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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.

Lots of pike.
Squid will be around and tailor will start showing up as the weather cools down.
Haven't fished off the pier in years but fish landbased off wellington point with lures a bit and from my tinny a lot.

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.

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.

Lots of pike.
Squid will be around and tailor will start showing up as the weather cools down.
Haven't fished off the pier in years but fish landbased off wellington point with lures a bit and from my tinny a lot.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hi Guys, 
sadly im on call over Easter this year, but i suppose whats even more sad is that fact its blowing 25kn on the reef so no-one else can go fishing and make me jelous hahahaha
So i decided to go for a sneaky little fish in a spot close to home, an old quarry, overgrown and pretty dense vegitation around it so im not sure how many people are fishing it, maybe a few maybe none!!
But last night showed me you really never know what's on your doorstep until you put your boots on and have a little look, this JP absolutely inhaled a zerek Prawn that my mate was fishing and took off like a barra, went 48cms and released so I can catch it when its 50CM and he can do the camera work !!!
 
TIght lines!
 

Hi Guys, 
Having moved around a bit in Queensland with a boat on the back I've managed to amass a fair number of fishing marks that now stretch a fair chunk of the north QLD coastline, so if any members are on holidays in between the South and North point in the below picture and are towing a boat, i may be able to help with locations. I also may not, but if you are genuinely towing a boat with you and coming up to North Queensland sing out and i shall try my best to help. 
 
Tight lines. 
 

After being laid up for 5 weeks I finally managed o get back on the water at NPD today ably assisted by deckies Rick,Muzz and Hai, Shrimp were very scarce in the pots and were easily outnumbered by small redclaw, rick had placed the pots in 6 ft of water a fortnight ago but now they were in 10 to 12 feet due to the water rising. We moved some of them back into 4 feet in among the submerged grass to see if they will do better on sunday when we will return. The fish were hard to locate with us only landing 10 bass,2 yellas and 11 forkies all on live shrimp. Muzz got the fish of the day with a 55cm yella off fad2. Water is a bit dirty and lots of floating hyacinth and other grass which would make it difficult to troll. Couple of the fads are submerged as is the yellow buoy on the submerged logs. Percy enjoyed a feed of forkies.

it’s that time again to beat your compatriots to the tackle store and grab a few jigs before “the colours that really work” are gone.
i’ve started catching them around the Rous in my favorite GPS marked spot “Big Daddy”.
I have invested in a vacuum sealer for this winters snapper baits (my Mrs is complaining the freezer is full of squid already and there is no room to store the loaves of bread)!😬
Anyway back to the squid. I went out last week and got 27 (between me and my deckhand), although hard to call him a deckie, more of a mate who likes a free charter.
Ive found them biting (cuddling) the jigs in all sorts of tides, and of course having a spare rod dangling a surface jig for the mate who is also hungry to double up on a few catches. I’m still not 100% an angel to keep ink out of the boat, it was like a black slaughter house last week and took a while to clean post-trip (picture the deckie sitting at home with a beer while i’m doing this).
It’s been all tiger action so far, but getting heaps each trip.
Eating-wise, i’ve experimented quite a bit and found chilling them for 6 hours is easier to get the skin off, pineapple great to soften them up overnight soak and although flash frying is great for 20 seconds, the following is the best recipe by far.  So enjoy, please share your tips and orange 3.5 jigs for me out perform anything else during the day.
olive oil, add garlic and chili flakes, then add squid in thin strips, cook 2-4 mins until changes colour, add pasata, cook on low 4 mins, add grated lemon rind and parsley, serve with spaghetti, adding breadcrumbs/olive oil splash/pepper/parsley on top... with cold beer
 
 

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?

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?

mentioned that I would like to go to boaties on sunday and got read the riot act so still have to pull y head in.

Is the wife shaking her head at you wanting to get out so quickly or is she nudging you to get out of the house and out of her hair?
Good to see you are recovering quickly mate. Those bass at NPD are experiencing separation anxiety 😄

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?

if you are using sx-40's specifically to target pike, I hope you (or your parents) have very deep pockets 😄
I have no specific tips on how to chase them, but they are bloody everywhere in the bay and are a pain in the backside. I particularly find them in larger numbers wherever I would expect to find squid. Shallow, clear waters with a weedbed. Small plastics, hardbodies, squid jigs, topwater, chrome - you name it, you'll catch them.

Is the wife shaking her head at you wanting to get out so quickly or is she nudging you to get out of the house and out of her hair?
Good to see you are recovering quickly mate. Those bass at NPD are experiencing separation anxiety 😄

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?

Is the wife shaking her head at you wanting to get out so quickly or is she nudging you to get out of the house and out of her hair?
Good to see you are recovering quickly mate. Those bass at NPD are experiencing separation anxiety 😄

woo! redclaw run in a few months at NPD!! 😄

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?