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Well done, we went NE out Port Hacking fished allover the place but could only get 5 Flathead. It was hard work staying comfortable in the boat with the slop and cold winds. Good catch dogbox

Hi guys I'm taking the wife and cousin out Saturday for a bottom bash, but I'm indecisive of where to go. I'm thinking south port hacking or north of botany bay. Maybe Bellambi Hoping to get your collective thoughts and if anyone else is out tomorrow. dogbox

I went out yesterday of Botany Bay to the sth canyons. We set the spread at 200 fathoms water temperature 19.5 head east water lifted to 21.9 at 800 fathoms. Then traversed SE back to the 200 fathom line. We caught one 8kg yellow fin early in 400 fathoms temperature 19.8. a few other boats caught around this location. Radio was busy with sizable fish at the Kiama canyons. lots of birds flying around didn't see any bait. Traveled 110 NM. Long day dogbox

I have a sms on my phone with a picture my mate left botany yesterday went 5-5-2 130kg bluefin and one at 100kg

Yep that was the spot dogbox

Bait we used is the imported squid from the USA and this i put on the rig dogbox

Hi Raiders hoping to start a thread that talks about any new attempts to better your catch. I am have been a traditional buy your bait and stick it on your hook fisherman for most of my life. Ive tried soft plastics but I cant get used to it. i respect those who do it. But a few months ago I went fishing with a guy who introduced me to his home made micro jigs. I was impressed that his micro jigs where made of some of the items out of the dump bin at the tackle shop and stuff from spot light. These caught fish. So i started thinking about how I might make improvements to how I fish using bait and lowering my fishing costs. The cost can get pretty expensive. The last few months I've been playing around with using inexpensive items that are quick and easy to assemble that I can say "have improve the number of fish I've been catching." Here is a picture of a something I have added to my paternoster rig, a plastic squid, a bead to shape the head and a 5/0 or 7/0 hook, I still use a small amount of bait on the hook as an attractant but even when it falls off the squid attracts the fish. Ill have to keep experimenting with different colours and see what works best for different species Is anyone else have any experiment ideas? dogbox

Great report i love a good snapper session dogbox

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Went out with my wife Monday sth Port Hacking after reading a Fishradiers report about the Flathead on the chew. On the water at 10am, Water temp 20.5, little westerly wind, no swell. Freezing cold I barely thread the line through the hook eye. We did four drifts from the 30m to 45m depth and by 1 o'clock we had we had reach our bag limit. The average size was 50cm with a few 70cm models. What made this trip different the number of small Flathead where nonexistent. Did a quick trawl around the cliffs for a O, plenty of bait and birds around. dogbox

Hi guys any reports over the past few days I'm going out tomorrow dogbox

We caught the Fingermark about 40min drive south in the gulf. A reef that is on your chat in about 3-4 meters water 1.5km off shore. We also caught plenty of Fingermark up Pine creek. Dogbox

I started experimenting with burly about 20 years ago and used tuna oil but after years of trialing various methods i no longer use it. Instead I now use burly that is mixed according to what i want to catch. When i go river fishing for bream i use chicken pelts with sand and mashed up hawkesbury prawns in an onion bag . When i go snapper fishing I use chicken pellets with smashed pilchards or mackerel mixed in. Whatever your burly mix make sure it reflex the bait your using to what you want to catch. Your local fish monger maybe able to help you with additional supplies to add to the mix Dogbox

Very nice catch. Good to hear I'm arriving for a few days fishing on Thursday. Dogbox

Just came back from Weipa Gulf of Carpentaria coast of the Cape York Peninsula in Queensland after a few days fishing with the wife and daughter. It was some of the best fishing in 25 years since I traveled the Kimberly in WA We caught, Fingermark, long tail tuna, cod, mackerel, sharks, Barra, Mangrove Jack and some I cant remember the names of. Here's a few snaps.

i went out on Tuesday went to all my GPS marks i have for flathead between Merrys reef and Wattamolla for one keeper water was really dirty and 22 degrees We trawled along the cliff and spent a few hours off nth Marley headland catching big salmon, bonitos and rat kings up to 60cm dogbox

Yes mate I was out yesterday nth of browns 200 fathom line lots of flying fish and didn't get a touch either. dogbox

Hi Guys looks like we are preparing to go wide tomorrow anyone heard of any action, anyone else thinking of heading out dogbox

I was at a competition on the weekend of the 12th 13th with about 27 boats setting out from Bendalong.<br /><br />Over three days the most successful boats caught Flathead up to 80cm and sharks in about 40-60m of water directly off the Sussex inlet and nice snapper around the bommies sth of the outlet in 15 mtrs of water.<br /><br />Few leather jackets around green island<br /><br />A few boats ventured sth of Ulladulla but where less successfull<br /><br />Dogbox

Hi guys I'm currently down Sth coast at a comp. Water is dirty after the floods and can't find the snapper. Any tips on locations or tips would be handy. Located Bendalong water temp 17.5 Dog box

when ever I've been out i try a few of the river spots on the way out or back from going outside. Georges is very quite at the moment even though there are fish on the sonar Have seen a few people reportedly catching soapies around Revesby boat ramp but I've come up with 0 in this area Water seems to be every cold dogbox

Thanks for your best wishes Still coming down from the high lights, what lure i have no idea but Nathan said it was the one we got the 13 kg Dolly on few months back. I know nothing about lures I just by what looks good dogbox

Went out on Sunday with my mate Nathan in his 5.5m fiberglass Turn out of the harbor through the heads took a wave over the nose we both questioned if we would continue to the shelf. Persistence paid off and we started a spread at 300m trolled around the car park at browns listening to channel 21 sounds like some great catches on the bottom and plenty of sharks in the chum trails. Headed SSE zig zagging looking for bait or blips on the sounder at about 15nm from Browns we elected to head east just after 11am the water temp increased from 19.9 to 20.3-4. The shot goes OFF!!!!! the biggest rod real set on the boat bent over 90 degrees, we both looked at each other with a stair that seem like an eternity. Then the brain started working and we knew we had to get happening, get the other lines in store the rods out of the way, wheres the belt, all while the reels screaming taking line !!! Then who's going to suite up for this, neither of us wanted the responsibility of loosing it. Nathan steps up, belts up and cant get the rod out of the holder, together we eventuate all set up, Fight on!!! Next 30 minutes of stand up fishing sloppy seas driving back and forth port to starboard fish planning down letting line out driving away WATCH THE PROP!!! it was all going down. Nathan "get the gaff i have colour" I pull the gaff out "u call that a gaff" that's for landing a 4kg salmon. Then it happen BIRDS NEST we got one chance to get this fish Nathan wraps his hand around the leader halls the fish to the surface I go in with the gaff, GAFF in fish shaking mad, both of us wrestling on the side of the boat we landed it "EPIC" absolute high lite of my life. 35 kg YFT Dogbox

We headed 15nm SSE of browns Temp break 19.9 jumped to 20.3 Hooked hp 35kg Yellow fin will post dogbox

We going to, two boats call sign dog box and fin Finder have the same plan