rickmarlin62

you need to wind the line off onto your spool either clockwise or anti clockwise so it matches the rotation of your spool..if you wind it on with spool spinning you are putting a twist into your line..same applies when fighting fish for extended periods as line comes off straight under drag then gets twisted back on by rotation of reel rotor...rick

pretty sure kristy or wotever her name is..is hunts daughter

I worked for a few yrs on a longline boat from port stephens..I have fished barcoo/taupo/derwent hunter seamounts and believe me they are eye openers...if you want kingies better than 30kgs..bass grouper that are just huge ..blue eye over 30kg and others too numerous and too big..too far for trailer boats but there are a lot of boats up an down the coast that are quite capable of a weeks run out there..????just a thought

hear hear scratchie....raiders or anglers it is

if women are so offended why isn't menstruate/womenstruate and menopause/womenopause...why do we get the blame.????????

I think angler would be easier duuhhh

we have had plenty of whale shark experience on the nth coast..two trips in a row we had them rubbing noses on outboard leg..we will be keen to have a dive but I think we have one thing in mind.LOBSTERS..yum

we want to try steep pt and some other lbg spots and we are taking a 15ft tinnie..what is the best time of year weather wise..?????

we were thinking may/june or maybe later ????

cheers for info ..u don't need to go wa for big tailor..my biggest locally on central coast is 8.2 kg..maybe someone else will have been there..thanks

have any raiders been to shark bay wa ..my mate and I are trying to plan a road trip next year...any advice on time of year/actual destinations/gear needed/tips to take heed of....cheers rick

if creatin rooster tail lift a few mm

hey ads im at gorokan and have been having great success on cod the last couple of seasons.. send me a pm with ur no and I might be able to set up a weekend on the cod...cheers rick

when the mud stops flowin u will find mullet carp and bass...you can find the bass on snags...there are better holes further up behind branxton and in black creek...good luck

I mostly fish the rocks and always use two traces..one 80cm one 50cm...known as Newcastle rig..by the way I get plenty of double hookups and u have the luxury on long drifts to leave your rig out there if u miss one down as u usually still have second bait still attached..i fish cabbage with a hitch round weed...rick

pick one of hundreds of oyster racks and fish the sides for bream or blackfish...flathead are EVERYWHERE

between speers pt and warners bay is a good area for bream..anywhere round lake you will find flatties...up the creek at speers pt park holds good numbers of flatties..top end of cockle ck has bass..above weir..if you like rock fishin paddle out to moon island at the heads and fish off the island...endless options..rick

hi ant we fish lake Macquarie often and some days we can get upwards of fifty flatties..some days we can get donuts no matter where and how hard we try..things to look at are tide phase moon phase barometer and luck factor can play a big part ...advise is to stick at it as weather is warming bait will start moving and fishing will improve..good luck..rick

piece of cake...remove top screw which is oil level..remove bottom screw..drain old oil..oil bottle should have tapered nozzle on it..insert tightly into bottom hole and squeeze until oil runs out of top hole..remove bottle quickly and put bottom screw in topup a little if u spill a bit then install top screw...takes bout same time to do as to read ...cheers rick

ferry over to vic ..drive home fully legal..when home hand in plates after getting blue slip then you can rego with nsw plates..rick

there wont be a prob with your mixture its just a fact that oil in fuel remains when the fuel evapourates...if you take carbies off you will find brownish green residue in the fuel bowl...I have had to clean my carbies a few times...you can use many different greases for prop shaft ..any of the major brands have marine grease in their range..i use blue Valvoline grease..never had a prob ..it goes in all grease nipples on steering and motor bracket...rick

on the way to any of these reef areas keep an eye on your sounder as there is heaps of ground off norah whereas Swansea is a desert...rick

if it only appeared after you ran it it will be excess unburnt oil from exhaust in your propeeler ..if you didn't put it in gear the prop shaft wont have been spinning to allow oil to leak from shaft seal...if the seal was bad enough to leak you would have a puddle of honey coloured oil on the ground....fuel evapourates in your carbies but the oil remains so when you pump new fuel in your mixture could be as thick as 15 to 1...instead of fifty or 100..thus smoke thus excess crap coming out exhaust....rick

three years ago I got on ebay looked up coarse fishing reels and got one from Russia for $29.00 delivered ..steel backing plate alloy spool sealed bearings 5 inch diameter its awesome...my avon died on me and they are getting too expensive for the simple design they are......threadlines don't have the easy in and out control of a good freespinning centrepin......I fished norah head on sunday in the rain and a lumpy sea 50 mtr drifts were still controllable with centrepin but a spinning reel you have to feed line through your fingers then flick bailarm over to pik up line..centrepin is all done by spinning spool with your fingers ..much faster

my boats at mates place so cant access my gps for a few days...put these in your gps and pik how far you want to go...they all hold fish you just have to sound around....33,17,122/151,37,580......33,17,22/151,46,44......33,21,00/151,45,90......33,24,11,151,45,98