[Fishermen rescued]

what was the big noise that caused the crack for the boat to sink ???, a great white torpeodo from the depths, who knows the story is still young, the first thing i would of thought of if i was in that sitch is will i get eatin tryin to swim to land by a bullie or white or what ever, i was once stranded in the washing machine bay with a flat battery that i didnt know at the time(first boat) i know better now tho, same time of night, we yelled for help in between big ships goin past, it was only the fifth time of yellin, we got help from a fellow fisho headin back to the ramp, these blokes were in a much worse sitch ofcoarse, its against the law to ignore signs of help isnt it, if not it should be......

May not be illegal, certainly immoral. They were at heightened risk by fish at night according to the new rules and should have all had jackets on anyway.

[Question On Leaders.]

My leader lengths depend on the weight and type of lure fishing I'm doing.

I am assuming that we are talking about lure fishing here. My heavier gear has leaders around 1-1.5m.

My lighter rods have more and my big plastic rod has only 600 - 800mm.

I always use a flouro-carbon leader but I am sure that sometimes this is over kill.

I fish mostly for flathead and feel that if I get below around 1m I start getting less strikes, particularly in water less than 1.5.

Water colour/clarity though plays a big part.

Can't help but thinking though that at 4-6 kilo your aiming for Jews and bigger flatties in which case, I have been hammered lately on 15 and 20lb leaders and I am now fishing 30 on my 4-6kg rod.

Can't tell you how frustrating it is laying in bed thinking what if?

As hazza suggested find a good knot to match your braid and leader as the braid will cut through really quick.