dhype Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) That's the question I asked when I saw the polycraft sitting in the driveway... It's been months since I have taken the boat out as I have recently taken up stamp collecting as my new hobby The wife wanted feed of fish and some blue swimmers so got off my arse and found out: 1) there are plenty of quality flatties 2) there are plenty of quality crabs 3) the honda on the back of the boat starts first crank after months sitting there 4) damiki 55mm vibes out fish all other lures on this day! All up it was a great few hours in Botany Bay... plenty of fish/crabs (and people!!) so go get them! Hope everyone has a great 2014.. see you all on the water! Cheers Trung Cheap flatty fillets!!! OMG! Edited January 3, 2014 by dhype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 5) no squid at all in the bay! Where have they all gone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) Good work on the crabs and flatties.. Hail!. We found squid..Where were you trying for them? but you are right..they hard to find lately. Edited January 1, 2014 by Formosan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.e.p.d Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Well done trung good feed of crabs there. Mmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Yes stamp collecting can be brutal - up all night looking for just the right one on the net....Not too much postmarking, nice clean perforated edges - and oh the colours ! Got to get some from those exostic countries....oh - look at the time, I must have been stamp-gazing for, well, months ! Crikey I forgot I even had a boat. I wonder if the honda starts..... How do I use a fishing rod again ? Seriously I thought you had moved overseas to a country that has not yet invented electricity. You always seem to find a way to go fishing and login to FR to tease, er, I mean to TELL us about it. I see you got crabs - big blue ones...with claws. How many crab traps did I nearly run over in the last week ? Stacks. Some people use clear bottles as the float. Very ingenious so people can't see them to pull them up and steal your crabs. Nor do other people as they nearly run them over in the main channel.... Good to see you back Trung. Just remember, you're a fisherman, not a philatelist. See you 'round the bay... Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Nice feed there Trung. If you have a sheet of 2 pound kangaroo stamps for sale, I'll give you $50 for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 hey mate, the question I was asking was 'is Trung still alive?' haven't heard a peep from you for a while! good to see you getting back into it. you are right about the squid though, hasn't been as easy as past summers, need to move around a little for them, but even then, we're just feeding them to rats still anyway hehe see you out on the water soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Good work on the crabs and flatties.. Hail!. We found squid..Where were you trying for them? but you are right..they hard to find lately. its was good to get a feed of fresh seafood... i almost resorted to BUYING !!! I tried every known spot in Botany for close to 2 hours for a donut... first time this has happened in years! Good to see you guys getting stuck into the dollies... i'll be hitting them soon in hopefully a new boat Well done trung good feed of crabs there. Mmmm fresh crabs and flatty fillets.. unbeatable... Saw the price of flathead fillets at David Jones food hall and almost died! hey mate, the question I was asking was 'is Trung still alive?' haven't heard a peep from you for a while! good to see you getting back into it. you are right about the squid though, hasn't been as easy as past summers, need to move around a little for them, but even then, we're just feeding them to rats still anyway hehe see you out on the water soon. hahaha... that's what many people have said also.. from fishing 2 or 3 times a week to not flicking a lure for months has been a major shock to the system... Been busy getting ready to sell a few properties and moving closer to the water/boat ramp Looking forward to that! Yes stamp collecting can be brutal - up all night looking for just the right one on the net....Not too much postmarking, nice clean perforated edges - and oh the colours ! Got to get some from those exostic countries....oh - look at the time, I must have been stamp-gazing for, well, months ! Crikey I forgot I even had a boat. I wonder if the honda starts..... How do I use a fishing rod again ? Seriously I thought you had moved overseas to a country that has not yet invented electricity. You always seem to find a way to go fishing and login to FR to tease, er, I mean to TELL us about it. I see you got crabs - big blue ones...with claws. How many crab traps did I nearly run over in the last week ? Stacks. Some people use clear bottles as the float. Very ingenious so people can't see them to pull them up and steal your crabs. Nor do other people as they nearly run them over in the main channel.... Good to see you back Trung. Just remember, you're a fisherman, not a philatelist. See you 'round the bay... Tony Hey Tony Stamp collecting takes its toll on the spare time! Hours spent sorting alone... but It was good to pick up a fishing rod again! I tell you what, I have never seen so many crab traps in the water.. the word must have gone out the crabs are on the march... there must have been 40+ traps in a 500sqm area! And yes, plenty of clear bottles used as floats! Mate , we still need to tee up that whiting/bream or flatty/squid info swap session... let me know when you are free and we can line something up. You keep posting you stories.. i love your reports. Catch up soon Trung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 A boat just sitting in the driveway is a terrible waste. Good to see you put your stamp collection down and go get a few! Well done Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummercraze Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Your question is well answerred mate. Well done buddy and wellcome back. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well done Trung, enjoy the feast and get back out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy454 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well done mate, I was out last Friday and yeah the ammount of crab trap floats was incredible. What do You guys reckon is the best bait in a crab trap. cheers, Paddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well done mate, I was out last Friday and yeah the ammount of crab trap floats was incredible. What do You guys reckon is the best bait in a crab trap. cheers, Paddy in my opinion, best crab bait in order: 1) whole fresh trumpeter whiting 2) fresh flatty frames and heads 3) fresh king fish frames and heads What I find NEVER works is bream frames... I have no success with these for some reason so have stopped using them! Also, for me the idea that old and smell bait is best just does not go... fresh is best even when it comes to catching crabs It will be interesting to see what other use or have success with Cheers Trung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well done Trung, enjoy the feast and get back out there! Thanks Rob , im sure we will bump into each other again soon,, you been out much and had much success? Cheers Trung Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy454 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thanks Trung for the tips. I used salmon heads and they never got touched and since my missus loves blue swimmers I bought two at $24kg but did not have the b%*ls to tell her next week being school hols my missus & daughter will be out with me so I,ll try your tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted January 4, 2014 Author Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks Trung for the tips. I used salmon heads and they never got touched and since my missus loves blue swimmers I bought two at $24kg but did not have the b%*ls to tell her next week being school hols my missus & daughter will be out with me so I,ll try your tips hahahah - you see...even crabs will not even touch smelly salmon! Good luck next week and let us know how you went. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Thanks Trung for the tips. I used salmon heads and they never got touched and since my missus loves blue swimmers I bought two at $24kg but did not have the b%*ls to tell her next week being school hols my missus & daughter will be out with me so I,ll try your tips Jewie heads work, and heads from small tuna (such as frigates) are excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well done T, good to get back out there. I carted mine down to JB and one got on it (family days don't count) once for the week but it was always worth it. Had a plague of seals down there too! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longy Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Well done T, good to get back out there. I carted mine down to JB and one got on it (family days don't count) once for the week but it was always worth it. Had a plague of seals down there too! Cheers. Hi Erroll, I'm guessing, JB is Jervis Bay? If so, we'll be heading up that way for the first time during the Australia Day long weekend, contemplating wether to bring the boat or not (old girl got fitted out with an 08 90hp Optimax this time last year, and it's only been out on the water once - down in the Bega River), we'll be staying at Callala Beach, the boat is a 5.4 m half cab, will we be able to use the ramp over at Callala Bay? Thanks. Regards, Longy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erroll Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hi Erroll, I'm guessing, JB is Jervis Bay? If so, we'll be heading up that way for the first time during the Australia Day long weekend, contemplating wether to bring the boat or not (old girl got fitted out with an 08 90hp Optimax this time last year, and it's only been out on the water once - down in the Bega River), we'll be staying at Callala Beach, the boat is a 5.4 m half cab, will we be able to use the ramp over at Callala Bay? Thanks. Regards, Longy Yes mate, Jervis. We stayed in the same suburb. The boat ramp is fine if your boat is not too big. Mine is 6.8m fibreglass and our stay coincided with extreme highs and lows tides. I had to wait twice for the water to come back in to get my boat out of the water. I saw plenty of tinnies, even good size ones manage to float these up until the last hour either side of the tide. If you want to go fish the north, the ramp at Currarong is pretty good too. Great place although the fishing was slow. Cheers. Erroll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pitt Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 I got a 6 m plate boat and also havnt had to many problems although at low tide the seaweed and rubbish all over the ramp at callala bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locodave Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 You serious about the stamp collecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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