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    I.D. please (Red Bigeye)

    in The Aquarium

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    Thanks @Steve0

    @Blackfish your call

    Just a heads up, there are 33 pages of identified fish in our Aquarium. Check through and see if already there. 
    Blackfish often contacts the Ichthyologist at the Australian Museum for definitive id.

    I don’t think we have had any we can’t solve. 
    Great community here, everyone helps. 

    Beach worming Sydney's Northern beaches

    in Plan a Fishing Trip

    Posted

    3 hours ago, XD351 said:

    You Don’t need much Derek !

    An old stocking foot with some pillies in it and tie that closed with a bit of cord that is a few feet long - this serves as both the stinky and hand bait - that’s it ! 
    If you had to buy all that it would only set you back $10-$15 at the most but you could scrounge around and get that down to a couple of bucks if you have a local fish market that sells sardines - usually around $12 a kilo and you only want 250g at most .
    Forget the pliers - better off not starting out learning bad habits . 
    Probably the two best tutorials I have seen were by Alex Bellissimo and Roger Osborne ( he made multi part tutorial but you had to buy it ) when I get home I will have a look for it . 
    Probably the biggest expense is paying for the parking at the beach - it’s highway robbery!
     

    Thank you for unlocking this thread Donna ! I think there is still a lot that can be added to it . 

    Most welcome. I think members know what is acceptable content. 

    I am sure Derek will get some raider to have an outing at some point.

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    Swordies at Lake Hume PART ONE 2024

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

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    1 hour ago, noelm said:

    I guess if you’re staying somewhere for a few days or more, getting everything ready is OK, but, for a “quick” fish, maybe simply oars might be sufficient to just get around? It’s impossible to have everything, we all want a 50’ caravan with a 20’ boat, and a tinny, and a kayak, and a motor bike and a tent………you just have to sift out what you NEED and what you can handle together.

    Sure. We only take the boat off if we are around for several days. Planning trips is essential. We were on our way up to King Ash Bay and over to NT Cahill's Crossing etc. We got to QLD Lake Somerset and then boom Covid19 hit. We had just enough time to pack up and get back over the border to NSW. Hoping to recommence that plan again. It is the cost of the diesel that is the killer in expenses although we had a remap and some other stuff done to the Disco and it is using less fuel now. 

    We have a fabulous caravan and a great vehicle. The new tinny is doing a great job so far and it is very comfy on the water. We did a lap with no tinny so we are very aware of how it all works now. 

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    Swordies at Lake Hume PART ONE 2024

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

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    4 hours ago, noelm said:

    Do you find it a big deal to get everything (including motor/s) in and out of the boat when you need to “topper” it? Then storing everything you need to go boating/fishing? I have done a bit of car topping (sometimes it’s the only possible option) tried various boats, including folding and inflatable, and (like always) everything is a compromise. Automatic loaders have certainly taken a lot of the hard work out of it, probably my best setup was a tinny, modified to be completely flat on the top, so there was nothing to “catch” when upside down, but that was a manual loader and required rolling upside down, to put on or off the roof.

    It has taken a few years to get to this point. Stewy is happy with our setup now. 
    We store in the car and in hatches in the van. 

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    Swordies at Lake Hume PART ONE 2024

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

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    19 minutes ago, Restyle said:

    Awesome time away from the city, fish or no fish. Love the setup, in-fact your making me quite jealous. Leaves us on a cliff hanger for part 2. Looking forward to it 

    It’s worth waiting for!

    We are now in another small crisis at Lake Mulwala. The weather in Yarrawonga is not great. Melbourne is copping all sorts of damage from storm and fires.

    We had a big wind come through the caravan park. 
    We are in a good sheltered spot though. 
    Stewy had to go help people who lost their awnings (we have a ladder). Everyone pulls together when needed. 
    4 out of 6 caravans rolled over down near the river nearby. 
    Then it switched to a southerly that cooled it down from 38 degrees to 25 yay but it brought big rain. 
    It’s all an adventure in our wonderful country 👏😉🐟🎣
     

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    Swordies new boat - pimping the ride

    in The Workshop

    Posted

    32 minutes ago, Hill373737 said:

    Thanks for sharing this Donna, looks great.

    We finally got our van last year (also a Manta Ray, we love it) and since then I keep tossing up selling my Renegade 420 and getting a topper to take with us when we're away in the van. 

    What boat loader are you using, any photos of the boat on the roof?

    Hilly

    Will throw some videos up shortly and pics.

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    Swordies new boat - pimping the ride

    in The Workshop

    Posted

    On 2/13/2024 at 12:57 AM, Restyle said:

    Nice rig, and nice caravan too. Dream setup, traveling all around oz. How did the poly craft fair reliability wise, was looking to buy one 

    We had it for 18 years and it never missed a beat. It looked like new when we sold it. We still miss it but it was way too heavy to put on top of any car. 

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