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    Disastrous trip

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    3 hours ago, big Neil said:

    It's a bit heartening to read that you, who I see as a snag, come unstuck on the technology. It annoys me continuously. Not everyone is techno savvy, nor has their whizz kid on tap to sort problems with it.

    On a brighter note I managed to get my bisque kiln unloaded, waxed, glazed and decorated it all, and fired a glaze firing yesterday. Coughed my guts up last night but, what the heck, that would have happened anyway. Feeling a little improved this morning and will no doubt be terrorising the lawn bowling greens very soon.

    bn

    DISCLAIMER #1: Reference to the word snag (sensitive new aged guy) is merely a perception of how I see the modern, upwardly moving young guys of today. They are intelligent, driven, caring, and considerate. However, they actually believe that they have a good understanding of what makes females of our species tick. We, the older generation, know this is not possible.

    DISCLAIMER #2: The content of the above post is to be considered as my attempt at a bit of humour. 

    Lastly a question for our medically trained Fishraiders.

    Why do we cough our guts up when the temperature drops in the evening?

     bn

    Gawd sorry to hear your trip was spoiled. It must have been a bad trip driving home so unwell. 

    The cold drier air air usually affects airways by irritating the mucous membranes producing that annoying coughing. Have you seen a GP? There are meds that you may be offered. 

     

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    Bite leader to existing flurocarbon leader

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

    Posted

    That is brilliant Zoran. 
    If I was tying knots I would use the diy contraption there.

    Luckily, Swordie ties every knot. He spends days before and after fishing trips getting things ready. It is a rare thing that we have ever lost a fish due to knot failure! He would be very cross with himself if that occurred :thumbdown: :1crybaby:

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    Things in general with my life

    in The Bar

    Posted

    Frank that is very sensible. 
    There is a lot of support out there. Not sure what you have tapped into. 
    Please send me a pm if you want to chat about this. You know my background is in healthcare. 
    Donna

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    Lanyard tinker

    in The Bar

    Posted

    JUST TESTED FROM MY IPHONE - seems to work for me ok

    Try turning iPhone off and on again. 
    Try logging out of fishraider and then log back in. 

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    Which Raider Is The Smartest........

    in The Bar

    Posted

    4 hours ago, Berleyguts said:

    That makes sense, Donna. 😎🙏

    Yes, I have a passing interest in Bahasa Indonesia and I’m in a few groups for travel in Bali and also in Thailand and Singapore. I just returned a few weeks back from a solo trip to Thailand, with a 5 night stay in Bali on the way home. Don’t think I’ll do Bali again in February… way too hot and humid for me!  😂 I really only stopped in (using a reward flight) to pay a visit to my late son’s tattooist friends who were upset to hear of his passing 12 months ago (this Sunday). Got a bit of work done myself - memorial tattoo.

    I plan to travel a lot more and continue focussing on my music. We are leaving beautiful Port Stephens (mixed emotions),  relocating back to Sydney to an apartment (bought off the plan the day after Ben’s funeral). From there, it is 200m to a Metro station, where we soon will be able to go all the way to Central, then the train to the airport. I will be selling my boat (barely used these days), my Toyota Prado and most of my fishing outfits. Just not fishing much these days, sadly. Very hard decision for me. 😢 

    I’ll still hang around on Fishraider and play the trivia.

    Baz that wet season in Bali is a killer. I love the fact that you had a special tattoo done in your son Ben's memory. 

    The time comes for all of us to make those decisions, you are brave. I am quite sure you have enjoyed Port Stephens life for a while. Just look forward to making more memories in Sydney and all those great travel destinations. 

    Fishraider is the one stable thing for a lot of us. Its a safe a happy place for many, many folk.

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    Which Raider Is The Smartest........

    in The Bar

    Posted

    13 hours ago, noelm said:

    I read the questions to my grandson, some take lots more time than just ticking them off, but I do hit the wrong button often, short fat fingers and not checking the answer.

    How many do you play in there? 

    Which Raider Is The Smartest........

    in The Bar

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Berleyguts said:

    No. I was just curious about NoelM and I coincidentally getting the exact same score in the same time but getting different points. It’s probably because he submitted his entry first. It’s just a bit of fun for me. Something to do… it’s not like I’m going fishing! 😂😂

    I can confirm it is because he played before you - same score and same time will be ordered by that method. 
    You are a busy bee - I see we are both in a Bahasa Indo group ;) 

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    Which Raider Is The Smartest........

    in The Bar

    Posted

    2 hours ago, noelm said:

    You kind of can, but once you submit your answers, that’s your end score, if you go back to see the questions again, and/or correct any wrong ones, it doesn't allow you to submit again.

    You can answer questions in any order you like but scrolling up and down will make your end time longer of course. 
    Once you submit answers you are not able to change anything. 

    I wish they would add some different categories. Someone could write a set of boating or fishing ones perhaps.....

    Waging " Grub " war

    in The Bar

    Posted

    13 hours ago, Fab1 said:

    I’d be giving your lawn a core aerate and throw some 80/20 topdressing mix on it and down the core holes with a lawn levelling rake.

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    You can hire a machine, have it done or do it yourself like this idiot.I wonder who that idiot in video is?😅

    He does all that Fabian. 
    A kindly neighbour gave him a pair of the spiked shoes a few years ago and he nearly broke his neck. I threw them straight in the bin!!

    He has a wonderful trident that he uses to aerate. He knows every blade of grass around our house don't you worry. In 4 weeks he has brought it back to a satisfactory state. Sill more to do. Weed and bindis all sorted too, we have never had any of those and it is usually like a carpet to walk on. 

    The Venom Professional did the trick to reduce numbers to zero. Moths should go hibernate soon. Hit it with the Acelepryn and again in 6 months should sort it out.

    Here are some before and after shots.

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    AFTER ARMY WORM ATTACK

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    4 WEEKS LATER

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    FLOWERS HAVE BLOOMED AMAZINGLY

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    Waging " Grub " war

    in The Bar

    Posted

    5 hours ago, BaitDropper said:

    Hi Zoran, I feel your pain brother !!

    I too had a lemon tree nailed by them, BUT I am onto it in a big way now. I pulled 100 odd by hand off the lemon tree at one stage during summer but kept oil on my other young fruit trees and I seem to have won the battle with them..  Seasonal weather, is suppose to dictate whether these predators come out in numbers, which seems to ring true with the weather we have had over the last 6 months or so..

    On a footnote, regarding curl grubs, after applying the Acelepryn and giving the lawn a watering yesterday arvo, for the first time there was none of the Bugga's coming up for a feed early evening as I have had recently, I normally walk around and pick up 20-30 of them tucking into a good feed on top. I expected this considering I had watered the lawn, however, quite unexpectedly, when walking around this morning, I picked up near 50, decidedly sick looking curl grubs, laying belly up, still alive, but not happy campers at all. I didn't think the Acelepryn Granules would have such a quick effect like this, but it has certainly given them a wee hurry up 😁. It's suppose to work as a preventative type insecticide, so this was a good out come for me and gives me hope that by next summer I should have them well under control..

    My wife has declared, that I am now officially obsessed !! And I need to get the boat out and spend some time fishing !! for my mental state of mind 😃.. 

    I will indeed do this in the next few days, But I will do so with the peace of mind, that I am on top of this " Grub war "  and I am still sane and not obsessed  👀

     

    Laughing at your wife saying obsessive. Stewy was also thinking of going fishing but rain was predicted. 

    Swordie saw the sun was out at 3pm ish and he rushed to the shop to get potting mix to throw over some of the naked areas on the recovering lawn. He also took the opportunity to mow front, back and half the neighbours front (cause it makes our house look better :thumbup:). 
    He only mowed it 2 days ago :( 

    We may need a support group here and say a hi to the wife @BaitDropper 
     

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    Some nasty catches in Botany Bay

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    12 hours ago, DrRaymondSnapper said:

    I also think that the blue stuff on Kiduk`s line was not from an octopus. Their venom is not blue and is only secreted in minute quantities. Also , unlike Box Jellyfish , pain is not a feature of octopus envenomation and is more purely neurotoxic., causing muscular paralysis.  The pain from a Box jellyfish or Irukandji is another story and is sufficient to cause cardiac arrest. Possibly the most excruciatingly painful experience ever. Sorry to sound like a know-it-all but toxinology and envenomation is a major field of interest for me.

    We welcome all raiders who have expert knowledge with our sea creatures. Please feel free to pass comment on your areas of expertise. 

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    The guides life

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Outstanding report Dave.

    What an amazing job you did as their guide!! When they start sending all the USA mates over you could take a break from nursing and start a guide business :) 
    Shawn and Dan must have had a ball. The smiles tell the story. Fish and amazing Aussie wildlife. I have never even seen a Platypus in the wild. 

    Thanks for sharing this @dirvin21

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    Waging " Grub " war

    in The Bar

    Posted

    14 minutes ago, Mike Sydney said:

    We’ve got Sir Walter in the back yard. A few weeks ago my wife put the pool cover out to dry, two hours in 26 degrees. Shocked to see how quickly it died:

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    Brought her to tears. But just a week later after some watering and seasol she was basically good as new again. A sturdy grass for sure, a couple weeks later it’s too long for the mower to clip in one pass !

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    Nice recovery there. Do you think it may have been some chlorine on the cover too? 

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