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Well done Martin, That looks an absolute ripper. Iagree with Joe What could you add? Cheers and well done Trev

Single foot I like that idea! Good point about the wood will look into alloy. My only reason for silk was for weight reduction? The blank is brown well I guess really copper in colour. I can't really sell it as it was a gift and I am looking forward to building it up but thanks for the offer. Have fun I sure will. and thanks for the advise Cheers Trev

Thanks for all the ideas and tips guys. As I said not making it up til Christmas but want to do lots of research first. I will post pics of her as it done. Cheers Trev

Joe, It's a 2 pc rod. Yep snake guides ? silk thread to bind. not sure about real seat? I have done a bit of wood turning in the past and I know my dad has a block of rosewood in his workshop I am in no hurry to get started I just want to do it right! Cheers Trev

Out of interest has anyone ever made up a fly rod? I have been given a blank composite developments. Markings say: 2102 6-7wt 100%graphite graphiteIII. I was hoping to build it up over Christmas sometime. I have built several rods before from 1pc 12ft beach to small spin sticks but never a fly rod. I will do a few net searches but was interested in other raiders experiences. Cheers Trev

Got to agree with Iain here. That is how I used to do most of my fishing when I started. Catch little yackas and hardy heads and send em out as live bait caught lots of decent flathead and a few small jew when a youngster. Take a small bucket to keep your live bait in remember to change the water occasionally. Once you have some live bait and have sent one out re rig your light gear and chuck som SP's arround for fun. Good luck Cheers Trev

Weiry, You should call in to the site sponsor Bass Angler. They are just next door to you at Penrith. They also offer discounts to Fishraiders on some gear! Australian Bass Angler 103 -107 Batt Street Penrith NSW 2750 Telephone 02 4721 0455 There is a link to them at the top of the page. Cheers Trev

Great catch I could not raise a single bream this evening. Will have to get out in the tinnie soon and chase them round the moorings as well. Well done Pukka Cheers Trev

Well after my 13yr old daughters birthday party a sleep over with 4 new teenage girls I needed a break from the giggling laughing and greenday at full volume. I know the tides were not what I would like but headed off at about 3:30pm to Iron Cove. Got there and tide was rising but had a long way to go. Started chuckeing watermelon 3 " hawgs damn near dredged the edge of the river for no fish. after about 3.5 hrs of tossing lures also tried small single tail and a squidgie then back to 3" hawg I was resigned to a no fish outing and as it was dark and cold I was about to call it quits when I finally came up solid on a whiting of 36cm(sorry no pics yet) a new personal best The fish hit the hawg real close to shore and then zig zagged out tacking drag. but after that no real fight at all. I walked a bit further fanning out casts and then had a good take on the lure. The fish came straight to the water surface and went for a short fast run which made me think it was a tailor as I was retrieving a little fast but nope a flathead of 38.5 cm. I decided to keep fishing following this success I had one good hook up that swam straight out from the shore but lost it. Only two fish but both good fish and am I happy with a PB whiting on SP You bet I am. Cheers and good luck 2mro at the salmon social all. Trev mmmmmmMMMM now 4 a nice

That is a ripper! I have never fished the dams for bass only ever rivers My PB is 34cm from the Nepean on fly gear. I would LOVE to catch a 50cm+ bass. Well done AWSOME Trev

Friday Night My beautiful Eldest Daughter's 13th B'Day Four of her girlfriends sleeping over will drive me nuts Saturday Cooking Breakfast and then lunch for 5 13yr olds whilst they watch chick flicks with Sat Arvo might get to chuck some SP's arround somewhere Sunday Church in the morning then cricket training in the Arvo. Hopefully watch a bit of cricket amongst it all. Good luck to all at the social. I will hopefully get to one of these one day. I hope the Sambo's show up and maybe a few surprises amongst them. Cheers Trev

Great fish Ken. What blank is your Shearwater rod made up on? Cheers Trev

I'm with Chris looks like the Nepean cause of the mountains. My other thought was it may be somewhere on the way to your Dads farm in Young. But I am stumped. Tell us the place Tell us the place Cheers Trev

Good Luck Swoffa, Look forward to the report. Cheers Trev

" turned around and the rod was going nuts! Ran down to grab rod and realised that it was a bloody seagull attracted by the berley. Got the bird in and had to cut the line to free it, but managed to retrieve hooks and sinker and excess line." Neil. Mate those gulls really put up afight on light tackle Well done on the sambo. Cheers Trev

Sensational Reeso. Well done on the SP Flatties. Cheers Trev

I think there is a trend here. Fireline, light graphite rods and soft plastics. I also aggree that the use of forums has enabled greater knowledge sharing. Cheers Trev

Great report guy's and well done on the long wand sambo. Cheers Trev

Thats an excellent little report Twinfisher and Congrats on ya PB flathead well done on the C&R

Nice looking lures Mick. Trev

If I could find one again I would say the Little dig lure. These were a soft bibbed lure that had a real nice action a little like a tadpolly the bib was malliable aluminium and you could adjust the angle and get different depth and action. I caught heaps of flat head and bream on it in the lane cove river trolling from a canoe in the 80's. It caught heaps of bass in the nepean. It was always the first lure I tied on back then. sadly lost to a snag Now I am fast falling in love with the soft plastics paddle tails and the hawgs in watermelon. Cheers Trev

Having trouble attaching pics of SP have sent it to Ken to try and post. Cheers Trev Have reduced size of file hope it works.

I have caught a tailor off the beach and a flathead in lanecove that when cleaned had hooks in the guts old black and rusty but still there. Pretty freaky Cheers Trev

Pogo, I have tied a sqid pattern using white rubber from my daughters hair ties and hot melt glue for body. I don't do anywhere near enough fly fishing though so have not caught anything on it but it looks the goods in my mates lure testing tank (AKA swimming pool) Cheers Trev

Joe I don't have digital camera and as yet can't link the phone to the computer. I will be at my parents tomorow so will take a snap there and post it tomorrow. To explain though. I got a single tail grub and pulled some rubber legs through it with a needle, thought it might add to atraction/ action and seemed to work. I will post a pick tomorrow. Cheers Trev