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Perfect place for a break!
Nice flatties there.
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54 minutes ago, intensehotdog said:
I was chatting to my uncle today and he told me about a guy that use to fish the Hawkesbury River in a small tinny and a handline. He would fish at irregular times, and have fishing holes that he would never tell anyone. After reguarly catching 3 or more huge jewfish, he would take them to the Sydney Fishmarket and sell them for some beer money. Apparently hes moved up to the central coast now. I wont say what his name/nickname was, not PC these days lol.
Love hearing old-time stories of fishermen like this before social media, using old-school techniques. Would be funny if someone on this site also knew of this guy, he was quiet well-known during that time as a gun fisho apparently so wouldn't be suprised. Or just any other stories like this, love to hear them.
Plenty of stories in The Library ----- Waza's Yarns
Jump in and have a read while you wait for some replies here
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An interesting question.
I only started 20 years ago when I was introduced to all the intricacies. What I thought was a boring "put a prawn on a hook and wait" situation was wrong. I also found it was a boys domain. I posted a pic of my nice bass in another older now defunct forum and no-one commented. Swordie and I came across fishraider and eventually we commenced moderating and the rest is history.
My observations over the 20 years are that fishermen/women stick with capturing one type of fish or choose beach, offshore or rock. This is dependent on ability to drive, tow and own a boat. Lots of young teens who joined fishraider eventually went to uni or started work, got married and had children. Fishing took a back seat but many return years later to fishraider when they regain some time to fish or decide to teach the kids to enjoy fishing as well. @Little_Flatty will elaborate here.
A boat is a very expensive item that is needed for offshore and most waterway use. Some people do not have an opportunity to ever own one. Some buy one when retired! You also need somewhere to store a boat.It really depends on your situation as to what sort of fishing you do.
We held many socials over the years. I remember one professional raider who owned a magnificent boat. He posted regularly on here catching kingies in every report. I asked him to a social where the catch would be flathead etc. He replied "no, I only know how to catch kingies". There are also only people who go offshore and catch marlin etc.
We are very lucky to have anglers on here that can catch anything. Swordfisherman can catch fish in any environment - just point him to the water and he will be able to work out the method, bait, lure blah blah. We have fished in many places overseas on holidays. I took him to Thailand on his first trip overseas in 2006 and we did not take any fishing gear, It was a 5 star resort and we had breakfast each morning over a massive lake. Swordie saw fish jumping and he managed to source a cork with line and a hook from a shop in a market. He caught a huge fish and gave it to staff.
A few days later he saw a guy fishing off the rocks around the lake. He turned out to be from Sydney and he lent Swordie his gear for a quick fish. He ended up catching a Milkfish and it sits in our records here. Once you are bitten by the fishing bug you will always take any opprtunity to go fishing.
Fishing is also a very good thing to do for physical and mental health. We have many raiders who do not post much but love to read the reports and chats even when they are unwell and can't fish themselves.
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Thanks @Pickles
Here is a link to the new ramp
https://www.hornsby.nsw.gov.au/council/noticeboard/works/major-projects/wisemans-ferry#
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MEDIA RELEASE
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The Boating Industry Association has joined with the award-winning boating app DECKEE to establish a ground-breaking Boating Data Service in Australia.
The new service called BIA Data will offer unprecedented insights and analysis of privacy-protected boating activity and behaviour informed by GPS movement capture and boater data inputs.
BIA CEO Andrew Scott said quality on-demand data sourced at a Local Government Area level nationwide is key for evidence-based decision making in both the private and public sectors.
“We are thrilled to be collaborating with DECKEE in provision of privacy appropriate, anonymised boating activity data with social and economic trends analysis,” Scott said.
“BIA Data will empower governments, corporates, consultants, investors, researchers and the boating industry to better understand waterway activity down to local community levels and support informed decisions to improve economic, safety and environmental outcomes for all.”
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“With thousands of new activities added every month, DECKEE’s data set of billions of deidentified GPS points offers an entirely new way of understanding and analysing boating patterns at a local level,” McKiernan said. “This technology allows us to produce actionable information such as activity trends based on watercraft types and boaters interests, infrastructure usage, time on water, launch and destination sites, and identification of risk areas and economic opportunities.”
Since its launch in 2019, the free DECKEE app has been used by over 500,000 boaters across Australia and is able to provide representative samples of boat usage by LGA, Region, State or Nation.
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Good to see you getting out with Bob.
That wasn’t a bad effort for two days!TIP get replacement windscreen coverage in your insurance policy.
We have used it several times towing a van around the country
Other than that how did the car perform for you? Bet you love it now!
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Thanks Laurie - nice after 3 years to restart.
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10 hours ago, wrxhoon1 said:
Donna, The biggest Threadfin @122cm belongs to Saad, mine went 120cm, the ones in the photos above were around the 90-95 cm. All fish caught on live bait.
Fabulous! Just submit the fish pics and detail to the Submit a Record
https://community.deckee.com/forum/25-submit-your-record-fish-photo/
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Good on you Mike!
We had many a top fishraider weekend at The Entrance at Dunleith Caravan Park.
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13 hours ago, wrxhoon1 said:
The biggest one was 122 cm, another 120 cm.
Thanks @wrxhoon1 Jerry you may have a record entry
OK these fish need to be submitted into our records here
@Yellowfin79 take a look you could enter several fish and make all the current records topple.
I don't think we actually have a Threadfin Salmon entry at all.
We would be honoured to have these on record here.
Just need to edit your post to let us know what these were taken on - bait or lure.
It is about time Saad Jr has a log in if he does not alread have one!! YellowfinJr looks like a very good angler!
Cheers
mrsswordie
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13 hours ago, big Neil said:
How I envy your knowledge of Technology Donna. No doubt there are many benefits to gain from it. It changes so rapidly that one has to question whether one needs to keep up with it. I do what is absolutely necessary and no more. Hi to Stewy, bn
That is all you need to do Neil - master what you need to.
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14 hours ago, big Neil said:
Hi Rob81. The owner of the dealership where I got the new COW took great delight in showing me the "secret key" and also how to expose the "hidden door lock". I was impressed so I asked him about the Android App to connect the phone for navigation. "No idea" he proudly announced and got the office girl to come out and show me how to connect the phone to the COW. All good, except when I got home, I tried it and naturally it didn't connect. Not the COWs fault, I'm as thick as a plank. bn
its great isnt it.
Make sure that you keep new batteries in the glove box for the fob! We were out in the middle of nowhere on our lap and the warning message came onto the dash - battery low.
Luckily we made it to the next servo who had the correct battery. We always have a spare set of button batteries.
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12 minutes ago, WilliaCHEN____ said:
Hey, I'm going to go iso fishing in sydney harbour for trevally, im thinking either going clifton or balmoral. which spots would you recommend i look in to
Hi @WilliaCHEN____ and welcome to our community.
Could you please introduce yourself to the members in this thread so they know a bit about your experience.
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The secret fellas is to keep up with it as much as possible. Do upgrades of your software and buy newer devices (phones, laptops, TV)
The devices these days pretty much just do it all for you. If you cant work it out go to you tube and/or google things. Get a digital native to help you like a young person. They are very used to using the devices. My 3 yr old grandaughter wanted to show me a kids you tube app and promptly took my iphone and navigated to it. We were cooking and needed a recipe and she yelled out to Alexa (digital assistant) for a suitable recipe. A 3 year old only knows this way now. Young folk do not know how to use a Gregory's street directory for example to look up a desination/location.
Gone are the days we can keep a printer that is 15 years old - it will not work well now in today's standards.
Swordie had an iphone 7 and refused to change for years. Last year I insisted and upgraded him to an iphone 14. A few short lessons and he loves it now with face ID he does not have to muck around with passwords.
Our Landrover Discovery 4 had a shocking navigation system that was unable to be upgraded. It had no idea of any changes, new motorways etc. I used Waze or Google maps on my iphone to navigate to places. On our last visit to UK we hired 4 different very new cars. They had all the new driver assist features which he did not really like but persisted. The one thing we both liked was the Apple Carplay. Swordie has a poor sense of direction and it solved the problem! So I saved some dollars and we recently had it added by a local Jaguar guy. Now we hit NAV and the apple carplay comes on screen. He feels more confident to go out now with Carplay guiding him.
I have many apps on my phone and several that I use every day - business, tv guides (ability to schedule a recording remotely), flashlight, What's App group messaging, fuel map, weather, Deckee/fishraider of course, Words with Friends, health data connected to my Apple Watch, Wallet for storing electronic movie or show tickets, Stocard for all the subscribed stores, My Gov, Service NSW, Hot Doc to make a doctors appt, email. There are tons of apps that make life easier. I would simply be useless without my devices.
Technology has always fascinated me and the fact that I was heavily involved for the last 20 years of my professional life ensures that I still continue my interest.
@big Neil good on you for changing your vehicle. That is a very big step. Going to a course was a good move too. You are making a really good effort to stay connected to this new word of technology. We are all moving but at different stages. You only really need to know what you need to use after all. No-one knows everything and we all help to bring others along the path.
Thanks for the thread
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2 hours ago, Pickles said:
Thanks @scottyboy she (had eggs 😧) went 64cm. Not sure how to find / enter size or records on FishRaider - @mrsswordfisherman has told me in the past, but tried and got confused, so let it slip 🫤
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All submissions to be added in "SUBMIT YOUR RECORD FISH PHOTO" section and tag me please
1. Ensure you have checked the current BAIT or LURE records
2. Make sure you have placed a report
3. Make sure you have the correct species you are claiming
4. Make sure you have a measurement of some sort, either a brag mat, measuring tape or something against the fish that you can measure later as proof
5. You must also be the sole angler of the fish and not just on the boat
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41 minutes ago, noelm said:
Technology doesn’t “scare” me in any way, having worked in IT for so long, these days it just pees me off (kind of like a Plumber having a leaking tap) maybe it’s even a dose of old age? But to me, somethings just need to be done in person, with a real person! A classic example of how technology can go wrong, and then save the day…….(it’s a bit long) last March we took my 16 year old grandson on a cruise, mandatory boarding requirements were passport, personal photo ID and a double vaccination verification. Now we all had the requirements, my grandson got a new phone two days before leaving, he moved all the “stuff” from the old phone, but missed his vax “green tick”. We get to checkin, show all documents (I take no chances and have both electronic details, in my wife’s phone, plus a paper copy) my grandson couldn’t show his certification, because it was in his old phone!! Now, we had to contact “service NSW” or whatever it is these days, and as identification they text a code to his listed phone…..his old phone, at home! Now we had to somehow, over the phone convince the person that he was who he said he was! With suitable ID of my wife, they agreed to text the code to her, so, after downloading the app, then entering the code on his new phone, they sent the verification through, now that was a long drawn out story, but, so was our boarding day! I just don’t know where all this will end, recent stories about vacuum cleaners with cameras, detection/location via your phone, face recognition cameras everywhere, TVs that “listen”. I know if you’ve got nothing to hide, who cares, but, personal data is collected on you everyday, everywhere.
A familiar story that could have been sorted quickly. Service NSW and DigitalID are a must on any device. MyGov and MyGovID are also a must.
I could tell you a story about a physical visit to a bank that I have been using since I was in my teens. An actual nightmare because I physically presented myself to the bank after many, many years and a bank that I use digitally almost every day. No wonder the branches are closing. They are a totally useless service now.
Now I will go and complete the washing on my machine that has a computer in it
. Can't get away from it 
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We can't fight it really. The lockdown and restrictions on all society forced business and for that matter healthcare to embrace digitisation.
I can only speak for healthcare and it has seriously revolutionised care delivery. We use telehealth often where it is appropriate. Use of paper scripts is almost gone. Love the easy way you can check on pathology, imaging - xrays, scans etc. Get a My Health Record app on your phone its the govt one. Apps, apps and more apps. I pretty much run fishraider/deckee on my mobile from wherever I am. Service NSW is invaluable if you have to show licences and regos and other things.
I help/teach as many people as I can on the use of technology and how to use their mobile phones. I have setup people with facebook accounts, instagram and whatever their needs are on their devices. These people are seniors pretty much because the digital natives just know how to navigate it all naturally. Learning from another older person they will have a go.
I think those of us that are using digital apps should bring others along with us. You have all used a really big app called Fishraider and now Deckee. If you can use this you are well on the way to other app use.
I agree some things are totally ridiculous and will send in a feedback or complaint. Some work very well in your favour. We saw a movie in Gold Class the other day and I complained about seating. They instantly moved us and after viewing they refunded the cost of tickets, cost of food and gave us 2 free gold class tickets to be used within next 2 years!! By the way the movie was Killers of the Flower Moon. It was 3 hr 30 min running time, veryyyyyyy long and drawn out. Di Caprio and Robert De Niro saved the day with brilliant performances.
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I am looking for a member to keep an eye on the Swap and Sell.
If anyone is interested please pm me.
It is not a big job but one I keep forgetting to look at.Once a person sells they need to pm for removal of post.
After 1 month we delete.
The rules need updating and I can do that.Donna mrsswordie
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12 hours ago, noelm said:
Big shopping malls are certainly the “in thing” not a huge fan myself, but it’s just life now. I find it amusing how we have to drive around for ages looking for a parking spot closer to the door, yet walk for miles inside the centre, going from shop to shop, it seems to be a “lady thing” wandering aimlessly around for hours looking at “stuff”. I am on a mission when I go to a shop, buy what I need and shove off, where my wife will start at point A, go to point B, via C&D then backtrack to check out some shoes, then off to buy the grandkids stuff they don’t need, then look for some lunch before doing a flyby some other shop for some “must have” item, with me in tow, whinging like a 5 year old, pushing a trolly with wheels that have a mind of their own, zig zagging around other shoppers all in a trance looking at their phones! Then spend 10 minutes trying to remember where we parked the car…..aahh, life!
Why do you go with her? Sounds like she doesn't need you really
especially if you whinge like a 5 year old.
I used to do that many moons ago too. I would always look at several shops then come back to the first one I looked at! I would always buy an item if it was "the last one left" until I discovered that it was an advertising ploy.
I hardly ever go to a shopping mall now unless I need to. I am almost fully digital. I buy everything online and have it delivered. Love the way you can research products before you buy them. Shoes, I need to go to the shop to try them on.
Buying furniture and big items you need to team up and go looking around. Swordie loves price matching and saves us 100's of dollars. He learned that from the big fishing shops.
Malls have changed. The one close to us was closed for several years. It was bought and new owners have made it come back to life. If you look at the store directory it is a different mix of 60 shops - 19 eat and drink shops, 11 fashion and accessories, 7 fresh food and 35 services. The malls these days have lots of services that will bring you to the mall. Tech shops, vodaphone, telstra, radiology, pathology, dental centres, GP's, gyms, barbers and hairdressers, Australia Post, beauty, nails and massage.
Malls in the future will be there but re-purposed and that is already happening. For example the newsagent will go as print media is almost gone now. People no longer send Christmas cards or birthday cards. I have a very small list of folks that I send a physical card to.
On another note I have noticed that rebranding is a new thing. I see so many real estate agents changing names.
Such is life ......
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18 minutes ago, Derny Driver said:
I believe there are a lot of drug addicts and homeless people live in that park, on long term residency, placed there by the government services that arrange that sort of thing. Thats what Ive heard. Seems like it may be true from your experience.
Not sure there are any permanent resident sites in that park. Definately no long term.
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15 hours ago, fredflathead said:
Came down to Windang and stayed in the Windang Tourist Park. Arrived on Monday and staying for 2weeks, went out in the kayak twice, no luck with the fishing however on Saturday night whilst asleep someone came under the awning of the caravan and stole my 2 spinning rods and stuffed up the whole trip.
Ugh suggest you never leave anything outside your caravan these days, especially not fishing gear.
especially if you whinge like a 5 year old.
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