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Thanks mate. Luckily I did keep the frame in sections. Thanks for the pro tip.

That would be good @christophagus. Except that the Southside Scoundrels have apparently already sold all the trophies!

Thanks Sam. Yes, it certainly helps to make up for all the dud trips. Your comment re them staying down deep makes sense. The lure was a deep diver.

Thanks Ed. We threw them all back except for one, which one of Alex’s mates took the fillets off of, to try.

Thanks Hamish. That’s a really good question. Just had to go and look. I have a few trolling outfits in the boat so wasn’t sure which one caught it. Anyway, it is a Shimano Aqua Tip 15-24kg with a roller tip. The reel is a Shimano TLD25. Line is braid. Not sure of strength, but probably 25lb.

Thanks mate. Yes it was! According to the Qld Govt website their max size is 130cm and we measured this one at 1.25m. Didn’t weigh it unfortunately but it was a struggle to pick up.

Thanks mate. Yes we bled him in the esky as soon as we’d finished the photo shoot. Made a complete mess but that’s what pressure washers are for!

Having decided yesterday was the best day weather wise over the weekend I headed out from the Port of Brisbane boat ramp into the bay with my son Alex and two of his mates. There was a little bit of chop and swell but it was nothing much so we sounded around and found some promising shows on the sounder, dropped anchor and berleyed. Despite different types of fish showing on the bottom all we managed to pull up were large catfish. We decided to head northwards looking for whiting but didn’t get a touch so decided it was nice weather for trolling as the sea had calmed right down by this stage. We put two lures out and had only been going for about fifteen minutes when the lure further back was hit and the reel screamed off. It’s been quite a while since I have heard that noise and I had forgotten how nice it is! One of my son’s friends was closest to the rod so he picked it up and the fight began. At first we didn’t think it was anything much but we later realised he must have been swimming straight towards the boat because when Damon had retrieved maybe half the line, the fish suddenly took off. From that point on, any line gained took a fair bit of effort and it was probably twenty minutes or so before we got our first look at it. The usual panic stations set in as we realised it was indeed a decent fish, not just some vermin. The landing net was nowhere big enough so we located the gaff, raised the engine, yelled instructions and generally had a good time. The fish kept diving under the boat and going from side to side at the rear of the boat. After three failed attempts at gaffing him mainly because as soon as he saw it he dived again, Damon finally bought him close enough and I managed to get a good secure gaffing through the jaw. Then it took most of us to drag him over the side and the high fiving began. The green machine finally had a decent fish to its name! We all had the obligatory photo taken holding him then went to put him on ice. However, we quickly realised there was no way he was going to fit in the esky so we covered him with as much ice as we could, put a wet towel around him and raced back across the bay, to get him properly on ice. We drove straight to BCF Virginia and saw my mate, Gavin and bought an ice bag to put him in. Yet another piece of fishing gear acquired! I think we’ll all be back out there next weekend trying again!

Agree. It’s bullshit!

Someone bought it?

Thanks. Looking forward to his findings.

So have you had the service done yet? Did Tim identify the problem?

So, the word is that the Broncos have nabbed Adam Reynolds. Now we’re talking! Let’s go Broncos!

Bloody good binding in my opinion. They look great! Well done mate.

There were just too many mistakes for me to even bother trying @benno573. ‘Didn’t doesn’t’ should have a comma in between. Nah, only kidding. Hamish’s vocabulary and grammar are coming along well.

Happy birthday Hamish. So you’re a teenager now?

And it seems that unless you’re north of Fraser Island you’re wasting your time.

Mate, check Aldi’s latest catalogue. Next Saturday they have 8” bandsaws $129, large ratchet clamps $10, vices $15, wood lathes $169 and bench top combination belt and disc sanders $149. cheers Greg

That would be lovely!

I tend to agree with @benno573 and @christophagus. Make it wider than just the river. I can’t even catch a fish with the whole of South East Queensland available to me.

Can we make it later rather than sooner. Having great difficulty getting any more dynamite due to Covid.

Yeah, especially from the poor unfortunates who can’t afford to live north of the river.

Thanks for thinking of the introverts like me Brian.

Yeah, me too. Not that it will make much difference. So did probably everyone else.

3. And they STILL lost! Lol.