Thunder Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 The Sydney East fad has been deployed !!! 33 59.316' 151 20.951' Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forliano Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Thanks Thunder... Good to see the Raider spirit... Cheers Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Wow, they have put it back in pretty early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 The rest are being deployed, but this one and the Wooli one have already been deployed. It takes a while for the fish to find them !!! and the water will have warmed up by then. Cheers Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewau Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 what is a FAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 A fish aggregating (or aggregation) device (FAD) is a man-made object used to attract ocean going pelagic fish such as marlin, tuna and mahi-mahi (dolphin fish). They usually consist of buoys or floats tethered to the ocean floor with concrete blocks. Over 300 species of fish aggregate around FADs in the open ocean around the world; the reasons behind aggregation are numerous and vary for each particular fish species. Fish tend to move around the FADs in orbits of differing dimensions, as opposed to remaining stationary underneath the buoys. They are deployed for use by both recreational and commercial fisheries and there are several types; natural drifting FADs (such as logs) and man-made FADs which can either be drifting or moored so that they float at the surface or lie subsurface. Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewau Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 thanks man i appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORES Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) F A D... Female Attracting Device.... ME Edited October 4, 2008 by STUCATZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bentstik Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Ill pay that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yarraone Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 how far out are the fads.. As I dont have a GPS.. could I still find them???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelican Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) Are the FADs simply rope and buoy in Australia or are they like the overseas ones where they attach some older ropes under the surface so it has a bigger floating reef "footprint". Guess the blokes spearing around them last year could have told me or were they just collecting all the lead and jigs? Edited October 4, 2008 by pelican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Are the FADs simply rope and buoy in Australia or are they like the overseas ones where they attach some older ropes under the surface so it has a bigger floating reef "footprint". Guess the blokes spearing around them last year could have told me or were they just collecting all the lead and jigs? Try this link Pel. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recrea...s/photo-gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pelican Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 (edited) Thanks Mariner The photos ( can't find them now) I have seen from OS show that the buoy supports a couple of "mini Reefs" in the top of the water column made up of old rope etc that "reefs"up quicker to create more diverse FAD quicker and also support more fish at different depths. They had a larger buoy and a couple of suppoty buoys like 20 and 50 feet under water. Act like a mini reef rather than just a reference point for fish. Ones in the aussie photos just look like buoy on a rope unless the Port Maq trial was trailing a underwater sheet webbing net to give more surface area. Cheers You drinking beer in Syd yet? Edited October 4, 2008 by pelican Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 They just fund a waverider bouy on the Kapiti coast the other day belongs to Maramtime NSW oops the kiwis got it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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