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mate thats commitment going before work. Great fish. I bet it made the day go quicker...you would have been buzzing all morning.

Thanks for sharing. I have been thinking about heading out and trying my luck again but can't bring myself to after the terrible session I had last time.good see the fish still there. Your boys done well.

Caught Saturday arvo

Pm me when you are keen to go.I struggled for a bit but I git help from centerpin (Geoff) and another mate who us skilled in the dark art. It takes time and different places need different methods but you pick up bits and pieces as you go that help next time. The new Wilson rod makes it more fun as the rod bends like mad.

Thanks guys. I went down on sat and caught a few monsters on the weed and managed a decent trevally when I flickcked pilchard out.

I got a Wilson rbf 1206 I think the model is. Its 12 ft and cost 99 from bcf. Its that whippy I can almost bend it on itself. Its a single piece.

I ended up getting a 12 wilson black fishing rid. Its long and whippy which is what I wanted. Now all I need is an alvey. I use ths egg beater byt it feeks a bit unco

Good stuff. Most of us probably let the wind beat us today. Good move giving the other bloke a go.

Decided to hit up a known spot at the bottom of the tide yesterday in Wollongong. It was an amazing day, we could see taylor, kingies and salmon chasing bait fish on the surface and the water was clear. At that moment I was tempted to abandon my blackfishing plan and throw one of the pillies I brought "just in case". I decided to remain committed to my quest and the fact that I could see some big blackfish lurking made it more tempting. I have only ever been blackfishing a few times all of which were with Centrepin or another mate. I did have one solo effort but it was a complete stuff up and I left lake Illawarra empty handed whilst all the others around me were bagging out...but not yesterday. I have learnt a lot from all the missed hook ups and poor set ups I put myself through. Yesterday I rigged up with a mate and we went for about three hours. In total we bagged 8 fish and dropped twice as many. It was an dd experience as the water was clear and we could see some of these black monsters taking our weed. I wasn't getting much action at first so decided to extend my trace my 2 foot. This was the first time I have rigged up with an adjustable float with the results being an instant hook up. I was pretty stoked as it has taken me awhile to A find a good spot and B set myself up to the point I can catch them myself. I now have a weed spot, a fishing spot and the right rig....I now just need a rod with a soft and flexible tip and I ripped a few hooks out of their mouths. All in all it was a great day.

Hi I need a new rod and I want to get one specific fir bkack fish. Can anyone recommend a brand and model that will serve me well? All the rods I have are solid and rip hooks out or break line.

I have heard its been going off. Im not skilled enough to go on the weekends as its often cheek to cheek with little room for an off target cast

Just letting you all know the northern wall will be closed this weekend. Pkct put a notice on the entrance road last week.

Where at mcauleys? I have caught some solid salmon there.

Thanks for the report. Did you notice if the gate was locked or if anyone was on the break wall?

After consulting Google images I believe I did eat the wirrah. Funny they look so similar yet taste so different.

Wollongong on the reef. Big brown thing with what looked like blue spots. Very similar if not the same as in the picture above

How do you recommend cooking them? I catch them regularly and wasn't a fan of the taste. In saying that I oven grillef it at the request of the boss . maybe pan fried could be better?

thats all good. I worked out where you are from the first pic. A mate of mine used to fish there but only heard of decent catches but never hooked up himself. Very nice area there and you to have some luck. thanks for the post

Is that macquarie riverlet?

Hi all I'll be returning from holidays in a couple of weeks and am keen for a fish. Has anyone had any luck at hill 60 or the port break walls? The bonnies and co should not be far off now.

Newb question What's the cost to register a tinny and trailer each year? (Roughly)

I used to get heaps in the rivers off lake Illawarra. As mentioned above, long shank bread and/or dough but I put it under a float. Got a 50cm plus mullet on a kids rod once.

South end about 50 meters from where to rocks start is the spot.i got my pb there.

What a waste of life. Would have been an old timer at that weight. Hope they did something useful with it.

I have never seen a fisheries officer in 5 yrs of fishing. This won't stop thosr idiots who call tbe wife to come colle t a bucket full of blackies then continue catching buckets more.