Maiders

There are plenty of sharks on the all the northern beaches guys. First big oily baits, a little burly with tuna oil and you shouldn't have too many problems finding some.

Also very interested to hear any advice on this matter. I have wondered the same about the burley however I always find that my fishing is better with burley even if bottom fishing. I don't usually fish in particularly deep water though.

Depends on the wind direction as well. The wind can rip down Pittwater at times.

Where did you fish that was choked with weed?

And maybe change the braid to mono - braid has near zero tolerance when it comes to abrasion.

I did see in the paper that Fisherman's beach and the road down from the headland hosts the annual 'Esky-run' on Wednesday. I think it is a homemade go-kart type race. May be a good idea to get there really early and stay out until after it has finished! You should have a good audience if not. It looks like a bitch of a ramp if you ask me. Everyday I walk past it and see people struggling.

Whats the rat to legal kingy ratio in a normal season? It's my first summer in Sydney so I have nothing to compare it to. I hit 25 rats this morning with only 1 keeper and that only scraped into the legal bracket. I couldn't get a bait past them. Resorted to one rod with the biggest baits I could rig up!

I have just received some through online and looking to get it fitted this week. I will let you know as soon as it is in. Can take a few pics as well if you like?

I have owned boats for years and I did this exact same thing around 2 months ago! A mate had used the boat the time before me and he had left the muffs on. Being dark and in a rush to get out I hadn't been as thorough as I should have been with my checks and didn't spot them... I felt like a grade A pr@t.

The old timer got his first yakka smashed by a decent kingie within literally seconds of it hitting the water. I was holding the line ready to pop it in the d/r clip and nearly lost a finger! You should have seen his face priceless - just hanging on for dear life. 30lb braid and 40lb leader + pensioner who hasn't fished for 10 years = no chance. God damn first strike rules. Grabbed a few bonnies on bream gear and headed back in time for breakfast. Bit sloppy out there and too much to drink last night!

I am taking my Dad out tomorrow. It will be his only day on the water before he heads back to the UK next week. Will be trying to put him onto a decent kingie but I know he will love the surface action and throwing some lures at bonnies and rats so I am sure we will have a good day. Just checking the bait and tackle now. We wIll come up with a game plan when we get out there tomorrow morning. I am itching as I haven't fished since the 22nd Dec (I can't cope with the hustle and bustle on the water!) Where are you heading out from Capt Mac?

This topic has gone very quiet...

There is one for sale in the for sale section. Not sure if it is still available or not. Might save you a bit of time. More time saved = more time fishing!

Bonny strips seem to be doing pretty well at the moment. I had 2 on bonito when they wouldn't touch live squid, squid strips or yakkas. Nice work.

I have a Yammy 40hp 4 stroke. What are you putting it on? Mine is only a 4.1m tinny and it pushes it along pretty quickly. I have also have had Yammy 4's back home on heavier glass boats and loved them. If you need any info I can help you with then drop me a pm?