Howdyeee excited people,,Nomads,Boomers and not so excited people,,and Normal people..hehehe, how exciting was today,?? as usually I was excited about having another day on Planet Earth, But can U imagine, Me discovering that Prawn Fishermen dont catch prawns on the full Moon , as there shells r not strong...Im sure some one out there will b as excited as I was on hearing that.....Billeeeeee........... Ps ,, the pic.....U gotta get excited about seeing things like that........Billeeeeeeee
Hey - where ya been - you haven't been your usual prolific posting selft - been relying on John to keep us up to date on where you guys are at!!!! what's with the goggles??? you are a nutter!!!!
billeeeeeee said
06:19 PM Sep 25, 2011
jules47 wrote:
Hey - where ya been - you haven't been your usual prolific posting selft - been relying on John to keep us up to date on where you guys are at!!!! what's with the goggles??? you are a nutter!!!!
Howdyeeee nutters , Boomers Nomatice Nomads,excited and un-excited people, am soooooo excited,what a honor, to b called a nutter,,, comming from a person of your status Jules ,I can only b inspiried to go on, to greater things,......Billeeeeeeee
Keep on aspiring Billeeee - the only way is up!!!!
jules47 said
06:33 PM Sep 25, 2011
Isn't that a song - "The only way is up, baby," don't know the rest of it!!!!
billeeeeeee said
04:57 PM Sep 26, 2011
jules47 wrote:
Isn't that a song - "The only way is up, baby," don't know the rest of it!!!!
Howdyeeee Jules,, not sure how that song goes,,U want to hummmmm it to Me,,,,,Ps I still havent regaind my compossure after being called a nutter.........
Will try and get a copy of it - and humm it to you at Greens Lake - in your pearly pink!!!!!!!!!
Elle on Wheels said
03:57 AM Sep 29, 2011
Hey that/s not true about prawns and soft shells and full moons = generally full moon is not a good time to fish for anything. Occasionally you get a soft shelled prawn but that has nothing to do with the moon.
billeeeeeee said
08:58 AM Sep 29, 2011
Elle on Wheels wrote:
Hey that/s not true about prawns and soft shells and full moons = generally full moon is not a good time to fish for anything. Occasionally you get a and soft shelled prawn but that has nothing to do with the moon.
Howdyeeee Elle , read that on the full moon, prawns shed there shells, to grow bigger, and people who eat prawns, dont like soft prawns,,,But I bow to Your superior understanding.of prawns, hehe, .....Billeeeee
.. but the moon does affect the tide .. and the untied ..
Cruising Granny said
11:29 AM Sep 29, 2011
Oh Jon, this travel thing is certainly opening your mind and your demeanour. I used to perceive you as a very reserved gentleman, but that image has faded somewhat recently. All good of course. I like the new image and your developed sense of humour.
Now to prawns. They don't trawl for prawns on the full moon because the little buggers dig in and don't swim. They like it dark to feed and do "other stuff" so other fishies don't see them as dinner. Nothing to do with the texture of the shell. Most pelagic species go quiet in the moon for the same reason. It's a very private time for the sea critters.
billeeeeeee said
02:37 PM Sep 29, 2011
What can I sayCruising Granny wrote:
Oh Jon, this travel thing is certainly opening your mind and your demeanour. I used to perceive you as a very reserved gentleman, but that image has faded somewhat recently. All good of course. I like the new image and your developed sense of humour.
Now to prawns. They don't trawl for prawns on the full moon because the little buggers dig in and don't swim. They like it dark to feed and do "other stuff" so other fishies don't see them as dinner. Nothing to do with the texture of the shell. Most pelagic species go quiet in the moon for the same reason. It's a very private time for the sea critters.
What can I say ....U r a Legand C.G................I humblely bow to your understanding of Bottom dwellers...........Billeeeeee
Howdyeeeee ,Milo,, herd all about U from the ladys on Gray Nomads,,bit of a Legend,,,they tell me... catch U out there, in the play ground.....Billeeeeee
Well Howdyeeee excited and un-excited people, Nomads.Boomers, hi to all U Normal people,,hehehe, Well today I came OUT, ..seen the flowers,,went skipping through them, found the real Me,,,,, Billeeeeee........
Hey Billeeeee are you talking about wildflowers - this is a great time of year where every part of the bush shimmers with flowers and life even if not in a premium wildflower area. I took my visiting cousins down to Greens Pools today (Denmark WA) - they have a bush tracker and have been nomads for 10 yrs. There were so many rare orchids on the way down to Greens Pool and it was really special.
beiffe said
10:29 AM Oct 1, 2011
Cruising granny
Pretty good that is near enough to right.
They only fish through the dark nights of the moon as the catch rate significantly reduces and soon as the moon gets up. Even when fishing in the darker nights as soon as the moon came up the catch rate would drop. The closer to the full moon the bigger the drop. Each catch after the rise of the moon could be half the rate of the previous catch for the night. eg each hour.
Often we sat on anchor till the moon was setting then we would head and start, sometimes after midnight.
The same effect as the sun came up. As soon as there was a lightening of the sky then time to pull the gear up and head for shore.
If you are in Cowel when the trawlers come in you might get a good feed cheap if you ask around.
Regards Brian
Cruising Granny said
04:55 PM Oct 1, 2011
My ex and I worked the trawlers in the Gulf of Carpentaria and across to NW Oz coast to WA, in the 70's, catching banana prawns in the daytime, and later in the year, catching tiger prawns in the night time. Bananas by day and tigers by night. The king prawns in SA behave the same as tigers, but they're a bigger, better prawn. I'm not a "wharf rat" anymore, but I still know where to go or who to ask to get a feed. He also worked on the SA Fisheries research vessel, and the crew got to take the experiemental catch home. We couldn't sell them but we could trade with them. eg a secondhand lounge for 1 bag. The last time I went to Pt. Lincoln my daughter presented me with a cooked, mid-sized cray fish (rock lobster). I sat with a bowl of vinegar and some buttered bread and ate myself silly. They didn't even want to share with me. Ah, the indulgence! Mmmmm.....
Brian88 said
05:07 PM Oct 1, 2011
Hey CG the station i was working on in the eightys,near Normington used to trade beef with the fishos ,we had a feast of everything.bbb
Brian88 said
05:09 PM Oct 1, 2011
watch out for the bb's in my replys, I keep press that key near my button mouse thing on my laptop.
billeeeeeee said
03:31 PM Oct 2, 2011
Howdyeee , Nomads, B.Boomers, exciter people and unexcited people, Greeting and Salution to all U normal people hehe...To day John and I met the rudest, unexcited, person,who I think curese" the woman who gave birth to him,, and hates the day he was born... and the poor man runs a caravan park..........hehehe,,can U belive that..???? can only get better the day, met the worst,, am excited ,because some of the best ppl r ahead in the day....stay excited ,U only get one shot at life............excited, Billeeeee........
-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Sunday 2nd of October 2011 03:38:26 PM
-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Sunday 2nd of October 2011 03:41:23 PM
Howdyeee excited people,,Nomads,Boomers and not so excited people,,and Normal people..hehehe, how exciting was today,?? as usually I was excited about having another day on Planet Earth, But can U imagine, Me discovering that Prawn Fishermen dont catch prawns on the full Moon , as there shells r not strong...Im sure some one out there will b as excited as I was on hearing that.....Billeeeeee........... Ps ,, the pic.....U gotta get excited about seeing things like that........Billeeeeeeee
YES........
YES YES YES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I'll have what she's having
-- Edited by pauline on Saturday 24th of September 2011 09:13:50 PM
Im all puffed out , with excitment,,,,,,,,,Hehe
Hey - where ya been - you haven't been your usual prolific posting selft - been relying on John to keep us up to date on where you guys are at!!!! what's with the goggles??? you are a nutter!!!!
Howdyeeee nutters , Boomers Nomatice Nomads,excited and un-excited people, am soooooo excited,what a honor, to b called a nutter,,, comming from a person of your status Jules ,I can only b inspiried to go on, to greater things,......Billeeeeeeee
Howdyeeee Jules,, not sure how that song goes,,U want to hummmmm it to Me,,,,,Ps I still havent regaind my compossure after being called a nutter.........
Howdyeeee Elle , read that on the full moon, prawns shed there shells, to grow bigger, and people who eat prawns, dont like soft prawns,,,But I bow to Your superior understanding.of prawns, hehe, .....Billeeeee
.. but the moon does affect the tide .. and the untied ..
Now to prawns. They don't trawl for prawns on the full moon because the little buggers dig in and don't swim. They like it dark to feed and do "other stuff" so other fishies don't see them as dinner. Nothing to do with the texture of the shell.
Most pelagic species go quiet in the moon for the same reason. It's a very private time for the sea critters.
What can I say ....U r a Legand C.G................I humblely bow to your understanding of Bottom dwellers...........Billeeeeee
Howdyeeeeee, J, U sicko........hehehe
Howdyeeeee ,Milo,, herd all about U from the ladys on Gray Nomads,,bit of a Legend,,,they tell me... catch U out there, in the play ground.....Billeeeeee
Well Howdyeeee excited and un-excited people, Nomads.Boomers, hi to all U Normal people,,hehehe, Well today I came OUT, ..seen the flowers,,went skipping through them, found the real Me,,,,, Billeeeeee........
Super,Billeeeeeeeee..?????????/ hehehehe
Pretty good that is near enough to right.
They only fish through the dark nights of the moon as the catch rate significantly reduces and soon as the moon gets up. Even when fishing in the darker nights as soon as the moon came up the catch rate would drop. The closer to the full moon the bigger the drop. Each catch after the rise of the moon could be half the rate of the previous catch for the night. eg each hour.
Often we sat on anchor till the moon was setting then we would head and start, sometimes after midnight.
The same effect as the sun came up. As soon as there was a lightening of the sky then time to pull the gear up and head for shore.
If you are in Cowel when the trawlers come in you might get a good feed cheap if you ask around.
Regards
Brian
The king prawns in SA behave the same as tigers, but they're a bigger, better prawn.
I'm not a "wharf rat" anymore, but I still know where to go or who to ask to get a feed.
He also worked on the SA Fisheries research vessel, and the crew got to take the experiemental catch home. We couldn't sell them but we could trade with them. eg a secondhand lounge for 1 bag.
The last time I went to Pt. Lincoln my daughter presented me with a cooked, mid-sized cray fish (rock lobster). I sat with a bowl of vinegar and some buttered bread and ate myself silly. They didn't even want to share with me. Ah, the indulgence! Mmmmm.....
Howdyeee , Nomads, B.Boomers, exciter people and unexcited people, Greeting and Salution to all U normal people hehe...To day John and I met the rudest, unexcited, person,who I think curese" the woman who gave birth to him,, and hates the day he was born... and the poor man runs a caravan park..........hehehe,,can U belive that..???? can only get better the day, met the worst,, am excited ,because some of the best ppl r ahead in the day....stay excited ,U only get one shot at life............excited, Billeeeee........
-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Sunday 2nd of October 2011 03:38:26 PM
-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Sunday 2nd of October 2011 03:41:23 PM