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T'is some fine bass me matey but t'is no EP's! Musty

You may have to hand in that red scarf mate. This guys a bass catching machine!!!! Well done! Musty

There are DEFINETLY jew in Chippo It is dependant on water quality, salinity. If its flooded out by large rains they move back downstream but during the warmer months when the lakes are full of prawns and mullet there ARE jews there, big ones too. You need to find the deeper channels and holes. Many reports have been posted on this site about jew caught from there. Musty

Well i managed to finish work early today so I went for a quick kayak fish with a mate off the back of his place in Port Hacking. Only an hour or so on the water however i did manage to catch a bream, barely legal with a lure well embedded into the outside of one of its gills! My mate said it was a tiemco surface walker or some crap not sure as i mainly only ever flick plastics and blades. I found ti wierd that this bream was still going strong with this lure hanging off the side of it, one of the trebles was gone too. Didnt get a photo as i couldnt be bothered digging the fone out of the dry back but it made me wonder has anyone ever caught a fish which has previously busted off some poor sods lure? Cheers Musty

I dont even know the bloke, never heard of him and based on the replies he already sounds like a tool! ha ha ha Adventure Bound= Best. Musty

Hi guys, Has anybody used the scan function on their VHF marine radio in the past few weeks? I find it scans for a second till it hits channel 68 and then its nothing but noise. Channel 68 is ALWAYS busy so the scanning feature never gets past it to give the other ones a shot. Anybody know what the G.O is? Musty

Thats all fine, but not pelagic fish as live bait such as slimey mackeral or bonito. These species need ALOT of oxygen passing through their gills and need to be moving at high speed, hence why you will never see a tuna or a bontio hanging around a marker or pylon like some sort of wrasse or leatherjacket. Scads such as yellowtail and cowanyoung can be handled and transported in this way no worries. When fish from the tuna species or closely related fish such as bonito are caught their fine scales go all over the place, the fish vibrates and goes spastic and dies quite suddenly, this is why tuna tubes and slimey tubes on game boats are the only real way to keep them alive as they force fresh saltwater through the gills continuously and even then, they dont always survive. Musty

Gloria Fans! LOL that made me crack up! I only listen to him on my way to work because the knobs on FM breakfast radio are worse! At least he gets me fired up so when I walk on site im ready to crack heads! Nice one Gazz Musty

If im going to have to pay a carbon tax, im going to make sure that as much as i can im going to fart, burp, accelerate really hard in my car, have bonfires in my backyard every other winters night and bbq everything i eat outside from now on. If I'm going to be forced to pay for something stupid then im going to get my money's worth! Oh, and no more visits to the tip to assist in the daylight robbery that goes on over there, I will have a weekly burn off of all my crap just like the good old days. end rant. Musty

Hey Rob, keep in mind Daiwa reels are slightly larger in size than an equivalent in the Shimano brand. Both have good reels, but for mine im used to the slightly larger 2500 sized Daiwa's but being light estuary fishing your never going to need the last 150m of line on your spool and if you ever got that low you would have a hard time casting light weights anyway, so as Anti-Carp said, 2506 reels are a good alternative being a 2500 size with a much shallower spool. I do use my gear for kings and jews too however so i prefer the 2508 which is in between the 2506 and the 2508. Dont forget Rob if your selling your boat let me know! Good to see you around again Musty

Awesome report Skip well done! I'm taking four weeks off at the end of the year and I will definetly be spending at least a few days down ur way while i fish my way down the south coast! I will let you know when im in the area might be worth a fish and a beer! Musty

Hey Rob, long time no see! You had that outfit remember? You sold it to me because you had too many outfits you said. The loomis 1-3kg with the shimano, I spooled the spare spool up with 2lb fire line. How much more "finesse" were u after? Musty

you can thank maritime for that. In there infinite wisdom people like you and I in a boat under 4.8m in a flat glassed out river 30m wide have to wear a life jacket if we are alone, yet 5 people who may or may not have offshore experience arnt required by law to have their life jackets on at all times while offshore. Go figure. Musty

U actually believe what the weather forecasts say and change ur life accordingly??? Mate if ur fair dinkum for a fish forget what anyone says, including the weather man. Just get out there "FOR A LOOK", see what its like, in time u will find its a very good theory with more great conditions rather than dodgey ones. Musty

When you wrap anything up in that way it will twist and tangle. Tradies would know this as wrapping up extentsion cords in this way will result in a severe pain in the clacker next time you go to use it. Musty

Nothin like a nice "fridge shot" Only one thing wrong with that pic.. Where are all the beers??? Musty

Well thats shet! And right after you finished all the improvements on the old gamefisher. I'd hate to see such a great boat gone from my local waterway I hope you manage to get the mess sorted out and fix her up to better than previously with a bit of luck. Cheers Musty

cmon mate, get urself a schooey of VB, and the dragons FTW!!!! lol mUSTY

Hey chiche thanks for the report! I might head out there on sunday! Musty

Catch of the month Fo Shizzle! Musty

Yeah I know of a guy that races using a 300hp Tiller!!! Thats just nuts- By "big" i meant larger than the usual 15-40hp outboards commonly seen on tinny's. Anyway, still weighing up my options. Cheers Musty

thats what i was wondering! lol Musty

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DORYTHEFISH!!! Those calamari rings look awesome mate, you cook up a plate of those for me and i will catch you a birthday jew! Musty

The best piece of advice i can give you about catching jewfish is "FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT JEWFISH". There is alot of information about them on every kind of medium possible. I have found that none of that is gospel and many different variables come into play. In short, given the time and dedication, you will nut out certain areas and be able to narrow down your likely days to within an hour either side of a specific time. Keep track of the tide cycle, moon phase which will obviously affect the tide size, the barometer and also the water temps. Presence of bait and structure, albeit under water will also have an impact. Certain places will produce fish on a run out, others on a run in, then again maybe only on the first or last part of that tide change. Some spots wont produce a fish for love or money even though they are exactly as the magazines describe... Then there is Como Bridge! Regardless of where you catch a jewfish, it was caught under Como Bridge!!!! Or so it has become apparent to me in recent years ! Good luck mate I wish you well in your jewfish catching adventures. Musty

Hi Raiders, Well after 6 solid years, a full trailer overhaul, an outboard repower and hundreds of solid fish flapping about on board, it is with a bittersweet feeling that I say goodbye to my modest yet beloved little skiff. Goodbye Se-al 395 Saratoga. Goodbye 25hp Merc. Good Ridance motorguide bowmount!!! Anyway, the new custom built 4.8m plate alloy tinnie will require a new engine and I am thinking of a big tiller steer model. I like the idea of extra space. Consoles arnt really my thing. They look great and all, especially side on but for fishability and functionality I prefer a fully open platform, with ample storage in side pockets and under floor compartments. Im thinking of a 60HP EFI big foot- 4 stroke Mercury. Has anyone had any experience with mid to large sized tiller steer engines? Does anyone know the comparison between standard models and bigfoot models? I know the big foot models comes with larger gear boxes and thus can turn larger props to push bigger loads but any experience or feedback will be greatly appreciated. Musty