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Tiantai, China, and the sad thing that I have to admit..........we were fishing for them! Interesting day......and a great meal at the end Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'm going to throw Mahi Mahi in there......even though we got food poisoning from one in Panama Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Either that or it's an extra subscription to Ashley Maddison Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I think I paid around $50 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Jim, Picked my outfit up today, Saragosa 5000, rod is a Shimano Tescato, TSS-70M Now to get a decent bend in this sucker !! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I got another brand......it's still a virgin! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I didn't count the teaser....we had that out as well. It's a wide arse boat! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Fragmeister, I'm possibly in a similar situation, health wise, L5 lamenectomy, and C5/C6 port and polish(apologies I'm a mechanic) so my upper strength and particularly stamina is not good. When I chose my outfit on Sunday, the rod I ended up with, John was getting me to load up, he said go on pull on it, I said that's it mate that's me, well you won't break this outfit, still have plenty to go. The other thing he said to me about micro-jig outfits, is you don't have to do the jigging action with the rod. A lot of guys wind the reel handle a full or half turn quickly. That loads the rod up, when you stop the wind, the rod springs back lofting the jig. A lot of guys still impart the action with the rod, but the design of the rods is to let the reel do the work. With my condition, I'll be trialling working the jig with the reel. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Umh, we'll add a plus one to that, we had a spread of 7 lines out, not a thing. Radio contact with 3 other boats, same result. What made the day though, was the trip back in, spotted some whales frolicking, we stopped to watch them, and they swam over, for half an hour we had 6 whales at the boat checking it out, they were coming right out of the water and just looking at us. Turning upside down and swimming under the boat. 12m of whale launching itself 15m out from the boat is pretty exciting, as is a whale on its back with its tail under the boat lifting its pectoral fins out at the Sean of the boat. In half an hour, we never touched the gears or throttle. They would come up on the starboard, entertain us, slide under the boat and then com back up on the starboard again Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Latest email news from one of the Fishing Mags had a write up on a new range from Rapala, they looked pretty good. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I ordered an outfit, have gone for a 7' rod as that allows casting ability as well, should pick it up this week, so will advise the rod model then Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I have a collection of cheap DVDs I have bought back from Shenzhen, Dongguan....if you ever want to drop over for a night of laughsOh and I wore a pair of jeans out, depended wether you looked at back pocket or the side pocket embroidery if the were 'Diesel' or 'Deisel' Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Group prayers for more smoke today for you. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi Jim, Similar boat, I have had a lamenectomy on L5 and (mechanics terms) port and polish on C5 & C6, so I'm looking for something to cushion the jigging action, also I prefer to load up the stronger right side, so left hand wind on the reel. Prices discussed here are pretty much what was emailed back to me today. Around 300 for a Saragosa, I also was going to go with dogtooth braid, coloured every 10M, about $75 Gomoko rods $149, several choices around 200, then 250 then 300 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I would swear at you if you do this. No apologies, one of my absolute hatred is these F####### balloons landing on the ocean, they eventually choke birds or fish. Spent a few minutes last Sunday going out of my way on Botany Bay to retrieve one of these. My record is one day earlier this year, retrieving 4 balloons between botany heads and Browns Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Boatart, I had just sent an email enquiry to the tackle store at Caringbah, basically exactly for this size outfit for the sand use. They had emailed me back 3 Shimano reel options....and interestingly I had decided on the Saragosa..........Rod wise, between $150 and $300 there is quite a selection, so I intend to head down tomorrow and see what I like the feel of Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yep, and I came home to find a letter that they're back burning the valley around us on Friday. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Remind me one day to tell you conversations I have had when getting equipment tested to be approved.... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Yep, but there does come the point, where you need to dispose of some!I keep the in date set, and the latest expired set on the boat. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Ah, so that was the smoke smell at Sutherland Station just now. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Well, I kept my boat in Port Hacking for 3 years......for 3 years I could see the props, I could see Bream 2M under the boat...Now I'm in BB....can't see the props, never seen a fish at the marina...and its fish friendly!, .....and if the power lead or a rope touches the water for a week, it's a replacement job! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

True and it's the first crap dump I can remember into Botany......well other than the Georges, and the Cooks, and the fuel Wharf and the container wharf, and the airport, and and and Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Must presume that they do not have backup power supply on site, generator etc............maybe after this thoughSent from my iPad using Tapatalk

It was on the radio news tonight, avoid swimming water sports until advice it is safe..........guess the dog won't be coming for a run on the boat and a swim tomorrow, was one of my plans Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Give us a call on Monday, happy to discuss what you want from it and then recomend Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk