Lawrie

Hey Ben It's Lawrie . iv'e been ther a few times. and you can forget land based fishing on hamilton island because there ain't any , only fish you catch is on charter and it's normally a fair way from there. but hire yourself a golf buggy and hit the roads there very hilly and you will get very thirsty hope you like a drink. the swimming pools are great and the party life is great after dark. trust me ,you won't have time for to much fishing. enjoy your holiday. Lawrie .,

Hi Raiders. It's Lawrie You can see that Mick has been ratting my old pics again. brings back memories , I used to love that bait shop , even the early starts and long hours. and sure we used to sell heaps of blood worms we were the first to sell them comercially that was in about 1971. you would be amazed how they dug those babys, they were mostly used for catching bream. and would you believe i would have customers that would come to the shop and if we had run out they would go home and not go fishing. they liked them as bait that much. The other photo of the two trout was taken in new zealand and boy don't they have the trout business all sewn up. check out the size of these suckers , you can catch trout this size all day over there . a very nice place to go for a fishing holiday. and lovely people to boot. and the other photo was taken a very long time ago, this is a photo of a couple of very rare eastern cod. that i was lucky enough to catch while on a bass fishing trip on the nimboida river. the site of these beautiful fish as the swam off in the shallows as i released them was magnificant. as we know now that these fish are strictley protected and are to be left alone at all costs. But it sure brings back memories. Iv'e Just opend a nice bottle of red and i am just sit back and relax . thanks raiders. Lawrie ..

Hi raiders. Just a little fish . But I dare anyone to kiss and release this one. I'm interested to read your comment on this guy.. I've got more photo's of him if you need to see more. Lawrie.

I could tell you my secret method of smoking tailor. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Goes well with a couple of beers. Going out now ,will get back to you. Lawrie.

Hey Mako. A mate just called in and showed me two yailor he caught this morning,and crikey they are nice fish. About 4kg not monster,s but nice fish all the same. He caught them about 3 km north of where i got mine from. I,m just about ready to go myself. It,s amazing what seeing fish like that dose to you, Re-rig the rods and arc up the suzuki.smiths beach here i come. Hopefully I might have some thing to show you later. Hope you beat my fish, thats what it,s all about. Lawrie.

Maybe the shark ate him and now he's 4.1 meters long Lawrie. Has any one seen that show on TV how they troll a piece of foam behind a boat shaped like a seal and how those white pointers come up from underneath and jump and grab a foam seal like nothing else. I reckon that bloke hasn;t seen it. Lawrie.

Thanks Roberta. Had lot's of nice remarks on the tailor, the raiders are a good bunch of fishos.hope tyey all experience one like one day. PS. The news of the capture has swept like wild fire up here.I think everyone is going to try and catch one. when the weather clears. Thanks once again ,Lawrie.

Roberta must have my problem . artharitis in the hands and those pliers are a must for me. and that red weed is a major problem ,it buggers up the worms as well, they go soft and don't freeze at all well.I have a spike made of stainless round bar with a t piece welded across the top and a half chain link welded under the top where i tie a piece of thin rope and at the end i tie my stink bait. and you push this down in the sand and as the waves wash it about, it gives you much more freedom to chase your worms. then all you have to do is move the spike every now and then.i'll take a photo to-morrow and show you it .some one can make you one up. Lawrie

Hi.Members. I'd like to know how you all would respond to this situation. Lawrie..!!

Yes Mondo.We catch worms in the winter and are usually better quality worms but are fewer.in number.We worm 7mile near forster at the pines. and do ok.also tuncurry beach can be ok at times as well.What do you use as a stink bait. I find a stingray or jewie head very good.and the fresher the better.tell me where you go worming.I personally think worming is the best part of going fishing. Good luck Mondo.

Hi Mondo, I've found in the winter they do not like wind of any kind.So you are better worming when the wind is at it's least.Also you can try worming higher in the tide,Maybe one to two hours after high tide. and down for a couple of hours. I have good sucess with this method,as i think the waves work up and down with more frequency,and the worms are normally more active, and once the waves settle down as the tide gets lower,they can get very wary. Hope this can help you in some way. Lawrie.

Smiths Beach. Half way between Manning Point and Old Bar. And I've heard of other fish to 6kg Caught around the same Place. Lawrie.

Hi to all Members, It didn,t take Mick long to post that capture,and boy what a fish.I've caught some nice tailor in my day,but this one blew them away.About half an hour earlier I got one about one kilo and cut him up for bait in slabs,and thats what he took. He only shook the bait and ran in with it ten to fifteen meters.and dropped it, and as i leaned back on him ,he took off, and boy didn't he go.He must have run one hundred meters before i could stop him. and i honestly thought i had a jewie on,only he was going a lot faster.But i must admit it was certainly a big thrill,as seven lb was about the biggest one iv'e ever caught.I hope all you guys get one in your lifetime.and you can say you've caught Tyranasaurus Tailor. Best of luck, Lawrie I thought I would throw these pictures in with the story of my catch , to Clarify the confusion. By the way, i'm going back to-night to look for his mother. Thanks all. Lawrie.

Hi members. It's Lawrie , I'm sorry, ihave not been around ,but i've been having trouble with trojans. Anyway i'm back for now. How about that jew ,I was with my mate Lee down at smiths beach and there was some nice water there,about five thirty pm. and we were spinning with raiders with no sucess and then i changed to a storm plastic, it was a dark green one about 75 grams. and crikey didn't he nail it, i was just lifting and dropping and he smaked it on the drop.don't you just love catching fish on lures!! he was full of small sand mullet about ten inches long.he must have had five or six in him. by the way he was a tad over 60 lbs. and he was in top condition. Just check the photo that mick posted thats owzat!!!!!!!! It's a shame i didn't take the photo before i gutted him. I'll catch you all later Lawrie..

Hi phillip I used to fish the lachlan years ago and used to do quite well up near the dam wall. I don't know if there are any restrictions now , but we used gold woblers and baltic minnows, and caught some nice fish. however there must be water coming out of the dam. also about six or seven klms down stream there's a bridge you can fish upstream of that .a mixture of browns and rainbows . black and gold celtas used to do the job.nice country but watch out for snakes. Lawrie.