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I wouldnt mind giving the gulp a go, Ive only tried squidgies so far but gulp seems to be a bit more popular. What sort of action are you using for them? As for your shark it could have been a little whaler or maybe a bullshark if the water was murky. If it was either of them I'd watch out they can get pretty agressive.
Same acton and all, just quick jerks that would immitate a prawn.
O yea my mates reckon they saw one to 2 meters about a month ago, and i have heard stories that they go up there.
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Im interested in a career in aquaculture, mainly fish farming.
I was wondering if anyone has/had experience in this field and what should i expect, now i have looked for places where i can study and it seems that if i were to study i would have to move North to Townsville or South to Tasmania as im located in Sydney this wouldn't be ideal but if i have to i will, so my question is does anyone have any hints or tips in how i can hopefully break into the industry?
I have done some reading and there are Oyster farms at Towra point and i hear that there are fish farms there aswell but im yet to read about them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The bigger one went over 4kg and 69cm long, didn't measure the smaller one.
choad:
Good guess, but it wasn't the wedding cake, coz we fished landbased.
Cheers
Even better!
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Thanks for that, yea i had a go last night fishing structure on the run out tide, had a good pickup but it got spat, im still yet to master jews on bait and plastics seem a lot harder, im guessing you strike the jew as you feel the hold unlike you would if you were fishing bait.
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Great post thanks mate, yea i was thinking stickbait as in like a 7.5 inch sluggo or something similar?
Maybe a stupid question but how would you troll a livie or something similar?
Thanks mate, im ignorant when it comes to trolling and things like that
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Fished SWA (Port Hacking) today with plastics along the edges on the run out tide, was fairly quiet, however the were whitebait schools working the surface.
i managed one 65cm flattie and went thru about a pack of Gulp! as the tailor were ripping them to shreds.
Has anyone else noticed that there are heaps of undersized tailor in the river (20-25cm)?
The Gulp! has really grown on me i mainly didnt use them before as i didnt like how they would leak in my bag, the fish was taken on
2.5' shrimp in Nuclear chicken.
I also spotted what i believe was a small shark that was cruising the surface along the channels, it was brown in colour and would have been 2ft max, as i wasn't close enough to identify it i have no idea what it could have been, any ideas?
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Great stuff, how big did they go?
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What lures are working atm for Kings , bonnies and other pelagic, i plan on trolling some lures around Jibbon and Bate bay.
I was also just wondering what i could do in terms of gear to try and eliminate line twist.
Thanks
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Who follows these size/bag limits seriously?
Every 2nd LB fisho i have seen have had at least 1 10cm snapper in their possession, id rather there be checks on these ppl before increasing the size limits.
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Went to Botany today for a family day on the water and we also put some hats down for crabs. I caught 1 crab today. The water in botany though is not very inviting for my wife and kids as we usually picnic at bundeena and the water there is crystal clear.
My question is do you get crabs in port hacking ( im pretty sure you would ) and where would be a good spot to place the hats. Today was my first attempt so i am pretty new to this crabbing thing? Any help would be much appretiated?
Thanks!
No its illegal to trap them, however there certiantly are blue swimmers in the port hacking
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Yea my favourite atm is Powerbait i didnt vote Gulp! because the pack leaks and i barley used them, but the gulp i have used has been very good!
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I've only been using lures for bream for about a year now and yep, I reckon more bream have been caught on HBs than SPs to date. But there are probably other fishos who are the opposite. HBs have their inbuilt action so even a slow roll will catch fish whereas SPs have to be worked a lot harder to attract a bite. Catching more bream on HBs probably reflects my laziness and lack of persistence with SPs.
Cheers.
O ok, thanks for that, yea i have only just seriously tried using plastics like 8 months ago and last week i landed my first Bream on them, only small went 23cm but bloody hard work!
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im heading out there today...the hacking is always a struggle for me in the fishing stakes...
Good stuff, the Port Hacking can be a struggle but if you study it, there are fish to be caught, Read the paper today and they reckon that there are 20kg+ jews being pulled out of there.
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Good stuff, do you find that the bream are easier to get on HB rather than SP's?
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Good work mate, where im fishing its finding extremely hard to get anything of decent size.
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Hey all, was thinking of heading out to Maianbar tomorrow morning to fish the flats. Does anyone know how that area is currently fishing?
I'm looking to target the flatties with soft plastics and to also pump a few nippers to target the whiting as the tide rises over the flats.
I have had no luck what so ever, i have got one and dropped a couple of flatties over the last 3 sessions, im finding it really hard to find them and im noticing that the bait schools are leaving even the tailor aren't ripping into my SP's!
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For mine the highlight was Saturday November 24th.
Not so much for what we caught but for what we threw back.
Dave
What was that?
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what bait do u use for the crabs?
Fish frames
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RPL the air knot broblem will always be a factor and i find holding the line for the first few rolls should min the problem.
Congrats on the fish you caught and if need be i tend to find 6lb works better on windy days in either pink or green.
Id also try the 6"sandworms in camo they work very well on the bream.
Thanks for the advice, i haven't used it for a while. Do you still find it to be a bit wirey?
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Ill keep it short and sweet, went for a 2 hour fish today
landed a Pb Trev on SP that went 40cm, a flattie was dropped and a 31cm tailor was landed, now my next question is what Braided line should i be using?
Lures used
3' Pearl Bassminnow- Got the trev
3' Watermellon Bassminnow- Zilch
3' Nuculer chicken Minnow- Had a flounder but dropped him
I had rapala but it keeps on getting air knots, i cast about 150+ times each session so i was wondering what to spool up next?
How does the 4lb pink fireline go?
Thanks guys.
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How do you guys store it without leaking, this is my 3rd packet of Gulp and its the third that has leaked, whats the trick?
I do seal the bags what else am i meant to do?
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Yea you can take them, what i did to be sure was drill a hole thru the vipper so i could put a padlock on them, last trip the 7' rod tube housed 3 rods so yea its fine.
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Short and sweet tried a new spot today fishing the plasitcs on the fall and rise 1 hour of each, pretty quiet landed one flattie 44cm, another 55cm and a 34cm trevally, they go alright, all fish were taken on Pseed bassminnows 3' and most hits i found were on the run up which was a surprise for me, I nearly lost a flattie due to the hook twisting (TT Jigheads) not very happy has anyone else had these troubles?
Tried, Green, Pearl, Bloodworm and pink lemonade for zilch.
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Let it go to the bottom if there is no rocky formations and those colours are fine.
I like the 1/4 jig heads so you can get your plastics down a bit in a current,but you dont want them to plummet to the bottom as a lot of hits come on the drop.
The slighest tap should be struck at as they have big mouths and swallow those small offerings easy and spit em out just as fast!!!
There is nothing wrong with false striking as the next false strike will peel line off your reel
Thanks mate, thats what i have been doing with my flathead as they aren't overly aggressive, yea i do strike but sometimes its weed:(
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Thanks mate, yea i have found a storage sollution for them now, ill just keep them standing upright then they wont leak!
i picked up 3 packs today for $21 so im pretty happy with that.