are not actually in Australia and don't want you knowing that.
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It's a scam Frank, they will provide a fake payment receipt hoping you will allow them to take the car before funds clear.
Another version of this they will want to use PayPal so they can reverse the transaction once they take the car.
Gumtree (eBay) do not care. You can report scams at the below link.
www.scamwatch.gov.au
But even they will do nothing.
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1 minute ago, Fab1 said:
Nice looking lure.I didn't know they were adjustable.I take it they dive different depths depending which hole the clip is attached on?
The holes change how it moves when worked. Further back holes are for trolling with more of a flat action and the further up holes send it upwards towards the surface when worked, jigging style.
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6 minutes ago, Fab1 said:
Very nice mate.Are the blades the same or similar to those vibes people talk about? A mate at work(that's a better fisho than me) told me there's a soft/rubbery vibe and a harder one.He told me to get the rubbery one.
Cheers.
Yeh blade/vibe same same. I'm a fan of the 15g metal ones as I can get them on the cheap at my local tackle place. Either would work great I'm sure.
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Went down for a flick yesterday arvo once the rain cleared up.
Tried the plastics but after the tails on a couple got chomped I switched over to a blade. Caught 1 nice keeper flattie that was dinner, 1 undersized released to fight another day and a couple lost.
They are very productive lures.
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6 minutes ago, frankS said:
The minors Hassell him a bit but then they hassell everything , including the cats.
I have the noisy minors not the imported type.
Frank
Go the noisy minors. I swear many birds know full well what the cuckoos are up to. The other day I watched a pair of curawongs harassing a cuckoo that was interested in their nest. The battle went on and off all day long.
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I see a lot of the azure kingfishers at work, they are unreal. The lyrebirds are also awesome when they are singing their repertoires.
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9 minutes ago, Ganguddy Goodoo said:
It is amazing how people equate cultural background with swimming ability. When my kids were about 3 and 5 they went for a swim in a hotel pool in Myanmar. The "lifeguard" approached me (sitting on side of pool) and expressed concern about their age. We got talking and when he found out I was an aussie he smiled and said they must be ok then.
Where my kids do swimming lessons about half the students are Indian or Chinese. There are some really strong little swimmers amongst them.
I'd argue other factors have just as big an impact as cultural heritage. Swimming lessons aren't free so socio-economic status will effect how long families can stick at it. Also where you live geographically is going to play a massive part. My guys are confident in a pool and have spent heaps of time in inland rivers and creeks. While they love going to the beach during school holidays, when it comes to the ocean they are nowhere near as knowledgeable as the local kids who get to surf everyday after school. If you grew up on the coast and developed a sound understanding of the ocean when you were young consider yourself blessed.
It's very true that not all foreigners are poor swimmers and we are very lucky to have grown up in Aus.
However, we shouldn't allow our fears of being labelled racist prevent sensible educational measures that could save lives. I have always wondered why there isn't a brief water safety message played to passengers on the plane on their way over.
There are hundreds of millions of people in mainland China that have next to no experience in the ocean and plenty of tour groups that pick them up at the airport and take them straight to the south end of Bondi beach. A recipe for disaster.
Likewise many sub-continent and middle eastern peoples who go swimming fully clothed.
Only yesterday I watched 2 fully clothed Chinese parents take their 10 year old kid down to the beach with an inflatable shark and send him swimming in the rip in 2m+ swell and the tide starting to run out. He was knee deep but another couple steps and he would have been gone and they would have both likely drowned if they went after him. Thankfully a surfer walked over and had a quick chat to the parents sending them down to the flags.
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The black cockies are beautiful birds but those cuckoos are evil. Do the other birds harass the cuckoos?
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15 minutes ago, Fab1 said:
Mate swears by vibes.
Yep, I've caught a heap of fish using them. You can get a lot of different sizes and shapes as well to suit different scenarios. There is a smaller prawn looking one that has trailing assist hooks that goes pretty good estuary fishing if you're after bream and flatties.
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Yeh the nibblers can be annoying, they really love the tails on nuclear chicken grubs!
Depends a bit on what you're chasing but a hard body like a double clutch can be a good option for flatties and metal vibes/blades can be another good options for when the plastic munchers are around.
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19 minutes ago, dunc333 said:
mate once you have bought a yeti you wont go back more expensive yes ,we also have the yeti wine cup. beer cooler smoothie cup .i gave my bro a yeti beer cooler last year for his birthday ,he was skeptical. 1 year later he sms me on most hot days praising his yeti .cheers dunc333
The only thing I don't like about the yeti beer coolers is they are so heavy you always think your drink is full, even when it is empty
My beers dont last long enough to need such a good cooler either!
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+1 for the cicada poppers, a great choice for bass.
If they aren't hitting the lures off the surface I usually switch over to long tailed soft plastic and slow work it along the bottom (bottom permitting) or a spinnerbait.
For bass I try to match the colour of the lure to the conditions, light colours when its bright and sunny and dark colours when its dark/overcast.
Have fun!
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On 1/10/2021 at 4:59 PM, bluefin said:
What I do !! Cast with the wind, long soft rod as far as possible. Work the edges in a few inches of water out to a meter. A chop on the water is good ! Steady retrieve no pausing, pausing is for Bream. Vibrate the rod a bit from side to side, A nice rhythm with your retrieve. Vary your speed. Speed Kills. They love it in choppy water. Big Lures . 70 to 100 M/M . Clear colours, They are chasing Prawns. Or May be a Yabby ?( Pink Nipper From my childhood !! ) Most of my big Whiting attack the middle of the prawn imitation. They dont nip the tail !!! They want to eat it, not get spiked by either end !! Leave the middle treble on.
I tried an MMD Splash Prawn a few days ago. River up here is pure mud. Straight retrieve, looks very good, Moves a lot of water !
Alas only a few Flathead around in deep water .
Howard.
PS and of course I love my Sax Scent Prawn .
Hey mate,
I've been giving the technique you described a go but as yet no luck. I grabbed a couple clear/sand colour sugarpens, straight steady retrieve bit of a rod wobble. A mate did say that the choppier the better so maybe it's been too calm.
Do you still get them like this in calm conditions?
Cheers!
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And put your gear on the dry rocks if you dont want the ocean to take it.
I'm glad your alright Henry.
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5 hours ago, PaddyT said:
.. the truth.If you need to wear a jacket while rockfishing then you shouldnt be rockfishing ...
You aren't wrong.
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Umina beach
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I ate a lot of pipis growing up but have seen signs at beaches warning about eating them and potential poisoning and death ha.
Any idea what that is about?