AlbertW
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3 hours ago, R E G I C Y C L E said:
Interesting, how big are the divers and what price range are they?
No clue haha, there’s no info on the size weight or the depth of the lures. The divers were 15 dollars and the metal slice 5
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Just now, AlbertW said:
Hey all,
Stopped at a servo on the way back home from a cod trip (report will be up) and found these. They had some other colours but didn’t bother buying them. Haven’t seen em on any websites, maybe a test location for tweedbait?
Anyways it makes a good souvenir
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Hey all,
Stopped at a servo on the way back home from a cod trip (report will be up) and found these. They had some other colours but didn’t bother buying them. Haven’t seen em on any websites, maybe a test location for tweedbait?
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13 hours ago, Pickles said:
Hey @faker, Gulp is actually a bait (flour based compound soaked in a scent). As such it is not actually a “soft plastic”. This being the case, any gulp product will probably work.
I've yet to experiment and test this out, but for me the gulp packets that are marketed for saltwater (the blue ones) are way more potent for fish that love smelly baits e.g snapper. During my trip to new zealand where i got onto some snapper and kahwai they only ever hit the saltwater packets and didn't even touch the red freshwater packets. Even the saltwater gulps from Japan didn't work. Could've just been a coincidence but Berkley does say that the water based scent they use all have the same base but have different "seasonings" or finishes for different countries/regions.
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Looks delicious!
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Great photos!
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For me personally halco twisties work great, the little 5 grams work a treat but they'll eat the bigger 30g models
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Rewarded with some good fish for your effort!
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1 hour ago, squidjigga said:
Does anyone rig their hooks like this ever? What's the advantage of it and what kind of size hooks/baits would you use this with?
Ganged hooks are mostly used for big baits like whole pilchards. Most beach fishos use em as you can use a big bait but stil have a solid hookup ratio. The size of your hooks and baits all depend on your setup and what you're going for.
Below is a pic of a rigged pillie
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48 minutes ago, JimT said:
along the beach near lake outlet would have to be worth a go as well
Jim
I agree, might have to wait until sunset or evening though as the outlet and the bend is quite shallow and a lot of people play in the water
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The oceans flowing in at the moment so hopefully it should bring in some more jewfish!
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Hey All,
Recently, thanks to @DerekD I’ve caught the topwater fever which means emptying my wallet out on lures and spending an exorbitant amount of time chasing fish on said lures. A topwater whiting or even just a whiting caught on a lure had been on my to-do list for quite a while and I’ve targeted them for quite a long time and have had some very close encounters. I hit up one of my favourite sand flats and started with my baitcaster, hoping for a big flathead on a swimbait. After spending 2 hours wading the flats, I could not find a singular flathead. So I decided to head back to the car and change to my bream rod. I waded for another 2 hours with no luck until I started messing around in the ankle deep water until a small school of whiting came up and smashed my slippery dog but my hooks didn’t catch. The newfound encouragement fueled me to wade to the deeper dark blue water sections of the sand flat and skimming my slippery dog over them until suddenly something exploded on it. A good specimen for my first one, not sure if it’s big enough to be called an elbow slapper though haha. It measured high 30’s, around 37 or 38 and was very chunky, around the same size as my forearm but it still looks tiny in my hands
. Was a struggle to land it on 4lb and my braid snapped very easily as I tested my leader knot. I then spent another hour grinding away for a big flathead on the baitcaster but they didn’t come out to play.
Thanks for reading,
Albert
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1 hour ago, MaxiTroll said:
Hi Raiders,
Have been doing a couple trips to longreef last couple weeks and have noticed that I can only catch kings when I have high tides in the morning and can’t seem to get any kings at all when there is a low tide in the morning. Was planning on going out tomorrow but noticed low tide is around 9 o’clock. Would it be worth it going? Or is it just me who can’t catch them when tide is low. If not any recommendations were I can find some kings offshore that are not to far from the heads as only have a 4.6m boat. Any help would be much appreciated thanks you.
I'd always rather be on the water than stuck at home
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Hey All,
I'm very sorry about how late this is @DerekD, I've just been crazy busy this week with wifi cutouts, fevers and my promotion course for my cadet program at school.
Anyways, Derek was generous enough to give @Bennyg78 and I his afternoon on saturday for a baitcaster lesson. I already had a baitcaster combo with a curado 200hg paired with a zodias rod whilst Benny was in the market for a starting outfit. To start us off Derek demonstrated his exceptional casting distance (showing off). Derek was casting out a heavy garfish imitation topwater lure and twitching it back. Afterwards he handed Benny and I the rod and we started looking at the different drag settings. Then we got to casting with all brakes on. After that we progressed with having less and less brakes on, which in return probably increased our casting distance by 5 times. We then practiced casting the lure like a pendalum and switched to a quick bream gear topwater session. Nothing from that but I saw a big jewfish carcass.
Once again thank you so much @DerekD for giving us your time and imparting your knowledge upon us.
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47 minutes ago, Volitan said:
I haven’t seen a swellpro up close but they do look like old technology
there is a fishing drone sold out of WA called the aeroo. Cost about $600 or $1200 for the pro version. They look like a chunky mavic. I have seen mixed reviews, but may investigate them a bit closer later.
I think I have one of the older Mavics, maybe i should learn how to use it this hols
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Congrats @DerekD, very very well deserved ! Wouldn't be here without you!
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Good stuff, I have seen some some swellpro drones specifically designed for fishing that cost more an arm and a leg! 🏴☠️
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1 hour ago, Ham1sh said:
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They're already on some websites so it should be soon
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3 hours ago, Fish_More said:
Hi all
Got 2 weeks holiday booked starting in 2 weeks. First week is at Wooli and second week is at Crowdy Head.
Have fished Wooli before, but never with much luck and never at this time of year. Any suggestions on where to try (have ready out around Norwest Rock) and what might be around in December?
If the bar is bad at Wooli, intend to go down to Coffs to launch (yes, I know can beach launch at Minnie, but at about 3 tonne, not sure I will get the boat back out of the water). Does anybody know what the ramp at Coffs is like at the moment? Is it shallow and silted up?
I have fished Crowdy a few times and really looking forward to go back there, but happy to take any guidance anybody wants to offer.
Mark
I've fished crowdy landbased before and the best place to launch would be the boat harbour I think, haven't been there in ages but I know the fishing is good
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18 minutes ago, faker said:
Hi guys,
Recently I have Been thinking of getting a travel rod. Especially for my trip to parts of Asia and need one that can fit a suit case while still be able to cover species.
Countries are japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
I;ve recently purchase one of the new shimano revolution travels but find the bream rod a bit heavy for my liking, there's also the shimano raider travels for a cheaper option or like @Little_Flatty recommended I like the maikuro series as well due to their price and value
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1 hour ago, noelm said:
Going cruising to New Guinea in two weeks, never been there before, doing a few islands, the “Conflict Islands” look fantastic for diving. Going to try to have a fish. Kirriwinna also looks great. Seems some places are somewhat risky as far as safety is concerned, but (hopefully) we have that covered. Asked about medical issues and two GPs have said possibly Malaria precautions if you are considering any bushwalking, but, other than that, as long as your regular “stuff” is up to date (especially Tetanus) we should be fine. There will be me, my wife and my 17 year old grandson, plus a small group of friends, none of us have been before, so it’s “new” to us all. I will post some pictures when I get back. Not too sure that area in November is such a great idea, but it’s all set now, so we will just have to see how it goes.
Maybe try for a hump headed wrasse!
. Was a struggle to land it on 4lb and my braid snapped very easily as I tested my leader knot. I then spent another hour grinding away for a big flathead on the baitcaster but they didn’t come out to play.
Never seen these before…
in Tackle Talk
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Yep, I sent a message to the tweed bait account on social media and they confirmed it was theirs and that they still make em and stock em at servos