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I prefer the sitting round talking shit more than the actual fishing half the time! Last time i fished was for a mates bucks party and we went out on a boat. Caught a good size gummy and fed us all later. Best flake i've ever had!
So it was dealt with properly?

If you don't kill and bleed them right away the meat gets tainted by the mercury in the blood and makes them taste crap... I live gummy shark myself.

I enjoy the fishing and the talking shit... If you can find a deso and knock back a few on the peir then awesome
 

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So it was dealt with properly?

If you don't kill and bleed them right away the meat gets tainted by the mercury in the blood and makes them taste crap... I live gummy shark myself.

I enjoy the fishing and the talking shit... If you can find a deso and knock back a few on the peir then awesome
It was killed and bled within 30 seconds of being out of the water. Filleted on our way back to shore a few hours later. Awesome.
 

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It was killed and bled within 30 seconds of being out of the water. Filleted on our way back to shore a few hours later. Awesome.
That's the way. So many people waste a good catch by not knowing how to deal with them. Its sad as it's just wasteful
 

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Just don't see it myself.
For me it wasn't the actual act of fishing, I don't think, because I didn't catch anything. I think it was just giving myself the opportunity to stop and do nothing for a few hours. I work two jobs, volunteer for MS Society and study, so it's not often that I give myself a day to just hang out. It felt amazing.
 

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For me it wasn't the actual act of fishing, I don't think, because I didn't catch anything. I think it was just giving myself the opportunity to stop and do nothing for a few hours. I work two jobs, volunteer for MS Society and study, so it's not often that I give myself a day to just hang out. It felt amazing.
That's fair enough.
From what people tell me, it's not always about the fishing anyway. A good excuse for friends to catchup, have a few drinks and throw their line in the water.
 

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Keep the catch up and have a few drinks, but you can have the fishing part of it.
Would much rather sit in a beer garden somewhere and knock back a few quiet ones.

No beer garden in the world is anywhere near as nice as sitting in a nice quiet spot by the river. Also, the beer is much cheaper out of the esky!
 

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Nothing makes me happier than being by the water somewhere. Maybe that's why it holds appeal for me?
Could be.....

No beer garden in the world is anywhere near as nice as sitting in a nice quiet spot by the river. Also, the beer is much cheaper out of the esky!
There are some very nice beer gardens/watering holes near the water.
I'm calling this a 0-0 draw.
 

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Nah fishing wins. We make it a competition as well so there's alot of rubbing it in when you do land one.

We also use really light rated gear so the fish have a chance to get away and makes it more of a fight to bring them in. I go to a quiet spot in traralgon that's just got carp but it's good by myself to just unwind the world turns a little slower
 

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Keep the catch up and have a few drinks, but you can have the fishing part of it.
Would much rather sit in a beer garden somewhere and knock back a few quiet ones.
Drinking Corona whilst dreaming about Shaun McKernan in a Carlton jumper makes you a sociopath. :cool:
 

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For me it wasn't the actual act of fishing, I don't think, because I didn't catch anything. I think it was just giving myself the opportunity to stop and do nothing for a few hours. I work two jobs, volunteer for MS Society and study, so it's not often that I give myself a day to just hang out. It felt amazing.
HBF gets that all the time though ;)
 
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