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2 hours ago, Junky said:
I'm going with female.
My wife can drive down the road and forget where she is. Then she doesn't know where she's going and will end up miles from where she's supposed to be.
Reckon this crocs done the same..
Women are great listeners though.
I call mine Miss Direction. Love you hunny!
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G’day mangajack the bloke I bought it off said he got it from the factory off Adrian when it was closing down. I’ve compared it to a stickered flame wrap and there is much more carbon in the wrap in mine than the one I saw, and the flame wrap looked more maroon than red.
mine is a stump puller I am building it to fish 80lb braid offshore. It will handle every bit of 80lb I am sure. I have glued up the handle and marked the guides so just need to wrap it. Will post pics when I’m done.
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Thanks for your info and offer @Sylvathorn! Probably a good time for an update. Since the original post I’ve managed to pick up a few original blanks (FT120 4w, MT144 8w, bastardized C96L 4w 2 piece, and a very special 6’ Flame Wrap 15-24kg live bait blank) as well as the Northcoaster Brian generously proffered. This adds to an original C108L 4w I have from childhood. It is amazing what people have sitting in the rafters!
I’ve also purchased a couple of the new “Snyder” blanks that Kilwell have been rolling on the old Snyder mandrels. They are expensive but look the goods and will build very nice rods indeed. I’ll whack up a few pics for those interested.
andrew
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Worming tips this one helped me Brett
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Consider this an annual report Brian! Happy new year AFO
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2022 is almost over and although I didn’t fish as much as I would have liked (who did?) it was made up with quality. Started off the year with a nice jack
then got flooded in the late feb rains
managed a few trips both in and out of Qld to see a mate in Newcastle
and send dad off in style in Fiji
I got a leave pass mid year to hit the reef and landed a nice red on a rod I built
actually I built a few rods this year and they’ve been getting bent a lot which is good!
met my Newcastle mate half way in September and all we could muster up were donuts until the last night (midnite!) when we caught some nice whiting and a tarwhine on bait and old school fibreglass
back up north for work and hooked a dream fingermark that turned into a nightmare 6 feet under the boat
had Xmas back up there and suffered again to the sharks only managing a feed for Xmas
let’s hope 2023 is full of good health and opportunity!
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They are pretty well exploited mate you are looking at at least 2hrs from the ramp at Mooloolaba to find some in that 40-60m depth range. Note there is a closed season ending 15/12/22.
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I’ve done a post about the science of estimating fish age on here previously. Will try to post a link:
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I was up in Cairns for work this week and the weather looked the goods. Having not fished for ages my colleague offered a sneaky after work session around a headland/bay. Well we hooked a bunch of good fish and only got 1 legal largemouth nanny, barred grunter and fingermark head past the sharks. The head itself weighed 2kg so it would’ve been a solid fish for me. We swabbed the shark bite for DNA analysis and I whipped out the otoliths (ear bones) so we could estimate the age. Will update this post when I have some details.
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10 hours ago, Kat said:
It's a habit now. Don't even know I am wearing it anymore, except for when I get a bit hot. I would say more to your response but it is a family site.
Just teasing you Kat I wear mine at all times on the water too. It’s a good habit, rather than a bad one!
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Awesome fish! Thanks for the vid
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All good Steve I’ll keep a lookout in all the usual places I’m sure I’ll come across a couple
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No problem Norm. Yes there is nothing like setting the hooks on a good fish with a fibreglass noodle and mono! It’s like trying to stop a bus with an occy strap
but I love it
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Text me a pic of your broken handle and i'll see if i can fix it Bwian!
Yes unfortunately @WildeFishing there's a strong market for them which leads to people showing their true colours.
I'm after a few rods for my own use that i can fix up myself. Wilson now control the supply of the "new" snyder blanks and they are around the $120-$180 mark.
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Hi AFOers,
Just wondering if anyone has any old/original condition Snyder glas, Butterworth, Wilson or Jarvis Walker fishing rods (or even better - rod blanks) in the shed they want to part with? Surf or boat/estuary rods. I’m keen to recondition a few for my own use and love the thought of using the rods I grew up with with my boys.
pics for referenceIf you do, please send me some pics and we can work out a price that suits.
cheers
andrew
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A Trip to the Synagogue
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Great fish Brian! Don’t worry about the worms - they are not harmful for humans raw or cooked, just offputting! You will be able to see them in the fish flesh mainly along the backbone bit. For want of a better description, they look like a white tadpole - white with an oval head and curly tail. You can use a skewer to dig them out of the flesh.