[Dubbo on Friday the 13th January]

nice fish  gotta luv them cod

[What fish is this (Eastern Frogfish)]

been hit with uglystik 

[What fish is this (Eastern Frogfish)]

ugly fish   lol

[Is it worth fishing such low tide?]

cant catch them sittin on the lounge

[Dolly i got at hat head]

nice...wot was the creek like for launching

[First Marlin for me]

not a great deal  of air footage but after freezing shot it has fixed pectorals..little black..rick..congrats

[Spool lip]

what type of reel is it make..model..i have heaps of spools I may have one that fits..rick

[Installing a Downrigger]

a rail mount as far back as u can get would be ideal..if u mount it in front of the rail midships and fish with arm swung out at 90 deg will also work but remember to drive straight or only turn towards the rigger line or you risk running over your line..rick

[Is the normal spray from engine]

glad u got it sorted mate  happy boating...rick

[Murray Cod season to date]

good stuff neil..incredible how addictive them little green buggers are hey...rick

[Thoughts on using burley for land based fishing]

it all depends on where u fish and what u fish for...blackfish respond to burley well  bream also..i burley on the beach when fishing for jew and nearly every one I get has burley in its gut..key factor is current or water movement of some kind to disperse the burley and make a "trail" for the fish to follow to your offerings on a hook..rick

[Help ID fish. (Half Banded Search and Eastern Kelpfish)]

ruxton or kelpfish..not sure on the pink one

[Quick holiday flick on the Yarrangobilly]

thanks mate looks really good have to put it on the visit list..rick

[Looking for Central Coast Flathead Tips]

if you fish the entrance stick with small sps..55 wrigglers or paddle tails..i wasted a day recently stickin with big 100/125 sps trying for a big fish and got donuts..rick

[Quick holiday flick on the Yarrangobilly]

nice one  what area are the caves ive never heard of them..rick

[Offshore today]

listened to ccgf skeds today  not many marlin  a few sharks with one boat still fighting at 5.30...port stephens boats raised a few out wide but guys were complaining water was too hot wide of carpark and were heading in closer looking for cooler water..reports of 26.8/27.2 off the shelf...water is 23.5 up near big gibber so little blacks should be showing now..hope to go up wed/thur..tomorrows skeds should be interesting...ch 80 if your on the coast..rick

[Fishing 1770 to 1880]

wow..the references to large snapper in lake mac with a school from the heads to pelican blows your mind..also schools of large mackerel in broken bay and Sydney harbor..maybe Spanish or spotties ??..also reference to plague proportion leatherjacket of the large yellow type...interesting reading to say the least..wow...rick

[Snook Fish]

if im not wrong its a pike not a snook..there are two species locally  long and short finned pike..thats a shortfin..rick

[cod finally]

hi neil..yeah they are the fmj from tassie..cheap but effective..orange was goin off as well as green yellow..water had a bit more colour than normal...the surface luring was unbelievable..i caught three fish standing in the one spot..and missed multiple boofs..we have been told there are larger fish in the still water we fished but we didn't catch any this trip..hopefully next time..

[Light line terminal knots]

the knot itself may be stronger but the line is still only 6lb...so wots the point when a good uni knot is about 97 % knot...if you use 50% drag your only pulling 3lb so therefore you should never break a knot...me thinks too much thinking...rick

[port stephens]

just seen foto of 166kg blue weighed on xmas eve out of port..their out there..rick

[Light line terminal knots]

on swivels and hooks I use either a locked half blood knot or a 4 turn uni knot..never have failures with either..rick

[Secret Luderick Business]

a small tip that I use is short ;5/6mm of plastic tube that is used in fly screens and run a piece between sinkers and swivels and the float and swivel..i also use tube with running sinkers to a swivel as lead sinkers hitting your knot will wear it and cause breakage..the tube stops this...rick

[New Shoes for Rock Fishing]

just bought a pair of talisman sandals..copy of kaydees..on ebay size 10 ....freaky after just discussing them and trying to find them on my dumbputer a pair popped up on fleabay of all places...rick

[Secret Luderick Business]

some of my spots I fish 14ft deep so a running rig is necessary..i use a small bead above my float and use two small lengths of nylon tied on as stopper knots..you can slide one easily but the two together are very hard to move.just wet them and slide one at a time