HANDY HINTS or DID YOU KNOW

[easyrider525]

try using tuna oil on your hooks and lures. lasts just as long and has the added benefit that fish like the taste

[craigie]

Brett,

Would "Peter from Fisheries" own a white Riptide with a new Donk ??? or was it the ex. Deputy Director General of Fisheries as his name was Peter as well ???

My Fishing tip is, Don't target Snapper !!! It'll F#@ken destroy you !!!

My next tip is to alleviate the pain this causes. On those cold nights out on the Brinney waiting for "Old Man Snapper", shelter into a corner of your boat and find yourself a small waterproof container, one third fill with Ice, add a couple of monster splashes of "Bundy's finest", then round off with a serving of Coke till the container is full. Yep, all part of a "Moreton Bay" survival kit
(I don't condone excessive drinking at sea, but there are times when preventative measures need to be taken against hyperthermia )

Cheers
Craig.

[PinHead]

" TIP
Just to add a little about ice. If you add a little table salt to the ice cubes / water it will freeze 30% faster."

I hate to say it but this one will not work. The addition of salt creates a saline solution which has a lower freezing temp than plain old water hence it will take longer to freeze.

[Barrymundi]

Spray bottle with fresh water on boat for cleaning sunglasses and sounder screen

Clear Safety glasses for night time travelling to stop the wind from drying out the eyes.

Spud Sacks - I lay them on the back of the boat to help protect the gelcoat from sinkers and general mess. Just drop them in the kill tank with clean water on the way home for cleaning. Good to cover ice in esky on the way out or to put fish in.

Polishing the gelcoat regularly makes it easier to clean.

Always back Queensland.........

Al

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

Chris , why do you want to keep the blood in the tailor?

tailor are not only a decent table fish but also one of the important bait fish species responsible for the movement of many pelagic species up our coastline.

A well preserved tailor makes an excellent trolling bait, fresh fillets make excellent jew & reef baits. If you bleed them you lose a lot of the natural scent. If you allow then to live & thrash around they'll bruise & soften themselves & usually end up dying in a curved position. Popping the neck, then lay them out, you get a perfect bait.

I was shown it last year at the straddie classic - it is instant death - its remarkable they just.... stop!

chris

[philip_thomson]

i know that when using the "antidote" on the flatheads belly does work. i use it all the time when i get spiked and there is a difference in healing time and the pain between using the antidote and note using it.

handy hint: avoid eating 1kg of plums before going offshore it casues sea sickness

handy hint: don;t get fish bait on people bait it also causes sea sickness

handy hint: the best cure for sea sickness is to find a hot girl on the beach and concentrate on her

so that is why my white school shirt is now light blue with a bit of pink and green becasue the colours and whites were put together ill remember that

cheers philip

[Captian_Zero]

Never eat yellow snow

[el_carpo]

I put a strip of tape on the rod at size limit marks for local fish species. For example, bass must be 14 inches to keep (here) so I measure out 14 inches from the rod handle and place a piece of tape at 14 inches. It's a fast way to tell if your fish is legal or not. Just hold it up to your measurment marks. By the way, I don't keep bass unless they're gut hooked and will die anyway. Catch and release almost exclusively.

One more note. I know it was only a joke about the booze warming you up, but seriously, that is the worst thing you can do. Alchohol thins your blood and the cold will freeze your skin and innards MUCH quicker. I'd stick to hot coffee, chocolate or tea. Trust me, I know all about cold weather here. It is not uncommon for it to reach minus 20 degrees F with wind chill factors in the winter here. Drinking is a HUGE no-no in icy conditions. Dress in layers, it can save your life.

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

while on the subject of cold - head & neck coverage will do more to preserve body warmth than a third layer on the chest.

I use a neck sock on the beach in winter - its like a beanie with no top, Teamed with a beanie you have an adjustable balaclava.

another hint

NEVER EVER tell your wife the truth when she asks if those jeans make her arse look fat ! Just run & don't turn back - there is no satisfactory answer.

[PinHead]

"NEVER EVER tell your wife the truth when she asks if those jeans make her arse look fat ! Just run & don't turn back - there is no satisfactory answer."

LOL...I asked my wife where the "WIDE LOAD" sign was once...won't do that again in a hurry...it was not a pretty sight.

[Mudcrab]

It has been scientifically proven that adding fresh (not salt) water to your party ice in a 2:1 ratio significently increases the cooling effect on the contents and will last about 25% longer than ice by itself. The "slurry" is better as it covers all of the fish, tinnies etc. rather than them sitting on top of ordinary ice. The best I have done so far with tinnies in an esky after a Barbie is seven days and still a touch of ice still showing.

Underneath a flathead near the top of the ribcage is an obvious "dent" in the belly. Once you get him on his back, press your knuckle firmly into this dent for about ten seconds. The flattie promptly goes to sleep allowing you time to dehook him without getting stabbed. Actually getting him to cooperate and lie on his back is another problem...............

Cover your hooks in baby powder. It absorbs moisture and keeps them nice and clean.

If your prop is "cupped" or "super cupped" for added performance, it should be redone every couple of years as the slight twist on the leading edge flattens out after prolonged use. Even S/S ones lose this feature eventually.

A 10:1 mixture of kerosine and engine oil in a spray bottle provides an excellent and long lasting rust preventitive when liberally sprayed all over the powerhead and accessories of your outboard motor. A kept an old Merc Blueband 115 hp totally rust free in the tropics of PNG for 13 years using this mix.

Donating $50 to VMR Victoria Point gives you a warm feeling all over!

[MTpockets]

" TIP
Just to add a little about ice. If you add a little table salt to the ice cubes / water it will freeze 30% faster."

I hate to say it but this one will not work. The addition of salt creates a saline solution which has a lower freezing temp than plain old water hence it will take longer to freeze.

I learned this on Totally Wild on TV. What you are saying makes sense, so what are these people teaching kids then??
Dont answer that, it may make sense and I could end up understanding my kids...... nup, that wont happen
cheers
Les

[Maria]

NEVER EVER tell your wife the truth when she asks if those jeans make her arse look fat ! Just run & don't turn back - there is no satisfactory answer.

Nah....when she asks if the jeans make her ass look fat, tell it's the mud cake, chocolates, sweets etc that do it - she'll love you.

Ben

[CHRIS_aka_GWH]

I learned this on Totally Wild on TV. What you are saying makes sense, so what are these people teaching kids then??
Dont answer that, it may make sense and I could end up understanding my kids...... nup, that wont happen
cheers
Les

the addittion of salt changes the latent heat involved in the change of state, more heat must be extracted for the solution to freeze - therefore frozen salty cubes are actually colder than frozen normal ones - BUT WITHOUT RESEARCHING THE SUBJECT - be very careful before saying this doesn't happen quicker - it may well at a lower temp (your freezer is lower than zero degrees C you see) - latent heat & the effect of ionic solutions on the gradient of heat exchange is a funny thing.

The only truly correct statement i can tell you if without looking into a chemistry book is that at zero degrees celcius water is a solid - salty water is still liquid.

[hoge]

[quote author=CHRIS_aka_GWH link=board=General;num=1089031751;start=20#28 date=07/07/04 at 11:01:15]

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The only truly correct statement i can tell you if without looking into a chemistry book is that at zero degrees celcius water is a solid


Chris, correct me if im wrong but I thought the freezing point of water would be lower than zero if we were experiencing a low pressure system.

mick