deano2233

Hey mate there is some great advice here I'd just like to reiterate the point on getting the poppers to track straight really improves it's action. I have found using 10-15 pounds fluro carbon is best but only have about 2 foot of it and sometimes the smaler the popper the better. Goodluck

If I may ask wat rig set up u had on for the whiting?

11th feb 2009 bullshark attacks a navy diver in sydney harbour

if you dont mind me asking where in the shire would this be? woronora river? cheers

Climate change 'could enrage sharks' Warmer ocean temperatures caused by global warming could cause sharks and other fish to become more aggressive, according to a new Australian study. Research conducted by the University of New South Wales found that a slight lift in water temperatures — just two or three degrees — can cause some fish to become up to 30 times more aggressive than they normally would be. The studies were conducted on young damsel fish, but head researcher Dr Peter Biro told ninemsn "he would be surprised" if sharks did not also undergo a similar transformation in warm water. "I would imagine it ought to affect sharks ... We think it is linked to the metabolism of the fishes — it increases their need to feed," Dr Biro said. The research involved putting the damsel fish in varying temperatures of water and placing other fish behind glass to see how they reacted. Dr Biro said it was "obvious" the warmer water had an effect. "Some fish would literally charge at the glass," he said. "I'm quite confident that if the glass was not there they would have torn the other fish to shreds." He predicted the increased aggression caused by climate change would cause some fish populations to dwindle, but it would eventually correct itself. "I think in the short term we might see some effects," he said. "But I think the animals will adapt, they won't all kill each other." The test also exposed previously unknown behavioural traits that exist among the damsel fish species. While some fish showed extreme aggressive reaction to the warm water, others did not react at all. The majority of the fish tested appeared to be at least twice as aggressive in the warm water.

thanks for the advice gives me more to think about. approx how long is a fiberglass hulls life expectancy? Thanks Again Deano

hi Raiders i was thinking of buying: boat is a savage avenger with a 75 hp mercury 1986 motor which was rebuilt last year also re cond gear box all is going very well. top speed gets up around 46 MPH(74KPH) & gets there very fast, great for skiing or pulling a tube starts first go It has been fitted with ski pole, new gauges, lights, bilge pump, compos, submersible LED lights on trailer work great & new front windscreen on boat. Plus many extras only thing needs a new seat & a polish. i will be transforming it into a fishing boat, it looks in good cond the trailer looks good and there is no rot in the boat, i love the oldschool look it has and was thinking of doing some work to it like a paint job and installing fishing gadgets (fishfinder, live well, rod holders) and new carpet and some nice swivel seats (currently it has one bench seat that is not visually appealing) the price is set at 3k, and i am getting it from a family friend because they are upgrading. what do you raiders think? at 3k good value or a bit pricey? it has potential? does anyone own a savage avenger what do they think of the boat in general? im a bit hesitant to buy a boat older than i am but at the same time love the oldschool factor. Thanks in Advance Deano

id say like greg suggested lures is a good idea they are always "fresh". or what i do is dedicate 1 session to bait fishing and throw it in the freezer for the next couple of weeks to a month. its true that live is better but if you catch your bait and freeze it you will be fishing with a much better bait than you will buy at any servo. i also find that it takes max 30mins to get a nice collection of nippers if you find good nipper ground and if you berly well in the right places yakkas will be everywhere and again it only takes 30mins to get a nice stash but if this fails you always have you frozen stash to fall back on. hope that made sense. Cheers Deano

well done on the jew atleast now you know where and how to catch them so its just a matter of time before you land a monster. cheers Deano

i use bread crumbs with fish oil and throw in some pellets (bought berly) soaked in fish oil. its really simple but very effective. i also save up all the old bait in the frezzer and once i get a nice collection i throw all the old bait into an old blender and make a nice bait mash. i thinks its good to use a bit of what your using for bait in the berly but i dont think it makes all that much difference. Cheers Deano

at my spot for poddys if you berley some bread they go nuts. they would be easy to catch on hooks but i use a trap with bread and usually bag out after checking the trap twice. but i cant seem to keep them alive for very long and have only caught flatties on them but thats what we were targeting im sure a change of spot and or tactics would see other species take them. Cheers Deano

i have never personally met him before, but through the posts we have exchanged id have to say i cant agree with you more he is a top bloke and my hat goes off to him for being such a legend around here, i really cant speak highly enough about him. heres to you jewgaffer cheers Deano

Drifting the georges in search of some whiting and monster flatties, all i seem to be able to catch is big flatties on plastics but im not complaining i have caught 4 in the last 2 sessions all over 50cm and under 70cm, cant wait to crack that 70cm mark. Cheers Deano

EPIC report great read.

couldnt agree more, buster1 told me to get into the nuke chicken a while ago and ive never looked back they are gun plastics for a large range of fish. Cheers Deano

that is a really funny post well done on the saturday blacky action aswel.

ill be the first to say to the site. mate thats a great report catching that much tailor and such nice size ones, you must have been having a ball, definatley worth braving the weather. i would go out in the snow for action like that. well done again Cheers Deano.

i will also be in botany on sunday. i have heard reports of salmon and big kings just below the schools of salmon(near the cooks river breakwall or near the heads), if i cant find the salmon however i will be tucking into the flatties they seem to be back on i caught 2 over 60cm between the bridges on saturday 7/11 they were great fun alot more lively than in winter. good luck mate. cheers Deano

oh yeah thanks mate that clears it up. i might have to keep the next legal tailor i get as jew bait instead of tossing them back. thanks for your help.

in fridays newspaper i read an article about a 16.7kg Jewie caught on a live tailor bait. my Question is what size are they when you use them as bait? when i was last going for jews in the georges a boat pulled up next to us and used little live tailor as bait but if they are undersize isnt this illegal? or do you just use legal ones for huge jews? cheers Deano

A 10-tonne fishing trawler has been sunk by gigantic jellyfish off the east coast of Japan. The fishing boat, called the Diasan Shinsho-maru, capsized as its crew was trying to retrieve a net with dozens of huge Nomura's jellyfish inside, UK newspaper the Telegraph reports. Japanese waters have been invaded by an unusually high number of the giant Nomura's jellyfish — which can weigh up to 200kg — this year. The three-man crew was thrown into the water off Chiba when the boat overturned, but was then rescued by another trawler. A local coast guard reported the sea was calm at the time of the accident. Nomura's jellyfish can grow up to 2m in diameter. Sightings of the species off Japan's coasts were rare last year, but in 2005 a similar invasion of the jellyfish caused mayhem by damaging nets, injuring fishermen and rendering some fish inedible because of their poisonous stings. Experts believe a decline in numbers of the jellyfish's predators, including sea turtles, may be behind this year's influx.

thanks fezza got it in one that is exactly it. can you eat them? do they have a legal length? we released the ones we caught the other day. thanks again, champion!!!

i caught a shark on saturday near bundeena. it was brown and had a triangular head and had no teeth and was just over a metre long. we caught a smaller model not long after. i was wondering if anyone had any idea what it is. my old man had a guess at port jackson shark but i looked them up and they didnt look like one. and i cant find it anywhere. sorry i have no pic i just plain forgot to get the camera out. Cheers Deano

i use 2inch gulp grubs with 1.8gram, size 4 hook with ball heads. the only thing i have caught on them is 30cm yakkas and slimeys. cheers Deano.

this is an oldie but a mate of mine brings chicken breast in parmesan cheese when we are bream fishing and does well.