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Memory’s made for a lifetime, Stu.

Just had the chance to read and enjoy the report. That’s livin. What a great trip and the hurdles that popped up just add to the experience. Be good to hear more about it next time we talk. Well done to you both.

Classic

No conversion necessary Fish brains are quite small relative to their body mass - Typically 1/15 the brain mass of a similarly size bird or mammal. We are already academics that occasionally out smart these fish.

As @Andrew P said @Angus great thread. Time is also a big factor for me. Depending on what I have on dictates how much time I can spend on a report. I feel a sense of obligation to report as often as I can to repay the friends and advice I have made on the site. Sometimes you are just so dead tired that reporting is last thing on your mind, but you only get out what you put into anything. Looking at the posts already, it is satisfying to see members do appreciate the effort everyone goes to.

I like all of the points above and try to cover most in my reports to make them informative so other can pick up a tip or two. Sometimes I feel the same after putting 5hrs of editing on a video that results in only 5 minutes of video. The video can get a couple of comments, yet after posting a report that took only 20 minutes there can be dozens of comments, go figure. It doesn't worry me at all just a observation of effort verses comments. I have a terrible memory for somethings and writing a report allows me to go back in years and see what trips I did where and what worked. Like a fishing diary. I enjoy reading all reports good and bad days and everyone's way of writing them is appreciated.

That's a bit sad to hear Brian the dates didn't line up with all that were interested.

Hope you have good time. I wouldn’t be making this one.

Will happen to us all one day, just have to adapt. Hopefully we will make that far.

Fish the bay, offshore and freshwater rivers/creeks. Offshore for reef fish and Pelagics and the bay for Long Tail Tuna, squid and mackerel. Freshwater Bass, cod and yella belly. Why? just because I like it.

In regard to the deal, don't worry about it now it's done and you have it. The black queen from my memory was renown as a top bream rod in its day and was a very slow taper action. This was good for the absorbing the breams runs etc on light line. Be sure to take it apart after each use and clean the joining steel ferrules so they don't corrode together which was quite common. Go and enjoy it.

900mm with the 10mm rings but up Nth you may need the 12mm for the tides. Ask the retailer who will be able to give you the best feed back form what the locals recommend and buy.

I got my pots from Crab'n Gear in Clontarf. They are called 'PUP's' Pop Up Pots I had the standard pots first and found them a pain for moving from one spot to another, literately filling the whole boat if they weren't collapsed. With the PUP's you can push them down flat with the bait in them and stack in spot on the floor. Move up or down stream and find the crabs. The easier anything is to user the more you will use them and thus more crabs to eat. They were not cheap so i am always with them when crabbing. Back when i bought them around $65 each however after 4 years of use they are still fine and never lost one.

I keep them on the inside of the carport. Just push them up against the metal angle bent some fencing wire to hold in place. Was easy to take down and replace when I had my smaller boat and did a fair bit of crabbing.

Before I offer deckie spots I usually suss out whether or not by their posts and responses to topics etc whether I think we have similar views, similar humor or if they do or don't have a boat, or when they are available to get out. Because last thing I want is to go out and not enjoy the time on the water together. Yes I agree we all own boats because we like getting out and it is our choice to do so and therefore we wear the costs associated. However as skippers offering deckies spots whether it's for the persons company or to help in sharing costs I don't see a problem with either reason. It does cost a lot to run boats and if someone is happy to accept a deckie spot, then I think it is only fair to contribute in some way. Each persons situation is different and therefore what they contribute can be different,bait,lunch, coffee,fuel,$,cleaning up or a combination. When I head offshore a typical round trip is 200km and I get about 1.2km to the litre. I certainly can't afford to do that every week so as a skipper/boat owner an offer to contribute is appreciated and allows me to get out more often and even take more deckies out. If there are no deckie's available I go by myself and still have a good time.

That is not true Sam, you ran second in the casting comp and you also held the nappkins and watched as everyone else cleaned the BBQ's PS cheers MadMic for the brag mat.

Thank you for all the time you put on to it Danielle. Great to meet the new members and catch up with older ones again. Hope to get to many more.

+1 potato bake

Yes I can charge Sam $10 taxi fare we all win

Needed someone to carry the ice. A bit like the water boy!

I expect to be there a little earlier than 12 and can bring some ice

How many bags of ice needed? Maybe a few of us can pick up a bag on the way in as people arrive latter it can be topped up.

Ha,ha

Sunday's weather looking good, a few might not show? More for the rest to eat if that happens

You have to come and pick up your rods.