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Hi, Just wanted people's opinion on the best conditions for walk the dog lures for bream and whiting. Sunny or overcast, wind or no wind and does either make any difference. cheers Richard

Just watched them as well. Might hit there area up on Friday. Thanks for letting me know

Definitely release.

I thought with the weather warming up I might start chasing some bream on plastics. Got to Glades Bay about 2 hours before the high. First cast into the drain I feel some resistance, it’’s gotta be a snag right? After all when was the last time I caught a fish first cast? Never. Then the snag starts to fight. Soon I’ve got a little flattie about 25 cm didn’t bother measuring. Cast into the drain again. Definitely a snag this time after all have I ever gotten two with the first two casts? Again the snag starts to fight. Pretty soon it’s two small flatties from the first two casts. For a moment I considered calling it quits with a 100% strike rate!! But I really wanted a bream. Kept casting another couple of hours. Got three more flatties largest two going 47 and 50cm. Learning how to fish 6lb leader better and getting a better feel for the amount of drag needed. in the end I probably wouldn’t have traded either of the big flatties for a bream, but the smaller ones??

The Bio Tough Squidgies seem very similar to Zmans

Great report. Why was it the drift of shame?

Congratulations Donna and Stewie. Let the spoiling begin!!

Great report. Glad I'm not the only one with a few donut's. Currently I'm blaming the Winter season, not sure what I'll do when Spring comes around

Also be aware there are less squid around in winter, but the average size in winter is a lot bigger Richard

well done, great feed!!

second photo looks like they're standing on the dog!!

the good old "one last cast"

Well done, you've caught one more than me!!

Any chance we could get some more beanies for non-boat raiders??

They get bigger!!

Boy that kingie's nearly as big as he is!!

Thought you were talking about the missus

Do you reckon I could sell it and retire??

My wife said I need to clean up my rod collection. Has I was going through it I found her old combo from 30 years ago. Couldn’t work out how to hook up my 18v battery

Really sorry for you BN Richard

Went out for a flick today on a falling tide. Generally I prefer a rising tide and with my record of donuts past few outings I wasn’t expecting much. But I reckon as long as you’re fishing you’re in with a chance. First 90 min produced a couple of hits but no hookups. Suddenly I felt weight, a lot of weight. I was chasing bream and on my 1-3 kg rod i could tell this was no bream. With the drag singing, my first thought was possibly a small king. After an intense fight a landed a 37cm trev. Boy they give a good account of themselves. Thanks for reading Richard

This is how y you tie an FG knot. The reason it's better than double uni is that it's thinner and I'm pretty sure stronger cheers Richard

If you're using circle hooks DO NOT strike. When the rod "loads" up it has taken your bait then begin to wind in. The key difference between using traditional “J” hook patterns and circle hook patterns is that you don’t strike to set the hook when using a circle hook rig. Basically, in the majority of situations you just let the fish hook itself. Initially, it can be hard to resist that natural instinct to set the hook, but once you’ve caught a few fish on circle hooks not striking becomes second nature. By not striking what you are doing is allowing the circle hook to position in the jaw hinge as the fish swims away with the bait. When game fishing with lever drag overhead outfits it’s a relatively simple process to slowly ease the drag lever up as the fish runs away with the bait until the rod is fully loaded up. For freshwater, estuarine or inshore bait fishing the best option is often to simply let the rod load up in the rod holder as the fish takes the bait then pick up the outfit and slowly wind into the fish. Just don’t fall for the macho trap of striking wildly at the fish as all this will achieve is ripping the circle hook out of the fish’s mouth before it has had a chance to locate in the jaw hinge. Once you get into the routine of easing the pressure on slowly, you will find that hook up rates with circle hooks are bloody good. Many experienced anglers claim improved catch rates on jumping fish such as billfish, barramundi and tarpon using circle hooks over traditional “J” hook patterns. Results indicate that once a circle hook is located in the fish’s mouth it’s actually more difficult for them to throw the hook while jumping than when using traditional “J” hook patterns.

What a lovely report. So adorable your son wanted to release all your fish. Hope you and all the great mums out there have a great day tomorrow. BTW thanks a lot, I can't get your name out of my head now!

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