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Trung mate ur report and pics have inspired me to get back out there and fish hard! Ive been quite lazy lately after burning the candle at both ends for the last 2 months with night shift work and mornings on the river fishing... Love this time of year! No freezing ur ass off and no sweating like a tomatoe and cheese sanga out on the water! Great catches there mate and very tasty feeds to be had. Hope to see you out there! Musty

Sounds likely.. Musty

You could be right about a big stingy ray mate, Even a big port jackson shark or sumthing. Looks like fun! Musty

talk about kaos! why so many people on the one rod? What bait and rig where u using? That will give us a better idea of what u may have hooked. Musty

Great catch guys! How far out, what depth where u guys at roughly? Thats some great lookin water colour... Im thinking Marlin shouldnt be too far away now Musty

Hi Matt, If you want to fish the Georges River on the weekend you could have a hard time. Get on the water as early as you can and pack up by 10am. This is the time all the clowns have had their beauty sleep and have their jet ski's, ski boats and wake boards on the river. Unless its rainy, most of them are scared of getting wet so you will have most of the river to yourself. Having said that the area you want to fish close to that ramp is a washing machine at the best of times during the warmer months. If I was going saturday morning i would fish towards Connells point, Oatley area, or Towra point on the high. Otherwise if your set on fishing that that section of the river try Cattle Duffers at the end of the National Park stretch, or Mickey's point. Small black crabs are dynamite for BIG bream there. Blades are good on the bream but it can be snaggy seomtimes. Good Luck mate let us know how u go. Musty

Well done man what a happy ending, shame it had to be so diffucult in the process. Ive seen MANY people with 2 arms and 2 legs who shouldnt be allowed anywhere near any kind of machine, car, boat etc.. U my friend have done well! Im happy for you Musty

Hello Raiders, Just wanted to get an opinion on a decent depth sounder i can wack on the kayak. Being my 2nd mode of fishing platform im not after the best of the best but something reasonably priced which will do the job well for a few years. Any opinions? I generally run Furuno gear off the boat but i really like the modern Lowrance products too. I dont want to spend more than $400 since its only going on the yak (which i bought to be active moreso than to seriously fish) Not too fussed about colour or not... On another note... how many of u folks actually see fish on the sounder in turbid estuary waters such as the Georges or Hawkesbury? I can get decent arches when i find kings in clear water near or past the heads, but i gave up years ago trying to consistently locate fish on my sounders in the rivers... I either pick up heaps of clutter, or nothing. Anyhow, all opinions appreciated. Musty

I havnt tried them yet although since u mentioned it i think ur right, i dont remember any of my pencils having split rings on them. But i would say that good lure manufacturers test their lures, be it in tanks or whatever. Im confident that if it comes with a split ring its been designed with one in mind or at the very least isnt negatively affected by it. Incidently i recently bought a stack of hard body lures from a good lure fisherman... I dont know his styles and have not fished with him but i did notice on alot of the lures he had removed the split rings, and for the jacakll chubbies at least i found it to be a bad thing as their action wasnt perfect and tended to swim off to one side rather than dead straight. The weight of a split ring compared to the overall lure would be very minor so i'd be suprised if it affects it, but would be interesting to see the comparison. Maybe have a flick with and without and report back to us? Musty

Thats an awesome bream mate! Any bream over about 38cm is excellent in my opinion and on light gear great fun! Top little session u had, well done. A LOT of time on the water is comming up for me i reckon! Musty

Full moons just past hasnt it? In my experience fishing during or straight after a full moon and im almost always wasting my time. Musty

Awesome report Greg! You and those GT's are pulling the same face! Well done mate im sure u will need some dencorub after that trip. Musty

I drove past u guys and thought "3 blokes in yellow raincoats, waders, all the gear nearly waste deep in water, cold and its raining, THEY'RE MAD!!! Great report mate and good to see they are still biting... Musty

1st of all mate if ur gonna get sea sick at towra point u maybe should have thought twice about the boat purchase! ha ha ha Having said that, congratulations and may she bring to u many joyous and safe outdoor moments as mine has done for me over the years. A word of warning, if a southerly pumps through it can get messy in a small boat from towra back to captain cook bridge and sumtimes beyond, so watch the weather and as a rule fish it early morning and head back by about 10-11am for most days. As for spots... mate the whole of towra and its surrounds is pretty much the same. 1-4m deep, patchy weed and sand. Fishing towra is alot like a lucky dip. U know what ur most likely gonna get (flathead) but u never really know what could come next! (kings, flounder, long tom, salmon, trevs, bream, anything really)... Just get out there and give it a go! Thats what fishing is all about mate. Musty

Its not uncommon mate. Ive had them take blades, small hardbody minnows, and plastics up to 100mm!!! Maybe they can be territorial who knows Musty

Just aswell it was released, ive kept one many years ago close to that size and it tasted like CRAP! I learnt that lesson the hard way. Great fish mate! At that size they can crunch trebles and jig heads without even trying! Musty

The best baits ive found to be off those rocks are by far squirt worms which u can pump from the river. Also small black crabs will catch BIG bream if u leave them there long enough and not cop a snag. Live poddy mullet will get u in with a good chance at a jew but may be a mission carrying them in. It can be quite snaggy there unfortunatley. Always good fun just to be out though. Musty

Tried a search of mad mullet to have a look but couldnt find anything on FB and only fishraider posts via google.. Musty

Are u reffering to Outter Harbour breakwall? This was the one they were excavating a trench to install high voltage cables for. I was there maybe 6 months ago and it was still locked up coz they are forming more blocks to tip over the side. Inner harbour breakwall on the coal terminal side is open as far as im aware. Musty

U might wanna up the leader and turn the drag up a touch for that one Musty

Ha ha ha what a great little session mate havnt laughed that hard in ages. Thanks for the great company as usual Till next time! Hopefully we can get towed around good and proper by some big stinkies! Musty

I dont mind the old blue tongue lizards they are awesome. Do u keep any of those or only snakes? Musty

HA HA HA good ol' aussie sledging! Welcome to Gods country mate Musty

I think alarms, insurance, keeping a keen eye out for each other and most of all keep the boat in the backyard or garage, or behind big gates where possible are the best detterents. Ive seen people parked at ramps with a padlock the size you would find on an overseas suitcase locking the trailer hitch to the car, and the amount of unsecured boats and trailers in the streets and peoples front lawns is simply an open invitation to these scumbags. We cant afford to be complacent because we only get one chance, Im yet to hear of boats being recovered and given back to their rightfull owners.

And by the look of that redness he hasnt been in Oz for too long! Well done boys and goodluck steve, stick at it mate its only a matter of time before u hook some bigguns! Musty