03-10-2003, 12:59 AM
The appeal of Flinders for me in the past is that less people fish there than Portsea and Queenscliffe. This seems to be no longer the case. The last time I was there ( see post .... a few back ) I was suprised by how many people were fishing at 5.30 am!! . Even though when I arrived there was 40-50 odd lines at the end I just rocked up spoke to a couple of guys who were happy that I threw some lines out between theirs. No Problems, shared some fishing stories and some jokes (unfortunately not many squid). This is the best attitude. When I rocked up in the evening there was a couple of freindly guys but one prominent prick who had some fixed weighted lines in and was complaining about every drifting line coming close to him. The guy was definately a few tenticles short of a full squid. This is not the right attitude!!
One time I stopped at queenscliffe and could not find one single foot of pier (on the left hand side) to throw a line out. Some of the old geezers were babysitting 8 or 12 rods (apparently for their freinds). Maybe the solution is that there should be a reduction on rods used on all piers. Personally I would be happy with two or three.
I dont agrre with Joe getting upset with guys camping all night off the end of the pier. It is their right!.
One time I stopped at queenscliffe and could not find one single foot of pier (on the left hand side) to throw a line out. Some of the old geezers were babysitting 8 or 12 rods (apparently for their freinds). Maybe the solution is that there should be a reduction on rods used on all piers. Personally I would be happy with two or three.
I dont agrre with Joe getting upset with guys camping all night off the end of the pier. It is their right!.