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Maybe if all goes well hit the Hberry system and have a good look see mainly for Hairies and Jewies Cheers inhlanzi

Spectacular !!!! Well done to you all ... Cheers inhlanzi

Good stuff ungry warnie Well done on the yfin ... may there be many more cheers inhlanzi

Drool, slobbber, omg!!!! You did it Congratulations Andy Loops You have a truly magnificent rig there. Just wait till you see how she performs offshore!!!! I have fished a fair bit on the 225 Grady and I can tell you the Whaler is heaps better. May you have many happy hours in her. If I see you out there I will be sure to come over and say G'day Cheers inhlanzi

Hello jewgaffer You can send them to me. Have got all the software necessary. I sent you a pm with my e-mail cheers inhlanzi

Red crocks at night will bring the Jewies on the bite! Good stuff there Humesy. If you are after a good tough rod for Jewies look at the Wilson Live Fibre Texalium Spin series. Anything from 8kg up. Tips are still sensitive but you can put serious pressure on the fish. They are a bit costly but I think well worth it. I replaced all my ugly sticks with them and there is no comparison. They allow you to really put the brakes on especially if you are in amongst the moorings or near the rocks. Cheers inhlanzi

Thanks for the info Netic cheers inhlanzi

Thanks Netic Just one last queston Were they "circle" or "J" and how was the hook attacked to the yakka cheers inhlanzi

Nice Jewie there Netic May I ask what size hook/s and what kind of trace and rig you were using? cheers inhlanzi

G'day Raiders Managed to get out last night for a a few hours. Went out with GofishPete. Thanks for the outing Pete. Decided to give Cottage Point a good go with pillies. Sadly the hairies didn't come across out baits. Headed back to the ramp at about midnight. Met up with another Raider there who said that one of the boats had caught about 20 fish...!!! So I'll be waiting to see who, what, when and where. cheers inhlanzi

Hey Tony Soprano Yes mate I did draw it. Much easier for me to explain things with drawings than words!! cheers inhlanzi

G'day Shark Bait Here is the bridal rig yakka with the elastic band. cheers inhlanzi

"ten twenty fish a plenty" - is what an old timer said to me... Good stuff there jewgaffer A lot of info to digest. I have been looking back at my fishing log books and there is a trend, for me it seems to be when the big high pressure cells come in. Have a look at this URL for an idea on the pressure. I find it quite usefull as far as pressure goes. http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/nmoc/latest_...IDCODE=IDY00050 cheers inhlanzi

Excellent work guys That is a magnificent fish!!! You must be stoked cheers inhlanzi

Hey Sharkbait Fishing in the Hawkesbury the best Jewie bait is FRESH Hawkesbury squid no doubt. Dead or alive. The double hook rig with the sliding snell is the go to catch the schoolie jews up to 10kg but not for the big fellas! If you tell me what size Jewies you are fishing for I can give you a pretty good idea on what to use. I use many different methods with live yakkas. I think they are great as live bait as they are a very hardy little fish. I find that different size yakkas suit different kind of rigs. You can clip the dorsal or pectoral fins and different ways as well. (Depending on current ) You can use single hook and double hook rigs. You can use J hooks, straight hooks, circle hooks and treble hooks. Make sure they are sharp. Sizes from 6/0 to 14/0. Check that the eye of the hook is well finished and there are no burrs on the end that bends back and touches the shaft. This is especially relevant for the snell rig if you choose to run the leader through the eye of the top hook. Use good quality leader and learn some good knots. You can hook them in different ways ( this is dependent on how strong the current is and how many rigs and how far out they are ) Here are some hook combinations and placements 1. Behind the head in the "shoulder" 2. Behind the dorsal fin 3. Top Lip 4. Top Lip next to the eye 5. Under the skin next to the dorsal 6. Bridal rig with elastic band through eye cavity 7. Double hook rigs with the head facing backward ( top hook behind dorsal bottom hook in shoulder ) 8. Double hook rigs with the head facing forward ( top hook through top lip bottom hook under skin next to dorsal ) 9. Double hook rigs and the second hook not attached to yakka ie free 10. Single trebble behind dorsal Add to this different ways of attaching sinkers ( different sizes and kinds ) and swivels and you will have many ways to fish a live yakka... If you don't have a live bait well no worries get a "keep net" and just toss it over the side of the boat on a short rope ( about $15 ) they rust but should last the season. Many other fish will take a well presented live yakka as well. The biggest lesson I have learnt is - the simpler the better hope this helps cheers inhlanzi

Gday Jewgaffer I fish the Hawkesbury a lot ( mainly for Jewies ) and I have had the same thing with my hands from time to time. I have to take very good care of my hands as they are the tools of my trade so most of the time I wear gloves. This has helped a lot in the last six months. Two of my fishing buddies who also fish the hawkesbury a lot have the same problem. One of them had it so bad that he could not even close his hands for about 12 hours. I have tried to research this a bit and have asked my mates where and when they were fishing. The Hawkesbury basin, using bait washing your hands in the water a lot These seems to be the common to us three. My other mates hands get so bad that he has to go home early on some of the longer sessions. His hands get very dry and the skin cracks at the joints on his fingers and thus becomes very difficult to fish. One possibility for this condition may be that when you pull up the anchor rope stingers from jellfish may be stuck to the rope. I say this because my one mate who got this condition was deckie on my boat and did all the anchor rope work. We both used the same bait and both washed our hands in the water. He was the one who got the condition. Another reason may be the chemicals that are put on bait to keep it "fresh" - especially prawns. I also think at times there is a lot of very nasty stuff ( pollution sewage etc ) in the water!!! So now I will only work with bait if I am wearing gloves. I find the good quality washing up gloves are the best. I also have a few dry towels on board. As others have said get a Doctor to check it out. Good luck with those hands cheers inhlanzi

Also went in today and picked up some of their sherpa thermal underwear for the freezing nights on the Hawkesbury. They also have gloves, sockwarmers, scull caps and balaclavas in he same fabric. 20% off if you are a Fishraider going to the hairy social!! Cheers inhlanzi

nice one cheers inhlanzi

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Great catch there Cid especially on the yak ...well done cheers inhlanzi

All I know is the opposite of INVESTMENT is BOAT ... cheers inhlanzi

Yum yum yum ... nice to see a report about a fish being caught!!!!! Good little bag there Buster and co well done I expect you had a good feed off of that lot cheers inhlanzi

Yahooo a report about fish being caught - well done Mako Cheers inhlanzi

I have also fished on Marlin Blue with Ken. Very nice boat and he knows where to go. He is an excellent skipper. We fished hand lines in some "holes" and got reds and coral trout. We then trolled for tuna, spotted mackerel and small marlin with garies and lures. The main fishing grounds are a fair way away from the island. It is a very beautiful place. We were picked up from the island we were stayin on and dropped off at the end of the day. I fished off the island quite a bit but with not a lot of success. Mainly small reef stuff. Cheers Mike

Hey Kiwi Dan If you tell me what you are fishing for and where you are fishing I can give you a pretty good idea on what to use. I use many different methods with live yakkas. I think they are great as live bait as they are a very hardy little fish. I have caught Kings, Jewies, Snaper, Flathead, various sharks, stingrays, squid, big Tailor and Hairtail on them. If find that different size yakkas suit different kind of rigs. When I set my livies I set one straight under the boat and one say 30m out and then I send one way out 100m or so with a balooon or float. This also helps a lot less tangle ups. I use Baitrunners as this helps if you get a big hit and the fish takes off you can set the reels to baitrunner mode very quickley and most of the time you will have a good chance of getting all your gear back. I recently had a 20kg jew cross over and take out three of my lines and I quickley set the reels to baitrunner mode and was able to retrieve all my lines intact and the bloke on the boat next to me was able to get his jewie! As netic says if the yakka is too frisky you can clip the dorsal or pectoral fins an different ways as well. You can use single hook and double hook rigs. You can use J hooks, straight hooks, and treble hooks. You can hook them in different ways ( this is dependent on how strong the current is and how many rigs and how far out they are ) 1. Behind the head in the "shoulder" 2. Behind the dorsal 3. Top Lip 4. Top Lip next to the eye 5. Under the skin next to the dorsal 6. Bridal rig with elastic band through eye cavity 7. Double hook rigs with the head facing backward ( top hook behind dorsal bottom hook in shoulder ) 8. Double hook rigs with the head facing forward ( top hook through top lip bottom hook under skin next to dorsal ) 9. Single trebble behind dorsal Add to this different ways of attaching sinkers ( different sizes and kinds ) and swivels and you will have many ways to fish a live yakka... I can go into more detail if you tell me exactly what you are after. hope this helps cheers inhlanzi