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Go for an ETEC. Not sure what size you require, maybe around the 30 HP mark? I have a 4 stroke mercury, and traded it in for an ETEC. Fuel economy, noise level and performance are excellent. Give Craig at Huett Marine a call. He is a top bloke and knows his stuff.

Congratulations Karen. That is one huge blackfish. Biggest I have ever seen. I bet it put up a great fight.

But I am a tough skipper All by the book. If someone is going to drive me around in a boat and have my life in their hands, I want to make sure that they are well qualified and have the knowledge to do the job.

to Fishraider. I would also lve to see the fish as well. At 51cm, that is going to be one big blackie.

Gone mine today from Maritime. Also picked up a logbook for my wife Janet as she wants to do her boat licence. New requirement now this logbook thing for learners.

Great couple of shots. Was wondering where all the water had gone. Thought for a minute that it was due to a drought. Hope the fish survive ok.

Well done guys on catching some great fish.

Great photos Ray. A 20lb flattie Grant, what a sight that would be. How long would a fish like that be?

He is a whopper of a drummer. No wonder you had trouble with hooks and leader. never caught one myself, but they are known to take alot of effort to stop.Well done.

Well done Lil Slinky. Nice looking flathead.

I bet you can't wait to take her on the water. Looks awesome. Well done on a great job.

Yes, go the doggies. Very proud of them last night. Most people wrote them off after last years performance. They bought some great players and what a turn around.

Hi Ray, you might be surprised to hear the ratio between artificial weed and real weed is about 50/50. I use a 2 hook rig, with both a weed fly and local weed, and they both get equal amounts of fish.

Hi jewiehaven, to Fishraider. Looking forward to your future reports. I am sure you will learn alot of information from Fishraider. Enjoy the site.

These are the flies that I use. At the moment, I use the one on the right which I got from GoFish. Other times, I use one on the left that I got up here. Both work a real treat. As I said, I use two hook rig. One with local weed, and the other a weed fly. Hi Mike, I miss fishing at our spot Mike. I really enjoyed the times we fished down there. Hope you get into some great fish, should be jewie season down there. If you ever come to Forster, sure to catch up for a fish.

It's all about the weed, the good weed Got plenty of the stuff Stewy. Seems to be plenty of it around here. Just wish the blackies would take the hint. I'll let you know Slinky was has been working for me with a shortage of weed. I fish with a 2 hook rig. One for weed, and the other is a weed fly from Gofish. Believe it or not, I have had heaps of success with the weed fly. My first blackie up here was on a weed fly, caught in front of Roberta. She couldn't believe it. It is interesting with 2 hooks to see what the fish take.

Went for a blackie fish yesterday for a couple of hours. Not much was happening, even though I could see plenty of balckfish. Had a few downs but they were hard to hook up. Still a pleasant afternoon on the water. Our resident dolphins decided to show up, and at times were only a few feet away. Caught a couple of fish, with this one been the largest. Still good fun. Also a couple of pics of Forster, and it's famous bridge linking thw twin towns of Forster/Tuncurry.

I have to agree that I find the gulps better as well. I haven't had any success with the slams, but the gulps seem to get hit. I find the slams a more stiffer soft plastic than the gulps. In fact, some are just like hard rubber on the hook. There is a jetty in Forster which houses aome big leatherjackets. When I threw in the gulps, the jackets would just destroy the palstic, with only a hook left. I threw in a slam, and it did not get one hit. It was a very interesting result.

Congratulations Ian on reaching 2000 posts. What a great effort

Great work pappy. Shame about the cod not showing up, but a great result with the redfin.

Great haul of fish. I'm very jealous. I wish they were biting like that up here in Forster, been very frustrating. Great effort!

It is amazing that a ship that huge can float on water.

Lucky bugger doing this trip on a yearly basis. Love the 3 reports. Some cracker fish in thise reports.

Those sharks were pretty big. wouldn't want to fall in. another great report.

Great report and well done. Those Gt's are huge. I bet they give you a run for your money.