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Nice session on the pigs,sounds like they where quality size fish too. The fillets make a good feed as well,good stuff. Steve

Good report Hodgey & not a bad little session throwing hardbodies to all the tailor. Bet the paint on the gold bomber's not looking too good.Ive used them as well up north even when there is no paint left on them & they still catch fish.Top lure Steve

Well done on a good first up report,good to see a few nice fish for your effort. Nice of excalibur to give you a ride out on his boat too!! cheers Steve

Nice day for it too yesterday,mate a slow day fishing always beats being at work. At least a couple of hookups gave you guys a bit of excitement while out there. cheers Steve

Ive used that same lure up north with great success on the barra as well,also the brown/orange & red/green one work good too.The only hardbody lure that has worked for me down here on the flatties & also catches stacks of barra up north is the classic & trusted gold bomber 14A. But i haven't tried the lucifer myself on the flatties & cant see why it wouldnt work ok,there are not too many lures around that wont catch a flattie in the right conditions. With the effectiveness & versatility of soft plastics that can be fished in any depth of water & can be cast further in most conditions,you cant beat them,why bother spending a session trying to maybe catch a flathead with a hardbody lure of any kind except for maybe slow trolling them over shallow dropoffs,weedbanks & sandflats.It is fact that soft plastics are absolutely devastating on flathead,even better than bait,in most cases anyone with the right tackle can catch them but when they are used by a fairly skilled angler they are deadly & do catch flathead of all sizes. Steve

Great read on your site Ross,top photo's & plenty of good tips as usual. Think it might get a few reader's this weekend with the weather not too good. cheers Steve

Well done on a top Barra,awesome fish to catch & it gets very addictive fishing for them. cheers Steve

Good first report & a nice bag of fish to christen the new boat,there's not too many better ways than that to spend with the family. Well done!! cheers Steve

Thats a nice & healthy looking bass,would've been nice to see Roberta get one of those as well. Im sure it wont be too long before she is back there for another shot at them. Well done on a top fish & nice photo's too!! Steve

Well done on a nice little session on the rocks & a couple of nice fish for the table. cheers Steve

They are a great boat that have been around for a long time,one that is well looked after & runs on a reliable outboard are still keenly sought after. The one's i have seen or fished from over the year's generally come in all white with either a blue,yellow or red band around the the side's. Take your pick i guess. cheers Steve

Great little session on the bass,that's a top fish in the photo. Well done!! cheers Steve

Well done Ross,that's a good run of striped marlin on broadbill for the fortunate crew's aboard. cheers Steve

Wow what an awesome day out for you guys.Good variety of fish too. Very well done!! Steve

Awesome fish!!

Fishing landbased around sydney is at its best an hour before dawn until about an hour after sun up regardless of the tide.Thats the peak period where you will get the best fish. cheers Steve

Great spin session on the bonnies mate,with some nice fish amongst them too. Its been a top season for them up on the central coast this year. Well done getting into a few!! cheers Steve

Shock leader's are just a fancy word for what is the trace you have attatched to the main line.Actually its also the opposite of what you mentioned,make sure that if you intend to cast alot make the leader short, i mean so its not going through the guides when you cast out.The reason you probably broke off the line & all the gear attatched,is because the knot gets caught up in the guides when you throw out & snap's off.It doesnt take much to break even 30 or 40lb line when you cast with alot of pressure,it happens to all of us at times. cheers Steve

Top day out guy's & some nice yellowfin,well done. cheers Steve

Its a shame you never found the wide fad as some guys i know fished there last weekend & found plenty of nice dollies around it.You are right about the water out there it was great apparently & good to see the dollies around so late in the season too. Steve

NICE BAG OF QUALITY FISH,WELL DONE ON A GOOD DAY OUT. CHEERS STEVE

That's a thumper king mate,very well done.Very different looking head on it though,probably got a bad injury early on in its life but thankfully recover & give you a great capture,got a head like a dollie but the body of a king. cheers mate Steve

Easier way is to pump some nippers at low tide,then set up a couple of light threadline outfits with 6lb line,sinker & a metre long 8lb leader.Tie on a mustad suicide hook which are perfect for the live nipper's,then go out and target Bream,whiting & flathead which are pretty common in the hacking.Best results always come very early morning just as light is in the sky especially for Bream.Try bigger plastics later in the morning if you want to & target flathead. cheers Steve

Mate that's a top catch & must have been great fun to fight in the ultra shallow water. Good feed too,well done!! Steve

Awesome fishing on broadbill Ross,3 big marlin in a day is superb fishing. Well done getting the crew amongst the fish once again.Top photo's too!! Cheers Steve