Davemmm

Along with everyone else who has posted I am devastated. This site has been a godsend. I may not have posted a lot in the last few years but i have regularly checked in to see what is happening. The Fishraider community has been fabulous and given me many hours of great reading. I realise that running a site like this is an onerous task and from the bottom of my heart i thank Donna, Stewey and all of the various mods over the years for their effort. Without them this would have just been another short lived forum devoid of character. I will miss all of you Dave

My local servo had Windybanks gut a couple of weeks ago. I'd like to say that means it's still around but it may have been in my servos freezer for a fair while. Dave

Turned out the whole thing was a bit of a hoax. There wasnt an issue with them at all

And of course the ones south of the harbour

Blue swimmers don't hibernate they just move. Some crabs apparently spend their whole lives (3-4yrs) in bays whilst others head back outside in winter. Hence you will get more in summer than winter. Whilst they dont hibernate the cooler water of winter slows down their metabolism so they dont have to eat as actively as in summer. Another reason why the numbers are down in winter. Dave

Alright on another thread Stewey put the call out for pudding bait recipes. I figured rather than hijack that one start another. Stewey's right there will be a hundred different recipes for bream pudding here's my standard one:- Tin of no frills cat food Powdered parmesan cheese Plain flour Bran Splash of tuna oil Mix it up the night before until its a sticky mess then add a bit more flour and parmesan. Leave it in a container with the lid off to "set" it more then on the day just roll bits around a 1/0 hook Dave

The contrast on the young blokes face in the last two photos is brilliant. He's not happy with his sister landing the cod but then he's beaming when brings in the carp. Dave

Nice work Donna and everyone else involved. There are some forums out there that have quite punishing formats. One of things i like about Fishraider is it's ease of use. Looks like this will make it even better. Dave

Another reason to love Fishraider Good onya Ron Dave

Yeh it can deliver at times. I've only fished it by boat I imagine you had a bit of a hike to get down there, worth the trip obviously. Dave

Had a brief outing this morning before the drizzle and southerly came in too hard. Drifting out of Scylla Bay I landed an arrow squid on a ganged whitebait and it was followed up by another squid. So I had a bit of a dig with a squid jig without getting a touch. Gave up on the squid and went back to whitebait. This resulted in another two squid. This is a new one to me. I've landed little bottle squid around there before but it's the first time I've got arrows. Dave

I spent my whole life fishing with the reel on the right. about 8-9 yrs ago I took some advice and started using my left hand for lures. Once i started it just felt natural. I dont lure fish that regularly but every reel is now used with my left hand. It just makes sense to strike with your dominant hand. Dave

Bugger the fishing I'm doing this on the Weber

Great write up. I got my old man onto squid for his first time a couple of years ago. Unfortunately I haven't managed to get him inked yet. Dave

I use Itunes. On that you could put all off your songs onto a "playlist" and manipulate the order into anything you want or just hit shuffle and it will randomly play songs. On the playlist once you hit play on the first song it will continue to play until the end. As for CD's, , they are sooooo 2010. Us young people dont even own any of them now. dave

A full length of conduit under Captain Cook Bridge. Took it on a live yakka and believe it or not it put up a great fight. Dave

A lot of the problem with larger fish is that many people try and cook them in the same manner as they would for a smaller one. for example a big thick chunk of OS flathead fillet will dry out around the edges before the middle is cooked if you just dump it in the fry pan. Whereas if you split the fillet down the middle it will cook a lot more evenly and come out Ok. On the other side though small Jew are called soapy for a reason. Dave

The bream in my pic whilst not the smallest fish i have caught did take the tail of a poddy mullet that was about four inches long. Dave

The way my lifes been over the last couple of months I think I'm scared of putting my boat in the water. Might have to get over that phobia this weekend. Dave

I put a small piece of tape inside my spool and mark it with the line and date. Dave

Great report Joe. When my fishing partner pulled out yesterday I made the decision that it was too bloody cold to be out sitting in a boat and here you are pedalling around in a yak. Dave

It's a great tip grant I've done it a few times and it comes up pretty good. For mine though wholemeal flour is all I use on fish now. It works so much better than plain. Might have to have a go at a wholemeal/rice mix. Dave

You can drive to Maianbar and pump the eastern bank. Dave

Gumboots Yowie. Best bloody addition i ever made to my fishing gear

Two pair of footy socks and gumboots. Works for me. Dave