First timers experience at a m&g - Straddie.

[Boat Hog]

Good to meet you mate!

I only joined AUSFISH because I was renting a holiday house next door to some members at a 1770/Agnes M&G..... that brief encounter was enough to get me interested in this bunch of fishing mad blokes who enjoy a drink and a laugh and the odd adventure too. Definitely get along to the Agnes/1770 M&G if you can. You won't be the only etec there!

Cheers,

[Captain Seaweed]

Well said Jim!

[TREVELLY]

Apparently you can't attend for a few hours without being labeled a "part timer"

Has anyone mentioned how impressive Yamaha Row was......875HP of awesomeness.

Cheers
G

I see you are part-time in the 100's of Yamaha awesomeness

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But in all seriousness Grahame I could afford to go fishing often in your neat bay rig - not to the shelf in the others

[Muddy Toes]

My first experience at an Ausfish M&G was at Agnes a few years ago. Tim and I went up knowing absolutely no one and booked a place at some friggin eco resort thingie about eleventyeight million K's away from everyone else.
Went out to have a fish the day before it officially kicked off and caught a few so we decided to weigh them in at Roz's and Phill's place. Met Phill and Roz.Phill was on his way out to grab his shirt from Murf and told us to tag along to do the same if we wanted to. We did that and before we even got in to the house Apollo and Trymyluck introduced themselves to us and made us feel at ease by including us in to their already ongoing fishing conversation about a swains trip they had done.

Bla bla bla.............on to the first official day of the M&G and I'm fishing off Lady Musgrave, getting towards late afternoon and my motor wouldn't start. Along came Robtarr and Fishfeeder who offered their assistance first which I declined as I thought we might have had a chance of fixing it ourselves. Roll on another hour or so still with a busted engine and now a busted radio (don't ask!!) Rob Tranter and his merry men came along to offer assistance and a tow in to the lagoon. I declined the offer of a tow but took him up on his offer with the radio to which he then called the VMR and told them of my plight. He then very kindly monitored his radio and spoke with the VMR until they arrived some hours later as they were unable to talk to me.

Bla bla bla..........

All on the same week,,,,
-got a dinner invitation from Phill and Roz
-repeatedly got phone calls from Marty and a few others offering me spots on their boats
-took Phill up on his offer for a trip on the last day
-numerous offers of help to diagnose my motor issues
and met random Ausfishers at the ramp and the Tavern through out the week.

So folks if your thinking that coming to your first M&G might be intimidating try being the stooge that breaks down 65k's offshore on the first day and can't fish for the rest of the week!!!
This little story is what happened to me on my first M&G..............you could not find a better, more helpful bunch of like-minded blokes and ladies to spend a day or a week with.

[fish'n'chippy]

Nice one Trev,

"I'm only little"......but it's about the size of the fight in the dog, not the size of the dog in the fight.

Was even thinking of a name change after they couldn't catch me......

"Going Hard"
"Slippery when Wet"
"Gingerbread Man"
"GLASOS"

75 pure bred ponies of sheer awesomeness mate, and someone who's not afraid to use them

G

[Tangles]

Gee, Apollo's post almost brought a tear to my eye. I can imagine how hard it is for a newby to crash one of our get togethers but I am yet to see anyone who turns up who was not welcomed with open arms (and eskys). Most of us like a bit of a laugh and the chance to wet a line or have a beer with like minded fishos. You won't find a better bunch of people to get to know.
The Agnes M&G is the highlight of the AF social calendar but there are plenty of other opportunities to get to know the team. A day or two in M&G camp can forge friendships that could last the rest of your life (unless you have an Etec)

I also had a tear in my eye until you mentioned Etecs...this is a fishing site, not a love in! screw Etecs, wheres Macca?

[Muddy Toes]

We're any of you blokes left there on Sunday at lunch time?

I pottered over there but didn't see any Ausfish boats.

I did manage to make a fool of myself as usual. Three blokes were having a laugh and a beer and one was a younger bloke of Asian origin. He had a smile on his face that my imagination puts on Muddy Toes when I read his posts.

So I asked. 'You blokes aren't from Ausfish are you?'

They clearly hadn't heard of Ausfish but luckily the name doesn't sound too bad... (Who wouldn't want to be mistaken for a Aus Fisher) so I was able to escape gracefully.

Didn't stop my missus and daughter putting crap on me for being a goose though..,,

So were any of you big kids still left over there are lunch time Sunday?


(Using Tapatalk on iPhone so can't easily 'thank' or 'like')

Apart from Myself, Phill and Marty sitting in the circle when you came over the rest had already flown the coupe.

[wags on the water]

This is where the issue arises.

I'm not exactly going to pay out the Yamaha owners am I?

Last time I pushed my luck with a Honda owner Phill changed my avatar pic.

If I tried to pay out Jim's Verado that cheeky bugger will out wit me everytime!!!

So what's a man to do?

How about you stand on a table at the Agnes tavern or on a table or chair at the cook off and say very loudly - Hi my name is Anthony and I once owned a Mercury outboard motor.

[Muddy Toes]

how about you stand on a table at the agnes tavern or on a table or chair at the cook off and say very loudly - hi my name is anthony and i once owned a mercury outboard motor.

and i've got the vmr rescue receipt to prove it!!!!!

[wags on the water]

Brendan, it was good to meet another 2 stroke outboard owner and I'm sure you'll have a great time at 1770 if you get up there. It was also a pleasure meeting the newer faces to these tidy little events - Graham (Graeme, Grahame), Trev and family, Jim and wife, Mark, Steve and 'the package'....and the regulars.

See you all next time.

[thelump]

My first experience at an Ausfish M&G was at Agnes a few years ago. Tim and I went up knowing absolutely no one and booked a place at some friggin eco resort thingie about eleventyeight million K's away from everyone else.
Went out to have a fish the day before it officially kicked off and caught a few so we decided to weigh them in at Roz's and Phill's place. Met Phill and Roz.Phill was on his way out to grab his shirt from Murf and told us to tag along to do the same if we wanted to. We did that and before we even got in to the house Apollo and Trymyluck introduced themselves to us and made us feel at ease by including us in to their already ongoing fishing conversation about a swains trip they had done.

Bla bla bla.............on to the first official day of the M&G and I'm fishing off Lady Musgrave, getting towards late afternoon and my motor wouldn't start. Along came Robtarr and Fishfeeder who offered their assistance first which I declined as I thought we might have had a chance of fixing it ourselves. Roll on another hour or so still with a busted engine and now a busted radio (don't ask!!) Rob Tranter and his merry men came along to offer assistance and a tow in to the lagoon. I declined the offer of a tow but took him up on his offer with the radio to which he then called the VMR and told them of my plight. He then very kindly monitored his radio and spoke with the VMR until they arrived some hours later as they were unable to talk to me.

Bla bla bla..........

All on the same week,,,,
-got a dinner invitation from Phill and Roz
-repeatedly got phone calls from Marty and a few others offering me spots on their boats
-took Phill up on his offer for a trip on the last day
-numerous offers of help to diagnose my motor issues
and met random Ausfishers at the ramp and the Tavern through out the week.

So folks if your thinking that coming to your first M&G might be intimidating try being the stooge that breaks down 65k's offshore on the first day and can't fish for the rest of the week!!!
This little story is what happened to me on my first M&G..............you could not find a better, more helpful bunch of like-minded blokes and ladies to spend a day or a week with.

Tell the truth. The VMR were just coming out to get their Leatherman back and decided it was a good way to make a quick buck. So they towed you back!

[Giffo65]

Muddy

You ripper,you put another pic of my boat in this thread

"You'd swear that some of the guys are related to each other"

Well we did have a package from Marryyourbrother !

Seriously, if you have not been to a M&G as I had not until this one, they are fun with a friendly crowd. I liked the fact that it is a non PC fire pit for jokes ! or did I just take for granted it was

[Giffo65]

I have a mate with a boat, I told him he was gullible and easily led ! You know, he nearly fell off his Etec !

[netmaker]

good to meet you brendan. my first m&g was river to mud a couple of years back, followed shortly after by tangalooma. think i have only missed one since. this one was the first that i didn't wet a line at all. had no problems wetting the whistle tho. if you think meeting strangers is intimidating ask harry and sean how they got labelled "shy guys" (later shy gays)

[theoldlegend]

We're any of you blokes left there on Sunday at lunch time?

I pottered over there but didn't see any Ausfish boats.

I did manage to make a fool of myself as usual. Three blokes were having a laugh and a beer and one was a younger bloke of Asian origin. He had a smile on his face that my imagination puts on Muddy Toes when I read his posts.

So I asked. 'You blokes aren't from Ausfish are you?'

They clearly hadn't heard of Ausfish but luckily the name doesn't sound too bad... (Who wouldn't want to be mistaken for a Aus Fisher) so I was able to escape gracefully.

Didn't stop my missus and daughter putting crap on me for being a goose though..,,

So were any of you big kids still left over there are lunch time Sunday?


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WL, that's the same question you asked about a year ago at Whyte Island when the R2M was on.

If you remember, you were carrying a pink Supre bag just before you launched, and some of us were quite helpful with our comments as you were backing down the ramp.

So there you go, it always pays to enquire. You just never know who might be around.