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Good to see someone getting some action on the fads after a lot of reports with no luck. Might have to give it a go this week. I was lucky enough to have your dad take me out there in his boat a while ago

Because 'wont see it again' was my thoughts exactly. It hurt when it happened but planning a trip out this week hurt even more thinking of the cost of replacing my gear this was kind of a last hope I might actually get it back

Hey guys. A month ago after a fish on my birthday we dropped into woronora boat ramp to clean the boat and clean the catch on the fish cleaning table there. There was another boat that turned up while we were finishing cleaning and they ended up placing buckets either side of my tackle bag (accidently I'm sure) Unfortunately when we went to leave we didn't notice the bag still sitting there and left without it. I came back 15 minutes later and they were gone. If anyone knows anything or has heard someone mention that they found a bag there please please contact me on 0426205750. Just about all my lures and tackle were in that bag and I haven't been able to get out fishing since. anyone who can get the bag back to me is more than welcome for a trip out with us to get amongst some fish. thanks guys

Good stuff mate, I fish bundeena wharf fairly regularly but that sounds like one of the better nights there! Normally I have only caught green eyes there until my last session where I picked up only arrows. Maybe they are moving through there at the moment??

Trying to catch the big fish under wharves will drive you crazy! I've made the mistake many times. Only hope is sending a small bait down slowly, unweighted and with very light line and small hook. If they don't take after a few shots, there not worth the bother aha. Also with the Kings, best to use a quick retrieve as opposed to lightly twitching it around them. it gets them excited and if there's a few around they will race at it and hit it hard. Sometimes even just out of aggression, not because they are hungry

There are definitely some stupid people out there. Just this weekend I was tied up to the public moorings in Port Hacking and had a group of older guys cruise up and start tieing their boat up to the mooring... Obviously I asked them what the hell he was doing to which the driver replied (quite agressively), 'I dont see your name on the mooring, do you? You cant just hog the mooring, you fish that side of the mooring and i'll set my boat up this side' I had to double take, trying to work out if there was any sense to this moronic statement but nope.. This guy seemed to think the currents didn't affect his boat. I ended up going with it saying yeah fair enough mate, aslong as you keep the boat over that side we should be fine (with a huge grin on my face) Watching him realise just how much of an idiot he had made of himself when his boat swang around was priceless. They were very quick to untie and drive as far away as they could after this hahahah.

Yeah same number, and papafish, that sounds perfect!

for sure man. if youre free tomorrow night you should come to bundeena. heading there to hopefully get a few squid

Quick report on my first beach fishing session in nearly 2 years. Went down to garie beach for gates open at 7am armed with my new 10foot shimano catana 3-5kg rod very excited to give it a crack. Arrived to a guy hooked up to something big but after a long fight and the assumption of a shark he snapped the line. Although I wasn't there to catch a shark, it was good to see some action. Worked my way along the beach using a 2 hook paternoster with size 1 bait holder hooks with Coles cooked prawns. A bait I immediately regretted. Very lazy of me but the whole idea of the trip was to get a feel for my rod. Managed one 29cm bream, not big by anyone's standards but it's always so sweet catching a fish trying something a little bit new. As most fishos do, I checked it's stomach to see what it had been eating and was very surprised to see it full of weed. This is a first for me but would be interested to hear if anyone else has seen this before? Would it suggest a lack of food for the fish in that area? Looking to fish stanwell park beach next, excited to get a hang of it a bit more and hopefully get amongst a few more fish. Anyone that fishes beaches regularly from Cronulla down as far as Wollongong, feel free to hit me up as work is very flexible at the moment and it's always better fishing with a mate Cheers, Seb

Cheers guys, yeah I had heard that the trip back up the hill can be pretty feral! Might start back on the beach at Garie and see how I go from there

Hey Lads, So ive just moved to Engadine this week down near the RNP (unfortunately no longer a few minutes from my gun bream spot). Being that bit closer to such a beautiful part of the world Im looking to make the most of it and was hoping for a bit of guidance from any fishos that know the area well. Ive had a look in the safe rock fishing section and though theres an amazing amount of info on other areas, the RNP seems a little left out. Ive fished Garie beach a handful of times and have done very well on Salmon up to 70+ and even managed to get my first and only Jewie off the beach there on a night session about 2 years back. From anyone that fishes the beaches through there, would you recommend sticking to Garie or is it worth trying out Wottamolla or some of the beaches that take a bit more of a walk to get to? Also, Ive never been real rock fishing, nor do I intend to without knowing what im doing or by myself. I know there are quite a few spots along the coastline there but I was hoping someone might be able to give me an idea of the spots worth a crack that are reasonably safe and a good place to learn. Ive researched bits and pieces, but hard to find the right stuff (alot of outdated info) but have heard Burning Palms Point is worth a crack? Im still young enough for the treks through the tracks to get to the spot, infact I see that as all part of the fun Thanks to anyone that can help out, and even anyone that might want a fishing partner down that way just shoot me through a PM. You dont need to hold my hand or tie my knots and I have my own gear haha. Im competent enough with everything, just looking to gain a bit of knowledge and make the most of a beautiful part of the world. Cheers, Seb

I'm assuming you mean something like the swellnet cams for the beaches. Haven't heard of them anywhere in the bay but would be very helpful for guys like me with just the little tinny

Yeah man hurry up and finish your exams so I can take you out. We will either go down to that spot landbased or ill take you out in the tinny. You woulda loved it on the hacking the other day http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=77093

Hey Guys, Hit the hacking solo today with no plans . On the water at 2pm, then spent half an hour chasing squid to no avail. Maritime was on the water today which was fantastic to see after spending a summer on the hacking watching absolute d***heads keeping mass amounts of undersized kingies. They did however inform me that i needed to be wearing a life jacket while solo in a boat of my size. That was a bummer as my only lifejacket was the HUGE yellow foam ones... With them ducking around the corner from lilli pilli I decided to stay in at the baths there and just tie up to a mooring where I would have a bit of freedom to take it off for a bit. Still no real plans but set up a paternoster rig with pillies and dropped it down in about 20m of water. Now normally the bait would get picked at straight away by little pinkies but not today. Got a little dissapointed at this stage thinking maybe it was gonna be a donut day until I got a tap tap struck and I was on.... for all of 15 seconds. Brought it up to find no hook. Re-tied, re-tried and same thing happened. Tied on larger gauge long shanks after this and from there, the fishing started. Brought up a nice 36cm tailor to start the session and they just didnt stop! Was getting a fish just about every drop from there until the end of the session. There were 2 boats of young guys just watching in awe, after they hadnt been able to get anything. I got them to bring their boat right up next to me and drop down but they just didnt have the gear to fish 20m deep while drifting. Ended up giving them a couple they could take home though which had them very happy. The big one came right at the end as last fish and went 51cm The 2 (what im assuming are) watsons leaping bonito came in on a really light outfit just free spooling a piece of pilly down. Man these things went hard. Ive caught heaps of bonito before and I know they are obviously very similar but these things kept going when from my experience bonito get lazy and just tail thump in circles. Also a 31cm snapper and 34cm trevally to make a nice mixed bag. Had a great afternoon and although Ive been doing very well land based on the georges river, nothing beats being out on the water in Port Hacking, Such a nice system and of course a session like this is a bonus

That video is perfect! Exactly the idea I was getting at. I think I saw the same thing done on iFish once. Now to find some pylons holding some of the little suckers