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Hi all,

Came across a 1 day only sale and thought it would benefit someone who was in the game to buy some new gear so thought I'd create a post.

I was also thinking this could be a thread for others to share other bargains/sales that they come across in future that might help others. Please keep in mind site rules around advertising etc so no self plugging or spamming.

The below is on sale TODAY ONLY at a 3 letter boating, camping and fishing store.

1000, 2500, 3000 and 4000 sized reels at discount of over $100 with a range of suitable rods for you to select from worth $79 for free. Sent it to an old work colleague this morning at 7am and he ordered by 7:30 Bargain!

I should be sleeping but I just got sent this article from an old work colleague and its kept me up. https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/woman-s-body-found-after-couple-s-fishing-trip-disaster-in-moreton-bay-20210620-p582jh.html

Just tragic news and a tragic story. My condolences to family and friends.

I was out on the water today (no pics, didnt catch anything worth it) and we noticed how much activity there was from helicopters and a few police boats earlier on. I was hoping it was just training and thought "nah, can't be another accident".

Sorry to come back (after another hiatus) with a debbie-downer post but I want to remind people about safety on the water. That's now 3 lives gone in a few months on the water that many of us play in.

Lifejackets! Put them on. Especially when you are in choppy waters in the bay or when on your own. I get it, wearing the big block ones are a pain. Fine. Then go buy the slim ones. Spend $70 to save your own life. Spend another $70 and get 1 for your passenger too.

Was reading that article this morning. Makes me feel ill thinking about it.

I hope for a miracle here too.

This is a timely reminder for everyone about boating safety. Sounds like he is a seasoned fisherman and goes to show accidents can happen to anyone.

Safety lanyard/deadmans switch at all times when under motor and a lifejacket at all times when fishing solo.

Please don't let this happen to you and your loved ones. I hope we never have an AFO member on the news for an incident like this.

There's a general lack of public understanding of technology, the internet, how everything works and the art of the possible.

Internet and data privacy is a HUGE issue that I would say 99% of people don't understand how it works or what impact it could have on your life.

Even BoB's message is missing a lot more info - your phone 100% can pass on lots of information, but it all comes down to how you configure things and it stretches beyond your phone, the telco's and what apps you have installed. Ever wondered why there is "free internet" at shopping centres? Your digital footprint can be amassed by the large tech companies (or even small companies leveraging their capabilities) as you use or come across their products (facebook "like" button on a website tracks you).

If you want to read into what data about you IS being collected, have a look at the fed governments data collection laws and usage over the last 6 years.

I can tell you - from an AFO perspective - there is a very small team of people who mod and an even smaller admin team. There is no profit being made off AFO - just enough advertising space to cover costs to host our community.... of which at times is actually not even enough.

edit - someone knowing what your email address is, is the least of your problems. It's kinda like knowing someones house address - but not knowing the name of the person that lives there or who owns it. The information is useless without context - the thing to ask yourself is - how much context can you get from the information publicly available or handed over?

14 hours ago, GregOug said:

Mate, all mine don’t show fish either. I think fish are a mythical government led conspiracy, probably related in some way to vaccines.

Mate - you're crazy. It's the rollout of 5G that is messing with your sounder 

Welcome to AFO GJay.

There's a TON of knowledge and info here on AFO. There are a few guys that have put in years of learning and effort that are willing to share with those who participate and give back to the AFO community.

To help narrow down some more specific info to share, can you tell us what kinda fish you guys are after? Are you after bream? whiting? flatties? jewies? snapper? mackeral? tuna? jacks?

The gold coast broadwater, rivers, canals and inshore can be a hard spot to fish - it gets lots of boat and fisherperson traffic so tactics and techniques need to be refined to give you a better chance.

I have minimal experience with the offshore scene so won't say too much about that except it seems like when the mackeral are on, you can get them hand over fist. Tugger, Marty and Benno are your guys who have lots of info shared on AFO for offshore/mackies etc. Check out their past posts.

I've found soaking a cotton ball in vinegar and leaving it on the contacts over night cleaned off my green corrosion pretty easily. Then I kept up with spraying lanox/im6 on the contacts after each fishing session and that has kept it clean since.