[Port Stephens- raider meet]

nice one jeff  seems the water is still playin games..hope to get up for a trip soon ..rick

[Anyone tried the FADs yet?]

theres a few showing off crowdy and port mac  but the current hsnt pushed down properly yet..check sst charts and you can see the push of water...I use fishtrack and bom

[Cold starting problems 1999 Yamaha 60 HP]

bizzy does your carbies have choke butterflys..rick

[Cold starting problems 1999 Yamaha 60 HP]

you can see the vacant holes where choke butterflies normally are...closest to air inlet...rick

[Handmade timber cod lure]

looks the goods..depends now how it swims..rick

[Young fella PB]

nice one  did you measure it ??..rick

[Cold starting problems 1999 Yamaha 60 HP]

No choke linkages

[Cold starting problems 1999 Yamaha 60 HP]

lift your engine canopy off and check to see if you have choke linkages..my old 60 had an electric solenoid that pulled the choke butterflies..my 90hp yammy has no choke butterflys at all ..I start mine alternating the throttle idle arm on and off..rick

[albright knot questions]

in lighter braids I do 10/12 twists up  4 back down and always make sure the tag end leaves the knot the same way it enters the loop..rick

[Hi, Im not MIA just busy]

congrats on the wins..nice to see sidehacks are still going.even though you must be crazy swingin off it.haha.il stik to my wr450...that's a cracker cuda..wot area are you in Fiji..????

[Morning flatties before work]

nice session  would have been hard to leave..rick

[Trag out from Sydney]

in all honesty if you want to catch trag..target them  late arvo into the nite  its when they bite  best...early morns you get a few but not as good as nights...rick

[Trag out from Sydney]

teraglin arnt as prolific as they used to be..i struggle to catch them consistently off Swansea..port stephens is better and the further north yo go the better the numbers are...rick

[Boat fuel]

I had a 60 yammy on my vsea  great motors...if you are having doubts any easy clean if you don't want to remove carbs;it only takes 5 mins by the way;take fuel line off on outward side of fuel filter on side of motor and spray a heap of carby cleaner in it..replace then pump fuel bulb  then wait ten mins then start motor on hose..this works well ive done it..if you have any running probs then take carbs off.its only four bolts and two clips then you can remove bowls and fully clean...if you have decent filter an water separator you shouldn't need to do this..rick

[Failed Fishing Trip - Curious?]

thanks jeff I try to help if I can..you know all to well how hard it is to get a read on where an how....hopefully one of our raiders in his area may be able to assist with a few trips to help educate our newbies...rick

[Boat fuel]

mate ive had fuel in boat tank for that long before  top it up with a few ltrs of 98 oct  you should have no probs..rick

[Listing Boat]

do you have one fuel line going out to filter or two..???

[Failed Fishing Trip - Curious?]

unfortunately you are asking questions that are too hard to answer in a short form...some of us have been fishing for 40yrs or more to understand when an where we fish and with all that knowledge we still draw blanks..its not a matter of saying go to this rock an throw here..every spot is different..your asking for pointers that we cant give..we don't know where u are going too..what you are using..when you are going..what the tide is what the weather is...TOO MANY.variables to give sensible answers....lots of my best rock spots I have spent time snorkeling there to look at bottom fish bait to know whats there where to throw where not to throw...none of this knowledge was handed to me on a plate  or a forum..part of the fun of fishing is trying new areas and new tecniques...im 55 and im stil goin to new spots and try different types of fishing....go out and enjoy spending time on the water trying to catch fish..if you caught them every time it would be called catchin not fishin....rick

[Burrinjuck Dam]

sorry to give you heaps neil  just kiddin  maybe u should have been fishn in the dark ??????..my river is startin to hold some better water now..January  and il try an get dirvin and we will go catch some...rick

[Soft Plastics - Newbie]

I use a worm hook sometimes rigged with a small ball or bug sinker on a loop to fish in heavy cover for bass or cod..its a weedless rig...rick

[Burrinjuck Dam]

means the next trip will be awesome....startin to think neil is a human banana......hahahaha

[Fishing goal this summer]

hey dada  contrary to others beleifs...I catch most of my 6kg plus snapper on short shank titanium hooks size 1/0 .. I use slightly bigger 3/0 when using whole heads of slimies for reds..big snapper can get a 6 or 7/0 hook and break them in their mouth...all the big reds I catch are hooked in the mouth or lips with 1/0 short shank hooks..i will make it my mission this next year to crack 10kg..rick

[spit bridge on live tailor part 2]

sorry to say   not mako  whaler..easy to tell its not blue....rick

[Soft Plastics - Newbie]

get on youtube and have a look...SPs need to be moved..too hard to describe all facets  but well covered in many tutorials on youtube...rick

[nippers/ yabbies SWANSEA]

you can sometimes get a few in the shallow bays behind the rockwalls along the blacksmiths side..follow the street from the boatramp heading east along waterfront..if you have boat or yak try blackneds bay 200/300 mtrs in from rsl..or very low tides try shallows behind coon island carpark next to caravan park...rick