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Worst experience I've had was at work (working in a kitchen) we had this camp come and for the most part they were all right, small bits of rubbish here and there but 99% was in the bin. The problem though, someone came around into the kitchen (staff access only) right into the food prep area and put a dirty nappy in the bin, not even wrapped in a bag. And then on the final day, I found another used, non wrapped nappy sitting on the serving station. There are literally bins everywhere no idea why someone would go to the effort of coming around just to use the kitchen bin. On the last day, same group, we were pilling the rubbish bags out the side of the kitchen waiting for the truck, anyways they thought it's a smart idea to just pile their loose rubbish on top of the pile of bags and just let it blow around. And of course they put all their luggage right in the rubbish pile. One of the weirdest groups we've ever had.
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I just use one of these tackle trays. They float, pretty water resistant and never had any issues with tangling. My mate has a small tackle box he just tucks in the rear storage, works well for him. I only really take a couple of rigs and a couple of lures apart from what's already rigged.
I have a main tackle bag that's huge and way to big which I store all my tackle in and then distribute for day trips unless I plan on going on a proper trip and I'll take all the tackle and distribute. With the kayak, try and limit the amount of tackle you bring, as you will save so much more time instead of rigging for every situation, rember if you don't have a line in the water you have no chance to get a fish.
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29 minutes ago, horsleyboy said:
Awesome to know. I'm really keen on Penn and the Conflict looked the goods. I found all 3 Penn reels fairly cheap from the states ($80 US). To be honest i dont see enough difference between a cheap $40 Sienna and a $200 Shimano reel.
How about rods? I actually love the Trion. Would be great to have a 2nd setup though.
i use a penn ally, though the regiment is awsome. you can pick up bargins here to. i got a spingisher 6500LL for $20, secondhand though.
there is a bit of difference between the shimanos but i do find that theyre not as robust as the penns. the bg is also a good compeditor to the battle. if you look around you can pick up a second hand slammer for 100
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I use the battle all the time off the kayak, absolutely perfect reel for it. Been dunked and sat in the bottom for a few days and still works like when I first got it.
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I shark fish all the time, and taking baits out on a kayak. I even had the unfortunate experience of being tangled in the line and then dragging a shark bait around for half an hour trying to untangle myself in one of our best shark spots. All in all, your litterally a 1/100,000,000 chance to get bothered by a shark on a kayak. If your really worried, get a shark band, I use one because if I some how get tipped out while carrying a bait, I want as much chance to get out of the water still in one piece. A shark band is like $100 and gives you the peace of mind. Also go with someone else.
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Pretty sure I've seen one in WA or NT years ago. Might have an old pic somewhere. It would have been some remote beach somewhere though, right up north, so probably not applicable for NSW
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Dawia and Shimano sizes are a bit different. Dawia is on the larger Side. I'm a big advocate for heavy gear, hence my live bait setups are quite heavy. My main live bait setup is a Penn spinfisher 6500. 4000 would be better for lures though.
As for longevity, just keep them regularly serviced, heard mixed reviews about both. I found Penns have the best longevity.
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Anyone got any tips for Stockton?
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Tried fishing Stockton beach, got there mid morning, headed up north finding rips and casting out into the churned up sand, bait was beach worms. Targets were, whiting, bream, tailor, ECT. With the wind, swell and strong currents couldn't get anything to hold bottom and was just washed onto the shore. Used up to a size 4 star sinker and a large breakway sinker which I used for sharks, which still didn't hold, kept moving up north with absolutely no luck. Wasn't really anyone fishing and those that were, were either struggling like I was or shark fishing with bricks as sinkers but even they gave up. Headed down south and tried casting lures into the churned up water, where I was bitten off. There were more people fishing down south but still having issues with the currents. Did find heapes of pipis just by churning up the sand and waiting for a wave to wash them out. Just ended up running around on the dunes and cooking up on the tailgate. Was pretty boggy with many people getting bogged at the entrance.
Didn't really see anyone catching anything and quite a few people just packed up their gear and just ran up and down the beach and dunes.
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1 hour ago, Bryant fish said:
I live in berowra and it's a quiet crime free area but I have heard of trouble at car parks on the river a holes everywhere unfortunately
Yeah, used to be able to just leave your car unlocked. Few years ago mates neighbors car was nicked or something.
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Its unfortunate and sad that this needs to be said. The other night, went fishing on mates boat, left our cars in the car park. when we got back unfortunately found out someone nicked all sorts of things from our cars, light bars, spot lights, recovery gear. fortunately i lock most of my things to the car but mate lost everything he had on his car. this unfortunately isn't the first time this has happened. it wasnt all that long ago 2 motor bikes were stolen from around there.
basically dont leave anything of value on the car over night.
hope everyone keeps safe and I just wanted to alert everyone and hope others can learn from our misfortune.
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Good report. With the tides guessing on the high the fish come in and on the low they leave. Fished all over that lake, pretty rubbish, though there are some spots on the other side, that can be reasonably productive on the bream, cast up against the rocks and snags. Use the lightest jig head possible. Wouldn't stay after dark though. Mullet worked well for me around there.
Good job though, at least you got something, most usually don't get much around there.
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Mates got one, they're not really all that multifunctional. If you want a basically beach only reel, they're great and cast a mile. He gets some insane distance. Don't really worry about durability, Penns just keep going, 5 years is extremely short life for a Penn. They're not going to be the fanciest or smoothest but they're just reliable.
If you want a dedicated rock / surf setup and are willing to spend the money it's up to you. Mate was thinking of selling his as it just doesn't get used enough.
Also a standard reel will usually cast out far enough, and has the versatility of being used in other situations.
All in all, up to you. If beach fishing is your thing absolutely go for it. The Penn won't let you down.
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Id be interested, as long as it's not to far to travel. Maybe worth putting up a poll and pinning it somewhere with locations and times?
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15 hours ago, XD351 said:
If you want kings I would recommend live or fresh squid- lollipops .
live prawns off the warfs in the arbour get smashed all the time, the kings can be quite touch and go with squid and yakkas
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Drumoyne bait and tackle
First call bait and tackle
Fish and flick
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Berowera is a joke. People think it's alright to park right on the middle of the boat ramp then run off to the bathroom, then to the shops then stuff around for 25 mins getting everything ready. Even worse is the people who think it's funny to leave people's cars on bricks or nick recovery tracks and high lift jacks, I've had to lock my recovery gear to my roof because of these Muppets. Mate came back one night to find his trailer and car on bricks. Had another Muppet park they're trailer right behind my car so I was parked in. Like if its just ignorance fine, but people nicking things and blocking up the boat ramp, that's on purpose and it's just not right.
Recently went to stockton and saw all the rubbish everywhere, people are using it like a rubbish tip. Worst one was someone left a mattress.
Then all the local fire trails have been broken into and completely trashed.
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I recon most have considered doing that 😂, still not right, leave it to the council.
Lot of not so good drivers out and about, had someone decide it was a good idea to break check me on a hill, luckily then other lane was empty. Unfortunately saw the same guy pulling the same ceal again the other day
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I normally use double uni knot, never had a problem. Also did you end up with a wind knot or just some sort of knot that has ended up in your spool?
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Yeah they work well, bream, flathead, Jewfish, shark, ect.
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21 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:
They are like a drop in maths tutoring service. The tutors are mostly maths research students and professors, and they love what they do. They often offer bridging courses which I have done and thoroughly recommend.
Macquarie has an excellent numeracy centre which I have personal experience with. They don’t give you the answers, just a nudge in the right direction and the background theory to a technique or problem if you need it.
Things can get really out of hand when you get lost in your class, so as I said, make sure you don’t hesitate to get help. There’s no shame in struggling - a good course is often a challenging one.
Maths at university level is much more fun than at school, in my opinion. The reason is that the maths is applied to solve problems, rather than just theory. So you’re more motivated to learn it.
Sweet, thanks. Would you recommend getting tutoring on top in case things are getting out of hand or just need a bit more explanation?
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Good afternoon, looking for some ideas. I've encountered a problem with a cargo barrier and rods, being rods don't fit with the barrier, it's fine on the beach when they are in the rod holders but traveling around is the problem.
My basic solution was to cut the cage and install a trap door which could be opened and closes to allow for rods to go through but I've encountered problems like rods not being stored in the same spot every time. The simple solution is to have multiple doors but then the rigidity of the cage is pretty useless.
Option 2 was a soft cage, but never used one and don't know if anyone who has. It has the benefit of being able to be adjusted, light. Seems to be a good idea, down side is you can't hang things off of it.
Have considered a PVC tube that runs down the side of the draws, unfortunately it messes with the 12v system but has the potential to be a good alternative.
Another alternative was to hang a pipe off the side of the roof, if anyone has experience with this please share.
Have considered the roof rack storage for rods but couldn't work out an easy way to get to the rods.
Another question, how do people Singal can utes fit rods, not in the tray?
If anyone has any other ideas would be grateful to hear it, no matter how weird it may be.
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16 hours ago, Hoods said:
Congratulations on your hard work so far.
In life it is great to have choices. Some people don't get that chance.
The more education you have the greater your choices in my opinion.
I went to an Ag College and had "no choice" being 3rd gen.
If I had to choose i would look firstly at resources at the facility including industry standing/ability to be employed at graduation and nearly as importantly the culture.
It is your peers who will help you through the course and more importantly build those relationships that become sooo important later.
Good Luck
Hoods
PS My Grandfather gave me some advice - The harder you work the luckier you seem to get and.. Good Players make their own luck
Don't waste it
Thanks. Peers definitely make much easier, especially being able to bounce ideas and share the load a bit more.
Will keep that in mind, thanks. And thanks for your grandfather's advice, it's so true.
Beginner Surf Fishing Questions. (NSW, AUS)
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For lures I prefer a shorter rod 8-10 ft, as I find they're less tiring to use than a 12ft rod. In saying that, a 12 ft does work but you'd want to be pretty fit to cast that all day.
Spinfisher surf combos is a great starting combo, that doesn't break the bank. Those reels last for ever and the rod isn't to bad either.
If you want a lure rod, I'd be looking at a different combo though, I use a battle 2 on a tiapan, found the spinfisher to heavy to use all day especially on a big surf rod also a 12 ft rod becomes a bit cumbersome as you will want to be reasonably mobile.
Line depends, I like 15-20 lbs mono for general surf fishing, don't know why, just prefered it to braid, though when I'm targeting specific species I'll change to braid. I always preferred to use slightly heavier mono, as I sometimes use heavy sinkers and found that lighter breaks when sending then out.
For lures I prefer braid, about 20 lbs, with 20-30 lbs leader.