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Well done We almost went there today but I couldnt convince my missus to get up at 2:30, its about 2 hours from our place, went looking for salmon maybe should have gone to St Clair!

Well done Ken Had a look this morning around Barenjoey, Box Head and Pittwater but didnt do any good except for a couple of Pike. Still a bit of slop left over early but it died off for a while and then came in a little harder. Trolled arong the joey for a hour right on sun up with a cd7 & 9, got a couple of pike. Then went over to Box Head to see if there was anything tucked in out of the wind, trolled cd's again, a couple of flies but nothing! Birds where around but not working on anytying I could see. Then went into Pittwater trolled the Pike around for a while around stokes pt then threw sp at a couple of yachts Then home, oh well

Saturday maybe a short fish then working around the house Sunday going to the grand final, my missus is a Cowboys supporter Monday Work

With a two hook rig and the top hook snelled I sometimes use a piece of tube over the mono where it goes through the top hook eye. I plan on this year fishing a lot lighter leaders and will use this to protect the leader from wear and tear. Patrick

Info - I went into a new Amart store at erina today, they had the old tld range for $185 ea including the 25's Patrick

I use an old 1000m line spool with a bolt through it and in a cordless drill for swapping line. Because of the big diameter it doesnt take long to do this. Just make sure you keep everything straight so there are no twists

I will be out there early till about 9, probably around joey & lion but depending on what it is like I may poke into pittwater

well the photo of the hole in the wall is Narooma, right side of the bar looking towards the sea. the lake must be close to wallaga lake

I have a 4m tinnie with a 30, if i want to go slower in freshwater I use one of the small sea anchors, just remember to bring it in if you want to take off

Going out on a boat Sunday The Spirit of Tasmania down to Devonport......................down there for 2 weeks, then back into Melb and spend a week wandering home Probably no fishing at all

Got on the water about 3pm and spent the night in Waratah Bay. got two showers of rain, a light one about 9.30 and a heavier one about 11. The boat might have looked like a party boat with a red, blue, green and purple light sticks. Got a little jew about 65 about 12.30, it took a squid bait under a purple light stick. For the next hairtail social I think we should fish for something else.....a couple of ideas come to mind Tasmanian Tiger Abonimibal Snowman Yehti I think we would have a better chance of catching one!!!! I usually try 2 or 3 times a year for hairtail so that is strike one.

yes that is Malcom Florence, and yes he has passed away

Working down at Moruya till next Wednesday, no fishing

apart from the CD's which are pretty standard , I swim a few of the Husky Jerks and they have caught a heap of tailor and salmon especially real early morning

I would be interested I have been a member of an ANSA club before (Townsville Saltwater Sportsmans Club)

bad luck ken the questions is..... so who caught who in this story.......and who let who go

The normally (whatever normal is with these fish!) have a show at Little Box or Box first up, has anyone heard of any yet, it is usually about now. Mind you I would like to see photos and dates so I know they are not a figment of imagination this may help http://www.fishraider.com.au/hairtail.htm

No wonder you couldnt let the fish go, it has a bad case of biteys Fishcrazy Great video, i seen it when you posted it on another site

I am using Fin-s at the moment, I find it very good

great report and great photos, a mate of mine is up there now, lucky basta%^

I fished on a 5.75 streaker at SWR this year. We were 3 up which was fine. Good boat, hull worked very well and very beamy for there length. The only critism was that we did cop one bit of water over the front trolling slow one day when the wind was 20 knots plus, the nose picked up some water and dumped it up the front. But I have seen a few boats do this (even a seafarer, i think it was a victory), some boats troll with a nose down attitude, usually when conditions are rough so of course everyone is right up the front and trolling into the wind

Not the best forecast Sydney Closed Waters,Pittwater, Port Jackson and Botany Bay: Friday until midnight: Wind:S'ly 8/13 knots increasing to S/SE 18/23 knots late afternoon and evening. Waters:Slight, becoming choppy at times. Saturday: Wind:S/SE 13/18 knots. Waters:slight to choppy. Sunday Outlook: Wind: SE 10/20 knots Monday Outlook: Wind: VRB 10 knots.

They have had some hairie experiences in Qld. They have caught hairies in the seaway on the gld coast and another lot has showed up in cairns, i ve gotter say slighty warmer places to fish?

Well done BOb, my attempt.... I fished this morning as well. Started at west head to get a few baits, a couple of yakkas and a big slimy. Slow trolled a couple deep around west head first up.... the big slimy took about 20 minutes to get cut off behind the head ( I gather a bonny or chopper???) I fish the reel on ratchet only, it only clicked 3-4 times! Then pulled a couple of yakkas down to the basin, again another cut off behind the head, at least this one pulled a bit but no hook up. Had a couple of yakkas bit really bad with big bites on both sides (looked like the fish were having a go, grabbing the bait and lettting go when the ratchet came tight, even tried freespooling when they got hit to see if the fish came back but no good) It seemed to flatten out a bit more so ducked out to the joey to try the same, had a big squid grab one of the baits in close, so pulled it up and netted it (it is already been eaten tonight). So even though I turned a reel a couple of times no fish Home by 11

Oh shit!!!!!!!! I cant believe I am going to do this, last year 5 trips and apart from a couple of touches that may (i stress may) have been a hairie, not one. But yes, I am in. Will launch from patonga and fish cowan somewhere. I am in an open tinny and I can tell it gets a little crisp, you can leave a block of pillies on the seat and they hardly defrost, you have to put them in the water to defrost. Patrick