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Thanks silvo!

Hey guys, what's the general chat channel offshore?

Never had much luck at Coogee mate, there's usually alot of weed in there. Try Maroubra, should be a few salmon and flathead around. Good luck.

Well done boys! Two of you Being camera man, deckie, skipper and on strike. Blokes can multi task.

Mate, had the same thing out of JB last week. Cubed and got marlin but no tuna. I'll put up a report soon. well done on the light leader.

Had plans to tow the boat down to bermi for the week with my best mate from the country and put him on some big tuna until I realized the comp was on. I'm not sure how much the comp will stir up the schools and effect the fishing for the following week. The weather doesn't look too bad starting Sunday from Syd down to bermi. Might make the shorter trip to JB instead.

Ha ha, " The vibe is extatic around the wharf. And its only me and my mate." brilliant. Great post champ.

Great post dude, most inspirational I've read for a while. Well done.

Hi Raiders, I'm about to begin setting up for offshore game. The targets will be tuna, sharks and small marlin. I fish out of a Haines signature 5.5 with a Honda 130 and 100lt of fuel so I'm able to get out wide enough and take extra fuel if weather permits. My heaviest rigs at the moment are 6500 daiwa excellers on saltiga rods, they are spooled with 60lb braid. I use these on some of the offshore reefs jigging and live baiting for kings. I also troll skirts and divers with these which they are fine for. My plan and approach to conquering another species using a new technique, is to gather info, gear up, then get a pro out with me to show me the ropes. The knowledge i've gathered so far has lead me to the following understanding; The reason for new rigs is the need for line capacity while using mono, which is needed for stretch on strikes from larger fish, and when fishing with around 900m of line i'd rather be dealing with mono. Im currently looking at Daiwa 50w reels as they are in my price range but a little cheaper than Tiagra's of the same class. ( and i love my Daiwa gear, salt and fresh.) I Haven't looked into rods too much yet but will probably get some 24 kg outfits built which my old school LBG buddy swears by. I Have out-riggers and am looking to run three rigs at a time when starting out. I'm looking for suggestions/advice on the spread combination in regards to rods and reels. Do you usually run the same size all round? Charters i've been out on have used a larger rig shotgun to the rest such as a 80w. I'm assuming they were running a larger lure off the larger rig in the hope that the bigger fish would take it. Any advice is greatly appreciated. Cheers Hoods