the one that got away

60 overkill! especially mono! What are you targeting mate?

Big jews should be going off! They have high tolerance of fresh water, so dont be scared by big rain falls. Only hard bit is finding the bait, in the dirty water!

A 2500 sized Shimano and a 3000 sized shimano are the same sized real, only differance is that 3000 spool is deeper and therefore holds more line. Im not 100% sure, but i say they would fit on each other just fine

A wrasse of some species

I see it, i see it! Do i win anything haha

Ive found a spot that a few people have said they see Jewies get landed regulary, so its only a matter of time now. Then that got me thinking, what to do with your baits after you've caught them? This spot is almost impossible to catch live bait from, so im forced to use dead bait. I caught some yakkas and a tailor yesterday, during the day, but didnt know what to do with it? So i simply left in the bucket with some water (mind you it was dead), then before i left for home,, emptied out the water, and left them in the bucket for acouple of hours, then butterflied them and threw them out? So after catching your bait that your planning to use, that night, the day after, what do you do with it? Especially squid?! Cheers guys, Zac

Loving the 2nd cloud photo! Well done mate, and again, great photos! Keep up the good work

I usually release fish, but she wasnt swimming, i tried for nearly and hour to revive her, but she wasnt up to it. Not much i could do, so i took her home.

all started of catching some fresh bait. Fishing for garfish and other baitfish. Within 30min i had 5 garries in the ice slurry. I dropped ALOT more. I then decided to chase some yakkas and even an odd tailor or two. Another 45min went past i had two tailor going at 32cm and 30cm, and five yakkas in the ice slurry. Went home had some dinner Packed up my gear, and headed up to the parramatta river. Trek of a walk, but got there. There was a lovely asain couple fishing there, that was more then kind to let me fish next to them. They only arrived 10 minutes before me and had caught a just legal bream. The guy and I were talking and he said he had seen Jewies been caught were we were fishing, i thought it was gonna be a good night! After 10mins they caught another 2 nice bream and my jewies rods were out and the waiting game begins. They caught another 2 nice bream in the space of around 45mins and a decent eel. They left after that, and was only me. I waited 2 hours and nothing, them my bream rod with half a pilchard went off, really good fight, was suprised it was only a 28cm bream. Decided to pack up and go home, i noticed my jewie rod with a yakka on it getting some bite, then it went off. There was only on thought in my mind...JEWIE... i set the hooks and then it snagged me. I free spooled the line, and felt it slowly swim out, then put the reel into gear and bang, brought it in, but there was only dead weight. I shinned my touch down, and it was a MASSIVE bream! Pulled her up, measured it, 47.5cm! I was stocked. Would have liked the Jewie, but im not complaining. I tired to release her, but she wouldnt swim, i acttualy tried for nearly an hour, but she wouldnt swim. So i decided to take it home, i felt bad, but didnt want to waste the fish. I got home at 1:30am but it was all worth it. Sorry for the long report, ill try post up pictures later! Cheers, Zac

If you increase your budget to $200, it would definetly open up the options and atleast get a half decent combo.

Gotta agree with lure'n4bream. Sunline make great leader and cant go past there Sunline FC rock leader!

4000 sized reel, 10kg soft plastic rod, 20lb braid generally and leaders would vary depending on location and situation. Maybe saying what you budget is, would get you more specific responses. Cheers,Zac

Well done Anth! Some nice fish there, keep up the good work!

A mate caught 4 on Tuesday, 2 on live squid, 1 on a squid hood and another on a live yakka, between 67-92cm. But cant remember where in the hawkesbury, and also what Pete said with some being caught on soft plactics Got a spare seat on your boat? Cheers, Zac

What type of leader brand do you use for when your using leaders over 30lb? I need to buy some more, and just want some feedback on good brands. Cheers, Zac

14-20lb braid would be your best bet.

I highly reccomend these reels. There great, tuff reels and can take alot of punishment. Iv'e lost how many times ive dropped my Abu 7000 down rocks and onto solid concrete and dunked it acouple times and still works perfectly. They cast an absolute mile. But i do agee with OutdoorDan, they take a while to get used to but once you get over that, there great reels! Cheers, Zac