Agnes / 1770 M & G 2009. Dates are up.

[Lucky_Phill]

FYI.

until recently, my offshore / island excursions at 1770 were in a 17ft Nova.

Craig and Rob and Chris.

You should know you fuel capacity / economy of your boats.

If you decide to do a day trip to the islands, allow to travel 150 -180 kilometers. Work out ya fuel and take it from there. The day trip is an easy one because you will know what the weather is doing for at least 12 hours.,

The overnighters... 2 - 3 day trips can be interesting. Hopefully, the history of consecutive fine days run true for September.

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[rob tranter]

They way I figure it, is I've got about4 months until I shoot through to Birdsville and then straight up to Agnes, so hopefully I can where the Minster for finances down , and turn up with a boat that will have no problems with slightly bigger sea's



Rob T

[murf]

They way I figure it, is I've got about4 months until I shoot through to Birdsville and then straight up to Agnes, so hopefully I can where the Minster for finances down , and turn up with a boat that will have no problems with slightly bigger sea's



Rob T

what are we thinking of Rob? make sure it has two beds as I don't want to top and tail with you

cheers Murf

[Lucky_Phill]

I think the boats name is " Spooner ".






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[rob tranter]

[quote=Lucky_Phill;1009248]I think the boats name is " Spooner ".


No that would be the name of a Queerlander boat

Don't worry murf, if I get one you will be the third person to know, along with everyone on ausfish, maybe the fourth, as the bank manager would be the third

So far the little Allycraft is safe, and looking sfare by the minute

Rob T

[NEWBY]

Hi Phil

We have already booked 11th to the 19th 2 houses,
There are 16 of us going so far, most are not Ausfishers
I also know that there are a few from Redlands bay boat club that are heading up the week before school holidays and the week during 11th to the 27th

Cheers
Mark

Best they join then eh?????
More the merrier...

NEWBY'S BACK.

More on my trip to Vanuatu with pics later.
I just logged on to see what garbage you lot have been crapping on about in my absence.
I will say one thing now though, I am only a 50/50 of attending this year as I am a good chance of sailing the good ship Carnelpya to Vanuatu and take up permanent residence there withing the next 2 months.

WHY I hear ya ask????
Well, cause I can....

NEWBY

[NEWBY]

For the record, I still prefer my (small) collection of black shirts (2006 and 2007).

All this moaning about too hot........

PFFFFFFT.

Never actually used them to fish in, they are to good for that.

- Darren

I am with you mate. BLACK shirts.....
I have the same collection.
Dont want to bugger it up with homo blue or gay marone.

NEWBY

[Chong]

Best they join then eh?????
More the merrier...

NEWBY'S BACK.

More on my trip to Vanuatu with pics later.
I just logged on to see what garbage you lot have been crapping on about in my absence.
I will say one thing now though, I am only a 50/50 of attending this year as I am a good chance of sailing the good ship Carnelpya to Vanuatu and take up permanent residence there withing the next 2 months.

WHY I hear ya ask????
Well, cause I can....

NEWBY

Doing a Mr.Skase trick Newby????
Watch out, Denton will be after you
Cheers

[rob tranter]

Best they join then eh?????
More the merrier...

NEWBY'S BACK.

More on my trip to Vanuatu with pics later.
I just logged on to see what garbage you lot have been crapping on about in my absence.
I will say one thing now though, I am only a 50/50 of attending this year as I am a good chance of sailing the good ship Carnelpya to Vanuatu and take up permanent residence there withing the next 2 months.

WHY I hear ya ask????
Well, cause I can....

NEWBY

CAR YARD GOING CHEAP

Rob T

[Lucky_Phill]

Are you saying a M & G will be held at " Hotel De La Newby " of Espiritu Santo.

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FYI:-


[SIZE=x-small] A Brief History
An hours flight by light aircraft north, this largest island of Vanuatu (4,010 km2) was named by De Quiros in the 17th Century when he made a navigational error of some thousands of miles in a vain attempt to find Australia.
Despite the passing of three centuries, Santo's majestic beauty is little changed. World War II had the first profound impact. It is perhaps best known as the inspiration for James A. Michener's classic "Tales of the South Pacific".
During the course of the war, over 100,000 allied troops and support staff were stationed here. Amid the thick jungle there are remnants of crashed B17 bombers, deserted Dakotas and Quonset huts. Many of the buildings in the only town, Luganville, are old Quonset huts,with fences of upright Marsden matting rusting away under a deluge of decorative vines.
Beneath the waves at Million Dollar Point, divers can view the legacy of military evacuation, where the U.S. forces dumped thousands of tons of war surplus prior to returning home.
For SCUBA divers, Espiritu Santo is the Mecca of the South Pacific. It is the final resting place of the 22,000 ton liner turned troopship SS "President Coolidge" and the destroyer USS "Tucker", both victims of US placed mines.

For travellers, the beauty of Santo is unmatched. Stunning jewel-like islands lay just a few hundred metres from coconut fringed beaches lined with powdery white sand. Amazing blue water swimming holes are connected by underground caverns and majestic mountains stretching from one end of the island to the other. Awesome ravines shrouded in magnificent tropical rainforest are home to jungle birds and beautiful orchids.
Inyeug is periodically visited by several hundred tourists arriving on cruise ships, for it is the famous "Mystery Island" , reached by launch from cruise ships anchoring inside the magnificent turquoise waters between Inyeug and the mainland.
Huge Kauri trees still grow in the southwest mountain forests. In the north, Big Bay conservation area, Vanuatu's first National Park is the first step to ensure this beautiful island will remain pristine.
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[rob tranter]

What NO PUB'S

The Attraction IS?

Newb's

What pay's the Bills?, doesn't sound like you can sell Motor vehicles there.

Go with the flow

Rob T

[banditt]

phil i am planning on joining you this year, bringing the wife along and have booked into the mantra where she and mates wife will be pretty comfy, which will allow us to fish as much as possible, weather permiting. am arriving 9/9/2009 and will leave on 21/9. also arriving a little bit earlier will allow us to spend a bit of time with the girls. i have a couple of other mates who are talking about coming up so will probably be fishing 4 up. none of us have fished their before so are really looking forward to the trip. bloody long way to tow the boat though.

[Lucky_Phill]

Welcome aboard banditt.

Send me a pm with your email address and I'll send you some starter GPS marks for bait grounds, local wrecks, reefs and other things. Include your mobile phone number, boat description etc.

FYI, I painted the Mantra when it was being built a couple of years ago.

Well, it's not that far to travel really for us, but just saw where you are coming from..... .

Cheers Phill
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[Lucky_Phill]

Just a heads up:-

We have 22 definate starters with 8 maybe's and of those all are better than 50/50.

Maybe time to put our heads together regarding things like bait.

Is anyone able to secure Mullet fillets or whole mullet at reasonable prices ?

I figure that 10kgs of fillets ( per boat ) for an overnighter is needed. ( that is a minimum ). WE obviously take other baits and catch livies, but mullet is a pretty good allround bait.

We should also look at a small ID flag for each boat. The PBA guys use orange from memory, we could use another colour ? Maybe blue and white..

anything else ???????????????



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[murf]

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Maybe time to put our heads together regarding things like bait.

Is anyone able to secure Mullet fillets or whole mullet at reasonable prices ?

I figure that 10kgs of fillets ( per boat ) for an overnighter is needed. ( that is a minimum ). WE obviously take other baits and catch livies, but mullet is a pretty good allround bait.

We should also look at a small ID flag for each boat. The PBA guys use orange from memory, we could use another colour ? Maybe blue and white..

anything else ???????????????



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are you going diving with that coloured flag?

mmm bait, might bring up 50 (because thats all I am allowed in NSW) slimies, unless Rob and his mate are there then I can bring 150

hey Banditt, drop in for a cuppa on ya way past or better still do you have a spare seat, can't wait to get there haha

cheers Murf