[What Are All The Fishraiders Getting Up To This Weekend?]

With the weather looking so good would love to hit browns but got work both days

cheers

bob

[Tough Trip But A Few Nice Fish]

Slinky

The report and photos says it all. Awesome :yahoo:

Even though the weather was crap you still managed to get some good fish.

cheers

bob

[Blue Eye Cod]

has there been any blue eye cod been caught lately out at browns mountain?? thinking of giving it a bash this weekend and wondering whether it is worth a go

cheers

boutime

Boutime

Have you had a look at the lastest weather report. I think this might change your mind to something more like making up rig in the garage this weekend.

cheers

bob

[Lead For Making Sinkers]

I want to make my own lead sinkers. Anyone know where I can get hold of lead?

Glen

I hope you ment cheap lead.

I would like to know that myself as the price at the scrap lead is around the $3.20

It's a dam site more than the $1.30 you would have payed six months ago may be should have bought a few tons back then.

cheers

bob

[Looking For Cheap Lead Smelting Furnace]

Bob, what sort of dollars are we talking including freight?

Mariner 31

It is much cheaper to by it from the gun shop at wetherill park $150 it cost me with postage $190.

But this what happens when you are in a rush.

P/s sorry it took so long to reply

cheers

bob

[Kingfish Blues]

Inhlanzi

All i can say is wholly S---t that is one: 1fishing1: adventure that will be imbedded in the memories for sum time.

Cheers

bob

[Friday & Saturday - Hawkesbury River]

Laurie

Thats is

Lots of time spent and sometime nothing reel good to show for our efforts.

But us true fishos know it's the good and the bad that make us what we are man.

The weather has been s----t for the pass few weeks so this will contribute to the lack of fish but

at least you's had ago and 10 points for that alone

Cheers

Bob

[Middle Harbour Today]

Glenn

Great report

And good on ya with your pb.

Cheers

Bob

[Long Day For One Fish]

Hi Humesy

is very tuff at the moment with all the run of from the . But at least you got out there and had ago .

And for your efforts you have been rewarded with not many but one. It may not of been a pb but surely

one better than many of us have caught in the past day or so.

Cheers

Bob

[Biggist Cod To Date]

Pappy 1

That is only in my dreams

Great catch there pappy 1 all i can do is to keep on dreaming

Cheers

bob

[Georges River Blackfishing]

Geat report there Stewy

It seems to me you's had a great session on the georges once again.

The one thing that comes to mind is fresh blackie and beer.

cheers

Bob

[Friday Arvo,sat Mor,sydney]

hey raiders went out friday night for a bash at the flattys at a new spot the spit

got there at 12.30am and found a good moring on the east side

5.5 hours later we had 2 flattys and a brecky bream

heap off throw backs and a big run that is still going west with 50 meters off 6 lb fire wire atached

that run was at 4.36 am for all the jew nuts

at dawn went for a run around south head to the stinkpipe for zip thought give north head a wack

spun up 2 slimmys between the heads in 30 meters deep they were sitting at the 10 to 15 meter mark and way spred out

mate goes green [pussy]so we head to Q POINT and drop the pick[little did he know i was feeling a bit crap to] pick up 2 flownder and 1 small flatty 1 bream

then the super yakkas show up

being one who must catch what i can see out come the bait rods

for the next hour we had one off best little sessions this year man i love the big yakkas and more so the slimmy mac's heaps off double hook ups and more lost than boated

by 11.30 we called it a day gary

Gary

If you only caught a few slimies do not make the same mistake as many of us do and freeze them for bait.

Clean them up and either pan fry or smoke them and trust me you will not regret it.

cheers

bob

[Georges River Bream]

Hi Jay

There is one thing i would like to recommend is if you have a spare rod is to use a live crab on it.

I only ever use live crabs in the georges and have caught some thumper breams on them not to exclude the odd jewie as well.

Cheers

Bob

[7 Days In Central Queensland]

Mike

Great report you had me on the end of my seat waiting for the out come of the salmon.

I some how think that the folks in the other boat might have known your uncle better when you read the bit

(One of the other boats was heard the call "Just net him ya useless bastard!)

But all jokes aside I think the second photo said it all.

The trip and the salmon is imbedded in your memories for quite some time to come. Thats what fishing is all about the ones you catch and the ones that get away. It does not say much about your uncle but.

Cheers

Bob

[Botany Bay]

fisheroo to the site

and as other have said just do a search on botany bay and you will find heaps of help there

cheers

bob

[Georges River]

Hi Jay

If there is one man that knows the Georges and the Hawkesbury it’s the Jew gaffer.

Great to hear that his advice has lead you to some great catches.

So all i can say is go the gaffer and i hope that many more beginner’s will take his advice as i have done.

Cheers

Bob

[Middle Harbour Kings Tuesday]

Kel

Great first report.

Sorry to hear that the weather was crap but at least you where out there.

Your efforts and persistence have rewarded you with at least one kingie in the boat and a few near misses.

There is no better sound or sight than a rod buckling over and the reel sing that favorite tune zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

It some how just makes the crappy weather disappears for those brief moments

Hope to see more of your adventure’s here on fishraiders in the near future and don’t forget some pick’s as well

Cheers

Bob

[Bid And Buy Auction]

Shark Hunter

I will be there bright and early.

Will stop at the fish markets on the way in and get five dozen osyters for hubby if he's going.

cheers

bob

[Electric Reels]

Hi, has anyone got or tried any electric reels for deep drop applications eg browns?

I have been looking at Miya epoch x6 and diawa 1000fe.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Luke.

The only thing i can say is go the tanacom

cheers

bob

[Looking For Cheap Lead Smelting Furnace]

Ok Raiders

I finely got my lee pro 4 20 pot from the states and works fine except for the hight problem.

The melting pot was not high enough to get my large moulds unders it so the only thing to do

was to mod and mod i have done. So now with the mods done i can fit my 3kg moulds under it.

This pot is so good i can pour into a cold mould without choking it in the neck.

So i thought i would share some photos.

cheeers

bob

[Electric Reels & Winches]

hi guys,

some mates and i have been playing with a 12" winch out at browns, and it has handled tripple hook ups on blue eye and gemmies ok (hard work but ok..) just ordered and 18" winch, should make life a bit easier!!

livinthedream

are you talking about hand operated one

cheers

bob

[Electric Reels & Winches]

Hi Bob,

I was just interested in the types of rods you are running these reels over mate,

are the rods rollered and if so is there any issue at all with the braid running over and catching in the rollers at all?

Ide imagine braid pulling that type of weight up from a few hundred metres wouldnt be too good for normal guides.

Cheers mate

Allen

Allen

The rods i use are penn 24kg full guides. The reason why i went with guides is that the 80LB braid they make today is so thin that i was very concerned that if i went to rollers that there was a possible chance that the line could jump at the tip and jam in behind the roller.

I would like to hear from others if any that use roller rods or tip.

cheers

bob

[Electric Reels & Winches]

Aussie bob,

I have been looking into buying an electric reel i have been looking at the same tunacom 1000 as you have or a miya epoch reel.

Do you have any thoughts as to how they both compare, by the sounds of it your two will pull most things up.

Thanks

LUke

Luke

Sorry it took so long to get back to you.

I have not used the miya epoch but did look at them before i purchased my first tanacom.

The thing that turned me to the tanacom was i must say it the brand the line cap and the retrive rate.

I was so happy with the tanacom in the area of deep drop that i purchased another 3 as i memtioned I have

2 left out of the four that i had ended up with.

I would also like to add with the sale of the two that i have just sold i will be replaceing them with two hyper drive tanacoms.

Over all i can say that there has been no regret in buying the tanacom's and i have been very happy with them in all types of fishing i have put them threw.

Cheers

Bob

[My Girl's First Day Out On The Bluewater!]

Steve

Great report.

But you might find it hard to slip away for a quite fish after seeing the looks of excitement on your daughters face.

cheers

bob

[Off At Kiama]

hi all went out of kiama on sunday it was a magic day down there 5-10knots just magic well first stop was to get some livies we got about 30 yakkas in the live well then headed to the fads and the sounder was full of fish i mean a lot of dollies using ythe livies and half pillies we got stuck in the dollies in a hr we had 45 dollies in the kill tank and all aroung the 3kg mark the we went out past the shelf in chase of some marlin and yft well while heading out there i heard on the radio that a boat just landed a blue marlin 95kg i thought beaut there out there so after we trolled for about four hours no marlin but we did end up a yft weighing at 84kgs no photo yet as still waitng to get them from a mate another good day out and ill be headed out again this week so i keep u posted happy fishing

Millsy82

Sounds like a great day out and cant wait to see the photos.

cheers

Bob