dmck

In particular look for green discolouration around the cable connectors and bends in the cable. This signifies a crack in the insulation and water getting in. If it happens the cable is ruined. This is true FOR ANY marine radio... well in truth- any 2-way radio. Bryant-F... the upgrade will be worth it. If you get the choice, choose one with DSC. Also, expensive radios just get you an expensive radio.... perhaps some 'extra' features, but if it meets Aust standards its a suitable radio, so shop around.

GX600... IS NOT 27MHz.. its VHF. Call channel is 16... thats what the button '16' on the front is for... 27Mhz is 4 watts AM Gx600 is 25 watts FM... try it from your front yard... you may be surprised!!

Dont get disheartened, this young kid is world class and the game is worth watching just to see him.

I wonder what the hull looks like......

Is it .. Kayak....... shortened to Yak.... then as a Yak is a bovine (sort of) animal.... renamed to a COW... (apt name for a kayak really...😁)

I forgot to add..... "See... Australia does exist west of the Great Divide...."

Have been in a couple with visibility around 250m and sun position totally indiscernable. On both occassions, very experienced fishos swore black and blue the instruments were wrong, that their sense of direction was perfect... Fishos 0, electonics 2 ........

Great story, great pix... glad you did it without a disaster (such as the tide flooding you whilst bogged)..

I thought you were refering to my cricket prowess.................

Yep.. I'm here! Streaky Bay has a decent jetty and nice beaches... and a great caravan park. I have only been to Fowlers once and its a beautiful part of the world. I dont recall a jetty but just about all the beaches face the Sthn ocean and carry salmon and mulloway. There used to be a charter there but I think it folded. SB is a 'major' business centre so everything is available.. at country prices.. Once you get past Ceduna you are at the mercy of the garages until you reach Norsman. generally light rigs (patternosta) for most fish but if chasing big salmon go a bit heavier. If you get on to the bigger beaches you may chase mulloway,- heavier gear needed. In the 'old days' Streaky Bay was the world centre for world record GW fishing, There is a garage in town with a model GW of a record catch.... see it.. and go swimming if your still game. Just north of Streaky is Smokey Bay, its a bit off the main drag and doesnt get many visitors-- but its worth a day or 2.. beautiful caravan park, big jetty, Only a small shop so take supplies. Years ago I was on a fishing trip staying at Acramans Creek (Northern end of Streaky Bay and a big estuary), was in the Smokey Bay shop getting more supplies and started taliking to a local. We told him where we were camped and he said " I've heard there is good fishing over there..." I said "Oh your not a local then..." 'Son... I've lived here all my life..." " Lived here all your life and never fished Acramans..?" "Why would I bother.. I can get everything of the local jetty..." I reckon you will be pushing to collect bait. unless you stop at road-kill and collect maggots (Known in SA as 'gents') but stand upwind if you do!! oh.. I've known people cut hunks of flesh off for bait... Most towns will have bait for sale.. and small fish make good bait. Theres usually plenty of squid from the jetties. Speaking of road kill..... be BLOODY careful.... apart from kangaroos, you may encounter wombats, donkeys and camels... and enormous road trains. I used to try and be off the road by 4.30pm to avoid the animals. Spending a few hours at Eucla is interesting, especially driving down to the beach.. its spectacular. Be careful as you cross the border... they are fastidious in checking your vehicle for fruit. Dump it - dont get caught. No fishing licenses in SA, but bag and size limits apply. check out https://www.pir.sa.gov.au/recreational_fishing/rules/species_limits Once you get across the Nullabor and in to SW WA you are in BIG forests. Pay attention to weather reports and fire warnings, from memory there are big stretches with no where to get shelter. Jut be wary and cautious. Hope all this helps. PM if you want to talk, I'll give you my mobile number. dmck

Yeah.... well... I sit here and think how stupid you all have been... and then look at ring and index finger, left hand... where the chain saw 'got me'...... 2 weeks ago...... luckily (i'm tuff....😒) it was all only superficial- no stitches-still got fingers... Now that I think of it a bit more... thats the same ring finger that got caught in the 40ton wood splitter a few years ago..... and the one I had operated on for 'mallet finger' in my football days (around 40 years ago...) Perhaps it wants to escape my body......

PLease explain..? As a Southerner I was brought up on AFL. Now that TV is national I watch a lot of RL and a bit of Union 2 things I just cannot comprehend about RL and I welcome an explanation. 1. Following a TRY, the defending team gets to kick-out. I see this as further penalising the defending team. They are just handing the ball back to the scoring team - in scoring range! Some form of neutral contest in the centre (scrum, throw-in?) or alternate kick-in-to play (again from centre- similar to Netball after a goal is scored) would be (to me) fairer. 2 A Scrum: There is no contest, 6 players from each side bend over touching each other. Effectively they are just removed from the immediate passage of play as the ball is rolled to the feeding teams advantage. Why bother? The effect is identical to a free kick. I welcome my enlightenment.

Hey.. Paikea..... tell us and show us the old car in your rack!! Looks very interesting.

Ah... the challenge of advancing years.. I've had hip-it-itus.... and I'm a future candidate for Knee-monia.... .. but its the thought of getting dick-theria that really terrifies me....

Yes Noel, have a wonderful time....

"Did I mention sharks are a problem..?" IN the late 2000's I was on a charter in Broome and the sharks were starting to take out baits. I was in the port rear corner (about a 20' open tinny) and another bloke was in the starboard corner. Small sharks (to 1m) were a real pest. As the other bloke reached down to lift a 1m speciment from the water - lifting it by the hook trace very near to the sharks mouyh- something grey about 10 ft long broke the surface and took it from his fingertips..... apart from the shocked swearing ... we were both speechless.... Wish I'd had a go-pro filming it....

I made up a metal cradle for the back of the boat, slid the boat back on the trailer so the transom was clear, dropped the front of the trailer to raise the rear of the boat- placed the cradle in position then raised the front of the trailer so the boat sat in the cradle. Then.... lifted the front of the boat with an over head winch ( I did this in my shed) and removed the trailer -- then lowered the boat on to chocks down the keel and chocked the sides to stop the hull slewing--- as the cradle proved very stable and secure this last bit wasnt really necessary. All this was to be able to refurbish the trailer -- and thats another story........... Lets just say that 6 litres of spilled fish oil means my carport concrete floor will never rust....

I recently did mine exactly as FrankS described. Sounds difficult but is straightforward and simple

I was at a Dr appt last week for a 15 yr (yes 15yr) checkup. In checking medical data bases to see my recent history, she came across one (genuine medical DB) that recorded my full name and DOB... "deceased 10 Feb 2023"... I'm trying to verify how far the "info" has permeated but some govt organisations are slow to respond.... I now have something in common with Mark Twain.... "The report of my death was an exaggeration" ..... or............................... I'm in denial............

coat the fillets with Tandaco fish seasoning and grill over coals (or dry roast in a BBQ kettle). I served them to a restaurant owner and he refused to believe they were salmon til I repeated the cleaning, skinning cooking process in front of him.

Smokey Bay is a small village not too far from Ceduna. Travellers heading to Ceduna dont call in coz they want to get there after a long day driving... travellers leaving Ceduna dont call in coz they have just got 'on the road'. It is a holiday resort for Eyre Peninsula 'locals'.................... and those who 'know'.... PM sent back to you... and I will call....

I'm an athiest coz god hates me... he is forever moving things that I "dilligently store", wasting my precious time making me search for them...... or making me fumble and drop things at the most inconvenient time.. and it falls and rolls under a cupboard or bench... or totally out of sight...

Have you been sneaking in to my shed!!

PM me with your phone number... theres too much to sort out by posts. You can give the itinery when its sorted... Oh.... if you start at Smokey Bay.... you may never leave..... Also, start thinking about your route over. If you dont need to come via Adelaide you can do a big bypass and save a lot of time. This site will help with fuel prices... you may already be using it. https://petrolspy.com.au/map/latlng/-35.03565903809076/138.80140074361418