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What more could a guy ask for lying on top of his second love in a cosy bed,esky on one side beer on the other, staring at the stars & dreaming about the morning, sounds like heaven to me. 😂

So true, looking forward to your April report, hope the weather in June is better this year, managed 3 out of 5 days in howling winds last year this is a shot of first morning before the wind turned

Great photos & report, nice jewies

Great report & detailed account of your 4 days away, I’ve never fished Jyndabine in March, we usually go down in June before the long weekend re down rigging try one at 25 feet & the other at say 40 to 45 feet & maybe adjust them till you find what works & then maybe have a 10 to 15 foot variation so they don’t cross over, bummer you didn’t get a win at the weigh in but so close, then again it’s all about getting out there fishing & catching up with mates. Thanks for wetting my appetite, can’t wait till June

Great report & photos, shame the big one didn’t stay hooked up

Sounds like you guys had a great little session, nice couple of bream

I’m using 10lb braid & about 2m of 12lb fluorocarbon & have had the fluoro break with the yanking of the rod. Loosen the drag a bit grab the line near the tip while keeping light tension to the snagged jig & slip the rod under your arm with slack line between the tip and where you’ve grabbed the line, now with the other hand grab the line about 600mm down & create a slight vee & start plucking on the line (like pulling on a guitar string & letting go) don’t have the line to tight though, usually after 3 to 6 plucks the jig releases. I think jigs being barbless and a shock wave travelling down the line helps to free it, react quickly when the jig is free & wind it in you don’t want it to re snag. I’ve had the barbs loaded with that tough red short fibrous weed that grows on rocks come in a few times & fishing line once but never kelp. When sqiuding around ribbon weed I tend to just put a bend in the rod as it tears quite easily. I hope my explaination is easy to understand

Tried it last night & everyone loved it, surprisingly the squid still had a bit of snap to it, yummo 👍

I used to lose at least one jig off the ocean rocks every session until a guy next to me told me to stop whipping the rod & came over & grabbed the line from the tip and without to much tension used his other hand like a bow & arrow technique and flicked the line several times & the jig came free. Since then I’ve saved a lot of jigs from a watery grave, I still lose the odd one probably due to being wedged on the bottom or fishing line. I hope this helps

Sounds like you had a great day & nothing better than giving a new rod a good workout

Thanks for that, not in the boat Luke Thursday, Friday arvo into the evening & Saturday morning mainly targeting squid for a feed, by the way good sized plate of sushimi hopefully that made up for the young fella missing out

Re whipping technique after casting out and counting the jig down I’d give it two initial big lifts to get it up off the bottom then wind up slack line & count the jig back down without winding and then start the slow retrieve and occasionally do a double or single lift similar to jigging a plastic and sometimes a slow wind all the way in unless hitting bottom then one light lift, remember mix it up till you find what works

When I was into game fishing around 15 to 20 years ago PS would be going off and we would head up for the big tournament & it would go quite while Sydney would be on fire or down south & then visa versa when we’d get back, frustrating sport game fishing but when it all comes together it’s awesome. Don’t worry your day will come

Good to hear you got out, nice bonito at 4kg it’s a shame they didn’t hang around, I got my first for the season on Saturday morning off the haven, only a small one though, the peak off Sydney seems along way from Blackwall or is that another one you’re referring to?

Great report and photos, nice cod fist, hate to see what a big one could do

Nice first report and photos, good on you for baiting your husbands hook usually it’s the other way around

Most squid tend to go for the jig on the drop hence why you’re hooking up when whipping the rod at other times on a very “sloooww” retrieve, mix it up. I’m land based & use braid if I’m winding slow I’ve got a slight bow in the line from the tip & occasionally surge or the bottom will straighten it out in which case move the rod tip slightly & if in doubt strike. The bottom tends to be a clunky in which case I give a bit of slack & lift, if feeling tension strike straight away to set hooks, not to hard though, at times they wil be aggressive and other times tentative with there candles which are soft & easly break if you strike to hard. At night time they can be higher in the water column especially around a light source. I find when they are shy & feel resistance they tend to drop it in which case let the jig drop down near the bottom & slowly wind, I’m no expert but this is what I’ve noticed, I still come home with zero at times

Great report & a hot little session with some nice bass & a feed to finish up. My one & only bass I’ve caught came out of there in the middle of winter trolling for trout & was the only fish for the day

Great report, shame about the little Dollie getting in the way of the broomstick hooking up, hopefully Monday you get one to stick

Great mixed bag as usual and I enjoy reading your reports you’ve really got your area sust out. Up my way the frigates are usually there but some days none or the odd one gets caught & the next day they are on fire, mainly on 10 to 15g metals

I haven’t fish down that way but good on you for giving out all the gps marks for the area Got to love the raider spirit

Such an interesting variety of fishing techniques in the one day, a nice snapper on a plastic & good on scratchie for showing you the way around his local waterway 👍

Sounds like a great session & nice photo, the surge of the shore breakers can be tricky especially with a decent fish, let it tire out before bringing it into the breakers & use the wave action to help get it in & use finger pressure as Yowie suggested, keep at it & good luck with a big one

Will do as soon as I get an opportunity to get a few for a feed, can’t wait to give it a go

Good on you for double dipping & helping a mate christen his boat great catch and report