rickmarlin62

fair call brotherly love....rick

haha just wipe some Vaseline on it..rick

just curious marks1984.have you any real knowledge of this creek or is this just speculation...at least scratchie actually has been there..rick

nice work great fun great feed..rick

centrepins are the most controllable reel for this style of fishing..being able to roll spool in or out by fingers keeps better control of line while drifting freely..good quality reels spin very freely...I can lay a 40mtr cast on the rocks and because of pendulum action I have fewer tangles than sidecast or threadline...rick

thers guys catchin jew on Stockton all the time..i spoke to them and they are only using livies with the slide rigs..the livies are hooked in back near tail and slipped into surf on slide rig that way they swim out to the end of line..dead baits are harder and work better on a steep beach so you have some angle on the line to work with..hope this helps..rick

that's not even funny...??

we catch them on the farm reef off Swansea..90mtrs..newcastle harbor has heaps and they catch plenty in Townsville some years.so they do some travelling...rick

didn't get a chance this wknd..work funerals mothers day..too many commitments..next wknds my comp week so will be busting to get up there..long range forecast looks dubious so il keep my eye on it during week..cheers rick

ooohhhh yyeeeaaahhh luv it..best time to be sittin in the boat with good mate beer in hand music playin an drags singin..doesn't get better than that neil..cheers ..rick

steering cables lay coiled in a lot of transoms and end up rusting an seizing ..I replaced mine not long ago and its easier than stuffing round trying to free them up when they are seizing.. replacing is easy non expensive and gets you back on the water quicker..rick

nice one fab .I just done mine recently..good info for those that don't know..keep up the good work..rick

hope some of the boys take you for a fish neil..if I wasn't so busy workin id come down to the big smoke and take you for a run good luck bud..rick

I run two hds5 lowrance..very happy..rick

if using half pillies try the half hitch round the tail or with heads I thread the hook thru the eye socket twice then pin the hook into the back of the pillie..they stay on pretty good that way..if salting break block apart then wrap ten pillies in newspaper with salt and leave in bottom of fridge for 48hrs then freeze..they should be tuff then..rick

nice one mate ..never get sick of those blue spots..luv em..rick

good catch ..mowies are pretty good if filleted skinned and deboned..the reds are perfect eating size..nice..rick

odds on its the cable..rick

depends which part of the coast your on...up my way you have Catherine hill bay..moonie..frazer park..birdie..nth entrance....they all hold fish..some of the other guys might be able to help with further south..rick

just shows you cant catch em sittin on the lounge..nice one...now to get more..rick

check out a guy from nth coast on fleabay fishitaustralia...reasonable price rods an combos...hope this doesn't upset anyone..rick

the little creek that runs from fennel up behind the industries to west Toronto.. the back of cockle creek ..dora creek..only trouble is its closed season on taking either species in rivers at the moment..rick

hey neil..hope you are well and catching a few..mate I can only offer what works for me..others have different techniques that catch as big and maybe more but ours is simple..a bit messier than plastics but I love crumbed snapper..YUMMY.. rick

small 2/0or3/0 hooks and smallest ball sinker possible to slowly get to the bottom..last trip at one stage during afternoon the current was running hard just before tide change and I was using a 3 ball to get to bottom fifty mtrs back in 7mtrs of water..an hour later was using 00 ball...usually if not much current I use no sinker with head baits as they sink better than strip or fillet baits..sinker straight to hook sometimes I tie 60cm of 30 lb trace.but normally I fish straight 15lb as heavier line you get less bites and lighter you cant stop them in bad ground..its a balancing act we have played for many years..these are my personal likes and quite a few guys out here will disagree but im happy with my results...you may want to fish paternosters in deeper water but this is more fun..we get lots of good bycatch..last trip I had pearlies samsons kings bonito macktuna bream tarwhine jackets...just go try and change things up as you go..we have a system that works for us..i hope it works for you..rick

there is miles of reefs from broken bay to botany bay..if I were you start picking shallow reefs from 7-8 mtrs to about15mtrs..fish daylight and dusk..i get some of my best reds in the period after the sun has gone but not fully dark..burley is a must..anchor upcurrent from the reef edge and fish back towards it..the burley will attract baitfish or sweep and that will bring the reds for a look..don't be scared to fish large floating baits..i get a lot of my reds on slimy or yakkas cut off behind the pectoral fins with a hook put thru the upper an lower jaw and thrown out with plenty of slack to sink freely..a two kilo red will smash a large slimy head easier than you think..my last session produced reds over 7 kilo..all the best fish ate heads..whiting .small mullet.tailor .herring will also work..another standout is large squid heads or occie legs..if you look on google maps you can pick out quite a few shallow reefs up and down the coast..hope this helps..this is the results you can get..rick