camjojosh

kulch, Go to any boating beach in summer and you'll see plenty of boats pulled up on the beach like this. Its no an issue for your hull. Also, if you think about the force put on a hull pounding through chop at 60-70kmh then I really think you're being paranoid. That being said, I wouldn't use my backyard to swap trailers unless my house backed onto the beach... ... I'd say there's more to the story than that.

Funny you should mention that... I just pick up half a dozen online for $9.95.

I think we know who ate all the pies.... fat bastard Salmon!!!

The day started at Tunks Park boat ramp at 5am. A quick launch and out to Balmoral bait grounds. The Lowrance showed bait fish everywhere and within 10 minutes three of us had filled the live-bait tank with medium sized yakkas. Those small ones are hard to come by at the moment. Fished North head for two hours for zip. Anchor got stuck and rope snapped trying to retrieve. There goes my $300 Sarca Excel. It was only 4 weeks old.... ... I really need to buy a reef pick. Without an anchor we were destined for a day of drifting and trolling. Caught bucket loads of pinkie snapper off the bottom of South-Head with two going over 40cms. Drifted live yakkas, and brought in several huge squid but were unable to net them, and they had no interest in my squid jigs. Eventually I pulled a jig apart and tied the spiky bit onto a half eaten yakka. That got one in the boat. Also had a mammoth Sgt Baker take a live yakka... never seen that before. Then fished the Quarantine station for several undersized flat head and 1 legal at 44cms and 2 flounder just over 30cms. Trolled a couple of 12cm Yo Zuri lures from the quarantine station, to north head out and around the coast to Manly then back again. One hit off the NH point that ran before chucking the treble then nothing. Finally headed home about 2.30pm with a feed of snapper, flathead, flounder and calamari, all caught on fresh peeled prawns. No Kings but not bad anyway, and the yakkas were released to be Kingy-food another day. Im out most weekends in Aquaholic so if you see me say hi. Cheers, Cam

My 2005 Haines Traveller TC 170 (and the wife....)

Yep... I've always got yakkas off the middle island on Balmoral beach. First light they are in plague preportions. Berly and sabiki rig or small handline and you're in. Use a live bait tank or aerator as they don;t last too long otherwise.

Bloody bone-heads....

Yeah... I saw the same whales. Awsome.

Headed out early last Saturday (4.30am) and pulled some yakka’s at Balmoral. Not a squid in sight. Fished a wreck I know around North head, and pulled in this King after about an hour and a half (just on the 70cm mark to fork). Two more were hooked in the next hour with 1 busted off on my snapper rod (10lb Braid), and the other pulling the hooks. Planning the same session tomorrow morning. How’s the Spit Bridge for early morning squid at the moment? Anyone been pulling any. I should be passing through about 5am.