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    PB Sydney King

    in Catch Brag Board

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    Thanks fellas , it really was epic , we probably had about 10 or so minutes of mayhem before he was in gaff range . I thought the gaff was going to pull out when I went to lift him . We didn't think it was that big at first , thought around 18 kg then we had him weighed a couple of times to be sure.

    I am sure that we have all hooked these beasts before a few times but they have always drilled us in the reef. This fish had rubbed off the skin on the side of its face.There must be a few of these around , getting bigger every year .

    Cheers

    PB Sydney King

    in Catch Brag Board

    Posted

    Thanks guys , he was caught on a squid , long story about the fight and what happened but too long to post atm. Cuttlefish ink is good berley though , we gat another at 12 and one at 10 kg too. All happened so fast , they were definitely fired up.

    Early season Kings

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    G'day Meg126 ,

    Yeah these are Northern beaches fish , with the squid I find that the bigger the better , whole and live. I don't have a downrigger and not sure if you really need one.

    If you know where to look for kings then just sit at anchor with the baits at the right depth and the kings will find them 100%. Fish with a 2 hook rig and with your drag locked almost pliers tight , not kidding.

    All the best.

    Early season Kings

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by Slink

    Took a good mate out last week aiming to get our first kings for the season , managed to get a few squid then we hit our usual piece of reef and deployed our live squidlies , within about 10 minutes my mate grunts that he is on. I wound in and readied the gaff. He got a 10.55 kg off the bat , nice now he can relax. He waited about 30 mons , had a beer and gave me a chance to hook up. No good , I said to him to drop another squid , saying I bet you hook up straight away. Yep he did too , another about the same size. I was now getting anxious having seeing him land 2 good fish and me gaffing them too.

    Well it took about another 20 mins till I had a sudden bend in the rod and I was on , got him in the esky at about 9 kg.

    We had a crack for a bit longer before deciding to call it quits having enough fish and headed back to the ramp to clean up.

    Great arvo session , good to get one early and now ready to upsize. Looking for the 18 kg plus now.

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    Rope splicers

    in Boating

    Posted

    Thanks fishingphase , I am not sure if it could be cut off and spliced again as the fibres might have tightened too much bit it would be good if someone could look at it and let me know. If not then I will just try one of your knots, which one do you prefer ?

    Thanks mate

    Rope splicers

    in Boating

    Posted

    Hi All ,

    I have double braid anchor rope which is unreal as any knot comes undone really easy and it lays very well in the boat. I also have a cut in the rope that needs to be repaired , do you know anyone who is able to repair this type of rope ?

    Cheers

    Fads tomorrow

    in Gamefishing Grapevine

    Posted

    Hi All,I am going to be heading to the Sydney north fad tomorrow then looking around for traps.Pretty much just a look around and a exploratory troll as I haven't been there for months.Is anyone else going ? I will meet you out there.CheersBrad

    Knife sharpeners

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Hi Brad

    Don't forget that there can be 4 or more 'grits' available - even in the steels (tho they are 'striations' not actual grit!) & one of the coarser ones would probably do what you want with your knives. I have 3-4, all various levels, with the final one being almost smooth & depending on how blunt the knife is, choose accordingly.

    When you use those 'pull thru' thingies, they usually put a fairly steep heel on the blade (same angle as the cross over bits on them) whereas a good 'sharpen' should have a more sloping heel - and they stay sharp longer, just requiring a touch up on the smoothest steel occasionally, just to re-align the edge.

    These 'finger' type shapeners are also good for the 'final' touch on knives - they range from the mid $20s & up. This is a Gerber one.

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    Good luck! Nothing better than a sharp knife!!

    cheers

    Roberta

    Thanks Roberta ,

    Are those gerber ones good for a sloping heel ? My steel is practically smooth , it does an amazing job , but the knife has to have an edge. I know you love your knives (ha ha ) me too.

    Thanks alot

    Brad

    Knife sharpeners

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Thanks fellas ,

    I will look at the knife shops and ask around , Leo I dont need a 2 or 3 stage sharpener cause I finish them off with a stone and steel combo to keep them razor.

    Thanks again

    Brad

    Knife sharpeners

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    Hi All ,

    I have quite a good collection of kitchen and filleting knives . I have had these for about 7 years now and have always used a good diamond stone and good steel to keep them super sharp , trouble is that they have lost their edge and need to be ground down a bit on the edges , what are you guys using ? I know that there are some good sharpeners that you "pull" the knife through but I dont know the best brands.

    Any feedback is appreciated.

    Thanks

    Fishing for Yellowfin

    in Gamefishing Tackle and Techniques

    Posted

    Thanks Mako ,

    When I do go to Browns I launch from little manly or roseville but I do want to try the waters east of palmy , I am in the process of getting a spread of lues targeted at yft so I can get out and troll around looking for signs of feeding fish. Its so hard starting out , giving it a go and hoping that you will come across fish. Where are the bait holding canyons north of palmy ?

    Thanks again for the feedback mate.

    Brad

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