Mr Squidy

Yeah great show youfish, knows his stuff. Eagle Hawk neck is actually down in Tassie, one place on the must fish list....

Good discussion point Jim, something I'd love to hear more peoples thoughts on as well. Last few years i've started venturing out to the southern FAD in my 4.5m half cab chasing Dollies when the weather is ok but not keen to venture much further in my boat due to the length of time for the run back in. Two winters ago a mate and I tried cubing there abouts in winter in hope of some fin, had one good fish (at least 30kg +??) come right up behind the boat and take a pilly but spat the hook. Getting a fish up behind the boat on the very first trip chasing them has given me fair hope that you don't have to be one of the boats heading way east of Heatons to have a realistic shot at nabbing one. Also, summer just gone I was catching Dollies within 100m of the cliffs off Marley so if the currents push them in that close why not the Tuna?? Cheers, Rich

Nice little jewie there stewy, even with the cold I'd prefer to be out there than crawling over the cooks bridges in peak hour traffic each morning...

Something to wet the appetite of those chasing fin at the moment although good luck stopping a fella like that on 24kg stand up.... http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/monster-bluefin-tuna-weighed-415kg-5362827 R

Thanks mate, good to know they do exist down our way anyways. Well done again. R

Hey Mate, nice catch on the Trag, I've been wondering if they were about's anywhere off the reefs down cronulla way but never come across them down here. Do you see them often? Cheers

Scarier still if you're in the water... Especially with the boat possibly reversing on the fish still.

Nice Jew for the Hacking. I'd say more likely a nice Tailor did your damage, those teeth go through fish backbones with no trouble so a cuttlefish aint out of the question and certainly a lot more of those abouts than bull sharks in the Port.

Top fish again Stew, going to be hard getting excited about catching schoolies back here after that. Well done mate.

First one is a red bigeye not a bullseye. Every year a few seem to show up and i've pulled a few from the Hacking on bait over the years. http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=68989&hl=bigeye#entry482086 Second ones interesting. As for random catches on blades I had a mate on board one night who pulled in about 5 or 6 yaka's on his blade which i've never seen before or since. R

Works great from a boat, less so from the beach unless you have some seriously amazing beach rod holders. Best bet is make sure the drag is light enough that it can slow the fish but wont pull your holder from the sand. Try the sand spike rod holders rather than the old PVC tube, these have a lot more strength in them. Once that's in place its just a matter of making sure it doesn't spool you while you work the other rod as hard and quickly as you can. Even still its certainly worth making sure that only one of your outfits has a shiny new stella hanging off it.... R

HI Raiders, In about two weeks i'm off to Europe for a mates wedding in London and then looking at spending a month in Europe bouncing around between England, Barcelona, Berlin, Morocco and Iceland. Whilst buying a new travel pack the other day I of course couldn't help but also pick up a little pfluger five piece, 6'6" 2-4kg, travel rod which i'm planning to bring along just for some fun. I think the most likely spot i'll have time to flick a line for a few days will be Iceland for either Cod, Halibut and the like in the ocean or Trout, Arctic Char and Salmon in the rivers/lakes although i may get a spare day or two in one of the other spots as well. So, the big question to all the raiders out there is what lures should I be taking?? I was thinking at this stage of maybe three packs of gulp with a mix of maybe some crabbies, a squid vicious and a 6" Jerk Shad and then a couple of vibes? Whats everyone's thoughts? Also, if any raiders have ever fished Iceland, especially around Reykjavik, then i'd love to hear any advice!! Thanks in advance guys and if i do manage a few unusual captures over there i'll be sure to post some pics. Rich

Hi Mate, saw an episode of You Fish on TVS recently where they were trawling for squid. He basically just put the boat just in gear for a second or two then knocked it back to idle to keep himself slowly moving over the area. They pulled a few so it can be done. I've certainly had a couple of times where I've pulled up to a location and cast back into an area i just motored over an hooked up almost straight away so i certainly dont think the motor bugs them that much if they are in the mood. As for those 50g jigs might be better for use in deeper locations to get you down. Working them in the shallows I think you'll need to keep them moving far to fast to really work them effectively.

Was looking through the Australian Museum website today and came across these clips of Jewie schools. Nothing amazing but I'm sure some of the other Jewfish tragic's will find them interesting as well. http://australianmuseum.net.au/movie/Mulloway-on-the-HMAS-Brisbane http://australianmuseum.net.au/Mulloway-Argyrosomus-japonicus/

Basically i reckon its important to have an outfit with plenty of flex and good finesse for squidding. Firstly, because squid jigs are barbless its really important that you can maintain constant tension on the line when bringing them in which can be hard on a heavier outfit which the squid will struggle to put much bend in. Also, when the squid pulls back a lighter rod will have much more flex to act as a shock absorber against the pull. Because of these two factors you will loose a lot less squid due to the spikes slipping or pulling out on a lighter outfit. Secondly, if you are using light jigs (often a night around lit up wharves and the like where you may want to keep the jig higher up in the water) then you really can benefit from the finesse of a lighter outfit where a heavy outfit will make working the jig correctly quite tricky. All that said a dedicated Egi rod such as the Sephia should be designed to provide this even at the slightly higher weight range of 3-5Kg. What you dont want is to end up squidding with a 4-6Kg snapper rod that will be just that bit too stiff. Hope that helps. R

Some good advice there already. No doubt for me that Yamashita are the best Jigs going if you're happy to spend the $$ on them. What jig is best really depends on the where and when but as a good starter I'd recommend maybe picking up a Yamashita 2.0 in an orange glow body for night time work around lit up wharves/jetties and a Yamashita 2.5 in the natural range with a gold body for use in day time over weedy ground. Between those two you really cant go wrong. R

Yeah, they are certainly addictive little suckers hey. And there's always that new colour/style of jig there to tempt you. I've used a mates Veritas a few times and they are certainly a nice rod, dont know anything about the reels on those combos though. If you do grab one for squid don't go any heavier than 2-4Kg. Also, you may want to remove the link and store references as they are not site sponsors and I'm sure the Mods will have something to say on that otherwise. R

Tried it once on a camping trip. The number of bones in those things is off the scale, had to cut up about 6kg of carp to get about 200 grams of boneless flesh. Soaked it in ice water for a couple of hours to remove the muddy flavour. Wrapped it in foil with carrots, red onion, beans and red thai curry paste and cooked on an open fire. After all that stuffing about's it still tasted like crap, just glad I put the veggies in so between them and some rice i still had a meal. Certainly wouldn't recommend to any one to bother eating those things. Throw them up the bank and be done with them. R

HI Raiders, thought i'd post a few shots of my Prowler Elite 4.5 that i've pretty well finished pimping out. Additions include a sounder, nav light, live bait pump, sealed switched battery box including with charging points, crate which attaches with fastex clips just in case of a roll, forward scotty style holder, extra rear rod holders, anchor trolley, home made rod leashes and finally some sexy decals to finish the job On the Shoalhaven above Talawa damn. Beer'o'clock fishing/camping on the Shoalhaven Squidding on the Hacking. Battery set up. Rod leashes. Crate setup. Transducer.

Great stuff mate, good to see an Aussie over there teaching the Europeans how to get something other than carp!!

Nah, looks a rubbish boat to fish from....

Yeah, Wonga rd, Yowie bay boat ramp or Wally's wharf are your closest options. Otherwise if your yak is light enough you could carry it down to lilli pilli baths.

That's worth getting a drenching for. Top fish.

Ouch!! I'm always amazed fishing jetties how many people just leave there rods sitting like that. Berkley make a clamp on rod holder that works well on any jetty with square rails to clamp it to and is only about $20 i think. I know its a bit late for that advice now though... R

Yep, a red bigeye. they are supposed to be deep water fish but I've pulled a few out of the Port Hacking over the years and there have been a few other posts on here of people pulling them out of similar spots so they definitely do seem to move into the estuaries and rivers at times. R