I then work just that stretch. So you start with Dear Minister and always end with Yours Sincerely.The facts...According to the Australian Prawn Farmers Association 95% of prawn farms are in Queensland and 5% are in NSW...Blair is a NSW Minister.All bait prawns are sold raw.Pretty much all eating prawns are sold cooked. If the hook looks about right for the bait, then "that will do". The link to the website is here, http://www.agriculture.gov.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/dept-action-white-spot-april. Pick a number...Let's say 20% is imported, that would be about 40 mil...Do you really think that India and China are going to join forces to supply Vietnam just to get around our import regulations for the sake of 40 mil ?? Thanks for the cooked prawn heads bait tip itsaboat! Cooked and salted just like last time.Having had a second look at your prawns and their heads I'm theorizing maybe I've over cooked mine. I tried Z-man's and know a few guys in the kayak fishing community who love them and prefer them over gulp.For some reason I never had the same success rate with them as I had with gulp.Do you have preferred size/colour for your Z-mans? A political issue maybe ? I always leave the feelers on for the "real look".When they cook prawns for market it is usually done on the boat, They measure exact cooking time and temperature to get the best colour and flavor. Or if a local fisho told you,,,Did someone tell you it's illegal?Yeah them little lures are great on bream. You cannot have it both ways, mate. Many had already been thrown into estuaries as bait. However they are a bit expensive as they are $11 for 6-8 grubs. Only the freshest salmon eggs are used with the purest quality cure to make bait that salmon/steelhead can’t resist and is home to a wide selection of fishing baits products. Yes, I was referring to Ockam's Razor...A scientific principle which states - all things being equal the simplest explanation tends to be correct.Are all things equal?I assume you refer to post #5974 above, in which I stated -. It's happened. It is like the roe in scallops. If nothing happens, all it means is the fish were on a different part of the beach on that day.A heavier sinker might not be the answer. I've been using long shank 1/0 down to 4 with mixed results. The issue is so full of holes if it went within 100 miles of a bath tub it would sink.I am not sure if this link will work -https://goo.gl/qY8NN1BICON regulations for importing cooked prawn. hey itsaboat - what kinda rig do you use when you fish with those prawns? Stir in vinegar and chives. I'm with you that intensive farming increases the chance of these diseases massively. So they are imported...they have been exposed to a known white spot country and then sent back to Australia...imported ! Jumbo Shrimp. I am unsure of the colour but they are the brown speckled ones you were talking about and they are Zman grubs. Oohh..3 fingers at once does not sound like fun.That is an odd quote of Niall Blair. Did you watch that video in the last link I sent of the government review into this exact outbreak? To the point of making things up like Laws that do not exist and "secret" conversations that "never happened"...The label says it all...What a bunch of hypocritical morons !! 4 breaded or naked wings and your choice of side item and beverage. The Marine Stewardship Council has named Coles holder of the award since 2017. !Oh, and of course, there is nothing wrong about what they are doing. Warning : Food Warnings: Despite careful inspection some fragments of shell may remain. Even just 5 or 10 meters can make a difference. Kids. What are you saying, Minister, is the 95% of prawns farmed in Qld a white spot risk? Sorry for being out of context But when I think of the term "argument", I think in the lines of the definition in wikipedia:In logic and philosophy, an argument is a series of statements typically used to persuade someone of something or to present reasons for accepting a conclusion. I absolutely loved reading this thread. It’s a scary prospect, but one that could happen without sustainable fishing and responsible fish farming. I see you have removed the feelers (antennae) which might make a difference. Crystal Bay's prawns are available through 23 independant distributors around Australia, or your local Woolworths and Coles … I would like to see you stick around but it is your choice, Hey Jeff,Don't worry mate. Fresh white bread, cold butter and chilled ale… it’s a feast fit for a king. A woman with a couple of boys. So you can't buy imported uncooked whole prawns in Australian supermarkets?Didn't know that. The server says the public won't buy them they go for the cooked ones bright red. I fish at the South Bank area in the Brisbane river, so to get back to the original topic of this discussion is that I find bread and raw chicken breast works extremely well to catch bream. The kinetic energy needed to cast a heavy sinker compared to a light sinker, is quite significant. Coles has been awarded the Best Sustainable Seafood Supermarket in Australia…again in 2020! There is no Law stating you cannot used cooked eating prawns for bait.The price of bait prawns is not reflected in the fact that they are "native". Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair has warned people fishing, crabbing or trapping yabbies in any of the state's waterways not to use prawns intended for human consumption as bait because it could spread White Spot. Common sense should prevail in such instance. Really ? New England Style Clam Chowder or Seafood Soup . Hi Jeff,A big welcome to Fishing Reminder Your first post did mot go un-noticed.I have a bandaged finger which makes typing sort of interesting....actually, if you could see half the typos this banage is causing you would wet yourself with laughter...Just to give an idea, Mark (prior to backspace) has been a bandaged jark,nark, hark,marj,kark...and that is just a feqw. All raw eating prawns are checked and tested for white spot.The only known white spot infected area is in QLD and that area is controlled by a Movement Restriction Area (MRA).No prawns can come out of the MRA unless they are cooked.Cooking kills the white spot virus and almost all eating prawns are cooked before being sold.It is illegal to import whole raw prawn and all raw prawn that is legally imported is tested for white spot.The chance of eating prawns spreading white spot is zero. Really affect the fishing.Good to know those things medium heat 6 minutes or until coleslaw mixture is and! 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