hehehe it gets BLOODY cold in winter brrrrrr...
next time i'm wearing 2 pairs of socks and two tracksuit pants under the waders!
At least you didnt leave empty handed Jaz <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
AK
i highly recommend neoprene socks. they worked great.
Mmmm, neoprene socks sound warm.........
Not sure if I'll go again tonight, conditions look OK though. Still plenty of huge mullet and a few gars about, it will be interesting to see if they stay throughout winter.
Jaz
I speared another 2 flounder last night, it was pretty quiet though, except that a big gar jumped in my float, then jumped out again!
Jaz
must have been freezing last night! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/crying.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> i thought about going but the wind was supposed to be westerly (i.e. SW or NW) so i thought it might be a little too wavey.
i bought a spare hawaiin sling on the weekend from Cranbourne tackle...only $30!!!...it was Neptune Tackle brand. Comes in 2 pieces with a thread in the middle. Cheapest one I have seen so far. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
That's a great price for a sling, good buy! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wink.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
Unfortunately I won't be floundering for a while, went skiing Monday and Tuesday this week, and I hurt my knee in a huge and ugly crash <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/crying.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> which was filmed by a mate! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/w00t.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Maybe you could include a stupid members video section on the site Glen?
hey glen n jaz.
glen neptune tackle is the same brand as my spotlight. mr willy said there suposed to be pretty good <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
jaz- hope your ok, i'm going up to bulla in a few weeks will take a video camera <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
yeah i think neptune also make squid jigs and jags. i will let u know if the spear is any good.
jaz - surely u could rig up some float/dingy so u could drift through the shallows and spear flounder from the comfort of a chair on deck? so you have no excuse! lol <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> get well. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Haha, I love the chair idea! Pat, you'll love it, Buller is gorgeous at the moment, but a bit icy in places (hence my stack). Thanks for the concern guys, I should be ok in a week or so, fingers crossed.
I caught most of my thumper squid last summer on neptune baited jags, worked fine.
JAz
nice one jaz. i really must get off my ass and get my licence then i'll be able to get about n do sum fishing/spearing <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Wish you a speedy recovery Jaz <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' /> ,... or maybe i shouldn't?
while the flounder assasin is out of action maybe i'm in with a chance of spearing a flounder <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
cya
AK
Flounder assassin? More like flounder addict...... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
You flatter me AK, it's only because I go floundering so damn much that I spear a few. I'm lucky to live very close to the beach (walking distance), so it's not a big hassle to go regularly. And you guys don't hear about all the nights when I walk for hours and spear nothing!
Knee feels much better today, but there is a disconcerting clicking sound whenever I bend it, hope I haven't strained my floundering muscle <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Jaz
PS Weather looks fab for a flounder the next few days, so if anyone is thinking about it, GET OUT THERE NOW!!
Neptune do make squid pins - they are the ones i use....
They are a cost effective good brand.........Ill swear by them!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
hey jaz isn;t the saltwater suppsoed to be good for injuries? <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/rolleyes.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
i wish i lived near the beach. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Salt water may be, but i dont think the walking will do it much good - especially the pressure of the water, and the weight that it takes to walk.....
Trust me, i hurt my ankle one day playing footy, and had a trip down to the surf salmon fishing planned for that night. Well, stupid old me decided that it was worth it, and went, waders and all. To cut the story short, we caught stuff all, my ankle gave me so much pain for days, and i missed 4 weeks of footy, instead of what should've been 2-3........ <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/oops.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/oops.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
Ive learnt my lesson........... <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
fark i remmber when i broke my toe. i had to go to beach to help it heal and walk around in the water in ###### winter. cos the soccer finals were coming up. funny thing i broke it 2 months later again when a brick fell on it from a roof same toe. hows that for luck <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':beer' />
And let me guess..........you didnt win the premiership that year either??
That would be bad luck............
I did my ankle nearing finals, hence another reason for a longer lay off than normal!! And we got belted in a couple of finals - semi's and prelim......oh well!! THIS YEAR WILL BE DIFFERENT!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
I was going to go floundering but then noticed full moon and decided to give it a miss,... did anyone else go??
<img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' /> <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/beer_mug.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
AK
i thought the same thing. if i am gonna get into that icey water the conditions have to be right. too much moon. i will wait a week or so. :online2long: