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All the secrets are out now mate! excellent listening.

Thanks lads

Hi guys, Heading to coffs in a few weeks with some mates and just wondering if anyone has some gps marks so we can have a crack at jigging some horse kings. If anyone would be as kind to share a mark that would be greatly appreciated. Cheers 🤙🏼

I didn’t believe all this until I actually tried it. On a recent trip up north off old bar, I had my mum Fishing my 3-6kg, 20lb line 20lb leader, 3/8 5/0 jig head and 7” jerkshad, snapper fishing. I had my girlfriend Fishing a 2-4kg Rod, 10lb line 10lb leader, same jig head and plastic. Now mum caught 1 snapper about 48cm, my girlfriend however on the lighter outfit got 4 fish between 45-55cm and got absolutely tailed by a fish I called for 80+. My theory behind this isn’t that fish don’t ‘see’ leader as easily, but that it give the lure a more natural presentation in the water, less drag through the water so falls more natural. If we start getting dusted by bigger fish I’ll up the leader a few pound so we can put some hurt on to get them off the bottom. But 10lb braid (siglon) is my choice because it’s super thin, and fc rock is my Fluro of choice. Go as light as you need to get the fish to start feeding then you can up the anti. Nothing like having that ‘oh f*#k’ moment when you’re getting schooled. Keep em tight ?

Awesome job mate love fishing at forster. Superb fishery

Very good mate well done

Well done mate solid effort

Hey Mate I went out last Sunday, weather turned shit on us, trolled around the fad and didn’t get a hook up. There has been a few beakies around at the moment, not too much deeper than 70fathoms. They should start pushing down a bit more now. The bite off sydney has picked up so should see them around now

Good fish mate well done

Awesome job mate well done

Thanks all ??

Had an rdo from work today and was meant to help a mate out with his work, that got cancelled late last night so a quick weather check and a last minute call to fish south of Sydney today was made. We hit the water about 5.45, munched around for a good 45mins trying to find some new bait grounds etc so with no success we decided on a lure only Fishing day and off we went. Started to get near the spot we were aiming for and marked a heeeeeeap of bait on the sounder, so pulled the boat out of gear, I grabbed the bait jig and sent it down while my mate grabbed his Fishing jig, mistakenly. I got 3 slimies, and he goes off and nails a nice 52cm snapper. Perfect start to the day. Next drop another snapper, 48cm model. So naturally I grabbed my snapper gear and dropped down, hit the bottom and boom, rod buckles. I’m on, good fish. Pulling drag, running me around the boat. A 15 minute battle ensues, starting to see color the fish buries it’s head and heads back down just out of sight. Fiiiinally I got the beauty boatside, perfect net job by my mate and boated a fat 72cm knobby headed snapper. A new pb for me by 22cm. Not a bad effort for a Tuesday. Tight lines

Nice work mate. Sucks about the rod

Nice work as always mate

Nice mate. Always producing the goods

Awesome video mate!

Awesome mate photos are great! That's actually a coastal carpet python, beautiful snake and equally as placid. Well done mate

Sorry guys! He was using bait, I though getting him on plastics and lures was pushing the friendship a little. I was flicking plastics for a bit but mainly focused on getting him a fish! Haha. He's stoked

I headed out of port kembla Saturday morning with he old man in hope of him catching his first legal snapper, in almost 60 years of trying. Dads very stuck in his 'short rod, big alvey, 60lb mono paternoster' ways, so with some convincing him to leave them behind and try 'my' way for a change we headed out. It was a slow day, swell was alright, wind wasn't really a drama but finding the fish, that's a whole different kettle of, well, lack of fish. The minutes ticked by, we drifted and drifted and drifted some more. Donuts. Changed spots, went deeper, went shallower. Pondered. Then a call 'I think I've got the bottom...' then the bottom started to take a little drag, and a little more. 'Ah dad, that's a fish'. So a little tussling, dad excited with a bent rod, 'its red!' So a quick net job by yours truest and dad finally, after almost 60 years, has his first Snapper! A nice 45cm model. Not a bad way to kick off the tally. After that he landed a horse 55cm mowie, then was satisfied and packed it up to head home. He was pumped! Till next time, tight lines ????

Nice work mate well done! How shallow were you? I'm heading out next Saturday if the weather is good

Well done champion! You'll never forget your first one.

Thanks mate

Nice work mate! How deep were the reddies?

Following this post as I work up there and sometimes it's my only opportunity, I haven't fished it yet but I'd imagine maybe the usual fresh water suspects like carp, yellowbelly possibly?

I'd beef up that braid for kingies mate