Welster
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1 hour ago, JA1990 said:
Yes how ever when things go wrong they go wrong quick, I recall one time with work driving a RHIB around and the coxswain became a Man Over board after hitting some idiots wake, very very lucky he was wearing the kill cord. They are a pain in the ass but they can save a passengers life, especially if people cant react straight away to shut the motor down.
Agree it’s the one common theme you hear in boat accidents how quick it all went wrong and how little time people had.
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51 minutes ago, PlayerOne said:
Awesome report mate!... How big a boat do you "need" to safely get out to these FADs? ... i'm thinking of upgrading my tinny (soon) to be able to get into some more offshore stuff.....
My Boat is a 5.7m bowrider and I would only take it in good conditions a smaller boat would 5m or less would of been fine too. I have seen a JetSki out there as well.
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3 hours ago, Fab1 said:
The ones you catch in a single trip would be worth $480.50.🤣Fish is sooooo expensive that's for sure.
I’m surprised yowie even knows the fish prices with the amount he catches.
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It’s nice to hear you got on the water Fabian and a few fish in average conditions.
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Headlights on at the ramp is the worst. At times I wouldn’t mind a better reversing light on the car.
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11 minutes ago, Ryder said:
That's a fantastic result. Having the FAD almost to yourself, Awesome!
Yeah in such good conditions too. Always happy to share it with a raider and was so nice of Bruce to come over for a chat once he was done. There was another family for a little while and when I left it was empty but the weather change wasn’t far away.
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1 hour ago, Scratchie said:
Good stuff mate! Weekdays are always the best time to fish. A solo trip like that, you gotta be happy!
Cheers scratchie!!!
Yeah Scratchiest happy with that. Only two trips this year so far but both produced the goods.
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On 3/29/2019 at 7:57 AM, the skipper said:
Hi Kingie Chaser, Mate the last time I was inspected was back in October last year when an RMS bloke at the ramp went though my boat giving me a pile of brochures on life jackets.
What I do not understand is why can't fisheries guys inspect your boat for safety etc as well as Waterways and vice versa and the water police are only interested in your rego .
If all three authorities checked all aspects of recreational boating / fishing then there would be triple the amount of inspectors available who have the legal authority to impose penalties.
Does not seem to be a hard fix for mine .
Cheers
The Skipper
I agree it would be a lot better use of resources.
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I have never felt like I had need for the cut out lanyard. But for those that do I am pretty sure there is a wireless version available that might be an option.
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Snapper on plastics sounds like so much fun, well done guys.
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13 hours ago, Yowie said:
That is a good feed.
Down here in Waikerie, S.A., heading to the Clare Valley. Fresh flattie fillets just arrived today at the butcher's shop. $48.50 a kilo. 🙄
They are super expensive here too. Everyone seems to like flattie fillets.
12 hours ago, T_Bert83 said:Looks like you chose wisely mate scored good conditions and a great feed.
It all went perfect
12 hours ago, big Neil said:A great result on a perfect day on the water, Lovely catch. Cheers bn
Doesn’t get much better. Thanks
12 hours ago, masterfisho7 said:well done some top fish and a good feed nice report Welster
Thank you.
12 hours ago, Berleyguts said:Great stuff! What can’t i get an ocean like that when I go out?!
It helps having a choice of a few days that’s for sure.
12 hours ago, zmk1962 said:Love it ! - chooseday it is !! Awesome catch. But after that catch I think you misspelled CHEWSDAY !
Cheers Zoran
Chewsday like it. The fillets are disappearing quick.
1 hour ago, frankS said:Great report and photos, you done all right for the table, nice conditions, I was on Botany Bay with calm conditions the wind started getting up around noon we packed it in around 1pm.
IS that a Flying fish just left of the FAD or something else?.
Frank
I’m not sure maybe a bird. They were a pest. I finished up around 1 as well I think. I few times I got a few spots of rain and didn’t want to get caught out without even the Bimini on.
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8 hours ago, hookerbruce said:
The weather and family commitments aligned on tues and I made my first Dollie trip for the year. Went and caught my live bait on Monday arvo to save time on tues morning. Got to the FAD at 6:45 good conditions and first boat there.
Didn’t see or catch any big fish but content with a steady stream of fish 55cm to 67cm. Kept 7 then left the FAD at 9:15 and headed in to fish for some flathead. Caught 10 keepers in an hour and headed for the ramp at 11:00 after an on water safety check by water police (all in order).
While at the Fad said hello to the next boat that arrived and went over before I left he had kept 3 thought a quick flat tie fish on the way back in sounded ok. Never know who you will bump into out on the water.
Ha ha. It sure was a good day on the water. Nice to meet you. It’s so good out of the rat race getting to chat with people with that casual feel about it.
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On 4/9/2019 at 1:52 PM, Plethora said:
On Saturday morning a friend and I went out to the East Sydney FAD around day break - what a waste of time that was (hung around for an hour) with nothing to show for it (with lives in hand we set off for Marley Beach area in the National Park) the only thing we had to show for the morning was a couple of rock cods
PS - This the third trip out to a FAD and nothing on the scope to show it
That’s so frustrating I did almost the exact same Tuesday and it worked out well go figure.
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What an awesome first for the guys you took. Sounds like you all had a top day. Hopefully Saad got a new lease off life once the action started.
Well done.
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I only wear mine when I’m legally required to or when I think the situation requires more caution.
Obviously it is better to have one on and preferably with a PLB attached.
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Yep I chose Tuesday as my day. You all know the story that life and commitments and the weather get in the way of pursuing our pastimes. So after only one trip so far this year I just had to get out on the water.
Tuesday was the day for me, my leave pass approved and was off to the hacking fishing solo.
First stop collecting yakkas and they were big ones so after three I moved on only to find the worlds smallest yakkas shortly followed by the leather jackets. A few more moves and the same result, so frustrating for an early start. So off I went with only 5 in the tank.
Straight to FAD 22 in great conditions with only one of boat there on arrival. Winning! The place was loaded with dollies and they were feeding well. Amongst the many I kept three and threw a couple of other just legal snack. Live bait was the go but I also got them in slimey strips and on the troll.
Time to head back in closer so I headed off to the flattery grounds and picked up a feed without much fuss and surprisingly not many throw backs amongst them.
This working weekday’s is so over rated.
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That’s great fishing. Gotta love weekdays. Doing very well getting those reddies.
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Great job on the video.
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Some nice fishing there
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Nice feed of dollies.
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Nice to see a report from the basin, sounds like a fun morning.
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Great fishing Yowie. Well done on the PB
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3 hours ago, Houdini said:
I pulled the heads off a few worms when I was learning but never knew you could dig up the body. I thought they went too deep back into the sand to get up!
I didn’t know that either.
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Ribbon weed mostly I think. When I had the filter in line it would block it up at the filter. With it external it has a chance of clearing.
The pumps mounted on the back of the boat have one in the form of the slotted plastic base that screws onto the stainless pickups. Then the pump clicks into it.
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Yep I have had a smile ever since