Ryder

Looks good. Limited onstreet parking.

Yes thats it

Maybe next to the flying sqadron Kirribilli I wil be down that way tomorrow, I'll check it out.

Sorry Chief , Maybe he won't see this.

I was waiting for your weekend report. I was beginning to think you struck out. Silly Me, you guys smashed it out of the park again. That a great picture of a Kingfish, the blue and yellow look awesome. Great work. Ryder

Using mono has been suggested, I had the FC from casting plastics, so I've been using it. I do run a 6 inch stretch of mono between swivels. I have changed to using an alvey TCS, at first with Dango using the side cast. Twisted line became an issue. Until I perfect the centrepin cast, I have been using braid, no twist but no stretch. I was probably asking for trouble.

Mate that is a fat fish. You may have a record breaker there. Well done.

It was a bad batch of FC Rock 6lb. I run it from the swivel to the hook. I wasnt using any lead on the leader, I rarely do maybe one shot above the hook if the current strong.

Longfin Perch

It will happen, just a matter of time. And it will be fantastic.

They replaced it with the same.

Nice one. It's great to see. You are always trying new things. Pink is my favourite colour jig. You are bound to lose a few. I wouldn't be targeting Jew/Kings on 3lb, not to say you can't. Haha, ask Gianni.

That's a great session. Pity about the size, but you can't have everything. I have heard of the technique, using a handling and a stick, but never tried it. I'm happy you got your first, and sure there will be more to come. Well done.

Hi Raiders, I'd been losing heaps of fish because of dodgy leader, it was tested and replaced. Today I got to test it out for a short session. The fish were there, but not taking the float all the way down. So I shortened 6 inches. Next drift, good down, pulled the hook. Then another good down with no hookup. Finally I got on to a fish, the leader held, and I played him out to the net. A fat high 30s fish. I follow it up with 3 more, one undersized, which was immediately returned. I failed set the hook on a few fish, I put it down to the hook size. I lost my last good hooks with all the broken leaders from the last few trips, and I only have hooks that are smaller than my usual. It's nice to be back in business. Ryder

After the recent passing of the cult figure, people are Spocking the $5 note. From this. To this.

I'm a sugapen fan. With surface walked you have to pause for bream, for whiting no pause, they lose interest.

The Cooks keeps producing the goods, such a pity about the pollution . For edibles you could try around the marina on the SW side of the spit. Get in early and get a park in Clontarf the street behind the viaduct . Easy beach launch. Big fish.

That's not a bad bream, any fish is a good fish . Haha Just wondering , the fish you saw could have been another lost Barra? It coincides with lunar new year. We saw a big orange carp, dead, off Rozelle Sunday.

Oh so close to being a keeper, I'm sure it won't be long before you crack the 70 cm mark. It's obviously a pretty good spot, you got more than one. The bigger one looks like he had a chunk out of his back. Solid bream your brother got too. Well done.

Great session mate. I love that your mates dog eats them. Imagine that, haha.

I agree with PatW, they are few and far between, but it doesn't stop me having a go. Most of the jewfish in Sydney don't come off the beaches, they come from the estuary systems. Here is a link to an ongoing DPI research project . Be sure to click on the newsletters. It will give you an idea of when, where and how many are being caught by dedicated fishos. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/researchangler

Mate they agreed a bad lot, and replaced it with the same. I probably got it in November, so the new one shouldn't be from the same batch. I haven't had the chance to try it yet. I am taking onboard the advice, no sand on the hands when tying knots. Always have a hand wash bucket. And like Iceman suggested, using a uni rather than a locked half blood knot to reduce fiction. The store I use doesn't stock vanish, for the same issues I had. Hopefully things are different next time out. I was fishing another new spot, privately owned, and it could have been a great first session.

Cheers, they're a great bunch of guys.

Probably not your target, but that's a pretty good result. I wonder why so many big ones are in the same spot. Spawning? Do you think the bust off was a Jewie or a shark? Glad you bent the rod a few times.

Thanks guys, I took it back to the shop. They tested it, and it was dodgy. They replaced it for me.