Wow!
Thanks for the detailed reply Chappo. You've hit the nail on the head. I have an Asian fish shop near me in Eastwood that sells all sorts of fresh fish and critters that I call bait so I'll be sure to stock up before we go. I've got a couple of bait traps, including the clear ones, and will be making good use of them.
If anyone is looking for (usually) fresh bait in the Eastwood/Epping area the fish shop is at the round about On Lakeside and almost always has fresh school prawns, slimies, bonito, mullet, pillies and squid. And cheap.
With any sort of luck in 6 weeks time I'll be posting happy snaps and a story to go with it.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
Arn