[Port Hacking again]

another day in paradise..whoops hacking...rick

[Sunday king with my daughter]

awesome way to spend some quality time with kids..rick

[Found Mercury Outboard]

they cut it off an inflatable ????theres some real scumbags around isn't there??????hope the owner gets it back..rick

[Glenbawn Trip]

sounds like a great trip..i have fished glenbawn many times..usually its either really good or really bad..glad you got some nice fish..st clair is easier to fish and closer..rick

[Wet Weather Tactics]

I have a vsea and have to sit down on floor and hide under dash if it gets too bad  i have boxes for anchors an ropes built in but it could be changed to bunks..i used to have cc  it depends on what style of fishing your doing as to boat type

[Wet Weather Tactics]

some of the trips last year for reds at broughton had us sitting next to shallow ground anchored up in twenty plus knots of noreaster as the arvo breeze kicked in..boat was buckin like a bitch goin up n down in huge chop  but   I wouldn't have missed it for the world...rick

[Brown Trout]

land of the long white cloud and monster trout..not many that size in the new England..rick

[Wet Weather Tactics]

il stand in my boat an fish all day in rain  but hate wind..a good quality raincoat that keeps out all water makes for a better experience..same on rocks.. I keep half a cloth nappy in my pocket to dry hands...I have found from Newcastle north the rocks are generally granite and pebble base rock..the best and safest footwear for wet rocks are black soled grass sport shoes with lots of little studs...south of here sandstone ledges coated in slime n weed require plates or screws for safe grip...rick

[Sad for this kayaker]

Where this guy came to grief is 2.5 miles from where this foto is taken  i dont go out in strong noreasters as wave heights reach a metre in no time  flat coditions in foto   the entrance in the distance  the lake is very shallow and chops up in no time   ...rick

[Port stephens getn hot]

The warm push has finally overtaken the cooler water trapped below forster  24.4 at briughyon  time for some inshore beakies....rick

[Harbor Lizard]

crocodile...nice flattie dude..they can go hard..rick

[Best mono for Alveys ?]

the smallest size and  breaking strain in black crane swivels....two swivels 4/6 inches apart above your normal rig will get rid of most twist...rick

[Reel pouch/storage recommendations ?]

I spent quite a few years running the deck on a 42 riv out of port stephens and gamefishing in general..most of the tiagras I seen kept in neoprene protection covers suffered corrosion problems...reels have to be completely dry then sprayed with silicone spray before being put in neoprene..i will never use them again.....simple cloth flour bags or liquor bags if you can afford it are the go...rick

[What do you like about fishraider?]

hey cjay..since being on raider I have not only chatted with other raiders onsite but met some really great people.have fished with big neil and met up with others on water..hopefully soon to fish with and meet more raiders...I have been and still am on other sites but I always turn on raider first..the information and good will is above any site I have been involved with..any bad eggs are dropped in the bin..there is good humour and laughs amongst members  and..there is a lot of people constantly learning from others  myself included...good to see you are reading thru all aspects of topics and hope you have a great experience being a raider...rick

[When kingfish attack!!! (Amazing footage)]

yeah im with you jeff   bugger the kingys  bring on the reds  bahahahaha...or maybe a beakie   ummmm..

[Reel pouch/storage recommendations ?]

I would recommend cloth bags with draw strings..plastic or rubber retain moisture and promote corrosion..rick

[Every angler should read this]

twenty years ago I used to make poppers/stickbaits out of broomstick...drilled holes thru them  twisted up s/steel wire right thru and tied in a swivel an a hook..didn't even paint them..kings and tailor loved em...hmm might go make some on the weekend...rick

[When kingfish attack!!! (Amazing footage)]

wish I could get up the bay id go with you

[When kingfish attack!!! (Amazing footage)]

aaaahhhh stardom has its downfalls hey..head for radio ?? your being a bit hard on yourself jeff....fishing sounds like a good thing to do..i might have a yak over the weekend..mates away and no tow vehicle..weathers not great anyhow...rick

[Every angler should read this]

hey turtletown  of the thousands of salt/freshwater/marlin/tuna lures hanging on shop walls the majority of colours are designed to catch fisherman   not fish....classic example; marlin lure ice cream yumyum colour..there is nothing in the ocean that looks like this but it catches fish because people put it in front of hungry fish..when contemplating lure purchases  look at lures favoured and used by others for your target species;ie;look at fotos of captures and read what fishos recommend..hope this helps..rick

[Port Stephens]

from a boat you are basically fishing in three knots of tide  running livies either for jew near bottom or kings midwater and surface  while tide is running..you have short window with nil current when tide changes..rick

[Fish ID help. (Scad and Blind Shark)]

looks like juvenile bludger trevally

[If only I was in Port Stephens...]

long drive from Sydney for a couple of kingys..theres reds and the marlin are just startin to fire with 24 deg water pushing in now...there were kings at broughton and fingal a week before these fish escaped..rick

[Port Hacking]

nice flattie  still swimming kudos to you....sounds like a quite day..rick

[Forster]

there isn't a headland up that way that we havnt tried to lbg at some stage..i fished the area for years chasin tuna.cobes Spanish..cape hawke/booti.charlotte/celito/seals...fished outside but mainly in another mates boat..thats why no gps marks..cape hawke pinnacles were the bomb but now marine park...there is large tackle shop in forster the guys there can prob put you onto areas to try..have heard they are good guys...rick