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I totally agree with oz_brett that often boat shops that get it wrong. I clearly pointed out to the boat shop when i picked up my new boat nearly 2 years ago that the anchor light was in the wrong position as it wasn't visible 360 degrees. I even showed them in the waterways book that it was wrong and the response i got was that waterways are never out at night anyway. My boat is a 4.9 Webster twinfisher with a bimini and rocket launcher so I changed the rear anchor light to a removable one, fitted an extra anchor light on the top of the rocket launcher and on the bracket I made for this I fitted 2 LED work lights for night fishing. The work lights are on the same circuit as the anchor lights and make life real easy. It is annoying to get a new boat which doesn't meet the current specs but now they are no longer in business. Great guys, just misunderstood the rules I guess. It is best to be seen at night and worth the effort and money, accidents on the water especially at night are generally not pretty, I have seen the results a few times. As for waterways and the water rats flexing their muscles I have found most to be very helpful and have checked me several times, once with something wrong and let me off with a warning so i immediately rectified the problem. If you treat them nice they are generally fine, you have to remember they are doing the best job in the world:) Pete

Thanks a lot Waynie and congratulations on 3rd, I was listening this morning too in between planes flying over the top of me, i was fishing in the bay again. Congratulations to little funnierthanu on the junior prize too:).

You would have to fight the for it. I am likely to not see a cent anyway so work out the split with her

I am going to brave the weather forecast and head to the bay early Saturday morning, will be interesting to see whats around. I need to get some fish in the freezer for winter, its near empty of fish at the moment.

Isn't it strange how sometimes everything goes wrong and then you end up with fish and other times all goes well and you get nothing. When you get on the water and start fishing it all seems worthwhile though regardless. Congratulations on the great bag of fish, smart idea giving the rubbish away.

You are certainly doing the right thing getting 7 hookups, shame none hit the boat though. I have been smoked by kings on 30lb mono so I know the feeling but it is a better feeling getting smoked than not getting a hookup. Goodluck after the gear upgrade. Cheers Pete

I know there was some very nice fish amongst them Tony but trust me I need to have a dig at funnierthanu when I can. Up till 3:30 he was bagging me for not landing a whiting yet and wouldn't let up on me, and opportunity is now knocking so I am taking it Cheers Pete

Huge effort, you defintely outnumbered us but I go for quality, not quantity Cheers Pete

I do apologise for taking the 46cm whiting from in front of you , but I was beside you to tell the truth. Had a great day thanks mate, weather was good, company was great and the fishing was fantastic. Started out slow for me with the odd bream here and there hitting the deck, my deckie got his first whiting at around 10am with no more to be found at that time. Wasn't until 3:30 when I got my first and kept getting more bream and upgrades until I got the big one at around 4:30pm This whiting is definitely a pb for me, I haven't seen a whiting this big before let alone caught one, so regardless of the results it is still a winner for me... I hope that everyone else had a good day fishing. Cheers Pete

Went for a fish with my cousin on New Years Day and we met Up with Funnierthanu to go for a bash outside for a feed of flatties. Less than one hour outside (I think it was more like about 25 mins) my webster claimed yet another sea sick victim, with me feeling very seedy also. I quickly suggested it may be a good idea to find a bit of calmer water and we will get a few yackas to have a crack for a few kingys. Once back inside the livies were fairly easy to come by with 20 in the tank before the colour had really come back into my cousins face and we were off after the kings. Spot 1 = $40.00 , wave caught me off guard whilst getting a livie out of the tank, near fell overboard and snapped off my anchor light. Spot 2 = $100.00 , bottom claimed an anchor,chain and 30 metres of rope mental note don't be so lazy when you know you are on a reef use a reef anchor not a sand anchor:) Spot 3 = PRICELESS , 1 x 90cm kingfish (1st ever for me, never tried for them before) and 1 VB to celebrate Off with the tomorrow to see whether we can find a couple more, apparently she must like the taste of them:)

I'm not going to drop gentle hints, I am going to tell her that is what I am doing, you go where you like:) I wish it was that easy hey. That is some serious fishing and sounds like heaps of fun. I will be there as soon as I can.

That is fantasic to see the young fella right into fishing, gives you a great excuse to say "well we are off for a fish / bonding session and we aren't too sure what time we will be home" and what a way to spend a day with your son, even if he is a rod hogger. Cheers Pete

Now that is Gold Looks like you had an absolute ball Pete

Thanks for the posts guys Keflapod, I used to fish all the time with scrubworm years ago and out of around 300 trips I beat him around 5 times, and didn't I hear all about it, every opportunity he could give it to me he would so I have to try to make the most of it while I can. But it's all just good fun and we had a ball. As for light all of the nav lights and anchor light etc are there of course and Scrubbie had a collection of torches onboard and he had a headlamp on his head so there was plenty of light to rebait and rerig etc, I was just having a cheap shot about not having hardwired worklights fitted on a boat that he night fishes from regularly. As for stealing your mates Jewie sounds like he deserved it, at least every time scrubworms rod had a fish at it I made sure he heard all about it. Cheers Pete