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I assume you mean Dhu fish , not Jew fish which is actually Mulloway. Molloway just means big fish. Mulloway are also a east coast fish and very fast growing. I catch them all the time and they are generally 3-5 years old as a big fish and reach legal fishing size of 70cm and capable of breeding, by 5-6 years they are 90cm or more. They can get to over 1.4 metres and live to 30 years. depending on the area they can grow very fast- here in Port Stephens we are renowned for them and its a major breeding area. The Port is a extremely healthy system , with limited commercial fishing and many areas that are sanctuary breeding zones, we are a giant national park and Ramsar bird sanctuary. We have a hatchery here as well to increase numbers back to sustainable volume following years of over fishing. The size minimum went from 50 to 70 cm, the flesh is sweetest in the 70-90 cm range and below 50 cm are called soapies and have a slight soapy smell and taste. Most of us will return any bigger to the water for breeding, we tend to "encourage" catch and release unless you absolutely want to eat it and treat the fish with respect at all times. I think the WA govt handled this really poorly but the closure of the fishery or at least restrictions are vital or the system will quickly collapse.

OK.. Back to the thread.. though this is more the effects of what el Chumpo has done. Mark Carney, distinguished economist, ex governor of the Bank of England (RBA equivalent) and now Canadian PM has made a candid speech at Davos: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-21/carney-blasts-trump-canada-davos-world-economic-forum/106252354 OK, he has struck deals with China and Qatar, both not high on the human rights records, but importantly, Canadian pension funds are invested heavily in US government debt, and if they offload it and stop buying it, el Chumpo may need to increase those tariffs a little more anyway. Lucky Canada has successive governments that have taken a fairer slice of the wealth from the resources, unlike successive Aussie givernments that seem hell-bent on giving ours away for almost nothing in comparison (then compare to Qatar, Norway, and even Alaska, which are even better at retaining wealth). Imagine the leverage we would have if we accunulated the wealth from our resources properly. Anyway, Carney's speech I think officially heralds the beginning of the end of US domination.

Some times Alcohol affected people Let a Lot of Vital Information slip Out, that is good to have. Nev

Marie Bashir age 95 https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/nsw-s-first-female-governor-dame-marie-bashir-dies-at-95-20260120-p5nvmf

He's definitely in the age group from which most of these posts relate to.

Not sure why anyone would be proud of being the opposite to progressive.

I think that it would now be an offence to view this old Two Ronnies skit.

Picking on Macron's Glasses is a LOW Point. He's apparently suffering a burst blood vessel in the eye.. Trump NEVER misses an Opportunity to be totally DEVOID of CLASS, and entirely CRINGEWORTHY. Nev

It was a good speech, as was Ursula von der Leyen's.

Bream are just seachickens, everywhere but not that tasty and a lot of bones. Bream are extremely slow growing a plate size can be 20 years old. The Snapper are awesome tasting, Gar etc lovely. The Jew is extremely tasty if bleed and gutted on the spot, many don't and this effects the flavour and shelf life.

Here one I caught, it's 71cm and was succulent and sustainable if the rules are followed.

KING ky Is in great shape and anyone saying otherwise will be suitably dealt with as an ENEMY of America.. Nev

Leave lovely Susan alone. She is a pilot - didn't succeed commercially, which I guess is why she went into politics. (I haven't watched this, but I remeber reading an article in The Age about it).

I resisted the urge to answer to avoid thread drift... Ahh, it's not just me 😉 I guess sooner or later the orange one will grace this thread without the drift. I know some want sooner, but I don't with that on anyone until their time has come to a natural end. Out of respect to those listed above on this thread, I will leave it there. (Also out of respect to those listed above, I would prefer a separate thread when the oramnge one kicks the bucket).

No thanks

I suspect the orange idiot will be gone soon

Not a Latin speaker Jerry but they can definitely be cilly sunts.

South Australians pronounce it "Lay-go". Weirdos.

In the lexicon of parents with young children, "LEGO" means "lounge room landmine"

All the best Jerry. Hope you have a quick recovery. I've felt the weight of mine too... Especially the other day when I hadn't warmed up the engine enough and it stalled on the bend at the top of our driveway. It's a rising right hand bend so I had to put down my right foot, which meant I couldn't use the back brake. Fortunately only slid back a metre or so on the front brake before stopping, thought I was going over the edge for a second.

Although my phone as no real links to my social media, I am hesitant to visit the USA, which pains me a bit because a good mate has recently contracted Parkinsons and I would dearly like to visit him.