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Hi Gozza A member was inquiring about butterfling fish baits, rather than me doing a lot of unnecessary typing, read my reply below and this is how I also bait up live baits :-
I'll answer the butterflied fish bait question for you...... Cut the tail off a whole fish or a live bait that has died on the hook...... then do a knife cut close to the back bone all the way to the bottom of the neck area on both sides but don't cut the fillets off......Then do a 45 degess cut at each side of the backbone taking care not to cut too far past the sides of the backbone...... lift the backbone away as far as the knife cut and cut it off where it continues into the neck and add the remainder and the gut and the gills to your bottom burley onion bag or container..........
I always use two hooks rigged about 6 inches apart for larger baits and 3 or 4 inches apart for average size baits and closer together for smaller baits... I do not use an adjustable top hook.........
Why I use two hooks is because the neck hook shank and the stand up line can be pulled down onto the body of the bait to provide a free path for a head take and swallow.... that can be done by pulling down on the leader before pinning the bait with the tail area hook....
If the leader distance in between the hooks is a llittle short it doesn't matter... if it is too long it can be threaded into and wrapped around the bait at each side........
At that point, I cut one fillet off and reverse it and pin it back onto the body with the hooks to show flesh and blood on both sides......
I am a believer in neck or dorsal hook positioning on dead or live baits and having the hook facing the tail of the bait with the tail area barb turned around to face the neck barb so as to hook up a fish that attacks the gut area or anywhere near the centre of the fish, as if a fish pulls at the bait and let's go for instance or you strike too early, having a hook barb at either end facing one another will increase your chances of hooking up two fold.
Hope this helps
Cheers
jewgaffer
Thanx alot jewgaffer. Much appreciated.
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Hi all!
Recently my friend bought a boat, which means we will be out on the water hunting for the bigguns. My question is what's the best way to rig a livie? (without the aid of a downrigger). Also, do you hook them through the shoulder, the mouth or just above the anal fin? I know some fish attack head first and others tail first.
Cheers in advance.
P.S Happy and safe Australia Day to all.
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Give Woronora River a go. (just opposite the RSL). Theres a big park there to play footy, cricket etc and also has swings. Public toilets are available and ample picnic area. Caught some nice size flatty and bream from there. Mullet are swimming around too, which are fun for the kids to catch. Burley up with bread.
Good luck and safe holidays.
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G'Day all!!
Saturday morning had a nice feel about it. Woke up at 3.30am, had a cup of coffee and two pieces of toast. Picked up my mate, who lives nearby, at 4.00am and then headed off to another mates house which all 3 of us piled into his car and with the boat in tow, we were on the road to the Hawkesbury soon after.
Got into the water at 6.00am with low tide at 9.30am. First we tried Sylvena Cove coz we had some success there previously, but this time we had no such luck. With the tide just about to turn we though we'd try a different spot. So we dropped anchor near the marker at Eleanors Beach, just off the point. Fished the first hour or two of the run-in tide using pilchards. Then all of a sudden BANG! I was off. Caught a 43cm flattie. My mate then decided he wanted to move coz of the boat traffic, so we stopped in at the railway bridge. Not long after I was on again. Another flattie, but this one was a personal best 52cm.
Woo Hoo!!!!! I was wrapped. Anyways, we left about 2pm and overall had a great day.
Oh yeah dinner was delicious too.
Safe holidays to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hitting the Hawkesbury early Sat morning with a couple of mates.
Good luck to all, and safe holidays.
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My set up was just a squid hooked with a light weight.
ok cheers.
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Congrats on the catch.
What was your setup for the squid? Float, downrigger.....?
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Nice hook up!
Funny you should mention this. A mate and I were out fishing at Como last night, and the exact same thing happened to him. Was just about to land it, then the shake of the head and it was gone.
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During Chrissy, probably just the rivers. But in Feb ive organised a houseboat on the hawkesbury for 4 days with a few mates. Cannot wait for that one.
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I usually dont have my drag on too tight. Ill let it run for a bit then tighten the drag and go for the strike. But then again, thats just me.
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hehehe .....He insisted I get the landing net, but who knew it had a hole in it? ....... I thought all nets had holes in them - about 100!!!
Well done on a fun day of fishing! There are heaps of the smaller jewies around, eh? Aren't they pretty with the light shining on their shoulders??
Roberta
Well you know what i meant? Haha. I reckon the rats had eaten through the bottom.
Yeah, they sure look pretty alright.
hi gossa! good stuff and
to fishraider..cheers!..stevo!..
Cheers Stevo. I cant believe how nice everyone on here are.
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Good work.
Im yet to try plastics properly. Your story has inspired me to get out there and give it a go.
Hope your luck continues.
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Hey guys.
It was 5:15am on Saturday morning. I had just arrived at my mates house whose boat was ready to go. Not long after, we left for the Hawkesbury River. We hit the water just before 7 and the gleaming sunrise was an indication of a fine day.
We decided to fish in Jerusalem Bay, not too far from the entrance. The tide was starting to run out. One of my mates began the day with a few baby snapper. But the rest of us were quiet. Until about 1/2 hour later, my other mate (who owns the boat) had his pilchard smashed by a 49cm flattie. He insisted I get the landing net, but who knew it had a hole in it?
The fish went straight through, but luckily it didnt un-hook itself and we ended up landing it. Phew!!!Not long after, I got onto a baby jewey using prawns, about 30 cms in size. Back she goes!
My mates son caught a 47cm jewey 20 mins after me. I was dirty on him. LOL. But at the end of the day we all had heaps of fun. Cant wait to go again.
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I love the new ac/dc album. Its fresh and has some catchy tunes. Its gonna be pretty hard to get tickets when they come out, but that wont stop me from trying.
Speaking of old rock bands, I might go see the Angels with Rose Tattoo at Selinas next Saturday. I havent been there in ages. Should be a top gig.
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Hey everyone. My name is Gozza, 29 and I live in Minto, south-west of Sydney.
Ive been lurking this forum for a few weeks now, and decided to join. Ive noticed how friendly you all are which convinced me to sign up.
I got into fishing a few years ago, but still consider myself a beginner. I will try my best to share my own experiences with everyone, as Im sure you will do the same. Because trust me, I need all the help I can get. LOL.
Looking forward to talking with you all!!!
Woo Hoo!!!!! I was wrapped. 
Oh well, these things happen. Better luck next time buddy.
to fishraider
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good one sparky. im yet to catch a legal size jew.
can i ask, did you use the whole squid or strips?