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30 January 2020, 04:24
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: outboard
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Action packed
Been an incredible few weeks with so much going on. Started with a visitor staying 6 weeks instead of 3 days after getting cut off by the fires. Fires, fires and fires, infact the airbombers are hitting fires less than 500m from us right now.
Heading out in the rib had been great on the fishing front until I stopped using it having taken a deposit for its sale a while ago. Logistics and fires means the boat is still in my garage but hopefully the new owner will get to play with it very soon ( a member from here ). Must admit it was the toughest decision of letting the boat go of any vessel I've ever owned.
So on with a few tales of ribbing. The fishing has been truly amazing with day after day catching and mostly releasing kingfish. There have been numerous sharks, including great whites, makos, hammerheads and bronze whalers. Condions and lack of tourists due to the fires has meant we have the seals to ourselves snorkelling. The marlin bite has been going strong, with my daughter tagging 10 in two trips.
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30 January 2020, 04:28
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
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A few from under the surface.
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30 January 2020, 04:31
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
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A few fires in front of our place.
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30 January 2020, 04:34
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
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Last night, some from the bedroom window.
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30 January 2020, 04:36
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
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This morning bombers in front of our house.
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30 January 2020, 04:44
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: outboard
Join Date: May 2015
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A bit more variety in aircraft, Last night we had 500 additional firefighters rock up in town to help with the next few days of extreme conditions.
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30 January 2020, 04:47
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: outboard
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My daughter dropped her boyfriend onto his first marlin which literally took the bait as he fed the leader line over the side. Striped and black marlin are here in big numbers, few more weeks and the blue marlin will be here too. Must admit I don't miss fishing the UK than much!!!
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30 January 2020, 08:04
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Country: UK - England
Town: Malmesbury
Boat name: Wheres Dorris
Make: OCEAN
Length: 6m +
Engine: EVINRUDE ETEC 150 G1
Join Date: Nov 2007
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Amazing pictures, I hope the fires don’t come any closer.
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30 January 2020, 08:18
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Country: UK - England
Town: Wild West
Boat name: No Boat
Make: No Boat
Length: under 3m
Join Date: Jan 2008
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Crimes Mate.... 
Two sides of the incredible Unique Antipodean wonderland!
Great pics...stay safe!!...and keep em coming 
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30 January 2020, 12:40
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Easdale
Boat name: Miss Isle
Make: Solent 6.9
Length: 6m +
Engine: 225 optimax
Join Date: Jan 2008
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I’ve never been much interested in fishing but if I lived where you do I have a feeling it would all change in a blink of an eye. Hope the fires are getting under control news here has slowed now the focus has shifted to coronavirus
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30 January 2020, 16:19
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
Length: 5m +
Engine: 135hp Mercury
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Wow. Spectacular pics as always.
Fingers crossed you remain safe from the fires.
New boat lined up?
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30 January 2020, 17:23
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Country: UK - Scotland
Town: Aberdeenshire
Boat name: Sula
Make: Ribcraft 4.8m
Length: 4m +
Engine: Tohatsu 70hp + aux
MMSI: 235087213
Join Date: Jun 2007
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Amazing pictures jonp. Your local fish are off the scale.
Hope the fires are under control now. Scary stuff.
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30 January 2020, 22:48
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Country: Australia
Town: Dalmeny
Make: zodiac
Length: 5m +
Engine: outboard
Join Date: May 2015
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Thanks for the comments guys.
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