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    Rod replacement - revolution inshore/daiwa freams 2500

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    Wicked Weasel w/ a Symetre or Stradic FJ in 2500 size. personally think the lower end shimano reels are better bang for buck.

    Edit: should mention i haven't used a wicked weasel but hear they are a pretty stellar stick. Own both a stradic and symetre and cant really fault either of them for their price.

    Fun morning. Macs Bonnie's landbased

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    Just a quick report - went down to my usual spot with a mate around 5 this morning. Dead for a good 3 hours other than a squid and a cuttlefish. Birds started appearing so threw a ganged pillie out and saw some fish swoop in from below.

    I tied on a plastic on my bream stick and my mate a 40g metal. In 45 minutes I spun up 4 macs and my mate 2 bonnies. Had one squid bait out earlier which accounted for the trev.

    Other than that, a few snapper, bream and a bunch of tailor around 30-35 which is bigger than what I've seen the past few months. Threw one out live and actually got a big take on it but no hookup. Quick swim and home we went.

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    First Jewie crack

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    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.

    Hopefully more to come! Just need to find a productive spot land based - think i have one in mind though just need to give it a good try.

    Congratulations bud, that's a great effort!!!

    Thanks mate - very happy - just one of those nights. Maybe full moon had something to do with it?

    A SILLY QUESTION

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    Flatties will slow down a bit during the cooler months, they are there but just take a little more work. Bream fishing I find a bit more productive in winter as with trevally - but maybe because I'm targeting them more often.

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    Rose Bay -8/3/2015

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    Yeah you'd be surprised. The moorings are enough structure in themselves, but I've found 80% of the fish I catch there will be literally on the drop off itself - so it pays to stand maybe 5 meters back and work your plastic all the way to your feet. Z-man minnows in motor oil are my to to for that spot on a 1/8th jighead.

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    Rose Bay -8/3/2015

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    For the most parts the flats are fairly featureless, but up along the drop off are plenty of nipper/worm holes - hence all the bloody rays cruising around - and you would be surprised how far out you can get, on a big tide with the low being 0.2 or 0.3 you can easily get out a few hundred meters with it plateuing at around waist deep. the weed that is so prevelant at that first little section where it drops off disappears fairly quickly. Definitely worth another crack if you get the chance, great learning ground for plastics.

    Rose Bay -8/3/2015

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    I've only found it worthwhile fishing on the shallows at rose bay and that drop off opposite the sailing club as you mentioned. Some solid lizards in there and the occasional bust up of tailor/kings/salmon. A late arvo very low tide is when I've had most of my success and I fish it regularly

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    First Squid

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    I prefer to have them ink in my bucket, have always found having them ink in the water it spooks the others for a few minutes where as if you get them straight up and chuck your jig straight back your bound to get another one or two. Not sure if others have found the same - just my observation. Plus when It comes round to it - that ink is killer burley if there's some kings cruising around!

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    First Squid

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    Mate skin it and chuck out a strip asap! Never know that will swing by. So long as you play it right the 3lb shouldn't be tooooooo much of a problem

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    First Jewie crack

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    By coincidence funnily enough. Went for a squid after work at camp cove where I had picked up a few stonkers earlier in the week. Caught 2 in about half an hour when I saw a familiar boat cruise round the point and set up anchor to try the same. It was a mate of a mate who had taken me out on his boat once previously - gave him a shout and showed him my squid asking if he was keen to have a little night session.

    Jumped onboard and tried for another half hour or so picking up another 4 squid so plenty of bait for a few hours. Cruised round to his spot at about 8:15 or so and sent out first strips down. No more than 5 minutes of it hitting the water his handline nearly jumped out the boat! After a quick tussle a nice soapie was on board - first I had seen in the flesh!

    Another 15 minutes or so and he was on again.. Another soapie, slightly bigger than the last on deck. As soon as his next bait hit the water we were on again and he handed the handline to me for a try. Being strictly land based I haven't quite mastered the art and after tussling for a while the line wrapped around my hand - went for a run and ping! Felt like a good fish too...

    Down but not out finally I see my little stick keel over - completely different fight to anything I've felt, one long searing run and some big shakes and I knew it had to be my first. Up he comes and we got silver!! Another soapie but to say I was stoked was an understatement....

    We managed another 3 on board in about an hour or so before we ran out of squid and called it. 2 for myself!

    Fish ranged from 55-68 - hopefully one to take home next time out!!

    We were fishing amongst moorings in about 14m east of the bridge. Simple running sinker to a small suicide hook, 10lb braid to 6lb leader. All on small strips or squid heads. Had by catch of an eel, some bream, some snapper and a flattie. Great little sesh.

    Photos aren't that flash as we didn't have a proper light but you get the picture...

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    Quick Iron Cove HB sesh

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    Doing some nice work there mate - they will certainly start to come in thick and fast if you keep at it. Makes me want to have a crack with some HB's myself!

    Interesting the fish caught in the shallows. I went for a little snorkel inside the shark net at parsley bay just the other week and i swear there were mullet there that must have been pushing 60cm and thick as a brick so wouldnt suprise me if it was mistaken for a little jew/salmon/barra or anything of the like. The CNY theory seems most plausible though - prob a battling barra!

    New to Sydney, advice appreciated

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    any of the S/E harbour jetties should produce. most have access to deep water and plenty of bait fish around. Watson's Bay could be a good start. Have personally only caught legal snapper at Rushcutters bay surprisingly - a few near the 40cm mark on a ganged pilchard.

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