justinp

Bream are a whole other story. I am no expert so I will leave that to the likes of GregL and Justin P. Chris I think you have me confused with someone who knows what they are doing, however I am extremely good at watching and netting Bream when Greg catches them, and every now and then Greg kindly lets me catch one so instead of passing on advice we should all wait for Greg or another skilled Bream fisho to pass on the expert advice, Hodgey and Seeto seem to do allright as well, later raiders.

Nice bycatch, nothing like a screaming drag on a small reel, well done.

Chris I think you had better order one that floats,

Ill share the weed spots, but you gotta share some snapper

I reckon we know someone who can compete

Id just about kill to get my hands on some weed like that, Ive been everywhere I can think of near Gladesville and nothing to report on the weed front yet, it looks alot like parra weed, the dark green stuff that is, well done on locating some, cheers Justin.

Gday Toby, I recently took a trip to Melville island, I will tell you about my experience, the group I went with consisted of non-fishos, mainly family and because of that I decided not to take any of my gear, did not really want to be the only one having to lug the stuff all the way there, (mistake). Many reasons why, when you buy a new rod and reel, you spend a little while getting used to it, now if you are fishing creeks for Barra, you really dont want to spend the initial hour getting comfortable using it, ie: finding your range, accccuracy, best lure weight ect, so it is important that you take your own rod and reel with you, also if you are going to be taking a baitcaster, make sure you are competent at using it, some of the creek terrain you will most likely fish will require super accurate casts, trust me its the difference between fish and no fish, if you feel that the baitcaster is not your go then perhaps take a 4-6kilo spinstick with a quality 3000 sized spinreel loaded with 20pnd, we fished hardbodies 95% of the time and I really wish that Id taken some big plastics with me, Barra fishing is so tide dependant with the low being prime as it flushes them out the litttle feeder creeks, on the high I felt at the time a big plastic rigged snagless sunk right down into the snags may have been more productive, thats just my opinion, its not as inportant when out on the reef to take your own gear as most of it will probably be bottom bashing or maybe trolling, depends on the guide, but again I wished Id taken my own, things such as leader, hooks, ect IMO are not really necessary unless you really like to be self sufficient, so if I had to make a list of whet I would take next time here goes, quality baitcaster rod 4-6 kilo and a quality reel to suit, big range of larger plastics, 4-9inch, assorted jigheads, 1/8 and up, between 5-10 well known large hardbodies with quality trebles, camera, sufficient uv clothing, sunscreen, bushmans, hat, polarised sunnies, stubby cooler, gloves, pliers, braid scissors, comfortable footwear, and if luggage weight permitted I would also take the other two outfits previously mentioned by Greg and Slinky, and if you are not really proficient at baitcasting then get in the backyard and practice, practice, practice, cheers Justin.

Aaaah I was wondering when u were going to enter into this post, I have seen the collection 1st hand and I reckon erring on the side of caution that Greg has a real problem, his collection is massive, at its peak he probably had 800 to 1000 packets of various plastics, and if you think that is incredible, we wont even talk about the hardbodies, crankbaits, blades, poppers, pencils, leader, braid, reels, rods, boats, outboards, nets, hooks, sinkers, swivels, ect, ect, ect, ect, ect, however, Ive never met abloke that loves his fishing the way he does, so good on you mate, keep collecting and most of all enjoy.

I know what u mean about the 6 foot track, I walked it years ago, bloody long way, took 3 days, I hear you got a kayak, well have to head out some time and fish some of the thin blue lines around the place, cheers Justin.

At the northern end of Treachery beach you can usually russle up a few fish, you will need to 4wd up there, check with the new reegulations however as some of the areas have been closed, you can get bait at the local general store, (only frozen though), take everything you need with you as supplies are pretty minimal, you can spin for pelagics off the point in between the island, there is a guy called Browny who works at Treachery camp, he is a local and usually very helpfull as to where the fish are as he spears regulary, failing that hit some of the lakes to the north 40min drive for flathead ect, cheers Justin.

Great effort Greg, there certainly are some good bream around if you know where to go, looks like a good session was had, we should get out for a fish one day, cheers Justin.

Had a thought the other day, as I have an unused pond at my place at the moment and has any raiders ever tried to grow their own blackfish weed, I think that is I transport some to the pond with enough water from my local estuary and have is semi-submerged and open to partial sunlight with slow water trickle over it, any thoughts or suggestions appreciated, cheers Justin.

Arn't you going to keep me company out there, you used too!!!!

Sure mate, one question though, what do you reckon my wifes worth?

Gday mate, I have not got a 3mm lower suit yet, they are available, alot of water skiers and wakeboarders use them, added advantage is alot of them have bouyancy inbuilt into them.

Gday Jamie, winter can be a bit of a trade off, last winter I wore the lower half of 5mm diving wetsuit, this works great espescially when u have no choice but to get wet when launching, and on top a long sleeved tshirt, however when the bib and brace section of the wettie combined with a pfd can be really bulky, combine that with heat from paddling and it can be a problem, this year I will get 3mm waist down wetsuit only, combine that with long sleeve rashy and pfd, I found that I only really got cold when the wind was up or if my feet got cold, so I wear dive boots and even extra socks when its cold, cheers Justin.

He does Stewy, the problem is my casting accuracy needs a bit of work, this is how it usually goes, spot a good spot, open bail arm, fire in a cast trying to skip plastic under marina, skips beautifully straight over marina arm and then gets stuck on some inconsiderate boaties berthing rope, fair dinkum why would you park your boat right where I need to cast, back to practising in the backyard

It is always a pleasure to fish with u Greg, word of advice though, can u pleeeeeaaaaaassssseeeeee stop outfishing me every time we go out, I think you may have stolen my mojo, not that youve lost yours, if I dont catch a biggen soon Im going to leave the bung out cheers Justin.

Well that counts me out!!!

Well not long to go now, 3 days guided fishing the run off hopefully and stayling at Clearwater Island Lodge, chasing Barra and all the other sensational fish that abound these waters, starting to get a little anxious, will definatly take camera and hopefully get some good shots of me with some good fish and some good stories as well, cheers wish me luck Justin.

I wondered what u would have been up to yesterday, did you get the grubs out, or just poppers and pencils, tank is just about ready, we will have to fill it soon, cheers Justin.

Totally agree mate having used your exists and also owning a stella 1000fa, although the stella is quite a nice bit of kit, having to wack out a long cast and wind it back in with tension every ten casts or so is a pain in the butt, the exist completely sh1ts on the stella IMO, not starting a daiwa vs shimano war here, just my 1.5 cents worth as its probably not worth 2, cheers Justin, p.s if you can afford to buy good gear then go for it.

I understand trying to keep your secret spot a secret, maybe just post it as spotx next time like all of us do and not try to decieve all with your post bout being at figtree when clearly you were some where else, anyway good work and maybe Ill bump into you at Figtree oneday, theirs a couple of us that fish it reasonably often, usually walking the flats at lowtide, Ill be the one wearing the Lowrance hat, come over and say hello cheers Justin.

Not a bad session their, just curious as I have fished figtree flats heaps, and have never seen a wharf or wooden boarded area that the bream in second photo is lying on, cheers Justin.

River 2 sea buggi pop, bubble pop, Mebepen Mebaru, smith towadi, ecogear px45, luckycraft sammy65, daiwa td zero, stiffy, surecatch, all these work on a given day, Just follow what Greg said fish the conditions and make sure that when you fire in a cast get it as close to the structure your fishing, if you aint getting snagged you aint getting close enough, cheers Justin.