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Greg,
Gotta love pics of kids getting good fish. Well done man. They can share in their Dad's obsession eh? Great pics too - what camera/lens combination is it? Very wide angle lens/semi fish-eye. Like how the blue in the sky comes out too - did you use a polarising filter?
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Joco,
Braining the jewies in Chippo again! Nice pics there. Maybe you'll pull a shark in one day after reading sightings in Chippo lately ...
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Whoa Breambucket - what an amazing session - thumper bream and a kingy on poppers too!!
Might give the topwaters a go tomorrow morning if it doesn't rain. Have seen kingys in the shallows off Quibray Bay - might chuck a popper out to it next time
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iMick,
Can't imagine the chill you must have felt when you saw the fin breaking the surface. I've also read through some of the shark reports and stories in another post in this forum.
I bumped into an old-timer while chucking some lures at Chippo at the end of Hollywood Drive. Can't vouch for the authenticity of the story but according to him, apparently Chipping Norton Lakes used to be a bit of a recreational hot spot in the early 1900s and the area at the end of Hollywood Drive used to have fun fairs, etc. Quite glamorous apparently (hence the name Hollywood Drive). And, shark attacks in the area did happen as there were a lot of people swimming in the lake but we don't hear of them anymore because very few people go swimming there now ...
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Hey Breambucket,
Congrats on your placings in your first ever comp. Can't imagine the nerves seeing 80+ boats with 160+ anglers all looking to catch the same thing!! Sorry about the dropped fish but finishing in the top third of the field is pretty darn good.
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Donna, Stewie and the rest of the moderator team,
Thanks for putting this 'example' up. Most of us never see the behind the scenes work you guys put in to make this site honest, real and free of rubbish!
pmak
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Greg,
Great video clips man.
Noticed the use of the interline rods - good investment? Am unsure whether to take the plunge - does it make a big difference to your fishing?
pmak
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Great report Basscatcher. 8 straight days of fishing! That camp setup looks great. Would've been great father and son time too. Thanks for sharing your trip ...
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Joco,
Still getting the Georges River jewies and you've been keeping busy with other species as well! Interesting with the double jointed hard bodies. Those entrance flatties are very impressive. Well done on feeding the family. Must have been a great holiday ...
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Great to see you guys had a great day out. Bream and flatties first followed by kingies!
Joco, you are learning from a master and I can see your fishing is improving all the time. Just leave some fish in the bay for us mere mortals to catch eh?
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Congratulations. That's a Sydney Harbour GT you've got there!
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Hi Fellow Raiders - stumbled on a promo for the new Downscan Fishfinder from Lowrance. Used to be an add-on to a HDS unit but this looks like an integrated unit in a lower price range - approx $450 for the B&W (Mark-5x DSI) and $800 for the colour (Elite-5x DSI). Hope a fellow Raider puts up a review or some feedback on these units. I so want one of these ...
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Kelvin,
Have not seen any reports from you of late. Was wondering what you were up to - very clearly doing lots of fishing!
Your catch rate shows the depth of understanding you have for the all aspects of the fishing game, from location, time, technique, rigs, etc. Very grateful for the reports you've shared over the years.
pmak
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Dan,
Those are monster bream for surface lures. Can only imagine the surface explosion and screaming drag something of that size can make.
Looks like Slinky had a great time too and learnt a few things in the process.
Top report.
pmak
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Basscatcher - congrats on the topwaters in the Georges. WB has been quite of late - methinks the season for topwaters there is a little later due to the colder weather we've been having (or that I'm a lousy fisho)
That i-pilot is amazing and is on the top of my list if I get a new boat - imagine spot lock when it's blowing a gale and you're not busy trying to avoid crashing into the snag you're casting to
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Pete,
Great to see your topwater success. Those reddies are pretty decent too! I've just got back to the office and am catching up on all the reports.
Hope you've got your boat issues sorted out.
Have seem to lost my mojo and could not muster up any trevally at the usual haunts lately. Maybe the season has passed. Have been to preoccupied with crabbing lately to give topwater luring a go.
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Whoa monster whiting you've got there. Have pulled a similar sized one before in Kogarah Bay which I thought was a small jewie!
I have a feeling you might have been busted off by tailor or snook. Have had it happen to me before - good fight and then line goes limp! Both tailor and snook love flickbaits.
It was definitely you I saw a couple of weekends back off Kurnell - recognise the flash Skeeter top. Was making a beeline back to the ramp when conditions got a bit choppy. Will definitely stop for a chat next time...
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Congratulations on your first SP jewie! It's now upgrade territory for you ...
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Man, that's a great bass. Love the hand and toe hold shot.
You might want to consider a simple camera attachment to the kayak that would allow you take a pic of yourself using the self-timer. On the other hand, forget about it if it gets in the way of your fishing. That's more important right? ... -
Hey Breambucket - you always manage good fish in blowy conditions! That's a cracker trev mate and looks like you got a fair bag of bream too. Would've been great fun on the silly string ...
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Wooh! What a read - can sense the effort you guys put into the trip. Sorry it didn't turn out the way you wanted
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That is one fat carp man. Must have been excellent fight on such light line. Well done ...
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Just re-read the report Greg - that must be amazing out of this world fishing that really tests the best of your equipment.
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Great pics. That's a lot of rowing man. Flyfishing from a kayak too - is it more difficult being lower down? Look forward to pics and report of your chunky bass to come ...
You might want to consider a simple camera attachment to the kayak that would allow you take a pic of yourself using the self-timer. On the other hand, forget about it if it gets in the way of your fishing. That's more important right? ...
Glad the traffic incident didn't turn out for the worse.
HB fishing in Woolooware Bay
in Saltwater Fishing Reports
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Hey Basscatcher. Some good fish there. What HBs were you using? Not many WB reports this summer I've noticed.
I've not hit WB much this year as well and have found little surface action in the bay so far. A bit disappointing as last year was quite fun with surface walkers.
I'm going to try again this weekend and see how I go.