[Port Hacking]

54 minutes ago, Yowie said:

It has had a few photos taken, and no two are the same. Swordie, are you reading this comment?

Those fish have so many reoccurring frost and freezer burns 🥵 I don’t know how they can even still be photographed 

[Mother of Swordfisherman RIP]

Thanks raiders been a tough 2 months losing both parents but now the fish will be biting all day long up there. 
 

regards Swordie

[Pandemic hobby - making your own soft plastics]

For injection moulds you will need a plastic syringe 10 ml with the end cut off and the hole in the bottom drilled a little.

📍microwave for use on on plastics

  📍a mould of the plastic you are using and there are plenty available

   📍plastisol in soft medium or hard

    📍Colouring and glitter.
 

The plastisol when shaken and mixed or stirred is self hardening. A PYREX jug and you are set.

Pour the plastisol into jug around 50 to 60 mls and place in microwave for 30 sec then stir and repeat 30 secs and stir.

By this time the plastic will be thicker and clearer and now 30 more seconds should see the plastic turning clear and runny. This is best stirred and mixed with old stainless knife all metal.
 

After stirring add a small amount of colour and stir and add more till desired colour and then add heat resistant glitter as needed in what colour you like and stir.

Make sure the plastic is still runny and with your syringe suck up around half a 10 mil syringe for small lures and with your mould securely clamped together insert the syringe right inside the hole and press down slowly until it becomes firm to press and remove syringe.
 

Now wait a few minutes and open your mould to see your new placcy 

[Pandemic hobby - making your own soft plastics]

Thanks everyone it’s a heap of fun and after a bit of trial and error it’s now pretty easy to make them in all different colours and Scratchie I willl look into a mold for 8 or 9 inch jerk baits

[Father of swordfisherman RIP]

Thanks for the kind words everyone and Dad was laid to rest today in a nice service

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

1 hour ago, slothparade said:

free floating big tweed bait squid (the ones from the pack of 3) or a steak from woolies with a wire trace and a circle hook for easy removal. Keep the tension very high to stop them from wrapping themselves around the leader. When you go to land it, just hold them up for a couple of seconds so it unravels itself in case it is tied around the leader then use pliars and remove the hook

That’s eel fishing my boy 😂 

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

Live small yellowtail or pillies

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

2 hours ago, kingie chaser said:

Nice work Stewy 

What is your tackle/rig/bait set up for targeting the hairtail??

Using twist weld wire in 30lb with 3 ganged gangster hooks in 3/0 and a new light 

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

I recently met a couple of nice fellas who showed me how to clean and cook them and a few little sneaky tricks😋 thanks guys 

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

6 hours ago, big Neil said:

What are they like as a table fish Stewy? So many choices for you Sydneysiders to target. I really admire the fact that so many of you coastal anglers are very adept at catching numerous different species. The result of putting the time in and being proficient with different techniques, I imagine. bn

Absolutely yummy and a bit of salt and batter cooked in oil flesh down first 

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

2 hours ago, Pickles said:

Top effort Stewy and Donna - interestingly, the last really good Hairtail catch for me was after the last “Big Wet” a few years ago. Do you leave your side light on when fishing to at track the bait fish?

Lights are a new addition and yes they stay on until back at the ramp

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

1 hour ago, Yowie said:

Good to see you are catching something, nice sized fish at that. No reports from you for a while.  😂

I do catch fish 🐠 

[Hairtailing the Hawkesbury]

I have the hairtail bug again and with upgrades to the boat and new tackle it’s become an addiction again like all my fishing. The usual spots are no secret and while not around in numbers the are of good size with good tailor and small Jews abundant it’s great fun.

[Murrumbidgee is firing]

Well done  Neil 

[My Beast & PB at Towra]

Great day out Greg and the flattie is a fish of a lifetime.      
 

Well done on the kings as well 

[North Sydney Ferry Wharf Blackfish]

Nice report Sir and the spot looks great.

Regards Stewy

[Cooks River]

Hit the Cooks solo as all my so called mates gave me the ass.

The plan was jewies but no one home but got a nice consellation prize with a decent Kingie on the gobbler lures as well as a nice Trevor and bream with a few flatties thrown in🤩

[Port Stephens- The Struggle Is Real]

Shit spot!!!

[Hairtail]

The chromed toothy critters are still around in Jerusalem bay on live yakkas and whilst not thick they are good size

 

[Port Stephens- I found whiskers! Yewwww]

Prawn on a jig head?

[HAIRTAIL - Fun and fresh air and specimen gathering]

Donna actually smashed it all afternoon and caught her bag limit

[The fibreglass porcupine]

Great catching up with Jimmy and what he knows about fish and fishing is a masters degree in its self 

[Kings in the BAY]

1 hour ago, arty9 said:

do you drop it straight down and leave it just short of bottom (2m) ? or cast out and let it sink

Cast out about 10 mts and the current will go the rest

[Kings in the BAY]

3 hours ago, tobycb said:

Good work Swordie, how do you fish the strips?

We just add a pea sized sinker tie on a 5 or 6/0 and cut the strip around 6 inches and one inch wide and pin twice so it flaps around

[Kings in the BAY]

11 hours ago, Yowie said:

Nice fish there boys. The water colour looks better now.

Yeh it’s good