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until they show evidence to the contrary and i doubt that will happen, i couldn't agree more. i believe that marine parks substantiate very little and please just a few. jewgaffer fish on

high jimmy c looks like i learn a bit more every day at my 60 odd years of age. seeing sydney harbour firing for andrew (humesy) it seems like the sydney harbour southerly shelters are firing as the seabreeze drops with near schoolie sized fish as opposed to the different aspect of south on the hawkes where soapies seem to be the only ones around just yet. mate from where you are, the southerly shelter is burraneer, an old favourite of mine and probably the one and only insurance policy in that whole darn little stream. i reckon good schoolies and biggies may already be flying in to burraneer having found the salmon a bit too fast for them at the blue edges outside. so i'll tell you what i think could hsave you right back into them despite this lousy never ending southerly aspect is to try burraneer you'll easy find 60feet at lower burraneer - and burlying a fixed bottom bomb and holding heaps of minced pillies down deep with a couple of big pillies loaded to indentify what's there and to hold the little elkele;';'ney reds. have big livies and big skinned calamarie strips or whole arrows downbreeze from your bottom bomb. when there's no more fish, persevere just as humesy did and then hang on to your hat. you'll find big yakkas on gymea baths and don't be afraid to use the biggest ones. you'll find your squid off dolans wharf at almost any time it now seems according to a regular taren pt land based jew fisho who incidentally reckons they haven't hit at the bridge just yet only trevs have come in. hope this helps jimmy as you sound really keen to have a go at them go after the words from humesy and it looks to me to be a really good example for the similiar burraneer. hope this helps jimmy jewgaffer fish on

strike me lucky andrew you'll have to show me those spots. i'm years out of touch with sydney harbour jewies you know. i don't think, with the keeness and perseverence you have, you need worry too much about hooking up hawkesbury jewies and regularly, although there colonized on the hawks and differ quite a lot from the sydney harbour marauders coming in from outside. if you the eliminate the no go zones over time, you'll soon master that too. just goes to show that keen fishos dangling livies down at the right times and in right waters can get good jewie results. as to the other factor, i will earbash you on the weekend when we go up to hawks and now it seems i'll have to just pass you the phone while you are still able to hear. regards andrew, great perseverence and well done. jewgaffer

in rivers i have found they ambush in sandy bottoms near rock, reef and bridge structure etc generally into a minimum of say 10 feet deep. i have seen evidence of them operating in packs like cattle dogs in muster. bream are also similiar to cattle dogs and often single out larger mullet, peck their eyes out and shut off their breathing works by crushing their mouth and snout together and then busting open their gut. you can tell it's bream on the boil, and not jewies, by the double tail splashes which erupt on the surface when bream are herding up and attacking from under. like a fox hunts against the wind, jewies hunt against a current usually as river fish move and this can be either during the run in and the run out in regular thoroughfares that you have to establish yourself. there is always a challenge seasonly to locate jewie thoroughfares where sands shift and move around according to tides over time and weather patterns just as beach gutters fill in. when smaller fish stop to re-form their schools at the ebb and the still of the top jewies appear, get into a few which quickly sends the school scurrying into saftey. marauding jewies going into rivers from the sea have a preference for the run out near river mouths and deeper entrance points to offshoots and alcoves etc where they await in ambush and attack from below. if you fish waters dropping suddenly, close towards the deeper waters you mention, including the main dropoff if more than one. as to formation of bait fish you should see bare spots in your sounder pattern or better still i like to see no baitfish at all and find that the small bream have dissappeared as well. fishing in known jewie territory should get you a jewie or three, with larger flathead just before and during the periods when jewies come around, as i've seen many a small flathead degenerating inside the gut of a jewfish. so good signs are catching a ray, or a shovel nose or a larger flathead as they tend to be at ease at jewie time. but to get a gist of their thoroughfare on the day you should also have a rod into the deeper sections of what you mention but you should expect be tangling with all the usual bottom dwelling freaks as well. hope this helps. jewgaffer fish on

i can relate to your costly episode andrew but the big plus is contacting sea tow and will be well worth it in the long run as my mate italian sam and i found when we were out in the rough in his boat in early june. last time i fished taren pt julius misjudged the boat on holt ramp as i drove it towards him for an up and onto the trailer for just a hit of the winch button for him. my prop hit a rock and ended up costing me near $500, a blade repair to qld of my spare prop and an extra $180 to my boat mechanic tan who had to destroy the freshly damaged prop to get it off (the splines were found to be seized by salt binding them in solid, and if that haddened had'nt have happened that prop was still repairable). proves if you don't do it right it costs you now i would recommend re-greasing the splines of a prop every couple of months and/ or at each service. regards jewgather fish on p.s just waiting on it getting itself together to fish hawkes with you and bob (bobfish

hi mallacuta pete . a good research source and very informative pete and the technical research proves it's point. my ballina grass roots commercial fisho friends, when they use bull mullet as livebaits often pierce their eyes wth a hook point so they can't hide so well. good post and good reading for everyone pete. jewgaffer fish on

hi james is that the little 8 foot dingy i saw going around the pylons at taren point about 5 or 6 weeks ago ? a water cop deckie mate of mine from sans souci told me they pulled alongside a little 8 footer with 2 big jewies in tow roped along each side with a young bloke in it? i think he said they struck the little 8 footer at tom ugly's bridge that night. i saw an 8 foot dingy one night when taren point julius and i were jewying the the second taren pylon . the little 8 footer had two blokes in it that night. one was a large stouter bloke looking a little like humpty dumpty in the little 8 footer tub. they were flicking soft plastics all over the place and we were in my white centre consul and a few pylons away from the other night boats. regards jewgaffer fish on james

looks good to me i like it because it's innovative and could really go well regards and good luck in narrabeen lakes jewgaffer fish on

dave. i don't believe moons have much of an effect on jewies. a lot of fishos will disagree. jewies can come out of nowhere particularly when nothing else which is thought to be moon governed is taking baits. it seems a fact from a couple of replies, our trout experts go on the moon phases and i believe they are right but would need them to differentiate what the actual atmosphere (barometer reading and fluctuation if any) was like when they were getting good results on those "right moon days" i would like to hear from the albury and mildura people on murray cod, redfish and catfish activity going on moon phases as well, and if they consider the barometric pressure fluctuations or lack of. the only time i have had anything to do with moon phases is for general fishing. when the rising or setting of the moon coincides with the sun at sunrise or sunset definately does have something in it but other sunrise and sunset days can also work well if the barometric pressure alone is right . as to comparing one to the other i haven't, but somebody else who takes a note of things like roberta does may like to comment. on those days i make sure i fish those periods but only when i consider the barometer is fluctating rapidly up or down but when it is going down i will never know whether not it willl bottom out in a good area above say 1006mb untill it stops falling. if i am there at say 1016milibars (normal) and it quickly drops to 1012 and steady i will hunt harder particularly if it showers. i will stay on if it gusts hard towards the south for a short while and then calms again. you know what i mean. i find jewies are very active when those forecast southerlys that hit hard then peter out to nothing in a very short period. but i find if the southerly continues for days on end during almost any reading this affects freshwater fishing far more than it does saltwater fishing which becomes fairly poor at those times anyway. anyone else like to comment on their own experiences ? as i said before low pressure systems have almost no adverse effects on deep sea fishing in that the rougher it gets the better it gets i.e. the bermi co op longliners and the narooma blokes go north in november when the y/f move up and also search for blue eye and albacore as far as maroochydore. it is not uncommon for them to have to run for cover into any port along the way. jewgaffer fish on

yep have you given it a thorough lube using a grease gun into all the steering nipples that lead into the moving parts and then hitting it with heap of wd40 ? probably no need to worry about the steering cable itself before you have done the freeing up of those moving parts then worked the steering wheel around to loosen it all up. gee i hope this helps as i had that problem and only have limited knowledge of my boat's mechanicals. jewgaffer fish on

yep dv8 that sums up barometric fluctuations and feeding frenzy in a nutshell. i woud only add If the barometer is on its way down to a low pressure below 1006 milibars and going into a big low or having reached its peak after a rise and then remained steady at a high say above 1028milibars for days on end, which means deightful boating and outdoor weather but it is a fact fishing will be slow no matter what phase the moon is in. [/color] unless you target sunrise and sunset action exactly at the time the sun and the moon interact with the next moving barometer. i have no doubt the best times to fish are always according to the atmosphere - (barometric pressure creates an atmosphere) - from the re-action of the moon and the sun at sunrise and sunset times, but on the right barometric pressure days. the barometric atmosphere on balmy days and balmy nights does influence the activities of humans, animals, insects and of course fish. dv8 thanks for your valuable input on a subject which i have believe in and used for over 40 years to determine the best times to give yourself every chance of getting the best fishing results in the limited leisure time in which we have to do it. jewgaffer fish on

that's a good way big steve the old trebble stinger doesn't discriminate that's for sure a great way to tow em along and a bit of company for the ramora cheers jewgaffer fish on

hi amateurdave. good to hear from you again. great you're looking into it all and an important thing is seeing the hardy pre-historic hairtail arriving in mass this particular winter and getting among the hardier baitfish. very large yellow tail around in rivers right now is a sign that the usual river fish are still hanging out down deep at the entrances with pelagics and other "marauders" arriving in close to clean up. wait till this low and the steady southerlies go and you'll have a bonanza near the mouths and close to inshore reefs. i am a bit of a veteran at this and going out about the end of next week when it all comes together, you know what i mean for business as usual. hope i have helped you in the riddle of how to get good fish regularly for the time, money and effort you put into it. but do remember they have to eat other than soft plastics and hard bodies and they ate still ate real well before and after technology came along. as it takes a lot of good time up getting live bait it is a good idea to have a kid with you as i do , my 10 year old grandson to fiddle around be happy at getting different live baits all day long. cheers jewgaffer fish on

blimey neary 500 hundred visits and so few replies. see the clarification at the bottom of the topic post. it's too late to change the poll format now. please post a reply i want to help members get em n' gaff em that's all. cheers jewgaffer fish on

fish will rule the world by then and throw their offal back at us in pet food cans. jewgaffer fish on

blimey stitcho. what a good land based catch in your photo! do you dig for giant beachworms up there with well borers and get your nippers with front end loader scoops? cheers. jewgaffer fish on

i personally would either try other hooks after dropping good fish or lay down till the thought goes away the way fishing has been this winter, darn it. regards jewgaffer fish on

hi holmesie, might be good idea to take a snow and blizzard outfit with thermo gloves down there this coming week and take some blackfish gear with you just in case. plenty of cunjee around and you'll get other hits in close. i don't fish for blackfish these days but i've had some real good blackfish results down that way in aweful winter weather. brain spike em before they release any panic juice, bleed em well, scrape the gut clean and cook em on the fire. i hope this helps if it's too rough and it's a little better than just lookin out the window down there. jewgaffer fish on

good one cobalt and as a get square, jewies will be yakkas and yakkas will be bull sharks jewgaffer fish on

thanks huntman i have edited the post to try and clarify the voting poll questions. can you please help with explaining what they are voting on flightmanager as i believe it's too late to change the poll itself cheers jewgaffer fish on

terrific post and photos very informative a credit to the site. i reckon the hawks was colder this winter though. i'd rather be fishing for those foam mouthed ones in the simpson desert did anyone eat that foam mouthed freak in the photo? cheers hot topic this one the best jewgaffer fish on

yep good one cheers jewgaffer fish on yep good one cheers jewgaffer fish on

hi everyone. i read a very interesting post by a fellow raider. i thought i would start this new topic and bring this members article to your attention would like to hear your views and experiences on this very important aspect which i consider a major part of the riddle of knowing when to fish, being productive and with a bit of fine tuning being more productive and with a bit of thinking getting yourself absolutely brilliant fishing results every time you go out on the water! this article by dv8 is as follows :- QUOTE(DV8 @ Jul 6 2007, 12:37 PM) After reading the post on barometric pressure I was prompted to post this link. When it comes to troutin', I swear by the moon phases, and so do the blokes in the know down the snowy. Worth a read anyway! http://www.kingsoutdoorworld.com/hunting-g...0FISHING%20DAYS[/ur OR (added by jewgaffer) if that link doesn't work http://www.kingsoutdoorworld.com/hunting-g...0FISHING%20DAYS A good almanac or a casio bitin time watch can make all the difference. Interested in hearing from some of the other freshwater fishos. davo my reply to this article by davo, dv8 is as follows:- hi davo, i grew up in cowra on the banks of the lachlan, fished the lachlan every other day and quite a few times a year fished the willandra billabong near hilston. the moon and sun relationship as i read it on your link does indeed coincide with frenzy times in freshwater fishing when i think back on it. that article in your link shows a good comparison as to the moods of humans, animals and fish in conditions due to the atmosphere which i can relate to and fully agree with and i reckon it works brilliantly in saltwater and there are far more fish there! being a lad at the time and being so close the the river, i fed the chooks and set the crayfish traps and checked them after school. we used to supply yellow belly and cod to the local cafes the garden of roses and the golden key. i remember playing them on solid rods or dragging fish in on springers and lines which my family had set overnite . my father and mentors were adamant it was first and foremost barometric and it was always, "the moon's just right', every nice evening on the river when there were a zillion insects hovering over the water and in the surrounds. i sooned learned as a youth down here in the city it was far more challenging to study and target the organ grinders, the jewies and have the monkeys as the secondary catch to them. i followed the moon phases but coudn't get a constant factor. the barometer, the tides, rain wind and location became my bible for jewfish. after all the moon is the controller and on reading your link i am now certain that if fishos synchronize the sun and the moon's interaction and the barometric pressure with fishing times, the success rate will improve out of sight, "if we only had time, only had time"......... i feel strongly about your guiding others to this link and your thoughts behind it and i'm glad it works so well with your trout as catching those in numbers is more than an art. i'll try to be be there when it all coincides and will take notes over time. thanks and cheers. the link you passed on will be extremely helpful to fishos i enjoyed these wise words at the end of the article on the link too which says "But always remember ... the BEST time to go huntin' ... is whenever you can!" i would like to hear from everyone about their experiences and/or views on the effects of the barometric pressure taken into account with the interaction of the sun and the moon so that all members will be able to fish smarter and have a rod or two in the water at the very time the most lively fishing action occurs. and i thank dv8 for his very interesting post. for those of you who haven't read my post on the effects of barometric pressure and best fishing results here is a link to that:- http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.ph...c=22530&hl= blimey i think i'm getting pretty good at learning a dang fangled computer and pasting links now and davo may you always catch heaps of trout jewgaffer fish on

that's the way to do it when there's heaps of lollies around you hit 'em with a chocolate. jewgaffer fish on