Freaky Freddy the Fake Fish Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia
By Carmotto on 25-May-13. Waypoint GC4CQQR

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No joy here....long time between finds on this one. Maybe Freddy is hiding?

Checked out this one today and seems the cache isn't where previous finders have found it. Can the CO check it and confirm it's still in play?

Cheers

We DNF and think it may have been muggled. Pic below to verify. Please check and let us know if still around- keen to meet Freddy!

We DNF and think it may have been muggled. Pic below to verify. Please check and let us know if still around- keen to meet Freddy!

We DNF and think it may have been muggled. Pic below to verify. Please check and let us know if still around- keen to meet Freddy!

We DNF and think it may have been muggled. Pic below to verify. Please check and let us know if still around- keen to meet Freddy!

This is a very cute container, and a lovely spot here too. No issues finding the container, and although the log is a little brittle it is still signable. It was a pleasure to meet Freaky Freedy the Fake Fish!

Thanks to Carmotto for placing this cache and bringing me here.

What a gorgeous afternoon for a walk. Found easily. Interesting container. Unfortunately couldn't sign the log as paper a bit damp and mushy. Thankyou for the entertainment.

This was super cool! Loved the container!! Just lazin about today with indianagleeson red leader & fox 2
Tftc

Unique. Found with Indianagleeson and shellumbus. Tftc.

TFTC!
Found with Shellumbus and RedLeader&Fox2.

Found and signed. T4TC

Found and signed. T4TC

Log is very wet and needs maintenance. We did not have anything to suit.

Log very wet needs replacing asap

Found today. This GC being mr 150th GC it was a good one to be. The log was saturated and needs replacing.

Thanks Carmotto for the GC

The log is signed 'Max'. Poor Freddy is a bit wet so the log is waterlogged and difficult to write on.

[:(!] Thanks for an awesome effort.

I like it

Another one off the list

TNLNSL TFTC/TFTH/TFBUH Carmotto [^]

Found this morning with some family members as we picked up a few caches around town, the cache was soon located thanks to many sets of eyes after a pleasant walk to the gz in the warmth of the morning. TFTC Carmotto.

Out for a drive on a warm day, after catch up with geo family in Wangaratta for the night. Took the geo kids for a walk but already it is warming up but enjoyed the stroll along the creek to make this nice little hide.
Thanks Carmotto for placing & maintaining the cache for us to find.
#3024

FREAKY PETINA

Freddy certainly is a freaky fish, but quite a beautiful specimen of craftsmanship. He was found on a picturesque walk around Wangaratta, enjoying the sunshine and family time. Thanks for the hide and giving us memories.

Found by The Roberts

Easy find. Coolest container

Pretty easy

Nice

Log hard to extract but we perservered. Cute container. Tftc

Found but unfortunately our pen failed us. One of the most creative geocache's we've found yet.

Early for school pick up so went and grabbed this one. The red chicken help show where GZ was TFTC

Early for school pick up so went and grabbed this one. The red chicken help show where GZ was TFTC

We found Freddie previously and discovered we needed a retrieval tool. So came back today with tool inhand.
Geokids loved seeing Freddie again. TFTC.

Took a few mins but we found it. Great hiding spot.
Thanks Geocaching

Found it, great hiding place

Found freddy and his good mate mr roster

Good find for the kids something different off the track

Woohoo found it and now it has a roster on its head

This was actually our first cache, very excited

Out and about today with Shadow 67 we done a few circles first before finding this one. Was a nice walk along the creek but had to go back again to find my carved bush walking stick

Found it
An interesting find with NenaNine. Nice walk along the creek
NenaNine logged it for both of us

Found with spinkings

Quick find. TFTC!

Found it! Took a while but finally found it, good hiding spot, thanks heaps

Was great

Took ages. Thought someone had moved it. Could not get log out so we put an elastic around for proof. Good luck

Found him but can't sign log TFTC

TFTC found pretty easily, but the log was impossible to get out. Have attached pic to prove find

Spent the day caching around Wangaratta, being a Sunday, we didn't see too many muggles.
The cache said it all, good to see something a little different.
Many thanks for placing this cache, Carmotto, for us and others to find.

Found this cache on my midday walk

I was a little confused on this one but after finding the cache it all fell into place.

'Scrat' visited your cache whilst on his Great Aussie Adventure.

TFTC carmotto

Found it. But the log paper is wet and can't get it out of the little container

Freaky 'Iffy' felt frustrated.
Fantasizing about finding caches he followed his fish finder and,
Flapped his Fish Finder to free himself for finding this funky fishbowl.
I flapped so fast I flew fifty five feet through funky forest and,
Thick Frogs to find meself a friendly fortress

You're free, Freaky Freddy.
With the logbook signed, Freaky Freddy found, and a smiley claimed I hopped back on the treadly

TFTC

Partner found this one cool container

Very cute but didn't like the ants much

15/1/15 jeandog. Found it after a bit of a search. Very tiny container with log. Need tweeter to remove it. FTC.

Bloody ants ate us, but found it

One I should have done when I was nearby recently. Somehow I was focussed on another cache and didn't realize the proximity of thisone. Anyway done now.
Thanks

Freddy is definitely freaky. I wouldn't like to come up against him. TFTC.

Geo junior thought the cache was great. Unfortunately, as the previous finder said, the log was water damaged beyond saving. We got it out but it was destroyed. So we added a new one.

Find #13 - Nice sunny day for a walk along the creek. As soon as we approached GZ I spotted this obvious hiding spot, a nice quick easy find. I loved the cute container, however could not extract the log to sign it, it was a little damp and had been pushed right down to the bottom, had a try to extract it with a small twig but only managed to rip a corner of the paper, may need to be replaced with a dry log. TFTC

Found with trailrunning and crazy! nat girl, as luck would have it Trailrunning was staying at Lima south and we were staying at Boonie Doon, we had some Business in Wangarratta so we teamed up to grab a hand full of caches before we had to rush back for a 21st party. Thanks Carmotto for the cache.

When I get an invitation to head up to a friends place in Lima South I always jump at the opportunity as it's a great spot to relax and unwind. Rebel Acts and Crazy! Natgirl were also on a weekend away up in Eildon, so it was a good opportunity to catch up and explore the area a bit more. We had a few good hours caching and had a great time. After returning from our efforts I said goodbye to them both and relaxed with a nice glass of red, lamb roast and an open fire. Brilliant day, life is good. Thanks for the great cache.

Finally found Freddy. He was not floundering. Great cache.

Suscoe's 34th find of 42 caches for today on a terrific day out and about in the Wangaratta area.
After a few days of wet weather, today was pretty dry and quite pleasant even though it was cold.
We saw a broad range of caches and enjoyed the trip through the countryside and the towns.
Thanks to Carmotto for placing this cache here, Freddy must have been washed out of his hiding place as we found him in the open.

Easy find, couldn't sign log as too wet to even get out, needs replacing ... TFTC Carmotto, cool camo.

We went to the wrong side of the creek first,had to renavigate to the other, my hero Muggle Hubby went in search and found the very wet Freddy, the log may need to be changed, too wet to sign

tftc, haha at the container. easy find.

Found quickly, clever container very talented master and enjoyed the little tongue twister story lol TFTC

After reading the description to this cache and the cache name, couldn't resist going to find. Parked at the posted parking spot and took a lovely stroll to gz. A quick find, very quirky looking container TFTC

This entry was edited by Tamzy on Thursday, 27 February 2014 at 09:24:20 UTC.

# 4300 Found and logged at 12:03:00 PM
One of 15 caches on a nice sunny day while sightseeing between Beechworth and Wangaratta
Thanks for the cache Carmotto
lgoody

GPS was playing up but found it in its fortress.

Found on another fantastic day caching day with Roostaman and Trailrunning. Glad to be back caching in the area, if only for a few weeks while on holidays visiting family in Tocumwal. We made finds today completing the High Voltage series and also completed some more challenges in the area, and many other caches scattered around on our travels.

Thanks to all cache hiders for hiding and maintaining their caches.
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TFTC Carmotto. We enjoyed it.

# 7120 Found with Blacklegend on a great trek around the area before finding the HVPT series and other caches. Not many muggles around here today, and nice warm weather as well. TN LN SL. Thanks for the cache Carmotto,
Roostaman.

Found by Mary & David at 1640. Parked at the recommended spot, but turned the wrong way on the path and walked more than necessary as a result. Retraced our steps and headed the way we should have and were at GZ soon after. Spotted some tell-tale signs and found Freddy happy in his 'fortress'. A fine fish he is too! Signed his visitors book, then tucked him up again and left him in peace. Our thanks to Carmotto.

TFTC

5th of 17 found today with the geohounds, 14.5 kms walked in total on the paths around Wangaratta. Loved Freaky Freddy, what a great cache - thanks Carmotto.

For someone who is the world's worst fisherman today I must be doing something right. I got the right line, must have fluked on the right bait and caught my Freaky Freddy Fake Fish. TFTC Carmotto

Found Freddy well out of his more preferred conditions but still in good health.
Many thanks for the trail and hide.

This is our last day in Wangaratta, we have enjoyed visiting your area. Such a nice variety of caches.
Today was all about caching in the town area.
I enjoyed the walk to the cache, I figure this must be a flying fish.
Worth a favourite point, for the clever container
Thanks Carmotto

Brilliant ... Made us smile after getting a bit of a fright !

Today was a day to collect a few mysteries that have been solved for a while, but not collected. Travelled around Wang with BettyBoo3747.
I'm glad we did this one during the day, as some bugger has been making a BMX track out of the path by digging holes and small jumps.
Very cute cache when we arrived though.
Thanks, Robmc.

# 3680. A third Carmotto cache for me today with Robmc. A nice little stroll to this one and a very quick find of flying freaky Freddy who was a gorgeous fish indeed. He looked a little uncomfortable with his mouth open and a long twig hanging out of it so we sorted that out and closed him up again. TFTC

Great little cache and a really original design very well devised carmotto. SL TFTC

Micheena - out for the day with Kerydn21 and enjoyed the short walk to find such an unique cache.

This new and uniquely named cache just had to be found at the end of a terribly busy Tuesday. Into the darkness we strode, encountering walking pooches and barking pooches and two legged muggles! Luckily we had the handy torch to help us negotiate the pathways beside the water, where all manner of rustlings and flappings could be heard. Freaky Freddy eventually showed himself safely in his friendly fortress - he is obviously a flying fish who has landed in a cosy hide. SL at 5.45pm #1533 An excellent 'catch' for us tonight. TFTC Carmotto and hope to meet you on the trail one day.

There must have been a few out today finding this cache.Nice walk to GZ.Cache container brought a smile to my face.TFTC carmotto.

great cache nice easy find tftc
bumped into jigg61 while on the hunt for old man gum pionted them in the direction of this one

I was asleep this morning when the notifications went out, but if I were awake Tattboy would have beaten me anyway!

I ended up making it to GZ in 5th place... a lot of people must have been out and about today.

A nice hide - it's good to see some novelty containers getting out and about.

TFTC!

Thanks to PTW312 were able to find the fish as he pointed us in the direction needed. very nice fish. tftc.

Published

Oh hell yeh FTF the geo kid spotted this one so i cant take all the credit but what an awesome hide another quality one!!! Thanks for the cache and its cold this morning!!
SL TNLN