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Got to agree Basil, there have been so many coming in at so many spots, hope it keeps up.

What. Brilliant day @Mass. The boys will remember the day for a long time (may well be the switch that triggers a life long interest in fishing). What a joy it is to spend time with your son and his mates “hunting and gathering”

Great report Dave, some really healthy fish and that Bass (bream also) looks like it’s in great condition.

Nice work again @whiskey299. I’m with you on the circle hooks - love them - you can leave rod in holder unattended & be pretty sure if you get a hit, you’ve got the fish.

Yep, been there, been done like that

Lovely bag of fish Dave, seems that snapper and Trag have replaced the Flatties, which seem to have gone quiet. Some lovely fillets of Trag for tea. ill have to give prawn heads a go on the Kingies.

Headed out early today as prediction was for strong winds by 11am - so glad we did as boat ramp at Roseville had boats lined up and waiting to launch at 5 am. we loaded up with Yakkas and head wide, having baits in the water by 6.30am. The Kingies turned up and the fun started. We lost a solid Kingie at the boat first up due over exuberance and inexperience, but with some coaching (and deep breathing exercises) we had 27 in the boat before we realised there were not going to be any over the 60-63cm we were getting so we headed off to an unnamed reef I stumbled across a few years ago, that had produced some nice snapper in the past. It was a good move as we hit paydirt on Terraglin and boated 8 (all over 50cm and biggest going 68) before 10am. We decided to call it quits and head back before the wind hit and get the boat on the trailer and washed down before the holiday hoards headed in. 80 Kingies this week 😃🙏 Over all a great day.

Brilliant work @nal, nothing like a hard fighting kingie to wake you up & remind you you’re alive. Well done

Good questions @Gengar - @DerekD is the man to give you input and maybe @James Clain

Well done @Crabstar- always good to keep moving till you find the fish and a nice bag of Flatties to prove the point. Maybe all the burley you provided helped bring them around (no worse feeling than being seasick).

It’s always good to get out @Jo5hC. Squidding can be very frustrating - some days you can get 10-20 in an hour. Other days it takes hours to get one, or even none at all. Letherjacket can be the same and will nip the bait (and the hooks off the line) so gently, you can hardly feel them Small hooks (4-8) and light lines (under 12lb) is the go in estuaries.

Understand completely @Hill373737. I have been fishing for Bass In Deerubbin (Hawkesbury) for 50 years (caught many 00’s )and ate my first one (just to give it a try) for the first time a few years ago and haven’t had one since.

Niiice kingie @jenno64, well done

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Great report @Max Power, I hope you can find another lure like the one you lost.

Half run up tide means the tide is rising from 1/2 full to full tide (top of the tide). Theory being as the tide rises it is covering more of the sand / ground and exposing for food source - worms, shell fish, small fish move up to feed and Flatties follow them.

Many thanks for sharing @foolforjesus.

If only 2, it’s good to get the casting practice. Have you tried the 1/2 run up tide ?

Yep - covered a lot of ground, still waiting for the Dollie’s to return.

At it again Neil - great to hear. That’s a beaut Yellowbelly mate - well done. (Kingies are back on here, but only rats, but whenever you want to visit again, you know you’re always welcome).

A great report Dave and some lovely looking fish. I still haven’t had a shot at catching Cod, but more reports like yours and Neil’s that I read, the keener I’m getting. Sounds like Georgia had a touch of heat stroke - hope she’s OK now.

Some lovely Cod @Hill373737, it’s great you’ve found the time to get back into hitting the water - @big Neil is a very encouraging fellow who loves his fishing. Seems like the spinnerbaits have been doing the damage. I tried cod for the first time this year and don’t think I’ve tried a nicer tasting fish - better than barramundi or jewfish. It’s a pity they are so far from my waterways in the Hawkesbury.

Hey @fatcat531, I’m always happy to take folks out - there are no fishing “secrets”, like most things it’s about being able to read the signs and conditions, then making the best choices. if you’d like to get out, that’s not a problem HOWEVER if it’s my boat, you’d need to drive and be able to pull the boat ( vehicle with a tow ball). I’m narcoleptic and not safe for me to drive. I do have a licence, (but my passengers don’t like it if I fall asleep driving) due to several life threatening “adventures” (been hospitalised 5 times in past 10 years - head on with a car on my motor bike and amputation to part of my foot, hit by lightening, pump explosion that “cooked” 40% of me, Peritonitis, tripped whilst trialing my Lab and broke sternum and 3 ribs). I live in Derrubbin (Hawkesbury area), not sure where you are as your profile doesn’t say, so an early start might mean a bit of travelling ? if you’d like to go, Kingies are on now. I’d never “charge” anyone to go fishing -( Jesus 4 closest mates were fishermen and he didn’t charge them anything to put them in the know). I am mates with many charter operators and would never compete with them as they are running a business and have overheads which I don’t (retired now and not running a business) - but if you’re happy to pull the boat with you’re car, get the bait, cover fuel and a coffee on the way home, I’m keen. Best time to go is mid week as summer weekends can be nuts on the water. Send me a pm if you’re interested.

Brilliant initiative Jason - giving a fishing report to keep all Raiders upto date is a champion idea 👏👏👏

Very kind words Jason, but we lost quite a few to sharks 🫤.