[Starting Motor Out Of Water?]

Because of my early morning starts, i always run the motor for a good 20 minutes the night before i take her out. I also drive on and off my trailer however, so put her in the water when i get there, then i start her up, the missus unclips the front and i reverse off.

I feel if you use your boat weekly you should have minimal problems sarting her up, and if you dont, at least give her a kick over weekly or fortnightly to run the old fuel through.

[Broken Bay Fad]

g'day raiders,

does anybody know if there are any dolphin fish still holding around the broken bay FAD and are they in good numbers.

cheers.

luke.

Not sure, but i would love to know too..

cheers.

[Squid]

where abouts do you get squid i cannot find squid in sydney for shit i usually go jeffery st wharf but only end up with like 2-3 small ones

If you are getting 2 or 3 small ones, then your in a good spot...

i dont know the area, but i would try walking around 20 meters either side of the wharf and see spots around there...

if they are there, then it means they have the right habitat to live there, so you will find more..

problem with squid is that they move around alot, so you may want to try 3 spots or 4 spots in the same vacinity, and just loop through them..

Spot 1, then 2, then 3, then 4, and back to 1 and do it all again.

I would spend around 15 - 20 mins at each spot (if you are catching nothing) and stay for 15 mins after the bite stops etc.

hope this helps increase your squid catch..

[Which Dolphin Fish Lure?]

thanks heaps mike..

back to the tackle shop i go.haha

Yeah mate, go the little pink and purple skirts... like the bullet head style... work a treat...

i also find that on the troll, if someone has a rod with soft plastics, and cast out the side of the boat they go them too.. so softs are always good..

[Long Weekend Weather]

I went out sunday, missed out on saturday... the weather was find outside off palm beach, and towards east and west reef... i was out at 6am, and in by midday though, looked very choppy after lunch.. but was like a lake while i was there..

[Fishing Plastics Problems]

i have been fishing plastics for a while and was very succesfull on mono but since switching to braid i havent caught even half as many fish

could i tbe because i havent been using a leader

and if i was to use a leader would burkley vanish go well with berkley fireline

Hey mate,

Definateley. You dont want to fish straight braid.

I would tie on a leader of around 60cm. Vanish is good stuff, and as light as you can.

The problem is, braid is thin, but its not like a mono line, which will vanish, so the fish will see it.. Kind of like fishing with too heavy a line.

If the fish see it, they get spooked..

hope it helps.

[27Meg, Vhf Or Both]

Hi Raiders, after wondering which was more appropriate, the 27meg or VHF, I bought a GME GX300 Marine Radio as I only ever go close off shore or enclosed waters. I reckon a few raiders might interested in the broad view, so here is the question.

Marine Radios

27meg, VHF, or both

Rgds

Dhutchy

Its not just about catching fish, but it helps

Hey Mate,

I believe 27meg is fine for close and inshore. but by law you need a VHF when going 2 miles out (which isn't far at all)

I have just the VHF.

have a mate with both, he likes to keep on 27meg to hear whats on the chew and VHF for coastguard updates.

[Cabbage?]

Hiya, ive read sum stuff about catchn blackfish with weed or cabbage. What kind of cabbage and how much u put on the hook?

Hey Mate,

the weed/ cabbage, is that airy looking stuff that grows on the rocks...

[Sure Does Beat Work]

yeah was great fun

this was yesturday and yeh was closer to the headland

below is a snapshot of some of the footage of my first jigged kingie caught on my new setup

using shimano saragosa 18000 and shimano jigwrex s605 rod great setup these little kings are no match at all for it but i rather fish big incase the big ones jump on

mate is also hooked onto a nice little king on my spinfisher combo using a white shimano lucanus jig

im going to setup my camera better so tomorrow ill try get some more footage

all fish are around the 60cm mark

Good work.. if your out tomorrow, you will probably see me around too.. I will be on a 17foot swiftcraft (yellow boat with V4 115 yammy on the back)

Probably going to get bait at the head, then head out towards terrigal and do east and west reef on the way back.. however prob have a downrig b4 heading to terrigal... Probs over valiants however..

[Sure Does Beat Work]

Hey mate, looks like a top day out there.. was that today ??

Where did you go ? east and west reefs or, were you rigging closer to the island and the headland??