AQUAPONICS - BUILD IT, GROW IT, EAT IT

Busy, busy, busy... More like educationally distracted.

There is a subject I have been paying a great deal of attention to for the last 6 or so months. It's not related to the art of angling in any way (Hence off topic) but it is related to the study of fish and their cycles of life. Keeping fish in an aquarium at home hasn't been of interest to me, however when I discovered it can be incorporated with a gardening food production aspect I was immediately intrigued. 'Aquaponics' is really taken off in Australia and is basically the art of Aquaculture and Hydroponics rolled under the one guise. Aquaponics is no vicious circle, In a nut shell you create a living, growing, harvestable life cycle with both fish and plant species establishing themselves organically.

Being able to watch fish and plants grow at an extremely rapid rate from my backyard is what seemed to appeal the most, followed by food production and food security. Studying species like Silver Perch and Trout from my own property is just an added bonus, you can add consuming them at the end to that list too (These are no pets). After attending a seminar and researching the art (Via web, DVD and books) Aquaponics is still all new to me and there is much to learn. You can build these yourself but my complete manufactured kit should be arriving any day now, another geeky saddle to throw on my hobbyhorse life.

Visit these links to learn more about Aquaponics and what the hell I'm rabbiting on about:

http://www.aquaponics.net.au/, http://www.backyardaquaponics.com/

GOPRO LAUNCHES 3D HERO® SYSTEM

GoPro, the world's leading activity camera company, today announced the availability of the much anticipated 3D HERO® System, a waterproof 3D expansion kit for GoPro's best selling 1080p HD HERO camera. The 3D HERO System is available immediately at GoPro.com and is shipping to GoPro retailers worldwide with an MSRP of $99.99 US.

The 3D HERO System has an industry-first modular design that enables consumers to combine two 1080p HD HERO cameras to form a single 1080p 3D camera, the world's smallest and least expensive one at that. Waterproof to 180 feet, the 3D HERO System can be worn on the body, mounted on gear and vehicles, and used as a handheld camera. A dual-camera, polycarbonate, waterproof housing holds the two cameras together and a synchronization cable plugs into the back of each camera, enabling them to function as a single camera. A single shutter button controls both cameras.

"The 3D HERO System is exciting for a lot of reasons, one of them being that it's not just a 3D camera. It's really several cameras in one, depending on how the consumer wants to use it," says Nicholas Woodman, GoPro's founder and CEO. "That you can take two GoPro cameras that you would normally use independently and combined them to form a new type of camera, a 3D camera...that's extremely cool. GoPro is excited to be the first company to build a camera this versatile."

To help consumers understand how much fun it is to capture and create 3D content, GoPro has developed an online information resource - GoPro 3D Center. This online resource features written and video tutorials about 3D in general, how to capture incredible content with the 3D HERO System as well as how to view your 3D content on your laptop, online at YouTube, and on 2D or 3D TVs.

Complete product specifications, instructions and system requirements can also be found in the GoPro 3D Center at http://www.gopro.com/3d-overview

DAIWA-HOBIE ABT BASS SERIES STARTS 10/4/11

Kayak anglers now have a bass tournament series designed especially for them. Run in conjunction with the Blue Fin Boats BASS Electric Series anglers have the opportunity to fish two of south east Queensland’s and northern NSW’s premier bass fisheries, Lake McDonald and Clarrie Hall Dam in this inaugural catch and release bass fishing series. Entry will be on the day of the event with a catch-photograph-release format similar to the BARRA and Flathead events deciding the champions for 2011.

Visit http://www.australianbass.com.au/ and http://www.hobiefishing.com.au/ for more information. http://www.bream.com.au/abt/2011/Kayakbassrules11.pdf

Daiwa-Hobie BASS Kayak Events – $50 per day of competition, Pro – additional $50 cash.

DATES Round Date Location Contact
# 1 Apr-10 Lake McDonald, QLD ABT (07) 3387 0888
# 2 Jun 26th Clarrie Hall Dam, NSW ABT (07) 3387 0889