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Thought you blokes would be interested in this news item...... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/5048384.stm

Had a session at Cape Hillsborough, Qld......Yes, named by Jimmy Cook, in 1770, after Lord Hillsborough, one of Jimmy's backers'. The beach in front of the resort Orchid Rock on left, orchids on top Cape Hillsborough in distance, orchid rock middle left

Cute little shi**y buggas, hey?? We have the ghost gecko and the barking gecko.

Make it during the hotter months, Vagabond, call in and I'll attempt to get you a few metre+ barras......only seeing as how you're beginning to like the place.

G'day Vagabond, thanks for the input. I had to quit during the discussion. Dug up this info: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/o...glossiforms.htm Mate, there are 2 very fishable places for the saratoga, one is the Borumba dam, near Brissie (S, Leichartii) and the other is Goose Ck, Melville Island. There are substantial numbers in Coroborree Billabong, on the Mary River, NT (S. Jardinii) Yes, they do attack the Heddon torpedoes but the newest lure is the scum frog, a plastic, mouse lookalike, with 2 hooks that are recessed into the plastic. And they are cheaper.

Ah, the mighty saratoga and the blocky sooty, two very determined fish. Was fishing Coroborree, NT and landed my scum frog on a lily pad, next instant a big 'toga bust through the leaf and took my offering. I managed to work the fish out from the lilies. Incidentally, there are 2 saratoga species in Australia, and they are related to the Arapaima of South America. Sooties are in our local dams and the best I have seen is 51 cm, from Peter Faust dam.

A picture I found from Australia. regarding redfin perch. It weighed in at 5.5 lbs

Foo foo valve = pupper valve = guts........almost getting a hernia.

Not in the Gay Mardi Gras in Sydney, NSW

An Australian joke. "The head of the extreme green anti-fishing mob (that was responsible for the banning of horses in Nat parks and forests) was getting down out of a tree that looked out over the nat parks when a Frogmoutth owl attacked her for being near her nesting site. In a panic to escape she slid down the tree, getting splinters in her crotch. In pain she staggers to the nearest doctor, and in the exam room told him who she was and how she got the splinters. The doctor listened with great patience and told her to wait and he will be back.....Three hours later he returned and she spewed out "where the hell have you been" He smiled and said "well, I had to get permits from the EPA ,the Forestry Service ,Nat parks ,Rural Fire and the conservation of land managment before i could remove old groth timber from an unused recreational area.....Im sorry they turned me down". The moral to the story dont **** off a fisherman. You never know what job they might have!

Got those growing wild near the beach, didn't know their name. One of my orchids, a vanda. Each flower is 3 inches in diameter.

Quite understand it, mate. Those Melburnians would do anything for money.

SSSHHHHHHH We can't say anything like that, especially when they BEAT THE BEST European team.

There is a tourist attraction at Tenterfield, northern NSW that uses a rock for the weather: http://flickr.com/photos/dws/7461243/

Soccer..........er football. It is just before the England v Brazil football match. Ronaldinho goes into the Brazilian changing room to find all his teammates looking a bit glum. "What's up?" he asks. "Well, we're having trouble getting motivated for this game. We know it's important but it's only England. They're sh*te and we just can't be bothered". Ronaldinho looks at them and says "Well, I reckon I can beat them by myself, you lads go down the pub." So Ronaldinho goes out to play England by himself and the rest of the Brazilian team go off for a few jars. After a few pints they wonder how the game is going, so they get the landlord to put the teletext on. A big cheer goes up as the screen reads "Brazil 1 - England 0 (Ronaldinho 10minutes)". He is beating England all by himself! Anyway, a few pints later and the game is forgotten until someone remembers "It must be full time now, let's see how he got on". They put the teletext on. "Result from the Stadium "Brazil 1 (Ronaldinho 10 minutes) - England 1 (Lampard 89 minutes)". They can't believe it; he has single handedly got a draw against England!! They rush back to the Stadium to congratulate Ronaldinho. They find him in the dressing room, still in his gear, sitting with his head in his hands. He refuses to look at them. "I've let you down, I've let you down." "Don't be daft! You got a draw against England, all by yourself. And they only scored at the very, very end!" "No, No, I have! I've let you down...........I got sent off after 12 minutes"

Good one, mate. A friend of ours, in our little village, had a double mastectomy, died on the operating theatre table, and was revived. Power of positive thought.......and a few good medical people. She had a naturopath tell her that pawpaw was good for cancer and ate pawpaw fruit twice a week. 18 months later, she has had a trip to Canada and USA.

Very nice pic, mate.

Any pix, please?

OK, I was thinking of growing them as the Mackay climate suits them, but orchids are easier

Recently took to taping the old midnight films......Robert Mitchum, Robert Taylor, John Mills, etc. Quite interesting and easily erased after viewing.

This pic, the southern end of the Whitsunday Islands Feeding a group of lorikeets And this, my son with a nice barra. Yes, they are pyjamas...stops sunburn

Have a squizz at this article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyneema

With 60 years of fishing behind me, I have caught quite alot of odds 'n' sods. About 5 rods and reels, many birds of varying descriptions etc. etc. Last odd thing was a 25 ft length of 15mm rope. Nearly bust the foo foo valve trying to get the rope on board; you see, it was tied to a 100lb lump of concrete..........Goodness knows what the concrete was used for....in a barramundi dam. Worst part was that my lure had snagged 22 feet down on the rope. Nearly forgot, caught an outboard motor, 4 hp version Evinrude, had to use the 70 lb handline to lift the outboard on board........It musta bin many years old as everything had seized completely.

Where??????? With the cold weather coming on in S Australia, how do you keep 'em alive.......brommies, that is??

Know exactly what you mean, mate. Had a trip there, myself and 8 of us got 3 barra in 3 days......Not like Kinchant, but. My son got 21 in a 6 hour session, only 2 were under the magic metre.