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Looks a little like this Jelly Nose fish
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Mate caught this in the bay last night never seen anything like it
Heres a few pics to verify your catch
Cheers
A Red Gurnard caught on hook and line by R. Hungerford, at a depth of 50 m, 2 km east of Lurline Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, November 2006. Photo © I. Graham.
A Red Gurnard caught on hook and line off Sydney Heads, New South Wales, March 2002. Photo: J. Pogonoski
A Red Gurnard at a depth of 2 m in tidal waters at the mouth of the Minnamurra River, New South Wales, January 2007. Photo © S. Schulz.
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Mariner That squid would go well over your way as a bean bag Cheers
jewgaffer
Yeah, but I think my hood and tenticles may be at risk if I sat down in it .
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Looks like a definate prize fighter that has been beaten round the head, eyes and nose.
Great looking fish, as I'm sure it tasted also.
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Hi Mariner
If you can double check that the country region is correct for the registration that would be good as each country / region is given a code in the epirbs and it I am not sure if it is just by monitoring station. I'll ask at this end as well.
I've gotta ask - what rescue services are over there or are you it and is that why they don't bother?!!! Is there patrol boats or navy or any french stationed there?? Do the helicopters etc even have direction finding gear?
Hi Pel,
Will check with marine with regards to your first question.
Rescue services here are basically nil. Our vessels have been seconded probably 10 times in the last 2 to 3 years to do search and rescue. In fact we rescued 22 persons from a deflating liferaft about 2 years ago where 4 other vessels could not manage the conditions and had to withdraw. They were all within 20 miles of the sinking vessel. We travelled 85 miles and just got to them on dark. 2 life rafts, one of which was half deflated. Even though we are in the tropics, the persons rescued were all in a state of shock, shivering and I think with the condition of the raft, would have struggled to remain alive overnight as seas were 10 to 12 metres. This rescue made it onto world news as follows;
www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?id=18185&op=read - 7k
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Solomons marine officials probe ferry sinking after rescuers save 60 passengers
Posted at 01:38 on 22 July, 2005 UTC
Marine authorities in Solomon Islands are investigating how a passenger ferry sank on its way to the capital, Honiara.
All 60 passengers and the crew of the MV Liofai are safe and sound after the vessel sank 16 kilometres from West Marou Bay off Makira.
Two banana boats took the passengers to shore before the ship went down.
The crew took to liferafts and another vessel, the MV Kaona, picked them up late last night.
The senior marine officer at the search and rescue unit, Brian Aonima, is preparing a report.
“We will be conducting the enquiry with the crews and the captain into how the incident occurred. It depends on the report and the submissions that we will make to the board of enquiries, to conduct the enquiry.”
Sources say police will be looking at possible breaches of maritime law by the ship’s master and crew.
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Pel, we have been involved in plenty of "tows" where vessels are in no immediate danger but have had engine problems. We also have had to do search and rescue for lost passengers from "banana or long boats" as you call them, but unfortunately these have resulted in retrieving deceased persons only.
There are 2 "Patrol" boats here, which were donated by the Australian Govt, as they do for other Pacific countries also. These would be 13 or 14 years old now as they had their "half life" (9years) servive some 5 years ago. Don't know what is planned after their retirement. Below is a picture of 1 of the 2 identical vessels. They have occassionally done rescues but only when close up to their base.
Trust this is of some information
Cheers
Carl
P.S. I think only 2 private helicopters in the country currently on lease to RAMSI. Rarely, due to cost, are they ever used for marine search and rescue
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Here is my next purchase. Local Jap Model 3000 HG Stella.
275 grams, 11kg of drag and a 5.8 gear ratio.
Looks the goods!!
Bit of an overkill for Cephalopods wouldn't you say Ceph?
Seriously, what are you targeting and what rod and line will you be using?
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G'Day,
At the ramp we were surprised to find 3 huge strippies at the waters edge.
They were almost about 4-5kg each.
We kept 2 for bait and berley and gave one to some other guys who were heading out past the heads.
Were the stripies lost?
Seriously, how do you mean you found them? Had someone left them, or you caught them, or were they dead and were floating?
Cheers
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There's one on the SMH article....
Mike
Looks like a dead set of bag pipes.
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G'day
I need to update to a new epirb - everyone who needs one must have one by 1st july 2008.. Like the safety aspects of the new system and also the GPS ones if at the right price.
Anyone else interested in buying several together to get a good price?
PM Me if you'd prefer and if I get a few people who need them I'll get a price and PM back or just get sponsors toPM us directly with an offer?.
Believe it or not, they are not mandatory here - even in our commercial vessels that travel as far as Vanuatu?
We are constantly travelling 200 to 300 miles east of here and I have them in my vessels. But I am the only "white" operator and we have satphones as well. I would suffice to say that 95% of the passenger vessels do not have an EPIRB, however most of the commercial fishing vessels do but theirs will obviously expire also.
I will check with fisheries and see if we could possibly procure for them also.
Cheers
I would be interested in 3 for my commercial vessels - still have the old frequency. We are monitored from Canberra and then alerts are relayed to our marine department.
Depending on price, may look at total of 5 to include my pleasure boats
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Pelican, freeboard can be overated
(now that should get some bites) I have owned and fished out of long boats (banana boats) for many years and in PNG Whilst they may not have excessive freeboard they are extremely bouyant and rise and fall easily with the sea and due to the hull shape when on the plane your bow should be about 3-4ft above the water which lends the boats extremely well to light bar work, the critical factor is to have adequate power for the rig (minimum of 40hp on a 19ft boat, ideally 50). This will allow the boat to get out of trouble when required, The boat in the picture below was equipped with 120L fuel, outriggers, 100litre livewell, and we frequently went out with 3 people.
Cheers
Geoff
Hi Geoff,
Shared your experiences in PNG and thought we were bullet-proof.
Boat pictured below belonged to a mate whom I went out with regularly.
100Hp 4 stroke, 15hp aux
4 months ago, 5 people on board, had exactly the problem that Pelican mentioned. Whereas it had no problem with bow height, travelling across a pretty nasty chop, the water kept "lapping" over the gunwales amidship, and was too much for the 2 bilge pumps to handle.
Needless to say, it sank, fortunately within about 50 metres from shore. Poor bugger though, punched a hole through the side of the block as the engine was still running when it submerged.
The skipper is an experienced man and took charters several times a week.
Cheers
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hi guys
does anyone know where you can get 20kg blocks of pilchards from and how much? dont need to be quality - trap pillies will do!
cheers
I used to buy them direct from W.A. , but that was 20 years ago.
Had to buy quantity, but I combined with some squid and calamari and shared with 3 mates.
What couldn't fit in the freezer was stored at the local cold storage facility.
Had bait, and dinner for the full season then, good excuse to go fishing all the time.
Or try:
Pilchards
Bargain Pilchards here!
Find, bid, win it on eBay Australia
www.ebay.com.au/Pilchards
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Hi Raiders,
I went to look at a boat that was for sale today.
Fibreglass, 7.4 mtr set up with 2 swivel chairs and a small v-berth cabin.
There is no manufacturers name on the hull, only these numbers (CROA11REG293) moulded into the transom
Did not take the camera but will take tomorrow.
Also it has a 225hp Mariner 3 litre OBM but I couln't find an ID plate or serial number on the exterior of the engine either. (Did not take off the cowling today)
Any ideas how to ID the Brand of boat and year of engine.
Thanks
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but got this nice lil palmolive which went hard on 4lb.
Bloody hell!!!!
I bet it went well on 4lb.
Great effort.
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TUESDAYS MOONRISE.
IT WAS A PLEASANT SITE .
CHEERS BART.
Excellent pics Bart
It's been a few years since I was on the Georges - more than 20 I guess.
My recollection is not great now and I know that development has changed the foreshore appearance.
Do you mind telling me where the shots are taken. I'ts not the corner of Sylvania Marina is it?
Cheers
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cool pics... looks like they have "happy moments" over there too
Took the words right out of my mouth.
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would eating fish from those waterways be worse than inhaling cigarette smoke?
a lot of fishermen smoke....
but I also don't smoke.
Yes, it's a problem with most fishermen - addiction - Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!!
Fishing, Cold Beer, Cancer sticks, Opposite Sex, Fast Cars, Fast Boats
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Hi all, a little while back I damaged my centre console I clipped a bridge as I was passing through at Woywoy I called my insurance and they told me to get a quote for the damage when I asked where, I was told to look in the yellow pages, who do I look for a shipwright?? If anyone has any past experience could do with the advise and leads
Cheers
Depending on what is damaged, i.e - Aluminium, or glass screen.
Anyway, I would think that Huey would be the best to answer this and could probably do the repairs as well.
Give him a PM
Cheers
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Hi i am becomeing more and more intrested in buying a kayak for fishing but am not sure what to look for, can anyine help as i know a few of you own kayak.
i would like one kitted out with fish finder and a electric motor. what are the good brands and how much will i be looking to spend
thanks
I believe the site sponsors sell them.
Perhaps you should send them a PM
Cheers
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Recently there have been several postings regarding the edibility of fish caught from the Cooks River.
And how far fish move daily.
Do you really know what your eating?
Are there tags made for estuary fish? Or can they be adapted?
Could the Raiders whom fish the Cooks area possibly tag these fish with a distinguishable tag specifically for this purpose.
If the fish is then caught at a later date could it be tested for contamination?
Is it possible that any contamination would be purged from the fish after staying in a cleaner habitat?
Not for fisheries data, but say a specific coloured tag with say the Fishraider address or I.D. for the purposes of members feedback and the public, if advertised accordingly.
How much do tags cost?
Would be very interesting and informative.
I would be willing to sponsor for the cost of tags.
Food for thought.
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EYE TEST
Count every ' F ' in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS...
HOW MANY ?
WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN !
Really, go Back and Try to find the 6 F's
The brain cannot process 'OF'.
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A stinking Manly supporter.
Are you referrring to the famous finger of Hoppowate?
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No words can mask the grief that family and friends are presently feeling.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to all touched by this tragedy.
Please, all fellow raiders, check and double check your safety equipments and life saving devices before you venture out on your next outing. Do not become another statistic!
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JUST TO BE DIFFERENT
QUEENSLANDER
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Yes agreed Stewy
Golden butterflyfish, Chaetodon semilarvatus
Mariner That squid would go well over your way as a bean bag 
Looks like a definate prize fighter that has been beaten round the head, eyes and nose. 
(now that should get some bites) I have owned and fished out of long boats (banana boats) for many years and in PNG 
Yamaha V4 130hp Saltwater Series
in Boating
Posted · Edited by Mariner 31
I would think a quick look at the main oil tank would show you if there is any sender there. (Check for any wires also) If not then the level would obviously be for the smaller tank.
Cheers