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it was a hard day at the office, but still GREAT to be out there... hopefully next week there is a turn around...

fingers are crossed for ya mate

great work there mate some good size to those reds and the dollie pic is a real screamer.. cheers steve

well done mate very nice jew cheers steve

great work thats a very nice red

well done mate some nice kings there cheers steve

awesome trip away there mate with the lads looks like u boys had a ripper few days well done... cheers steve

ive never been bitten or spiked by 1 BUT... put ur finger near there candles and find out, THEN LET US KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE i reckon it WOULDNT tickle, put it that way.... hehehe

cuttles will out fish squid in my opinion, kings will smash em... i hate the buggers thou, the worse part of it is pinning them with the sliding rig there bloody UGLY as anything and just WEIRD... but AWESOME kingy candys... CAREFULL THEY INK ALOT HEHEHE... aww and they stay alive for ever haha very tough critters!! cheers steve

get out there mate, plenty to be had ... just leave some for us to catch lol , cheers steve

great work buddy for scoring a feed

when i fished botany boy a couple of years ago the cakes did produce a lot of early season rats that school up, they can be caught in big numbers but are generally down on size but on light gear as ross mentioned GREAT fun... generally once one is hooked 10 or so of his mates will follow him to the boat, then the action starts just keep your eyes on the move .... great fun when there hanging around your baot,..... steve

unfortunaltely not yet mate, have come close on a few occasions only 2cms to go now .. i was only introduced to kings last summer by netic and crew and was VERY basic not knowing a thing about , kings , squid, downrigging or never even fished the harbour before, so im very thankfull to all that oz and sal have passed on to me... id like to think in this short time ive come along way.... but everytrip we all learn something i think in the beginning its just important to be dedicated and get the basics right then the rest flows... cheers steve

i caught a calamari squid the other weekend on a pheromone 4.0 not a HUGE squid just nice bait sized this was one of my land based spots down south, it was fairly shallow i think the trick is just to work the jig abit quicker , seems to turn the squid ON anyway... only caught the 1 then dropped another biggun... thats all so far on the pheromones and havnt tried them since.. so many different types of jigs on the market saying that they all work! alot of it depends on the actual person holding the rod, action and technique is VITAL... 1 jig might work for one person yet for another guy it wont catch him a snag.... i think all the modern expensive jigs are good just gotta find what works for u and stick to it.. i have that many jigs its NOT funny any more and 20 odd bucks a pop is the norm, haha but when ever i see a new jig hit my tackle stores im always grabbing them and "trying them" i find it VERY hard to control my self when it comes to fishing tackle...

very nice king mate well done !! cheers steve

mate, we very rarely keep big kings for the table, fish in the 65 - 70 cm range are our BBQ fish we take home!! if we dont have BBQs or family gatherings ect they almost always go back tagged after a quick photo on the brag mat... theres nothing more satisfying then catching BIG fish then setting them free unharmed watching them power back to the depths.... i havnt tried the kingy yet as hes on the menu for tonights dinner but its all filleted and ready to go!! cheers steve

mate those photos are SHOCKERS !!! haha ill try a little harder next time!! ...

well done amte great feed you got there those whiting are great to eat, looks as thou they have plenty of meat on them cheers steve

good work buddy,

WHAT A DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! geez im absolutely STOKED with the 98CMS 2day and WELL DONE TO YOU ALSO MATE... it was very ordinary weather out there to say the least... we persisted and we showd results thanks for another top day oz.... i must say the few little things we put into practice today with the bait presentation ect seemed to flow and i look forward to our next kingy ASSULT... torsa's screaming and pulling line at sunset drag, stellas whistling and drag going mental at almost max drag, 2 fish at 98cm and 94cm boated it really doesnt get any better then THAT !!!! cheers steve

i have the daiwa tournament bright orange in 10lb on my new stella 2500 and ive found a constant problem of exactly what u said ceph, the line is looping around the 1st and 2nd guides on the rod.. i guess its time for a new spool of braid till i find the 1 that suits.. steve

thumper of a trev there well done

well done mate, some nice fish there mate... cheers steve

well done boys great pair of kings you boated there, sorry to laugh at the raining pelting down on you boys hehehe i guess we were all fools in our own right for being out there in such poor weather,, but what a morning it shaped out to be!! at least it didnt shut down the kingy bite... great morning cheers steve

great day again out there mate, although the weather was SH+T it was still great to get out there and rip amongst them bring on next fishing trip ssteve