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Hi Frank. Good idea doing the test. Render & concrete only become waterproof at a minimum of 3-1 of sand & cement mix. 4-1 or 5-1 isn't waterproof. Same with concrete. It's the cement ratio in the mix that makes it waterproof. What you will find with a coat of bondcrete over something is that it will go a milky colour & tacky when wet. I used to use it all the time building & renovating pools. Hence why it's not used to seal natural stone or pavers around pools. A good friend of mine was a Bondall rep for many years. Hope this helps & good luck with the floor.

Hi Frank. From my knowledge of bondcrete it's water soluble, & breaks down when wet.

G'day mate. You can drive on the Tweed Beaches, but you need a permit. The closest free beach to drive on is South Ballina. You can get there by taking the Burns Point Road Ferry across the river. It's a lot quicker than driving down to Wardell & cutting back in. The holiday park there is huge & good fun. I go camping there at least once a year.Great fishing down that way. The Sth Ballina wall is famous for it's size & numbers of jew. The beach itself has more pipis than you can poke a stick at. Watch for the birds we call 'pipi eaters' & have a go where they are feeding. There are gutters everywhere & at the moment it's producing big whiting, tailor, bream, flatties, tarwhine & dart. Always a chance of a jew as well. You can drive right down to Evans Head along the beach. You need a low tide to cross the coffee rock section a couple of clicks north of Evans. Don't get me started on how good the fishing is in Evans itself!

I've never heard of a rod that catches a boat? Boat rod??

I've only been home for a month after the floods & my shed is worse than it was!! I'm looking into getting a small industrial untit for the business so I can separate work from home & actually get my shed back to being a normal family shed. Running a business out of it + my own stuff is just not viable anymore if I want to keep fishing!

Depending on what you're chasing anywhere between 2-6mtrs of shock leader a little heavier than your braid, joined to the braid with an FG knot.(never breaks & slips through the runners). Sinker on the shock running down to your swivel & then leader below to your swivel. Hope that makes sense!

Don't run your sinker on the braid. It wears out the braid & it will tangle.

3" Berkley Power minnows in pearl watermelon. They catch everything!

IQF stands for individually quick frozen. So instead of thawing out a whole block you can pull out what you need to use from the 4kg box. As they're not stuck together they don't go as mushy as blocks do. Better value in bulk as well than an expensive block of crap pillies from the servo. They're well worth hunting down. I get mine from that big camping/fishing store up here. I reckon most of them would carry them.

Happy Birthday Donna! Hope you had an awesome day!

Very true mate. I can ite mono tags off with my teeth not a problem. Absolutely no chance with flouro. There is another thing to consider with the cost thing. Flouro loses any of it's invisibility when it has nicks or scratches in it. The light refraction is actually amplified when it is compromised, so it's a lot more visible & should be changed when any damage is done, adding to it's expense. I still swear by it though.

Hey Jeff. The area is being hammered by pre fishing for the flathead classing coming up. I think they might be a bit gun shy! If you're still around Sunday sneak down just over the border early & we can go get some wild bass if you like. I've got a spare yak. It's the best time of year to chase them up here as they've just come back from the salt after spawning & are usually hungry! Cheers, Grant.

Too true mate. As JonD said I reckon it's more about having confidence in what you use. Everything has it's place. I use both flouro & mono, but for different reasons & the fish I'm targeting. I'll always use long mono shock & main leaders for jew, whether it's bait or big lures. I always use mono when walking surface lures for bass or murray cod, as it floats & my lures work as they should, but I'll use flouro for more feel on the lighter stuff, whether it's small hardbods, plastics or blades. It's about being adaptable, open to ideas & liking what you're using. So in imho both have their place. Use what ever catches YOU fish!

I use flouro, & catch more fish with it. Nitlon is good, Yo Zuri HD Hard pink is my fave. Mono has it's place in certain situations, e.g when you need more stretch & definitely in heavier line classes. I'm not sure I've seen any bream or bass comp winning fisherman using mono leader, they seem to be all using flouro. They must all be wrong!

Spot on Rick. Some great tips there.

Storage is ok in the wells, but they get wet, so a dry bag is recommended.

Don't discount using surface lures in the cooler months either. It's done with success in Copeton dam, so no reason Pindari wouldn't be the same. Less hits, but bigger fish than in summer. Double jointed jitterbugs ( araldite all the screw in fittings 1st though!), Kingfishers & Jackall Pomadours are my faves

I've got one of these & I'm really happy with it for calm water yakking.

Well done mate! That's a beautiful fish for your 1st. It will take the pain out of your ears from listening to Stewy all day LOL! Another Jew for the floating green Tupperware container! I do miss fishing on it. It's been too long. Congrats again.

50/50 mix of mineral turps & linseed oil applied with an air gun inside & out every year or two does a great job of preventing rust.

Thanks for the report mate. It's one of my very favorite places to fish. Gotta love a Weipa sunset.

Nice one Tara. I love your shed!! The rod rack looks awesome as well. Great stuff.

Nice report & video Marty. Thanks for sharing. It's funny how the pacu there differ from the ones in Bolivia. I fished down there years ago & caught a massive pacu, around 6-7kg's, on a slab of meat. They also call them oyster crackers. They also look a little different, being more like a black drummer in colour than the silvery with gold fins in your vid. Well done on a great adventure. It looks like the 26 year wait was worth it!

I reckon you may have missed the boat there mate. The original post is over 8 years old!