CarlRak

Great report and a few nice fish, congrats.

Love your reports, great fish too.

Sounds like a great session.

Awesome fish, thanks for sharing.

Hi Steve, I'm far from being any kind of expert on the subject but I reckon the hardest part of the equation is finding the fish when they're in the mood to feed or already feeding. Not choosing the gear to use. If you fish for a species in a particular environment or using a particular technique eventually you come to realise the kind of gear you prefer for the task. Sometimes this takes a while and lots of trial and error. If you think the squid rod and line you are currently using is adequate it probably is. Just have a go with what you've got. Maybe take the two outfits you outlined above on the same trip or any other bits of gear you have and play with each or mix and match bits n pieces. Hope that kinda helps Nibbles

Or caught a bigger tailor and put a big hook in it's back. Cheers Tom, was on a 1/4 head.

It'll ruin your sleeping pattern and destroy your social life - but there's always an opportunity. Hehe. Cheers mate. "Unfortunately" - are you kidding? I'd do some awfully uncomfortable things for a 115cm model. Better start using bait. Thanks Scratchie, love looking at them too. Thanks, gonna employ some JDLBPCM techniques soon, will update you.

Cracker sesh! Any caught using the JDLBPCM?

Raiders, A well-credentialed member told me a little while ago that if you can find the bait you're half-way to finding the fish. A couple of nights ago I was on the north side of the harbour again, mid-tide running out. Thought it was worth a look. There was bait everywhere, frenzied, agitated, hitting the surface. Thought there might be something bigger underneath. Grabbed a rod from the car, tied on a big plastic and about five casts in I got hit. Nice little fish at 63cm. Cheers Nibbles

Hehe.

Which ever combo she likes best. Take her shopping, see which one is most comfortable for her or which colours she likes and she'll be more invested in the experience. If she's comfortable with the gear, likes the decision she's made and has been part of the process she'll fish harder and longer. And that means you will too.

That's a really good report, well done on the fish and I hope the tears have dried-up.

At Brookvale, Manly, for sure

Cracker fish!

That's awesome!

Lol, thanks mate, certainly weren't the target though

Thanks Hope so, so many hours already, but it's enjoyable.

Thanks boys.

That's an awesome report, with some great catches.

Must of been heartbreaking....my condolences.

Hehe, just had me in stitches.

Ah, thanks for that.

Cheers. They're a bit of a nuisance. Have to keep them away from your other plastics, bit of a struggle to get them onto your jighead nicely. But they catch fish..... Hehe.

Thanks. Got them on a 6" Zman Swimmer.

Raiders, Found myself on the north side of the Harbour about 10 days ago with a tide change approaching. Decided it might be worth a flick around a well-known spot. Managed an almost pigeon pair of flatties in two consecutive casts, the first going 55cm, the second 58cm. The second one didn’t like being hooked very much so he gave me a full jump out of the water as he approached the bank, but on a 20lb leader I wasn’t much concerned. Then an hour later the tide had almost completely slowed, a shower was passing over and I got a much softer take followed by a more spirited run. A few minutes later a pair of glowing eyes came through water and I performed a little fist-pump of satisfaction. I’m sure the possum I had for company earlier was laughing at me from his tree. Fish went 64cm. Cheers Nibbles