Where did you surf today ?

[steve shearer]

North NSW has a far more active and wide open swell window than South Coast NSW.

[Hatchnam]

Yes yes. We've been thru this ad infinitum. The far NSW coast gets the trade swells plus the south swells.

But it has its limits

- way less options when it's big (central to south coast there's plenty)
- way less options in mixed conditions (central to south has a much more varied coastline)
- far NSW has minimal reefs (central to south coast there's an abundance)

All comes down to what you value, what you prefer.

We done now? Should I spit the bait so you can use it a final time?

[steve shearer]

ha, I'm surprised you came at it so early in the morning Iggs.

I don't need too many options when it's big. Lennox Point will hold the biggest swells the Tasman or Coral Sea can generate.

Plenty of options when it's mixed, but yes, a shortage of reefbreaks is undeniable.

[Yuke Hunt]

Now thats pretty cool ...

[Hatchnam]

Tomorrow's conditions are looking favourable for a certain island up this way.

[tootr]

Is that bat tail by Al Bean?
Had one of his MR alike twinnies a while back.

[Hatchnam]

Possibly? Mate just said it's from the Mornington peninsular. That's all I know of it. It's around 6'2. Flat bottom, with the slightest vee out the tail.

[buddy]

That will be bean from Balin.

[swvic]

It will be Bean from Balin, but I suspect that board may have been made while he was living in Qld. Sunny coast I think. He came back to the MP sometime around '82. That board is earlier

Dunno where he is now. Had the shop next to Killers in Toot for a few years and then moved to the highway. Shop closed not too long back. Not sure if he moved or just gave it up

[Hatchnam]

Probably QLD made. It was picked up from Russell island

[tootr]

I bought the Al Bean 2nd hand at Hohensee circa 1979.

[alakaboo]

You were on Russell Island?

[Hatchnam]

No. My mate picked up that old board from a fella that lives on russelll island who came over on the ferry and dropped it off.

I can't think of any reason I'd want to go to Russell island. It's just full of bogans and mosquitoes isn't it?

[steve shearer]

sweetlip in the shallows

[crabmeat thompson]

and just around the corner there's a 10-12m trench where shallow water snapper fishing can be done.

watch those babies run in 5m of water! they spool you in 15 seconds.

[steve shearer]

I'd almost move there for the fishing.
I guess a decent boat and your surfing Moreton and Straddy

[Hatchnam]

Tomoz should be ok with the south swells and north wester

[Rustt]

No. My mate picked up that old board from a fella that lives on russelll island who came over on the ferry and dropped it off.

I can't think of any reason I'd want to go to Russell island. It's just full of bogans and mosquitoes isn't it?

Went there for a weekend to look at buying a block of land, got the feeling it was a strong hold for witness protection.