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[Angry51]

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[Angry51]

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Article on 4 mtre croc above the barrage at Rocky.

I bet the water skiers wont let go of that rope.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Wow! I wouldn't expect to see one that big above the barrage. I'm going up to Yeppoon in a few weeks and wouldn't mind seeing one that big in the wild though. (from a distance, obviously ). 

[Angry51]

You want to try fishing in a boat that's shorter than the reptile 

swimming along beside you.

[Bretto77]

1 hour ago, Angry51 said:

You want to try fishing in a boat that's shorter than the reptile 

swimming along beside you.

Been there done that... that's time to leave... And going back to the glove fitting thing... That's probably a situation where an oversized welding glove would be a much better fit than what I described....

[Angry51]

,,,,both gloves,,

[Sylvathorn]

Our boat's not going ATM
So we currently buy our Muddies from Rob
These pics are from his page ..... and yes, they do bump his Tinny occasionally

[Angry51]

Not so much worried about the bumps it's the one that climbs 

in over the back, cause that's where I sit, and

usually looking ahead not behind.It's OK if you're motoring

up the creek but worry when you're just poking around checking

pots, gives them a chance to try to climb in the boat.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

2 hours ago, Angry51 said:

You want to try fishing in a boat that's shorter than the reptile 

swimming along beside you.

No thanks! 

[Sylvathorn]

yep
that's why I like our current boat .... when it's going .... bigger than the average croc!
It's about 23" long but can operate at Hull depth (cathedral hull with the auxiliary set up in the Port channel), shallower than our old 16fotter could go in

[Angry51]

,,,yeah, but not much good for crabbing up some little backwater.

[Angry51]

25 minutes ago, Sylvathorn said:

yep
that's why I like our current boat .... when it's going .... bigger than the average croc!
It's about 23" long but can operate at Hull depth (cathedral hull with the auxiliary set up in the Port channel), shallower than our old 16fotter could go in

There used to be a 23ft croc over the bar in one of the pubs in Richmond QLD.  It was caught at the lower crossing in the 50's.

The pub ( The Royal ) I think it was, burnt down in 67/68.

It was a big bugger!

[Junky]

I month a year. 

Croc purge. 

They taste good. 

Skins tan up well. 

[Sylvathorn]

37 minutes ago, Angry51 said:

,,,yeah, but not much good for crabbing up some little backwater.

number one: depth isn't an issue, if I've got hull depth for 25 feet width, I can do a 360 (you have to basically do that as part of your Quartermaster's in Coast Guard)
number two, I can still reverse out
number three, don't need to go up little backwaters here, more crabs than you can shake a stick at
Number four (or is that one and a half), if you have a 14foot tinny with a 20hp outboard, you'll need 2 to 3 feet of water because of the depth the outboard needs .... I don't need that

 

[Sylvathorn]

2 minutes ago, Sylvathorn said:

number one: depth isn't an issue, if I've got hull depth for 25 feet width, I can do a 360 (you have to basically do that as part of your Quartermaster's in Coast Guard)
number two, I can still reverse out
number three, don't need to go up little backwaters here, more crabs than you can shake a stick at
Number four (or is that one and a half), if you have a 14foot tinny with a 20hp outboard, you'll need 2 to 3 feet of water because of the depth the outboard needs .... I don't need that

 

Oh, and I've been in spots in this boat that I couldn't get into in my old 16 footer.
I'll take some pics and measurements tomorrow

[Sylvathorn]

8 minutes ago, Junky said:

I month a year. 

Croc purge. 

They taste good. 

Skins tan up well. 

Yep, they do taste good .... didn't know you could still get them?
 

[Junky]

3 minutes ago, Sylvathorn said:

Yep, they do taste good .... didn't know you could still get them?
 

They serve it up at the all you can eat seafood, Sheraton mirage across from seaworld. 

Well they used to. Haven't been for a while. 

 

[Sylvathorn]

3 minutes ago, Sylvathorn said:

Yep, they do taste good .... didn't know you could still get them?
 

Oh, and @Angry51, you're just over the back fence, I'm pretty certain I can hear your chooks cackling most mornings!
When we get the Foxette (Vixen) running again, we'll have to get you out on her!  

[Sylvathorn]

3 minutes ago, Junky said:

They serve it up at the all you can eat seafood, Sheraton mirage across from seaworld. 

Well they used to. Haven't been for a while. 

 

Must be farmed I guess

[Sylvathorn]

Silly thing is I only popped on tonight to let you know that the Sabiki Project rod is now done aside from the pretty bits - was seriously a pain building up around the lide feed - resorted to C grade thread, now going to finish with A grade ........ had so many repair jobs that I haven't touched our stuff for a while!

[Angry51]

14 minutes ago, Sylvathorn said:

Must be farmed I guess

Used to cart live crocs from Darwin to Cairns in the early 2000's.

When you mentioned "purge" I was reminded of the stink when you opened the doors of the chiller.

[Angry51]

18 minutes ago, Sylvathorn said:

Oh, and @Angry51, you're just over the back fence, I'm pretty certain I can hear your chooks cackling most mornings!
When we get the Foxette (Vixen) running again, we'll have to get you out on her!  

Yeah, if I stand on the shed roof I can see your place on a good day.

[mangajack]

Mate used to live on a property that had Aligatr Creek as his back boundary....about 20km north of Rocky. 3 to 4m crocs were not uncommon even in the fresh there.

There was a nest in the reeds when i was last there.