jimnicdusty

that seal is playing shark ball you dont want him around when your catching nice fish. there top photos.

its not a european carp which has the wiskers its a goldfish carp no wiskers different shape http://www.asfb.org.au/research/es/cyprinid.htm

HI BTK The best thing to do is ring the airport and ask there rules and regs.

Hay Yarrone tht fish looks like a carp to me Macquarie perch are a dark colour and have a different tail shape. http://www.nativefish.asn.au/maccas.html

It was caught on a Zenaq rod, Shimano Trinidad spooled with 80lb Power-Pro braid. Wind-on mono to Shimano 325g butterfly jig and the fish weighed in at 90.6Kg. It took 45 minutes to land.

dont let it go ,feral things . bin ,burn or bury it. take it home dig a hole throw it in and plant something on top of it will grow like crazy, just bury it deep enough so it wont smell .

the specs on that carrier are amazing,30 knots for something thats 100,000 tons thats a lot of horse power

Hi Ben mate we are still short a bloke if ya want to come if not we are going to make this a yearly trip so there is always next year. Gear wise i take gear for all types of fishing. i will try to ge a photo up of the gear in the next day or so. reels are stellas 20000fa,18000sw ,saragosa18000, tiagra80w .tekota700 ,tyrnos30 ,penn850ss rods t-curve 500 spin jig ,500 oh jig ,400 spin jig ,GT special ,10-15kg bluewater spin and a 37kg pacfic tuna troll and a custom oh spin rod. line 130,113,80,50,30lb braid 80,50lb mono lures rapala x-raps, river2sea killer vibes 250,350, halco tremblers, 8-18inch skirted lures, nomad poppers and stickbaits and a heap of home made poppers ,deep water jigs. plus heaps of terminal tackle ,gaffs,rod belts and harness. cameras ,video and under water digital ,so i will take heaps pics and put up a post when i get back. JIM

that was so funny i havent laughed that much in ages. top post cheers

largescale grunter or striped trumpeter both have the same scientific name http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ttheraps.htm

gold spot sweetlip or gold spot blubber-lips both have the same scientific name http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts...h/pflavomac.htm

red tubing and beads are used if you are targeting whiting. they work great for me of the beach and in the estuarys

we have caught silver perch ,golden perch and cat fish but not for a long time now, the carp have taken over. it was also a good trout fishery years ago i dont even know of any one that has caught trout or natives in that area of the river for years.

Hi high_speed_metal Abercrombie caves is on Grove creek and there is not much water in it if any. if you want to go yaking you are better off going down to the Abercrombie river about 10 km away there should be plenty of water down there for your yak. Fish wise you should catch plenty of carp in the river if you are realy lucky you might catch a native fish. personaly i would camp down at the river and go up to the caves for a day trip, the caves and river are not that far apart so you can drive to both and pick the best place to camp. Jim

come on fishos there has got to be someone that wants to catch big fish. big dogtooth tuna, yellow fin tuna, spanish mackeral, wahoo, coral trout, red emperor, sweet lip, spangled emperor, job fish, marlin, sail fish, giant trevally, and there is a lot more species to catch as well. this is a trip of a lifetime. your arms will be well and truly stretched to the limit. you are well looked after so all you have to do for 10 days is catch fish. i need 2 more fishos we could even take 3 if there is a groop of mates keen to go. if your keen or want some more information pm me and find out about the trip. cheers Jim

hi Yarrone if you can afford it buy one you can put marine charts in. i have a garmin gps 60csx i put a blue chart in it and it covers the whole east coast of australia. it gives you all depths ,navigation markers etc its got every thing you want in the way of information when you are on the water. Jim

decoy make a similar hook sent you a pm

Its good to see the Al McGlashan let the shark go, catch and release is definatley the go. N.S.W should bring in the rules that QLD is on shark fishing you can only keep one shark and it has to be under 1.5 meters, a shark any bigger is no good to eat any way because of the build up of heavy metals in its system. I cant see the point of killing something if it gets wasted.

honeymoon fin thats the go, well done mate .bet it beats catching red fin and carp and congrats on getting married

Hi Croft sent you a PM

Hi guys I have organised a trip out to the coral sea to fish wreck and kenn reefs. The trip is for 10 days from 16 to 26 May.The boat is the Eastern Voyger and i am 2 guys short of the 14 needed so i need some keen fishos.The fishing will be done from the mother ship and 5, 4.4m dorys, wat type of fishing you do is totaly up to you. There are 7 x 2 birth cabins and 2 x 4 birth cabins all air conditioned. All meals are cooked for you, you are fully catered for. The price for the trip is $3510.You need your own fishing gear, you will also have to bring your own alcohol. Bait will be an extra $50-$80 i am still working out how much we need. The boat departs from Gladstone. Any one interested will have to be easy going and be able to get along with other people. you will also need to bring, Hat & sunglasses, fishing gear, sunscreen lotion, towel for the tenders/beaches, snorkelling/diving gear, sand shoes for reef walking, Your favourite CDs & DVDs A $500 non refundable deposit will need to be payed to me or the charter company to book your spot. So if you or a coupple of mates are interested send me a pm. THANKS JIM

I voted

hi chopper75 i own a bermuda 450 island coral i put it on a RTA weigh bridge un hooked from the ute wanted to now if the boat was too heavy for the trailer. boat, motor, trailer, full tank of fuel and 50L water weighed in at 740 kg . rims and tyres were rated to 750kg each but the springs wer not strong enough snaped one in half and the trailer builders dident put washers on the bolts that hold the coupling to the trailer so i pulled the bolts through the tubing . made my heart race driving along and haveing brand new boat brake of the coupling. thank god for the safty chain . i have now done some modifications to the trailer stronger axle same rims as the 4wd and better guards , led lights an extendable drawbar and an all terain coupling now its all heavy duty and i done it my self so i now its done properly.

Hi Matt I fish Ben Chiefly dam on a regular basis & the last trout I caught there was 4 years ago, I haven't heard of anyone who has caught a trout, even in the last 12 mnths. You would have more luck catching a cod or yellowbelly but even they are pretty rare. Roads to the dam are now tar. It's a good dam if you want to catch a heap of redfin.