Flickn Mad

Hi Arthur, I like to use smaller poddys about 2 inches long max if I'm after a feed. I seem to get a lot more hits than a 3 inch poddy. If u are after big flatties then go as big as 8 inch livies. I use a running ball sinker ( as small as you can get away with)on the main line down to a swivel and 2 feet of 12 to 20 pound fluro. Use a hook to suit the bait and I like to pin the poddies through the roof of the mouth. That is in through the open mouth and out the top. I aim for between the start of the two wight line in the roof of the mouth, The bait can breath but will not drown. Poddies don't like being dragged backwards. They cast well and I hook most fish in the mouth. If you are getting poddies back with no tail or bitten in half it is going to be tailor and Likley not big ones, so I wouldn't be to fussed with the stinger hook( just my opinion). hope this helps

Hi Novice. About a week ago we trolled up a bonito only about 10 meters from the rocks. The interesting part was the two large kingies that chased it up. So yeah, there are still a few worth chasing.

Mmmm can smell the bugger from here!

Easy one. A lemon shark! We fished outside the hacking Sunday. Same haul of just legal blue spot but a couple of cracking flounder.

What an experience. You just never know what a days fishing will bring. whats the bag limit on humpbacks at the moment?

Thanks damos, I am fairly aware of my own and my yaks limitations. It's good to know it's a reasonable launch spot. I will send you a pm when I get the chance to head down there.

My experience of two stroke bikes was of no torque until you hit that nasty thing called power band. I might be a dinosaur and I am sure modern two strokes have a broad power band. Back in my day there was a reason you hit the ramp "on the noise" with a two stroke where the four bangers had torque right through the rev range. Much more fun chucking wheelies on the XR 600 than the kx 250. Or maybe just less scary. Horses or kilowatts.

I must have had a different type of two stoke!?

Looks similar to a juvenile dolphin fish. But it's a long way from home.

Thanks guys! My lovely wife bought me the kayak for Christmas a few years ago. I occasionally get frustrated with work and family commitments and seeing my boat next to the house every day and seldom having time to use it. The yak gives me options when I get a window to have a fish. Living in western Sydney finding spots that are sheltered yet productive and not too far away is the challenge. i saw long bay when cruseing google maps and thought squid, snapper, kings and Bonnies may be good options. I think I will give it a go some time soon. I will post on here when I'm gunna go and see if anyone what's to go for a paddle. Dam good old days. Makes me wonder what my grand kids will think of our experiences in another 50 years

Yes it is there that I am referring to.

Hey fellas, I only have a cheapy sit on top kayak. I have mostly used it around Pittwater chasing squid and bream. It's hard work paddling a great distance due to its short length. i was wondering if any one has any expierinces putting in at the north side of long bay. I have only only seen it on google maps but looks like a good spot with access to some good water. Pelagics hopefully. Any input or options would be appreciated.

You can eat them if you want. But they have very little meat, I would think maybe 30% of a prawn of the same size. I recon you would be waisting your time and prime bait.

Yep, it's definantly a bird!

The evolution of fishing and the joys of sharing our past time with the new and old generations is the best. My grand dad taught my dad plenty, my dad taught me plenty, then by the time I was in my early teens 30 years ago I introduced my grand dad to fishing for flatties with those mister twister things. The suprise on his face when he watched the fish follow his lure through shin deep water and belt it at his feet. 4 pound mono on a 6 foot ugly stick. Now im gunna have to find the photos to show my boy. I'll see if I can put them up here.

Hey mate. As the others have said, a small swivel will sort out line twist, allow the lure to work with the best action and give a smooth surface for your line, no sharp edges from the split ring. A well tied locked blood knot well lubed and carefully tightened should be near bulletin proof for most situations.

I took my 5 year old son down to the shoal haven to visit my oldies on the weekend. I have been doing my best to get the young fella into fishing with a fair bit of success. He has wound in a couple of bream I hooked for him but he insisted he had not caught one yet, just wound them in for me. He jumped at the chance to head out on the river with me and his pop. he had a ball pumping nippers and accidentally on purpose falling down the holes left by the yabby pump. Back in the boat, I baited up a light rod for him, he gracefully flicked out a 15 meter cast leaving his pop looking very proud. Within 10 seconds I see his rod tip tap. Then double over, well maybe not double but enough to watch him freak out of his little 5 year old mind. I got one daddy I got one. with plenty of advice from a very excited pop and proud dad he gets a good dusky to the boat. 40 cm of dusky in good current he was blown away. I don't know if I have ever seen him me or his pop more excited. I believe in keeping things pritty real with my boy so I asked him do you want to keep it or let it go. A conversation we have with almost all leagal fish. He likes to let most fish go. But he turns to his pop and says can you kill it and we can have it for lunch. No problem. He went on to catch four more flatties unassisted only one more legal though. Others all mid thirties though. We kept 3 fish all up, pop dropped one good one over the side trying to measure it, good one pop. wind came up so we pulled the pin. fresh flattie fillets for lunch, yummy. young fella reckons he wants to catch a marlin next! You gotta love big dreams. He doesn't know yet but I am already starting to plan on making those dreams come true. It might take 10 years but big dreams and a bit of planning and you never know what you can achieve. ps I am spewing I won't get the chance to post my boys expierinces on fishraider much longer.

Is there a minimum size for spangles in nsw

That's a beautiful fish mate. Good on you for putting in the effort. Trout on fly from a stream is high on my bucket list.

It's all good fellas. Posting at midnight after a few drinks its easy to get fired up. Ask about how many tradies have had their Utes Brocken into, our livleyhood put at stake by these scum bags. some €|€|># broke a window of my truck and emptied the entire contents into the grass so as to pick and choose what they wanted. And no exaggeration 3 meters from my bedroom window. I park in front of my house up a battle axe drive way. You can't see it from the street. All we can do is hope carma or the coppers serve up some justice.

As a tradie I find that a bit agrivating. Does your neighbour take the boat out in public? I don't know, maybe fishing or some thing. Probably uses public roads and all. Nah, must be scumbag tradies!

Nice little sesh mate. What were conditions on the rocks like.

How did you know it was a black woman?

Where does the idea that really big female flathead are obsolete come from, do they not yealed a heap of eggs. Regardless the reasonable chance to catch a metre flatty I would have thought might be a fantastic selling point for rec fishing. The more rec fishers the more influence we might have in fighting off the ever growing ever devious animal liberationists.

Nice feed mate. Don't you like eating nanny fillets. One of my favourite!