[Old School Groper Alvey setup]

trimming the tip will stiffen the action of the rod...trimming the butt only shortens it..i wouldn't use a 2 pce with heavier than rated line or you risk a breakage at join..rick

[Old School Groper Alvey setup]

if you can get a fsu6120 blank and make it or have it made trim70mm from tip  and you will have no probs running 24kg line..i made quite a few for jew when I had my shop...rick

[Bananas!!]

yeah mate..hope you and yours are well.....lots of guys used to play tricks on each others boats at tournaments I used to fish...hang bananas from outrigger clips...and put one or two free swimming nanas in the live bait tank...all in good fun of course...rick

[port kembla / shellharbour]

kiama has a good ramp with open access to the sea..not far to bass pt..plenty of reefs close by...rick

[Rod challenge]

yep they look very similar....nice eating jon...I always thought they hung deeper than 80mtrs..also thought further south the more prolific..rick

[Noosa today]

great catch guys..looks like a gt..luv them jacks...garries are gun baits..rick

[Bananas!!]

maybe your the long lost b3 banana neil....bahahaha

[Keeper net]

jews or kings wont stay alive long in a keeper..if you are going to target them seriously get serious and take a good size esky with ice in it...even smaller fish for eating should be kept on ice..gives you better quality fish to eat...rick

[Rod challenge]

I got one up here off Swansea in 90mtrs a few years back..pulled like a freight train..went 4.5 kgs...not bad tucker ...rick

[Rod challenge]

is that a snotty..???  nice reds on budget gear..rick

[Bananas!!]

many game fishos believe bananas are taboo on a boat...I personally have caught a 90kg stripe with a banana skin rigged over a skipping slimy..haha.go figure..it works..rick

[Blue Swimmers for Christmas - Port Stephens]

nice work baz...cant get onto the water yet with commitments but have some local prawns instead..merry xmas..rick

[Jacks - hat head/south west rocks]

definitely jacks in the creek...caught them from the bank at the road bridge into town and further upstream..fish top half of tide going upstream then come back as tide drops..ps  plenty of muddies in there..we jump in and snorkel in the clean water on run in .and use a forked stick to pin the muddies then grab them..rick

[Id please (Draughtboard Shark)]

pjs don't have teeth like that..rick

[Merry Christmas all]

merry xmas frank and all other raiders..have an enjoyable holiday and may your lines be tight..rick

[Brisbane water 19 December]

nice catch..sometimes plans don't work and you take what you get..rick

[Mid north coast]

the jail can be very shallow on low tides..back creek gets a buildup of sand at the entrance and gets too shallow to drive thru..saying that we have pushed the boat thru then got going..same as hat head creek...Minnie woul be easy for you...we ve launched 2 tonne pride bahiamar with diesel no probs...you can catch mackerel 1/2 mile from Minnie on close reef or hit sandon shoals or nth solitary...unreal place...rick

[Mid north coast]

you launch at the very bottom of the sand in above foto  as far into the corner as possible..you can launch large boats so long as you are quik..muck around too long and bogging is imminent..we drive on drive off..drop off passenger and circle till they back trailer down then drive on or winch on fast then get out quik....wooli is not that bad if you are capable and have experience with bars and reading a sea...rick

[Help reading the water, temp colour and direction]

mostly ch80 out from the bay..theres a repeater tower on mt sugarloaf that carries 16 and 80...I can sit in my front yard at gorokan and talk to guys on the shelf...rick

[Emmaville Cod Trip]

nice fotos swordy..river looks low..the other river is unfishable its that low..rick

[Emmaville Cod Trip]

sounds like a good trip...what were most of the fish caught on..rick

[YFT from stones]

sounds like a good combo..trouble is there are so many rods n reels to choose from these days..for spinning you are better off going 10/11 foot   .bit more punch and extra length for keeping lures off the rocks..rick

[Soft Plastics - Newbie]

Heres how i rig a simple sinker hook weedless rig for bass n bream in tough territory

[Never Bring A Knife to a Gunfight]

pylons are a recipe for disaster..hope you tame some bigger ones next time..rick

[Gold Coast Seaway]

nice vid    nice jew on the bottom at the start..kingys arnt bothered by jewelry ive caught three so far with lures hangin off them and a couple with livebait hooks and some trace trailing..rick