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Well said I think. Voted with the majority. For the people that voted as the minority, by voting that way are you saying you think rec fishos should be banned or just that the question is not the right solution and you think a different one is necessary? Cheers Josh

Happy Birthday Mate. Is Patl really turning 102 today?? Bloody good effort if he is

Its probably my 2nd favourite braid behind the daiwa braid i've now got, most braids experience colour fading and thats not a sign of weakness, a lot of braids are the same colour underneath and just coated in yellow, green, pink or grey on top. Fins like Tufline can fray around knots a little bit but nothing too much to worry about, if you think its too serious just put a bead in front or over the knot. Josh

Thanks Robbie, Sent it off today and we've only had it for about 10 months so its still under warranty which is good. Cheers Josh

Balmoral Wharf or Palm Beach Wharf should get you some

Good session, well done on your first one as well, most peoples first seems to be a rat. Is rod a custom job? Cheers Josh

They definitely have a quick growth rate. Around autumn you should see the average size of fish increase as well as average weight, they're chockers full of bait and fat as that time of year. Cheers Josh

I don't know a great deal about them mate but they generally occur around the full moon and i think new moon as well and when you look at the tidal predictions for these times you'll usually see a big fluctuation in tidal movement. Last Saturday was the full moon (i think) and the tide was 0.36m low and 2.02m high compared to an average tide of around 0.6m low to 1.3m high. We fished the h'bury on Saturday without much luck, just bottom rubbish and a lot of things seemed pretty inactive compared with previous days, may have been to do with the big rain and dirty water though. Cheers Josh

What a great fish, was it offshore Sydney or somewhere else? Was hoping it was caught in the harbour before i opened the report

Sometimes you'll come across good buys like that steve but you never know what you may end up with, i've bought stuff of there claiming to be good braid and it was bloody mono so i don't go near ebay any more, much better to get it from a tackle shop be it in person or online. Josh

Don't know really, just get it from the fish markets, only sashimi we make is from kingies and sometimes mackeral if we get them.

Great looking rig mate, hope you get onto some good fish with it. How much did it cost you all up? Cheers Josh

Hi guys, We've got a Garmin GPS/Sounder i think its a 450s model, and one of the gold pin like things that fits into the plug connected to the transducer has snapped and hence it won't turn on. Just wondering if anyone has experienced a similar problem and if they know any solutions and should it come under warranty? Cheers Josh

I love sashimi, one of my favourite foods. Kingfish Tuna Mackeral Octopus I reckon those are the best, need to be chilled though and a bit of lemon/lime never goes astray then in soy/wasabi is just about unbeatable Cheers Josh

Well done getting amongst a few, seems to be lots of rats and lots of bust offs for everyone at the moment, good to see a few big ones pulled out! Cheers Josh

I think there are definitely less squid around in the H'bury area this year compared to the same time last year. Last year at Cottage Pt we managed nearly 200 arrow squid over about 9 days of which we would of only kept about a quarter tops for bait each day and they were a decent size for arrow squid. This year we only managed 40-50 over 8 days and they were all really small, some were so small we put them back so that would explain the lack of it and high price. Cheers Josh

Sluggo's, 6inch in white and pink. I find white gets most fish but pink attracts most interest in terms of follows. If you can't get anything to be interested then a big 9inch sluggo usually fires something up when ripped up from down deep. Cheers Josh

Good luck with it Rob, I've just used the advantage rod with a SOL on a friends combo and its very nice to use, i think the synthetic grips are probably better, i've just got a similar rod in the Daiwa Saltwater series and its my first synthetic after a few corks and i can't wait to try it out. The cork tends to need too much attention if you really want to look after it and becomes to brittle. Cheers Josh

Nice work Dave. If that secret reef is where i think it is we've done really well on slimies there before with the odd yakka and squid taking deep baits which have got us a few kings. Good to see there are still some sized ones in amongst the rats. Cheers Josh

CD9 in Pilchard pattern, kings love it

Salmon aren't a well renowned eating fish, quite a poor one that makes a better bait than dinner really. Are these fish that are eating bread holding under the boardwalk that goes along the outside of luna park or over near the ferry wharf? Cheers Josh

Ive voted NO a few times, still at 79%. Does anyone think they'll follow up the poll with an article or have they got an introductory one already? Cheers Josh

They sound like pretty serious stories Zenman and Bobfish, glad i've never had it that bad. Cant believe the stupidity of some people like that bloke on the cruiser, don't know how they're even allowed out on the water. Worst for me is only a break down in calm waters but i'd say the worst is yet to come whether i like it or not.

Hi Craig, We've got a few crystal blues and think they are very good rods. We have a 2-4kg, 6-8kg and a 15kg jig stick. All are great rods that are extremely durable with a solid bend in the rod and i think are great value for money. I don't like the 2-4kg for lure fishing as it is quite floppy and slow tapered so casting can be innacurate and when you're ripping a lure back in the rod is flying all over the place, fighting a fish though it is great and bait fishing its great. The 6-8kg which is virtually the same as the 10kg you're talking about is my favourite out of the 3, excellent rod for kingies, so far have a 100% record on it with about a dozen or so caught. The 15kg i've only used a couple of times and is an overhead but is a solid rod and as i said like the others is great value for money imo. Cheers Josh

Does anyone know though how manufacturers come up with the breaking strain they mark it with??? Just seems like a random number seeing that they break above it. Maybe something to do with certain diameter=certain breaking strain??