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ahhaha ill be there tommorow if you are around the area ill be up on the rocks :)spinning with my new nitro

grats mate i am just starting on poppers my self but from what i've seen Roberta seems know a fair bit about poppers/pencils for bream etc.. shallow weedy areas seem to be good spots to try i tried last week at the oyster leases in botany bay had a few swipes which got me excited but no hook ups

happy birthday guys :1happybday: have a great one

i hope so too

well coz i wanted to use it on my boat as well wanted an all purpose rod that i can take to every trip i have 2 12" rods already its a pain bringing em everywhere + i like light gear too its fun

awesome thanks swordy will give it a try this weekend

Hey guys i went to my local tackle shop to buy a saltist reel but they ran out so.. i ended up buying a Daiwa EXCELLER OCEANO 4500 and a Nitro 7.6" Magnum butt rod >< took me 2 hours of deciding and worrying about my murdering me but it all turned out good got the reel spooled up with 30lb braid free as well cannot wait to break it (don't worry ill be gentle) in this out this weekend i went a lil cheaper on the reel but it still has a 9kg drag a very decent sized spool and suited the nitro rod fairly well they did recommend me getting the Daiwa SOL 4000 but being way past my budget already i decided the cheaper option. cant wait to spin up some fish

hey guys im going to buy a new spinning setup for spinning that i can pretty much use anywhere i been looking at getting the Daiwa Saltist reel for $289 as its high speed has like a 20kg drag etc.. i just wanna know what everyones opinions are on these and also what rod would compliment it im looking for somhting around 5kg+ as i want it for spinning kings, bonnies and stuff like that, what would you guys recommend ? i would also need to be able to cast a fair distance too as i fish from avoca rocks as well

spotters if you can find them cheap

Ahhh thanks it looks fairly simple

:1welcomeani:

someone make a video of this 5 turn surgeon knot so i can see how its done

prob would of made better use as burley tbh

whoa wonder what drugs he was on D:

go straight to the rocks on the right of the beach always fish there just be safe and have cleats etc.. i got 8 luderick there on sunday on the weed that was on the rocks there too but generally the rocks at avoca beach arnt "too" bad as its pretty flat and lots of room just careful when it gets choppy also spinning for bonito from these rocks works a treat too or you can fish with a float and ganged pillies i prefer the spinning mainly though the bonnies have slowed down a fair bit though i didnt see that many getting landed a fellow raider got a nice 60+cm model + a watsons leaping bonito as well few salmon around as well early in morning and late at night as well as tailor with those salmon. the beaches or sandy areas will see you some flathead i would say but the rock section would be the more "action packed" fishing but RayR will obviously know more about the area

to the site mate

basically yeh spinning = lure fishing but you can do it with gar's as well or even troll them/downrig them etc.. too

with your uni knots how many twists do you put in coz ive noticed if you do less than 10 they fall off

hmm i dont seem to have that problem at all i use a double uni knot never had it come apart on the join, and i was wrestling blackfish on my SP outfit on 6lb braid with 10lb fluro leader cant remember what brand braid im using though i know the fluro is kokoda though

you will always most probably find RayR down there and a few other raiders as well ill prob head up there on the weekend(27th) my self in attempt to catch some bonnies and possibly some kings

i get 6 for $7 not too bad considering but yeh they are from what i hear great spinning baits

i had a strained rotator cuff that was due to being wiped out by a wave while rock fishing and landed on my shoulder so it can happen while fishing too! just not in the normal ways

i think there was a post about this few weeks back somone had actually contacted the fisheries about the fish in botany and so far they have expressed no concerns about the fish in botany however harbour fish i think the levels have gone down slightly but still 1 per week i think was ok? cant really confirm this on harbour fish as i rarely fish the harbour as botany is just easier for me and closer but yeh from what was found out botany seems to be A'Ok

i got few rats on saturday up at the breakwall downrigging there was another boat out there that got around 5 that i seen also downrigging i think they got some keepers mine were only 2cm shy of legal still fun enough for me considering i was trolling & fishing and downrigging all at the same time on my own >< but yeh ive heard people getting some kings near the drums but nothing over 80cm so far as for the HWO i never caught anything but trevvors yakkas and pinkies there :/

yay pics added