dirvin21

I agree with ID I've seen plenty of random trevally species over the years

That's the basic theory behind it, I used to do it, now I do max 2 rods with different lures but mostly just 1

A very nice fish For a record submission to be considered you need the capture to be part of a fishing report with a link in the submission Cheers Dave

I get similar messages regularly, just block the number

Hinchinbrook and the gulf of Carpentaria are the main areas I know of, apparently very hard to catch I've been to Hinchinbrook but never even layed eyes on one

Medium-heavy baitcast I have a samaki archer 10-17lb bmh Reel is a shimano curado 200 30lb braid and 30lb leader Lures are 65 - 90mm hardbodies dive depth 2-3m Succesful lures Zerek tango shad 68mm and 89mm Atomic deep divers 85mm Strikepro 70mm can't remember the name Samaki reddic 85mm I prefer natural baitfish type colours Most lures require treble upgrades I don't find soft plastics very consistent In NSW, just my observations

I guess you finally just earned one😉 Great fish mate, looking forward to your next visit so we can spend another session chasing satan

The reddies are good fun Mike, we caught stacks of them at Googong

I haven't caught a Hastings cod either which is surprising I'm still dreaming of an estuary (or any) cobia

I've seen jacks up there, and a massive GT a few days ago

Hit the Nambucca with Bob aka @Pickles and James aka @James Clain the aim was to put them onto their first jacks. We had an early start, the weather and water seemed perfect but the fish didn't think so. Did manage to break the doughnut with a small black spot But the jacks were playing hard to get. We persisted for minimal action apart from Bob hooking a nice bass and landing a few bream on the light gear. We worked the prime banks with jack lures and whilst giving James a lesson in cast accuracy I managed to hook the target species Only a small one but any jack is a good jack. We kept working hard but the fish just didn't want to comply although the youngest member on the boat may have dropped a brown coloured fish beside the boat that wasn't a flathead 🤔 We ended the session by lunchtime, the fishing was incredibly tough but you can't conplain about spending a morning with a pair of 10/10 blokes It never ceases to amaze me how many friends I've made through fishing and a lot of them from fishraider Dave

I just use a tackle box, trick is to not take too many lures

Depends what plastics you're casting With 2.5 inch paddle tails I use 1/12th to 1/16th 2.5 inch Grubs I'll go as light as 1/20th I fish small plastics for maximum hang time in the water targeting fish like bream and trevs It's more about precise casts pinpointing where the fish are

Sound like big eyes, yhe give away os the black spot at the top of the gill plate

That's a big eye, the Nambucca is usually full of them It can be a tough river at times, personally I like ti fish a few km's upstream of Macksville

They will eat a lure, lightly weighted soft plastics and cranka crabs floated down against pylons Big jetty bream are incredibly wary so your presentation needs to be almost flawless as in sinking naturally and stealth is also very important

Looks like a big fan bellied jacket

Some nice bass mate Gotta love tte good old Eastern water dragon commonly known as "ya bastard" amongst bass fishos

I find I lose very few plastic tails and the chewed up ones I make sure they come home and go in the garbage I've read fish tend to vomit up soft plastics they've swallowed not long after

it's a great area to fish, can't wait to head up there again

I live in Port Macquarie and regularly ksyak the Hastings river which is well known for big bull sharks, I've never had an issue Interestingly some years ago large bull sharks were radio tagged in Sydney harbour and swam within metres of oblivious swimmers with no hint of attacking You're more likely to be injured in your car on the way to launch than have an issue with a bull shark

Donna It was hilarious, scared me from nearly 50m away

latest upload from our recent cod trip

can't beat fishing with your better half

both are important, you want something "fast action" which is a fancy term for stiff, around the 2-4kg weight range would cover your light estuary applications If you're referring to the actual weight of the rod it definitely makes a difference to your elbows when you start casting and flicking plastics all day