Robinsoi

Great report and some nice fish caught, well done I have a Sienna 2500 too and it's a nice little reel for the price. It's funny when you take the Mrs and even kids for moral support and they say they are getting cold in humid summer conditions .... I think it's their way of saying they've had enough and want to go home. Keep up the great work

Well done and great work!! It must have been very difficult with the ferry in the equation but you stood your ground and cashed in under pressure .... top stuff

Great report and very nice fish caught ..... well done and good on you for only keeping what you need for a feed Thanks for sharing and keep up the great work

Better luck next time for sure and good on you for helping out the father and son with their gear, I'm sure they would have appreciated your help

Well done Great way to get off the mark for 2012 and good on you for releasing her. Keep up the good work!!

Great report and good on you for smashing your PB It's surprising that a massive bream that size didn't put up a fight. Keep up the good work!! Thanks for sharing Ian

Thanks mate, I just thought I would throw in my first comment for a bit fun as I do all my fishing land based and obviously don't have access to a sounder which would be good. Thanks for the update Kooks! Kind Regards Ian

Top report and great catch!! Congratulations and well done

Is there such a thing Kooks?

What about the function for land based fishos in particular whereby you point the phone towards the water where you intend to fish and you get a screen display just like that of a sounder displaying water depth, schools of fish etc

Well done on your catch and good on you for cleaning up the mess made by other inconsiderate fishos who tarnish the sport and who are largely responsible for the decision to ban fishing on public wharves ..... it takes little effort taking your rubbish with you and disposing it appropriately.

Great report and even better fish Thanks so much for sharing and good on you for letting the big mamma go.

Nice catch It's great that you are taking your little boy fishing. I take my young kids land based fishing and it is a rewarding experience. And yes I can totally relate to the negotiations needed with kids for catch and release and the 'bum bum' comments on your signature block.... I have found that if you explain to them that if we let the fish go we can catch it again next time when it is bigger after it has eaten its vegetables. I've even had my little boy run off in a wild fit after I threw a fish that he caught back in the water. Keep up the great work

I'm certainly no expert in this matter and am not pretending to be but I'm just applying a bit of common sense here. Yes fish move around so a fish caught east of the bridge may have spent most of its life west of the bridge so if you are going to apply the government's rule of not eating fish west of the bridge you might as well not eat them at all from the Harbour or Parra as you can't guarantee where they have been unless of course the fish have abided by the Stop signs under the water as mentioned Musty above!! So probably common sense prevails and as mentioned above if the fish, the water and environment look healthy then eating fish in moderation caught in these locations would be ok. Also, a lot of the tinned fish in our supermarkets that many of us eat comes from overseas places like Thailand, Malaysia etc and our water ways would have to be cleaner than theirs. Besides, we are probably doing more damage to ourselves breathing in traffic exhaust fumes, eating junk & fast foods and the associated chemicals and preservatives and sitting in front of a computer screen and I would say we do this far more regularly than eating fish. All the best Ian

Hey Guys, Check out the clip below which includes fishing on the eatern side of the rail bridge and they got a nice one. I've tried flicking a plastic around land based without any luck on the other side where the river branches into Wolli Creek. Does anyone know how far up the Cooks river the mulloway will travel.... what about the bridge on Illawarra road next to Steele park .... is it worth a crack at throwing plastics around the bridge pylons land based?? Any other spots for land based catch & release mulloway fishing?? Thanks heaps Ian

I've seen both shows and I think it's well presented and easy watching. TVS normally repeats its shows during the course of the week so check the TVS program to see when last night's show will be repeated if you want to see it..... something to look forward to watching on a Monday night.... beats all the Amercican crap on TV.

That's a classic catch alright .... the catch of the season Thanks for sharing and good on you for letting him go Well done & Congratulations

Great report Kelvin Congratulations on those massive monster kingfish Thanks for sharing

Thanks heaps for your replies guys..... what a great site this is, there is so much to learn about fishing and I don't think you could find a better source of information anywhere. Fishing with your kids or even other people's kids for that matter is such a rewarding experience. And sharing with them my limited yet rapidly increasing fishing knowledge thanks to this site makes it even more rewarding. Yes Gary, the food chain affect certainly is working... thanks mate And yes, the flatties were caught under a float and at first I was surprised as well, but it was just after low tide and the water was not that deep maybe 1.5m and I set it so that the bait would be just off the bottom maybe 30cm and the flatties pounced on it. Adding a float to the rig when fishing with kids intensifies the excitement level when it gets sucked under And to top it off releasing the fish back into the water and seeing them swim off while waving good bye to them with your young kids is just as rewarding as catching them Thanks once again Ian

Great that you are fishing with your daughter and what a bonus you came home with a feed of fresh fish .... good on you and she'll never forget this and I'm sure you won't either. I take my kids fishing for fun and to have quality time with them it's such a wonderful experience

Hello Raiders, This is my first fishing report and I'm fairly new to this site so please go easy on me Firstly, I must say this is a top sight and it's great to see so many experienced fishos with years and even decades of experience sharing knowledge so freely. Special thanks to Brickman (Gary) for the great tips you have given me on this site Last week I decided to have some one on one time with my young daughter so I decided to take her land based fishing behind the old Rozelle Hospital in Iron Cove. Her brother who usually comes along was unfortunately sick at the time and stayed home with mum. This is the area of the Cove that Jewgaffer mentioned in one of his many highly informative posts when he was helping out a Fellow Raider with land based fishing spots .... thanks so much Jewgaffer for sharing your spot Anyway we got there late afternoon on a low tide threw out a berley bucket and things were quiet at first with the odd small bite every now and then and my little girl already wanting to go home as there was little action but as the tide started to come in a little things picked up and bites became more frequent resulting in more interest from her We were using a small pillie fillet under a floatie with no weight eagerly watching in anticipation for the floatie to be sucked under by something (big of course). Then all of a sudden the floatie disappeared under and I told her to quickly wind up some line to get it tight and set the hook and next thing she's onto a nice flathead 38cm With all the excitement and with this post in mind a remembered to take a quick snap on my mobile and we sent Mr Flathead on his way to fight another day. Sorry for the rather poor quality of photos as the camera in my phone is not that good .... Very next cast the floatie disappeared under again and we could'nt believe it and next thing she's onto another nice flathead. At first I thought it was the exact same one that we had just released but upon closer inspection it was 1cm longer than the first one and went 39cm Another quick snap while using my pen torch as a flash in the quickly fading light and we send him on his way. This is what we caught from the same spot using bread under a floatie a few weeks back that went 33cm ..... All fish released to grow bigger, produce little ones and to hopefully provide other parents the memorable experience of catching fish with their kids. With the sun setting on the red horizon we headed back home all smiles and my little girl had a tale for show and tell at school the next day with illustrations to go with it All in all a lovely afternoon and a wonderful way for a parent to spend some quality time with their kids. All the best Ian

Nice report and solid fish. Thanks for sharing and you also kept the Mrs happy with some fresh fish for dinner. Keep up the good work

Hey Gary, I just saw this today sorry. You have since answered my questions thanks very much greatly appreciated. All the best Ian

I'm certainly no expert and relatively new to soft plastics but I have caught a few whiting and flathead with the 80mm squidgy wriggler in bloodworm colour on the lightest jig head possible. But then again i've heard that flathead will take just about anything. Good luck

What a fish!! That sure is a great catch Congratulations