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Hi Chris Sked's will be conducted on 21 VHF by means of the repeater please ensure that you log on with Tournament base or via a relay through a Relay boat that you are able to make contact with you may try with me first and give "Ungry" a call to start of with if you want Cheers Warnie

Matt A 100 lb leader on lures for beakies is considered to be on the light side at the best of times and in most cases the end result will favour towards the fish coming out the winner. To most game fisho's using Jinkai (as mentioned by you) as a leader option of choice rates very low in comparison with other popular option's one being Moi Moi ultra hard a very good quality leader that is held in high regard and a 100 lb Moi Moi leader would of evened the odds in your favour substantially. Sorry I presumed to you using a J hook for that's was what I thought you where referring to when you mentioned hitting the fish early... IE striking as opposed to just been to excited.... Remember when the fish takes the bait just let it go then casualy leaning back on the rod and at the same time gradually applying increasing drag pressure you will come up tight on the fish... it's then game on!!!! the exception to this is if the fish jumps then that indicates that he has felt the hook in which case you would then immedietly go to full strike with the result being.... once again game on !!!!!! Cheers Warnie

Matt Next time your out fishing try a leader out of 150 Pink Ande connected to a 10/0 circle (eagle claw) on one of your outfits run opposite the 300 lb and if the lighter leader resultes in more bites (which you would expect) then it answers the question using a circle helps for one of numerous reasons in giving you a lot more latitude with leader fatigue but this may also come down to what you will be comfortable with ...I personally use 130 lb flurocarbon leader on our rigs and have experianced very few problems in doing so and most definently goes towards resulting in getting more bites. Try it and see how you go but use a circle hook at the very least Cheers Warnie

Wise one In regards to the piston you make mention is it a stainless steel piston???????? I experienced similar to what you described in my existing Trojan calipers where the pistons were made of a bakelite I sourced alternative pistons made out of stainless steel (and are quite cheap to purchase) and replaced with them and all has been good now for three years.. It's also advisable to activate your brakes on the trailer weekly whilst parked at home particularly in the off season when it tends to get less usage........ experiance as shown me regardless of what you do to try and minimise the effect saltwater does to brakes with hosing etc........in actual fact does very little good it only makes one feel better with themselves regular maintenence to the brakes and calipers is the go!!!!!!!! Cheers Warnie

Number 3............ The Magnificent 7.....Yes Cheers Warnie.

One teeny weeny little mishap..........and what happens you get marked for life!!!!!!!! lol lol lol just remember i was the first to leave the last house and that didnt help stem the flow. Warnsey

Ross 31st.......are you serious now that is what i would term as true dedication here's me thinking doing half that amount was good going Cheers Warnie

And not withstanding what boats ventured outside on Sunday didnt raise a scale......although admittably the weather was miserable i think Warnie

Bet your sweet billy adams there was!!!!!!!!!!!!! blondes if i remember correctly. Warnie

Nightstalker Not wishing to doubt in any of the advice with what has been suggested so far a braid to heavy leader connection that i have been using for quite a while now and has not failed to date being employed on both y/fin and marlin and seem to think it may also be in the Geoff Wilson book of Knots is called a Tony Jones not sure in what the book best recommends it's best used for but i have no hesitation in using this connection in the situation that you are looking to use it for and have not been using a double in the braid which sounds like against normal practise by most ......anyways it may well be another choice and option for you. Cheers Warnie

Hi XG A possible reason of cause is when you burley heavy quite often bits of the burley can wrap itself around your main line if and as was the case for you ..... the fish (shark) is being casual and steady that bit of burley remains attached on the line then this can give the likes of any jackets or toads in the area the oppertunity of having a swipe at a free meal going by.......nicking the line with the end result being as what you have just experianced Cheers Warnie

That's no midget that's "Dicky Knee" wearing sunnies Warnie

Bayley How much line you do you think you need????......... Easy the whole lot of it!!!!!!!!!!! Your obvious concern of course is to the fact that you stand a chance in getting spooled and may we say that there is a chance and doing the fishing that you are advocating in doing that invitation will always be there. The way I read it you are referring to one 37kg outfit yes........So my question to you then would have to be. "What concern do you feel for the other four outfits when the time does arrives in that fish turning up". For it seems to me that most times due to Murphy’s law regardless to in what position you think best to place it and what lure you think in best to run on it, That fish decides to take the smallest outfit all most every time. And if that fish was to get 600 odd mtrs of line off you on that 37kg then one would imagine it would do so decidingly easier on the 24kg or 15kg. I reckon go for it!!! !!!!! Like what’s the worst that could happen that wouldnt most likely happen otherwise.. Cheers Warnie

Hi all I have no doubts in saying that at some stage of proceedings in your time spent fishing out on the water that you would have witnessed whales at their time of migration in either putting on a show with their antics of breaching or with their gracious movements through the water. When fishing at South West Rocks last Christmas once again to be greeted to the spectacle of this event only this time the whales looking quite different. Coming across a pod of approx 20-30 whales including mothers and their calves and with their mood decidingly protective some of the whales (and I presume to be the males) would breach with deliberation in an attempt in warning off any approaching boat, you can notice quite clearly in the bottom picture the difference I am referring to as this species of whale are known as “Beaked whales “ These pictures as taken by Stephen Pitchfork from aboard his boat” Out There” And shows a fine example of display by this relativity uncommon species of whale. Here is a bit of information i found pertaining to 1 of the 20 or so species of “beaked whale” Description Tasmacetus shepherdi is a rare animal, known from only 21 strandings in the southern hemisphere. Adults are between 6 and 7 m long and have a full set of functional teeth, as opposed to all other beaked whale species. Colouring is dark grey dorsally with a white ventral field extending towards the back on both anterior and posterior sides of the flippers (Mead, 2002 Population size Nothing is known about the relative abundance of this species or its population composition. It is suspected, based on the lack of identified sightings, that all ziphiids except Berardius and Hyperoodon, have relatively small populations. This could also be due to their having naturally cryptic habits (Mead, 1989). Biology and Behaviour Habitat. Probably lives mainly far offshore, well away from coasts; however, where there is a narrow continental shelf, Tasmacetus shepherdi may sometimes occur in deep water close to shore (Carwardine, 1995). Behaviour: Very little is known of the natural history of this species. All of the confirmed records are at least partially decomposed strandings. There are only 2 possible sighting records (Jefferson et al. 1993). Food. They are known to feed on several species of fish, possibly near the bottom in deep waters (Jefferson et al. 1993). This fish diet is reflected by a fully functional set of teeth as opposed to the other ziphiids which mainly live on squid (Carwardine, 1995). Can anybody else add any further info in regards to this whale Cheers Warnie

Anthony After experiencing firsthand the aftermath suffered from after a shark getting tangled up to a tow cable on a WD useing the same as you described. Then I would strongly like to recommend you in having a length of mono there for the connection to the WD. As to add insult to injury after it happening the first time and you may call me lucky if you like..... That the very next fishing trip out with a new WD in tow...... that blow me down in the very same thing happening again.....After that I have never replaced another WD to this very day. And they say lightning doesn't strike the same spot twice not wishing to put that one to the test Cheers Warnie

Niko I am sure some Fishraider will be able to confidently identify the hull for you but in the meanwhile i will throw my 2 cents worth in with calling it for being a "Steber" Cheers Warnie..

Aluminium hulls can benifite greatly from and more so in cases where there is allready visible evidence with reaction to dissimiliar metals... ie paint bubbling in area of s/steel bolts through rod holders by appling sacrificial anodes to areas under the floor which are readilly available in boat stores i have four tear drop anodes fitted under floor to my boat and have actually two fitted to the trailer and regular inspection confirms that all anodes fitted along with the standard sacrifical anodes to the motor are doing there job by that i mean as in sacrificing them selves in favour to the aluminium.. and consequently i have negligible evidence of any reaction anywere to the boat maybe that may be a first option to help stop any further deteriation.. Also I have been reliabily informed that leaving falling tree leaves to rot in the bottom of an aluminium hull is a bad cause of what you have described however don't ask me the reason's to why as i don't know.. Cheers Warnie...

it's unchanged by the sounds of things then !!!!!!!!!!! a sounding across the bar wasn't taken as we were not picking up a reading only by observation. mind you an early morn start did co-incide with it being dead low when doing the crossing which obviously is not ideal However what snapper were around made up in qaulity rather than qauntity with fish around the same size as in your post lurking around and being active at the change on the high. anyways once again have a ball and get into them Cheers Warnie...

Nightstalker had a snapper session up there last week running into the weeekend just gone figure you may be aware........ but thought i would mention all the same that the bar the way she is holding at present will make for an interesting crossing if there is to be any hint of a roll on. There was a lot less water under the boat when crossing than you would normaly expect and she was wanting to break a lot further out than she normaly does. have fun and hope you do well on the snapper front Cheers Warnie..

Uglystick off course its alright to ask there is no harm in that if you want the co-ordinates of the baitstation just pm me i will send it to you Cheers Warnie..

Tumra. the diagram is an apt and good description.... in practise though you will find the hook and leader will be positioned the reverse way as depicted in the diagram and the location of the bridal loop will be closer to 9 o'clock insert the needle delicately in front of the eye ball of the fish's eye socket hook size will depend on what it is you are actually targetting. Warnie..

Arman you are certainaly not busting my chops as i am only to happy to answer any question thrown my way stick to the 16 as i said they stretch amazingly long it does take a bit of trial and error in determining in just how far back in the peg to place the band in concern to how much pressure is applied for it to pop. 90% of the time we are alerted to the presence of a fish by the way the bait is reacting in turn visibly transmitting this signal to us via the band were upon the rod is picked up ready either before or at the same time the band is to release or break the fish is fed the bait enough pressure is applied to the reel to avoid it over running and the fish feeling little or no resistant swims off which more often than not is a casual affair the rest in regards what to do with circles i'm sure you aware. Cheers Warnie

Just a word of advice in regards to cable tie versus elastic band connecting your hook to the bait rigidly with a cable tie may very well work. but inregards to a circle hook by using an elastic band it will allow the hook to do its mechanical means to hook cleanly in the jaw of the fish you are targetting unhindered... if the hook needs to rotate to this effect it can do so easily this is quite easily demonstrated when after making your rig's give it the 'bucket test" after making my live bait rig's i bucket test them each 3 times beforehand...they rarely miss there mark try it i highly reccommend the method. Warnie.

Arman i use perko pegs which the band is clipped into the reasoning behind this method that i like so much as a rule when a predator arrives on the scene this is clearly indicated most times by the stretching on the elestic band which can stretch amazingly long. And at a time when a fish is say maybe being catious and inquisitive in feeding the nervous reaction and vibes transmitted by the slimie which of course is wanting to head for the hills is both shown via the band and naturaly to the predetor more often than not helping to induce a predetory response in attacking and also giving a impending warning to the crew looking at the band on the rigger Cheers Warnie..

Harry First attach a size 16 rubber band to your hook (as you would dacron)Pick up the end of the rubber band with the hook of the bait needle Pass the needle through the bait fish at the leading edge of the eye socket(in front of the eye).And pull the rubber band through Discard the bait needle whilst holding the bait with one hand pick up the end of the rubber band and hold it with your other hand. and place it onto the hook and Twist 3 to 4 times this will pull down to be almost resting on the head of the baitfish were with slight pressure applied to the hook you can then pass the hook back through the band (same principal you would with dacron)to lock it all off in place. With a little bit of practise this can all be achieved in seconds were it can then be quickly despatched into the water NB make sure either somebody is on the rod paying out line at this stage or if on your own rod that it is in free spool for when the slimie hits the water they have the tendency to take off like a rocket which you want it to do preferably away from the boat and with min hinderance. Cheers Warnie.