bobfish

When spinning I work my lures both in the wash and in the clearer water. I have caught fish in both although kingies seem to like the clearer water whilst tailor and salmon generally congregate under the wash. Pelagic fish roam constantly, so I feel the longer the cast the better. It means you cover more area, have less casts and your lure stays in the water longer per session. I've hooked mackerel on the instant my lure hit the water 80m out and looked down a big kingys mouth at my feet whilst it was boofing at a popper. Anything can happen. When its overcast or raining keep your lures close to the surface but if it's a sunny day you may have to present your lures deeper as the fish are generally shyer. Next time you catch a pike, regardless of the size, and if you have suitable gear, send it back out on a two hook snell rig 6 foot under a float. If there's any thumpers out there its a great way to find out. Cheers, Bobfish

Hey mate, I've been doing a lot of rock spinning and live baiting on the northern beaches in the past month, using metals of all sizes, chug poppers, skip poppers and minnows. My best bet is the poppers, metals don't seem to be doing it at the moment but I've caught three mid sized kings in my last three sessions, all at different times of day (one at midday) on chug poppers. Specifically, the new saltist version that looks like a pilchard and a yo-zuri one that looks like a slimey. Find a nice safe ledge with a good wash, most of these are frequently fished and talked about, so it wont be hard. If you fish the ledge regularly you will work out when the most productive times are. I fish my best ledge on a low in the afternoon, as this seems to be a more productive time by a long shot. Good luck mate, Bobfish

After 2 weeks of hardcore exams I now have three weeks of holidays to look forward to. Im gonna live on Dee Why headland, with an esky of beer and my land based game rod. Bring on the winter kings!

Hey Brickman, Are the tubes on the north side of newport headland? I went down for a look last weekend, but the only way i could see to get down was a dodgy rope... I wasn't too game to try it...

Pm sent.... fingers crossed

Hey Raiders, I've recently taken the plunge from full time employment in mechanical engineering to start full time study. Im starting to feel the affects of a very minimal income (I just looked in the fridge, its not looking good) so Im after some part time work on the north shore. Im good at everything, punctual and reliable. I have experience in hospitality and manufacturing and have a heap of references who would be happy to recommend me too. Can anybody help? Thanks for listening Raiders, Bobfish

I can say specifically that there are swarms of slimies ranging from 10cm - 35cm at little manly point this wek. I got sick of catching them whilst spinning small metals. Although the bigger ones really go off on light line Good luck Bobfish

Nice brace of bream there Pete I had a poke around the entrance to deep creek yesterday arvo. Hoping to find some lizards. I was especially hopeful after the influx of fresh, but to no avail. Im guessing with the ammount of fresh water moving around they shifted closer to the front of the lake. Or to deeper water. I was amazed though at the ammount of mullet up there, they were packed in like sardines (mind the pun). Before leaving I whacked on a stick bait and managed two very healthy, very silver bream though. Did you find those beauts near the caravan park? Cheers, Bobfish

Go to the top of the class mate, top marks!

Hey fishlexic, I was at the north end mate, once i get this picture posting sorted il put up a pic

Hey Raiders, I got out on the weekend to try my hand at "land based game" for kings. This is a first for me, so I was a bit doubtful about my prospect for success. I dropped into manly early on sunday morning to try and find half a dozen livies or so. Once I burleyed up there were so many yellowtail, ten minutes later I was trading all the larger ones for those of a more perfect size. I was off to a good start! Half an hour later and I was setting up on curl curl rocks, there were a few other guys already live baiting but without any luck. Out goes the first livie, and I settle in to enjoy my surrounds. Sunday was a pearler of a day to be fishing. After the sun came up i was starting to get a bit lethargic so rod in hand I closed my eyes for just a moment. I felt the livie going off below my float and opened my eyes to see it skipping across the surface....king in persuit! I would give 100 bucks to see my face at that moment. haha! After a quick tussle the king was landed and my first LBG effort was a success. I was stoked.

Anti-carp, I use a gamakatsu 1/32 weight jig head the right size for your plastic, and trim down the lead weight until there is just enough lead to hold it upright, and assist in casting. Hope it works for you, Bobfish

I don't mean to state the obvious but mabe an optomitrist could help you out with your problem

Nice bass mate! Is that manly dam in the background??? I thought there were only "micro bass' abiding there!

Thanks Iceman, the rapalas look the goods. Can you cast them ok? Ceph. How do you find the hook-up rate on those flick baits? Do you only rig them with the one hook?

Hey Raiders, Ive recently bought a new spinning outfit for the coming kingie season, but I have no idea what plastics to equip myself with. I know surface poppers are sometimes the go and some softies work too but im after the specific types. So it would be great if the king pro's out there could rate your top five kingie lures, so I can get amongst em asap! Thanks in advance guys, Bobfish

Too right Sails, it was a beautiful day Nice work with the sambo! Mate, where do you put your yak in at longie? Ive been thinking about it for a while but the entry always looks too daunting, any tips would be appreciated! Cheers, Bobfish

If my memory serves me right ceph, it was actually march you joined..... was it the fifth? fishfillet, feel free to take the mickey outa everybody as well, and that includes yourself! Cheers, Bobfish

North narrabeen, just south of the channel is pretty good for bronzies. Id say its a bit early to be chasing noahs, unless your out wide. When the water warms a bit, get the long traces on and hold on for dear life! Best of luck mate Bobfish

Hey Poacher, if you have a spare spot on your boat id be happy to show you where they are

Weather pending i'll get a fish in sat morning, then work some, then im off to ''Parklife'' to become very inebriated..... very very inebriated.

Count me in, even though im already one tub up Ahhhhh.... if you dont mind me asking, whats in the tub J.G.?

Thats the one mate. I just use a bit of burley to get the yakkas and slimies going then use standard kingie/game gear and livies, watch out though, big fish and territorial locals abide there! It can get pretty crowded in summer, to the point of being ridiculous. If i had to give you one tip, go there after a still friday night. All the wannabees dump they're unused bait before returning home and this creates a nice food filled scenario for the next morning...... Cheers, Bobfish

Ps. That blue groper is an old resident, ive seen many a fool throw baits at him to no avail

Ive nailed half a dozen rats in a session there, on 100mm squidgie softies...the left side seems to be much more productive