Fish stories & please no FURPHIES.

JayDee · Guru

Fish stories & please no FURPHIES.

Magnarc · Guru

Instead of fishing I prefer to watch grass grow,much more stimulating!

(Tongue firmly in cheek!!)

-- Edited by Magnarc on Thursday 20th of August 2020 02:12:56 PM

Whenarewethere · Guru

I don't fish.

My brother in-law was on Sydney Harbour, the hook got caught but came free, a bit of resistance hauling in, then on the end of the line was a pair of girls undies. A bit crusty!

Old and Grey · Senior Member

Hi Jay Dee,

I love my fishing so much, that we own a SeaJay Nomad tinnie. biggrin True.

The best catch I ever recall is Old. Took her fishing with lures and hooked her in the finger with a treble hook. I landed the best catch of the century. I did offer to remove the hook, however she ordered me to take her to the Hospital instead.

After 34 years we are still hooked up.

You just have to love fishing.

Grey

Haji-Baba · Senior Member

J. D. Hello.

My wife and I are ardent fisherpersons and have fished all over Qld. and N. T. and W. A. The majority of places in Qld.

Our Caravanning days are over but we still have a boat at Bribie and get out as often as we can.

When we were travelling we always took our tinnie and fished all along the coast and many inland fresh water rivers and dams.

I like to think we caught almost all types of fish and crustations that are available and always in moderation.

Like any one who has spent time on the water or beside it we have had our moments

I can agree wholeheartedly that sitting on a log beside a watercourse gives me the greatest pleasure.

We have a few special places that will remain ours to think about for the future and hope you enjoy your fishing and sitting and thinking as we do.

Have fun Haji-Baba.

Collo · Senior Member

Back in 1983 when I was a 23 year old, myself, my best mate and another mate we met in Katherine went for a week end trip to Darwin to see my best mates aunty.

Myself and my best mate were from inland southern Victoria with zero fishing skill. Our other mate was for Southport Qld and was a keen fisherman.

We decided to go fishing. It was Jan or Feb. We found a big stream/small river and set about fishing about 200 meters from the ocean.

We were on the edge of the water, completely oblivous to the danger of crocodiles. I even waded into the water to release a snagged line!(sea snakes, stingers)

We stayed there for a couple of hours and our mate from Southport caught a beautiful big Barramundi!

We took it back to my mates aunties house, filleted it up and too this day I think its been the best fish meal I've had!

I suppose croc numbers were down on what they are now, but we were very ignorant and lucky to still be here.

Collo.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

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Cheers,

Peter

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Bobdown · Guru

I prefer shellfish to fishing these days as I swapped the boat for a van over 20 years ago, Crays, crabs marron and yabbies now.......always have a net in the van.

My son has a boat and he is into free diving (no tank) and can hold his breath for 3 and 1/2 minutes under water, you wont take van where he goes, 5 - 10 mile offshore.

Cheers Bob

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

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Cheers,

Peter

JayDee · Guru

P&M

There is proof that your fishing stories are not FURPHIES.

Thanks for the great photos for all of us to envey!!!

Jay&Dee

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

More?

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Cheers,

Peter

Bicyclecamper · Guru

My best ever were 2 x 17 inch King George Whiting under a bridge a little bit east of Albany, I do have a photo of them, somewhere, just after the photo was taken, at age 24, had my first of only two heart attacks, and never got to eat them, but my wife said they were the best fish she had ever eaten.

-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Friday 21st of August 2020 03:31:32 PM

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

Most of the preceding were in the Kimberley.
Here are a couple from Tasmania.
And a little story. smile

We were driving along this gravel road and went across a creek that went under the road via a couple of big pipes. As we crossed I noticed a trout just past the pipe outlet, so stopped the OKA, found some nylon and a hook, walked back to the up stream end of the pipe, found a worm and a piece of stick for a float, then floated the worm through the pipe and caught the trout :)

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On Bruny Island we both had a go at the Australian salmon.

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Then at Lake Rowallan a couple more trout succumbed to a lure. 06-04-01 Lake Rowallan 004 cE.jpg

I tried for more trout on the Central Plateau, to no avail.

Cheers,

Peter

2trout · Senior Member

I think we can all agree (except one perhaps), fishing is a great passion and we all enjoy it. It goes back to the "hunter and gatherer" days. Long may it live. But remember- There are anglers and "danglers".

rgren2 · Guru

I release more than I catch.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

rgren2 wrote:
I release more than I catch.

If we don't intend to eat them, we don't go fishing.

Cheers,

Peter

Tony Bev · Guru

I can confirm, that once upon a time, there was easy fishing at Esperance WA

My first and (up to now), only fishing expedition, was in the 1970s

Went on holiday with the family, from the interior to the seaside, and decided to teach my young daughter to fish, so I could get some tips from her

Purchased the rod, and the compulsory tin of maggots, (it was called fish bait), and went out on the jetty, at Esperance

Showed the daughter how to put the maggot on the hook, and how to lower the hook into the water

She wiggled the rod a few times, (like a professional fisherman), lo and behold, she soon caught a fish

She reeled the fish in, and as soon as it came up to eye level, she gave a shriek, and threw the rod over the end of the jetty

Sometime later, a young boy came up to us with the rod, the daughter shook her head, so I told the boy he could keep it

Greg 1 · Guru

We used to have a tinnie when our daughter was young and she and the wife loved going out in the boat fishing. I usually didn't get much fishing done as I seemed to be redoing rigs or taking fish off hooks for the pair of them, but it was some of the best times that we had as a family.

Peter_n_Margaret · Guru

I have been fishing for a while..... smile

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My first and only Murray Cod.

I now believe that they should be 100% protected.

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Cheers,

Peter

Tony Bev · Guru

No disrespect to any fishermen, as I know that fishing makes them happy

To carry on the story, from my first and only fishing expedition

In later years, both my daughters husbands like to fish, and they both became keen fisher women, along with our grandchildren

Perhaps I was just not keen enough, to give fishing a fair go

DeBe · Guru

Z Trobridge shoals.JPG Z CRAYFISH.jpg This Was the best catch i had 50 years ago. The wife came with this old 20ft cutter. Dont have the boat any more but still have the wife. In the picture we recovered an old wreck anchor on the Troubridge Shoals, & its in the Edithburgh museum. We spent a lot of time diving on wrecks, & catching the odd Crayfish.

dorian · Guru

I don't understand the satisfaction that men get from outwitting a fish. ISTM that this is a contest where you have nothing to gain and everything to lose.

Bicyclecamper · Guru

In our case we only ever fished for food, when we went around Australia 83', I had 12 mths leave without pay(army), so money was tight, so fishing usually meant we were shy of food at that point.

-- Edited by Bicyclecamper on Sunday 23rd of August 2020 07:17:28 PM