Dinodadog

Gee I thought this would be gone in seconds.

It will be a long time before the other knee gets done, new hip on same side next.

Well after 8 agonizing weeks through pain in my knee and pain of not holding my rod, I finally made it out to the dam for a fish this morning.Young Luke volunteered to assist me, thankyou again Luke, the fresh air (most of the time ) was very rewarding.Whish we could say the same for the fishing.Water was gin clear and you could see the bottom in 15ft. Although it was good to see turtles,tilapia, lungies etc moving about the bottom, not to many other fish or baitfish were spotted. Trolling resulted in very few and casting wasnt much better.Thank goodness Luke had to be home early and we threw the towel in around 9.30am (didnt start till nearly 7am) and I never complained one bit.I was asleep in minutes of arriving home after my first day out. Dino

I have already purchased the SLX DC, Only reason for selling is my fat thumb doesnt fit the reel to well, so I tend not to use it.Going for my first fish this morning, been 8 weeks, leg still very painful, dont know how long I will last.If I need to do a number 2 i will be home very early or Luke will have to hold one leg up while I go

Bargain

Some good by catch in there, MRC,yellas and toga.

Bump this one up

Just not getting the use it needs, I tend to stick to the spinning reels.Purchased 6 months a go on special for $420, willing to part with it to a good home for $300.It has only seen fresh water about 3 times. Google it they are a magic reel. No more wind knots,overruns,tangles etc. Dino

Where were you 50 years a go. I know a lot of you were not around then. I was just out of corp training in the army and was sent to Shoalwater Bay near Rockhampton.When I arrived I found out that myself and 2 other privates had to feed 253 soldiers. As the oldest I took charge and one of the first things I got done was to get the walk in fridge cleaned out.Unknown to me a 20lb cod was taken out of the fridge and left on the table and got flyblown. Staffsargent that caught it was not very happy. While I was there I saw the moon landing on a 12 inch black and white TV. Few days later 4 of the top brass went on a fishing trip and caught 300 bream,They thought they would just dump them at the kitchen for the cooks to clean,wrong I said bring them back when they are scaled and gutted.Then the 3 cooks grilled them whole and each person got a whole fish and vegies.I thought I might get into trouble for making the top brass clean their catch, but they promoted me to corporal when we returned home. Dino

Puts my 53 pounder off the south wall Ballina to shame.

Do you want it for salt or fresh. Try Kings in Sydney they have specials all the time.

Gee Ray you trying to hurry me up to get back out there,I cant even sit in front of the computer for more than 2 minutes, big think before I commit to getting the other leg done.

I have caught 40cm bream in 30cm of water in a rock pool on the southern side of flat rock with massive waves breaking right in front of me.It is a nice place alright.

Blooxy exercises are killing me,but I'll get back out there one day

bout another 5 weeks

Alright alright you have me climbing the walls.

Had my last shower heading for hospital in the next hour.

Thinking of a shore based fish this morning or tomorrow but worried of scratching myself and no op.

Passed my test at the hospital this morning, surgeon happy to go ahead with my knee op

thanks mate

a little intro would go a long way

I am lucky I am going the other way at the moment, over last 2 years I have gone from 115 down to 93k and all I wanted to do was lose the gut, which I still have, although a bit smaller,my legs and arms have got very light on, wife calls me scrotum knees, gee shes awful.

Yes she will probably find it the hardest, putting up with me, no driving for 6 weeks thats a killer

Told by the doc not to go fishing, I had to go to pull some pots as its going to be quite awhile before I get back out there.So with plenty of shrimp I decided to just go bait fishing. I managed to find a couple of small schools and managed to get 73 before 10am, got bored and went home before I done any damage to myself.I have to go to the hospital friday so they can have a look at a mark on my leg to see if they are going to cancel my knee op. Dino

After my last effort I might have to have a bait day.