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Hi Most boats will have this problem at some time or another. As you stated it could be that you have to much weight up the front of your boat, causing the rear of the boat to sit that bit higher in the water. I have a 4.5 metre alum boat and sometimes this happens to me and it is just a matter of turning the outboard in the opposite direction and it will fix it, but if it doesn't I will bridle the boat. Bridling is where you tie off a second rope to the anchor rope and the back of your boat. Once you have put out your anchor and are in position you need to pull in about 4 metres of the anchor rope and form a overhand loop in it. It is to this loop you connect a another rope to the loop (about 5 to 6 metres in length with a snap clip attached). Then it is just a matter of pulling on the short rope from the rear of your boat until you have your boat now running parrell with the current. Tie this rope off to the rear bolard. A triangluar shape should now be formed in the to ropes. Hope this helps GB

Hi It is actually a Red Bigeye (priacanthus macracanthus). Not much cop to eat. I have also caught them in Sydney Harbour, Botany Bay and the Port Hacking. Gary Brown

Hi I received a phone call late last night to say that Dean Hayes had past away from a short battle with cancer and to say that I was totally blown away by this very sad news is an under statement. When I first met Dean in 2001 I was so impressed with the guy and the knowledge he had of fishing that I asked him if he could help me out with some information with my Fishing Guide to Sydney- Hawkesbury Waterways. Not long after that Dean took me out on the upper Hawkesbury River to chase Australian Bass, Estuary Perch, yellowfin bream and mullet and as I stated earlier the knowledge he had of this water way was incrediable. I will always remember that first day on the water with Dean. I couldn't get over how many lures he had just laying around in his boat. They were on the floor, under and in the console, attached to the gunnels, there were a few in the tackle boxes, but most were at the ready. We caught a number of Australian Bass and estuary perch that day. In the short time that I have known Dean he has always freely given me the time to help me out, no matter what it has been. His advice and friendship will be sorely missed. Rest in peace Dean Gary Brown and family

Hi All The course you are talking about is Certificate 3 in Fishing Industry Recreational Service No 8196 and it is a course that I desined and put together about 12 years ago. It took me (with a couple of other people) about 18 months to put it together. I did run it at Miller College of TAFE for 3 years, but management decided it need to run elsewhere. It has now gone through it's second revision (every 5 years), it will be due to be revised again to keep up with industry standards. The course is designed for people who would want to work in the recreational Fishing Industry. Currently there are a number of colleges that are offerring this course. They are Armidale, Cooma, Kurri Kurri, National Environment Centre (Albury) and distance learning through the Tenayr campus at Grafton. 4. COURSE STRUCTURE 4.1 Outline of course structure The Certificate III in Fishing Industry, Recreational Services, consists of four groups of modules. Learners must complete all modules in Group 1 (293 hours) and a minimum of 120 hours from Group 2 (sub groups 1,2,3,4,) Learners who select modules from sub groups 2,3,or 4 must complete all modules contained within that particular sub-group. Note. Module 8196D Guide Fishing Trips will align to a unit of competence in the reviewed Outdoor Recreation and Sport Training Package to be endorsed early 2003. It will then be placed in a seperate elective sub-group with an attached assessment module to allow learners to achieve competence against the strict requirements of the unit. 8195B 1 Implement minimal environmental impact 10 8195C 1 Apply basic outdoor recreation logistics 10 8195G 1 Fishing industry careers 10 8195V 1 Follow OHS procedures 15 8195A 2 Plan for minimum environmental impact 10 8195E 2 Comply with fisheries management 20 8195F 2 Use basic skills to catch fish 40 8195D 3 Plan outdoor recreation activities 10 8195K 3 Select, catch and use bait 15 8195L 3 Select, rig and use terminal tackle 15 8195M 3 Select, use and maintain fishing tackle 15 8196A 3 Fish habitats, behaviour and life cycle 40 1844D 4 Apply weather information 15 3223A 4 Senior first aid 18 8195H 4 Recreational fishing - practical skills 20 8195N 4 Interpret weather for marine environment 10 8196B 4 Work with colleagues and customers 20 Group 2 1 subgroup must be completed At least 120 hours of module/units must be completed Subgroup 1 Hrs 9939C 0 Maintain and order stock 36 0682S 5 Take emergency action on board a vessel 20 5849H 5 Rod building 30 5849J 5 Fly tying 20 5849L 5 Rod building - decorative binding 20 6272C 5 ABF523 Marine radiotelephone operation 15 8195J 5 Casting techniques 20 8195P 5 Fishing techniques - beach/rock 20 8195Q 5 Fishing techniques - impoundment 20 8195R 5 Fishing techniques - river 20 8195S 5 Fishing techniques - estuary/bay 20 8195T 5 Fishing techniques - blue water 20 8195U 5 Fishing techniques - fly 20 8196C 5 Catch crabs prawns and squid 15 8196D 5 Guide fishing trips 30 8196F 5 Undertake risk analysis of actvities 20 8196G 5 Select, rig and work lures 20 8196H 5 Drive and recover a 4WD vehicle 30 8196J 5 Fishing industry media techniques 30 8196K 5 Introduction to lure making 30 8784A 5 Assessing a business opportunity 36 8867J 5 Apply point of sale handling procedures 21 8867P 5 Sell products & services to businesses 18 9747G 5 Co-ordinate merchandise presentation 36 9775A 5 Marketing principles 25 Subgroup 2 All module/units must be completed Hrs 0682M Operate a small vessel 20 0682S Take emergency action on board a vessel 20 Subgroup 3 All module/units must be completed Hrs 0682R Operate and maintain outboard motors 20 0682S Take emergency action on board a vessel 20 Subgroup 4 All module/units must be completed Hrs 8163A 0 Mooring and anchor handling 10 8165B 0 Interaction skills - maritime 12 8163B 5 ABF511 Elements of shipboard safety 20 Group 887 ENRICHMENT MODULES These are enrichment modules/units and do not count towards course completion Hrs 8196L 2 Fishcare volunteer - freshwater 14 8196M 2 Fishcare volunteer - saltwater 14 For more information you would need to contact each of the Colleges that are listed above. Hope this is of some help Gary Brown

Hi All I was out on Anzac Day chasing bream with my daughters boyfriend Andrew and look what I came across. 2 NSW Maritime officers had just pulled it out of Little Turriell Bay. Also it was Andrews first time at chasing bream with soft plastics and hard bodied lures. Andrew caught his first and only bream on Gulp 3 inch minnow that was cast up against a rocky shoreline. It pulled the scales down to 1.030 kilos. Gary Brown

I was out on Anzac Day chasing bream and look what I came across. 2 NSW Maritime officers had just pulled it out of Little Turriell Bay.

Hi CJ Kayak The place that you were taken to, that you refer to as the Goal Post, is also known as the sticks. They are just off the groynes at Kurnell and are between the oil wharf and Bonna Point. Hope this helps out Gary Brown

Hi All You will find that the fish in the photo is a female groper. Females of this species will vary in colours like browns and reds. The blue and much larger ones are males. Hope this helps GB

Hi All Don't forget about the bag limits on baitfish, nippers and soliders crabs. Do you realize that it is now only 100 per person for nippers. 50 slimy mackerel Just to name a couple and the NSW Fisheries are out and about checking out bag limits GB

Hi All Yes they may be soft when they are thawed out after they have been frozen, but they are still a great bait to use for bream and trevally. I have even caught kingfish on them. Maybe it is the way that you put them onto your hook. I put the point and barb section of the hook into the head (the same way I do it when they are alive) and then place a couple of half hitches around the tail. Rigging the pink nipeer this way I have never had one fly off the hook and I have still caught plenty of fish. I find the trick to freezing them is to dry the nipper down first, put into a container and then freeze. I don't add anything else to the container. There are other ways that it can be done, but I find this the easiest way to do it. Scotty Lyons has been doing this for years and he is a successful charter operator. Hope this helps

Hi All Just to set the record straight not ALL PUBLIC WHARF'S ARE NO FISHING AREAS. There are plenty in the Sydney region that you can fish from. Especially in Sydney Harbour. GB

Hi If you locate the retaining wall at Port Botany on the northern side of the bay. Trevally Alley starts from the end of the retaining wall at Molineaux Point and runs north for about 40 metres.

Hi All Just to clear up something, there are only a few places in Sydney that you cannot cut cunji off the rocks, (refer to http://www.fisheries.nsw.gov.au/aquatic_habitats ), but on the other hand there are many places that you can. If you would like Geton_fish let me know where you intend to fish and I will point you in the direction of some cunji Gary Brown

Hi Adam Great to see that you got your first kingfish, especially when it measured 72cm. I told you that those 6 inch Bass Assassins were great for the kingfish. Don't forget they come in 4 and a half inch as well. GB

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Hi all Icaught it along with many other different fish species while on hloidays with my wife in vanuatu. I think it was a blue spot trevally GB

Was that Brighton LE SANDS .NSW. OR Brighton VIC. ???????? Curious . BART. It's is Brighton LE SANDS .NSW. GB

Hi Wildfish Great to see that you got your first kingy. I am sure there will be more to come. Have you tried fishing the marker bouy at Bare Island. Also it is great to here my book is helping other anglers out there. I have just finished revising the Fishing Sydney Waterways book. There will now be another 160 spots to try in Sydney. GB

Hi wildfish No nets or traps are allowed anywhere in the Port Hacking. This has been around for a number of years. That is unless you are using a landing net or a poddy mullet trap. GB

Hi All Craig is correct in saying that you need to keep the air from getting into the bag otherwise you will get frezzer burn. When buying the snap sealed bags or any other plastics bag they need to be for frezzer use only. These bags are slightly thicker than normal plastics bags. You also need to get as much air out of the bag before you seal it. My mum use to put a straw in the bag and suck out the air then twist the top of the bag and seal it with a twist. I don't use a straw. Frezzer burn is when you see small to medium sized white patches appear on the fish Hope this is of some help GB

Hope this clears up a few things The area of Towra is not an IPA, it is a Aquatic Resreve that has within it a Refuge and a Snactuary Zone. IT IS AS FOLLOWS Towra Point Aquatic Reserve is adjacent to Towra Point Nature Reserve, which is managed by National Parks and Wildlife Service. Together, the reserves form the Towra International Wetlands and are the largest and most diverse estuarine wetland complex remaining in the Sydney region. Towra Point was listed under the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance in 1984 because the area supports populations of migratory wading birds, which roost and feed in and around the area. The estuarine habitats found at Towra Point include mangroves, saltmarsh, seagrass, tidal mudflats, and terrestrial vegetation communities that form a complex and integrated ecosystem. Conservation of all these important habitats promotes the continued use of the area by migratory waders, and preserves habitat for invertebrates and fish. What you can do in the reserve Within the sanctuary zone of the reserve people are able to observe the marine plants and animals with care. Fishing and the collection of marine vegetation is prohibited. Within the refuge zone people can take fish by means of hook and line and use a net that may be lawfully used by a recreational fisher. See Saltwater Methods and Gear for information on permitted gear for recreational fishers. The aquatic reserve was declared in 1987. GB

Hi Are you referring to beach worms, squirt worms, tube worms or blood worms. Just a bit confused aa to what worms you would like to catch at Brighton Beach? GB

Hi All Just to clear up a couple of things. 1. It is not illegal to frezze nippers 2. I have been frezzing nippers for years and I have no problems when it comes to using them for bream, trevally and kingfish. Yes they can go a bit soft, but a half hitch takes care of that. The trick to frezzing them is to have them dry before you frezze them. GB

Hi All Try Looking up www.aquabait.com.au they should have an up todate list of shops GB

Hi Henry, Chris and Leslie Yes it was a bit tough getting the worms, but they did the trick. It was really nice meeting the 3 of you yesterday. And, yes Alex is good at telling stories. All of them true. I have added a few photos of the afternoon GB