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    George’s ep

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    15 hours ago, kobi caught a fish said:

    Thanks

     

    thanks

    yes it might be a while

    thanks

    i realised after I got home that it was closed season but It was released anyway.

     

    15 hours ago, kobi caught a fish said:

    Thanks

     

    thanks

    yes it might be a while

    thanks

    i realised after I got home that it was closed season but It was released anyway.

    Good Man. (One of my buddies didn’t and copped a $500 fine and wearing that a second offence could be $5000 and fishing gear confiscated, including his boat 😗 - I wasn’t with him).

    Kingfish reprieve and pups due in May2024

    in The Bar

    Posted

    8 hours ago, Robbo from Sydney said:

    Hi Bob
    Well done to you and Rosie. There is so much involved in training a good gundog and the time and energy yopu put in have well and truly paid off.

    Maybe with all the time off the water  there might be a kingfish or two around the harbour for me to e able to catch one!!

    Cheers
    Robbo

    Haha - Kingies have been a little sparse since February, even off-shore the catch has been small in number and very few around the meter.

    training (anything) does take time and effort, but she is such a willing little dog an just wants to please, so progress is fast and she has an out a standing memory. Truth be told, most dogs train their owners.

    Kingfish reprieve and pups due in May2024

    in The Bar

    Posted

    8 hours ago, BaitDropper said:

    Hi Pickles,      

             Just out of curiosity, are all the up coming pups spoken for ???

     

    8 hours ago, BaitDropper said:

    Hi Pickles,      

             Just out of curiosity, are all the up coming pups spoken for ???

    I’ve had deposits on 5, but expecting any where from 8-11 pups. The litter will be all black, they’ll be performance dogs (high drive and so very active), not your typical, sit around and eat all day Labs. Having said that Rosie is a very calm and tractable girl, but loooves to run and retrieve. Send me a pm if you’re interested or give me a ring -0405502952.

    Kingfish reprieve and pups due in May2024

    in The Bar

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    Due to crook weather for so many planned fishing trips over past 7months, I’ve  had longer time to train my K9 buddy “Rosie”. Like fishing (and just about everything else in life) the more you put in, the more you get out, and I’ve had lots of time to fine tune her training.


    Late 2023 - 1st AA at WGDC last trial of the year and “Working Gundog of the year2023-2024”
    2024 - GDS AA 3rd place 
    April 2024 - Lab Club 3rd place 
    April 2024 - Lab Club 1st place and Championship title gained (and 6 weeks pregnant - pups due on 18th May)

    My Grandaughter (in the pic), run her and got placed (2nd) on both Sat and Sunday and had never run her before - Rosie is very easy to train.

     

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    Port Hacking

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Great report @Isaac Ct, I love circle hooks (the go to for my fav’s the Kingies), but I know lots of fisho’s not so keen on them, (but the key is to let the fish take the bait and run before you put pressure on the fish, and most fishos like to “strike” the fish.

    thats a really nice Flatties, well done.

    Newbie - Kingfish success at Sydney Heads

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    I haven’t been out for quite a few weeks due to the run of sloppy seas and crook weather (added to Reno’s on the house) but buddy Steve asked if I could help put his Grandson onto some Kingies. I never need an excuse to chase Seriola Llandi, so we headed out early to my favourite haunt Sydney Harbour, where it is a rare day to not catch kingfish (with the right bait, location and gear). Caleb bought his 4kg bream / flathead outfit with 4lb braid and leader with the aim to catch a Kingie on “light setup”. When I told him it might be suitable for the bait needed to catch the Kingies, he said “nah, I want to get a Kingie on light gear”. I told him I’d provide a “light setup” and handed him a Terez 20-40lb rod paired to a Saragossa 8000 with 65lb braid and 60lb fluro leader. Caleb did use his rod for the Yakkas, which we live baited for the Kings an hour later.

    When he hooked up on his first Kingie (and it nearly pulled his arms off), he understood why his idea of light might suit bream and Flatties, but seriously undergunned for Kingies.

    We had a great day on Kingies inside North Head (notice Sydney in the background) and bagged a few snapper, which came up in the berley stream also. Caleb is now keen to get a meter plus Kingie (aren’t we all)

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    the Ovens accessibility?

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hey @faker, some excellent input from @wazatherfisherman. As young 18yr old, I used to regularly fish “The Ovens” and caught some amazing fish there. Now I’m 70, I wouldn’t even consider that climb (or the walk around at low tide - from memory you can’t get back at anything other than low tide).

    The last time I went there (in 1975), an Italian fellow, my annd my wife and I were last ones there. He tried very kindly, to tell me (in Italian), he was going “up -up” with hand gestures and I waved and said “good bye”, he tried several times to communicate he was going, as we watched him climb up the rope and then the only rope disappear up after he had gone. 😧 The climb up was horrendous and an amazing (positive) stroke of providence we are still married (48 years now).

    Never been back and only fish out of a boat now, having been washed over rock fishing - PLEASEE BE CAREFUL ON THE ROCKS, brother Raider.

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    Daughter and grandchild visiting for Easter.

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Well done Neil, a great way to spend time with the fam’. Young bloke will have lots to remember (outfishing granddad). Pity day 2 wasn’t as successful, good thing about dim sims is if you don’t catch fish, at least you can eat them, although bardi grubs taste better - had them several times when the mob get together,  but prefer roasted to raw).

    love your pics mate 👏👏.

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    The guides life

    in Freshwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Brilliant stuff Dave, having been the recipient of your guiding skills and hospitality in the past, I m sure you and Amy did much as Oz ambassadors to cement relationships with your guiding skills. What an experience - catching target species and seeing wildlife that most Australians wouldn’t have experienced.

    A great read (as always)

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    Catching my first tailor

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

    Posted

    A thorough and interesting report @linewetter. It’s a challenge when you’re getting hits (or catching fish) and in a hurry to tie up a new rig. A very xperienced and successful dog handler told me when I started training a new pup “Bob the fastest way to train a dog, is slowly”. Like @Yowiesays “haste makes waste”. I also know what you mean about mullet - good thing is, they herald in the jewfish season (one of their favourite target species)..

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