Jimikin
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Bergo, it's all here on the NSW Maritime site.
http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/rec_boating/sbh.html
cheers Jimi.
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I still go with the Marbled Flathead, it's the only one with a white trailing edge to the tail , the colours and spotted fins also fit.
Cheers Jimi.
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I think you are right with Marbled Flathead
My fisheries ID book says...
- Browny mottled colour pattern on body
- Tail: Distinctive white edge at end of caudal fin
Cheers Jimi.
- Browny mottled colour pattern on body
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300+ is a pretty good score... Max is 400 and minimum finishing score is 223.
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Not to be picky but I believe this is a Southern Shovelnose Ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana), commonly called a shovelnose shark.
Cheers Jimi.
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Fantastic, congratulations. Did you get a measure or weight?
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If it is a Silver Toadfish here is what Hutchins and Swain Sea Fishes Of Southern Australia has to say about it.
"Silver Toadfish, This tropical species is often found in more southern waters of Australia's east and west coasts, usually in schools. Best recognised by the silvery stripe along the side, and greenish back with dark spots. A fearless predator well known for its attacks on humans. Its teeth are shaped like a parrot's beak, and can easily bite through bone. In a feeding frenzy, it is as dangerous as a shark, attacking everything in sight. Like all members of the Toadfish family its flesh is poisonous, also known as the Northwest Blowfish and Silver Pufferfish. Max length 97cm."
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Make sure you log in with Coastguard Solander, let them know your vessel details, how many persons on board and give them your intended schedule, they will generate an offshore tracking sheet (OTS) this will then be faxed to Coastguard Sydney and then to Cottage Point.
A pre voyage checklist is available on the maritime web site
http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/docs/sbh/bh2008-part2.pdf
Cheers Jimi
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Email sent.
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Dan, you need to extend the wires from the existing kill switch to a new switch on your console. It's not real hard but all wiring joins and terminals need to be waterproof, also your new wires need to be protected from damage or flexing 'cos a break or a short means you're not going anywhere. The new switch should be located where it cannot be accidentally activated. A marine electrician is your best bet but with care it can be done DIY.
Jimi.
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Some good info here guys. Does port hacking get a run of salmon in the winter , kings in summer like I have read about Sydney Harbour? Just moved to Sydney, trying to learn the ropes.
I've seen good sized Salmon up as far as Gray's Point this year and Kings have been schooling around Lilli Pilli, not many keepers though.
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The head doesn't look ugly enough for a Pike Eel and the mouth does not seem to extend much beyond the eye. I've only caught one Pike Eel (about 1.8m) and I'll never forget it.
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I'm going for a female Long Rayed Weed Whiting, that's the closest match to the pictures in my ID book (Sea fishes of Southern Australia by Hutchins and Swainton)
Cheers Jimmy
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There are two types of Pike, the Long finned Seapike and the Striped Seapike, yours are Striped Seapike.
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I once caught a trout that had eaten a small snake, the snake was about the same length as the trout (25cm) and was projecting from both ends of the fish which was still hungry enough to take my bait.
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are there any members on here that are involved with Botany Bay Coast Guard?
Yep, me for one, I usually fish landbased for Kings around the ocean side of Kurnell. I do regular shifts on the yellow boat and also manning Solander radio base.
Cheers Jimmy.
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Pelican, the channel will be deep enough for the container ships, have a look at the configuration on Sydney ports web site.
http://www.sydneyports.com.au/__data/asset...act_summary.pdf
Cheers Jimmy.
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selling any???
Perhaps, don't know what they're worth though, the Sage looks amazing, the bindings are like nothing I've seen before and it is so light and stiff, feels like real quality.
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Can anyone give me some info on three rods that I have inherited? I am not a fly fisherman so I'm not familiar with the terminology. All three are in excellent condition with very little use.
They are :-
Silstar DIAFLEX MODEL DF -8667 #6-7
Abu Garcia 986/6-7 AFTM 6-7
SAGE GRAPHITE III GFL 990 RPL XB
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Well done Mike, hope to join you on future trips.
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Lovely fish Mako, I fish under the Inscription Point light about 2Ks into the national park and have taken Kings to 13kg there over the past 20 years. Is your spot further in or where do you access from?
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G'day Raiders
In recent weeks I have been attempting to catch a big jewie on a downrigger.
Pete at GoFish has been very helpful at getting all the bits and pieces I need to get up and running. I had to get a special rail-mount to hold the downrigger. On Thursday I went for a trail run with everything in place.
I did a few runs with a big river to sea rattle mullet and then a big paddletail and finally a Pakula Dojo Peche. I wanted to see how the boat and gear performed at low speed and see how the feedback was on the rod with the different lures. All worked very well and was stoked with the whole set up.
There was some surface action and I went over to chuck a small river to sea "pinkie" at the splashing. Quickley got a nice slimey an then I had a bright idea! How about a nice downrigged slimey!!
Got the rod rerigged and down went a slimey to 25 feet.
Now the rod in question is a Wilson Live Fibre Texalium Six foot Spin and on it is a Baitrunner 6500B loaded with 80lb Tuff line XP sitting in a rail mounted Scotty Powerlock 230.
I head off down with the current as the tide is on its way out. I decide I will just follow the flow and see what happens.
About 20 mins into the journey I suddenly hear that amazing sound of the 6500 going off its head, I turned to see the rod absolutely buckled off to the side and then a sudden sharp CRACK and the rod, reel and rodholder head off at an angle into the drink!!!! kasploosh!!!!! Instinctively I grab the downrigger handle and wind like hell but its not caught on anything. WTF WTF
All quiet... WHAT THE F&^$!!!!!
Absolutely shattered is about all I could think.
Stopped the boat sat there and contemplated the situation. How the hell can a rod holder snap like that??? I have had numerous really big rays and good sharks and the odd big jew take in that same holder and never a problem. I checked the bomb and as it was still a brand new bomb there was not a mark on so therefore it must have been a a frigging FISH!!!
The DAMAGE - $600 plus Goooooone
Wilson Live Fibre Texalium Six foot Spin (+_ $350.00 )
and on it is a Baitrunner 6500B ( +_ $230.00 )
loaded with 80lb Tuff line XP ( at least $50.00 ).
Scotty Rod Holder ( +_ $ 59 )
All that remains...
Ah well I figure I better start to try and jig up my gear. Find some sinkers and get a few trebbles off the lures and the cast and retrieve begins. At this point I remember back to Cephs posts about the Stella that got away not once but twice and he got it back so it motivated me keep on trying.
I tried for a long time and it was starting to get dark and then in the gloom I see a fin slowly moving on the surface. Being a bit curious I motored over to have a look and there is a mother of a kingie just slowly lolling on the surface. Quickley grab one of the rods and try to put on a lure to have a cast. Then I notice something hanging out the side of the kingeys mouth - a slimey. Thats what took my rod!!!!!!!! As I got closer he turned and I could see my yellow braid!!! My heart starts pumping and now what? At this point he sees the boat and a swish of the tail and he's off like a rocket.
Ok OK so now I know more or less where things are.
By now its really dark and I decide to pack up and come back at first light.
I got home and made up a few jiggin traces with the biggest trebbles I could find.
Hardly slept all night and at 5 am I was off to the water.
Got to the spot as the sun was coming up and there was nothing. So I figured I would try and jig the whole area. I had been jigging and draging for hours I was quite despondent.
A couple of times I saw what a thought was an up-welling near where I saw the Kingie last night. I moved a bit closer and cast over the upwelling area. I think on the third cast I snagged something - the joy of seeing the braid on the trebble was amazing. I grabbed the braid and began to pull there was something there and it was moving. YES YES YES
I took my time hand over hand making a neat pile on the deck and then I saw him...SHIT... landing net no, no no! too small get the gaff get the gaff. I guided his head toward the transom and lowered the gaff under his head and drove it home up and onto the boat, bloody hell this was a good size King. The measure sticker on my boat stops at 90cm and he was well pased that!! Yahoooooooooo..
NOW get the gear on the other end! I pulled the line in quickley ...BIG MISTAKE ... It was snagged on something and I guess I was a bit too hasty I had the line wrapped around a pair of pliers for leverage, but long story short - the braid bust down where it was snagged and my beloved texie and my newest 6500 lies somewhere down there.
The Kingie made a fantastic dinner for 9 adults and a couple of kids.
I am still in a bit of shock and will have to go back and jig and drag some more.
As I stare at the empty spot in my rod rack I guess there are a lot of lessons to be learned here but I still need time to figure them all out!
Cheers
inhlanzi
Mate, Top story pity you didn't retrieve your gear. I lost a rig off the rocks at Kurnell the cast out a lure and picked up my line, wasn't sure if I was pulling in a fish or my rig, in the end I got back the whole rig.
Cheers Jimi.
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Try the other side of the bay, see my post Solander landbased kings. 2ks into the national park and walk down the cliff path, you can catch yellowtail and sometimes gar.
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Send them to my email and ill post them up for you if you like.
How did u go today?
Couldn't catch any baitfish, I've never seen such finnicky yellowtail swimming right up to a piece of fresh pilchard fillet and refusing it. Very clear water too.
Hank Newman Rods.
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Hank Newman also ran the Australian Fishing Museum which used to be located in Birkinhead point. I had a very fine LBG rod made by Hank. He also used to import Polikanski reels from South Africa. They were a reel which was very easy to convert to left hand wind.