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Please be advised that the below FADs have now been deployed. The Ballina FAD has also dragged approximately 4kms south of its mark, to the co-ordinates below. This FAD will be relocated back to its correct location shortly.
 

FAD Location

Latitude (S)

Longitude (E)

(3) Ballina

28° 56.600'

153° 40.886'

(10) Port Macquarie

31° 24.567'

153° 04.725'

(11) Laurieton

Scheduled for deployment

(12) Crowdy Head

Scheduled for deployment

(13) Forster

Scheduled for deployment

(16) Swansea

33° 10.005'

151° 48.976'

(17) Terrigal

33° 30.032'

151° 38.592'

(18) Sydney North

33° 35.700'

151° 34.600'

(19) Sydney Harbour

33° 47.021'

151° 22.700'

(20) Sydney East

Scheduled for deployment

(21) Botany Bay Wide

33° 59.672'

151° 26.743'

(22) Sydney South

34° 07.950'

151° 23.090'

(23) Wollongong

34° 27.321'

151° 04.308'

(24) Shellharbour

Scheduled for deployment

(25) Kiama

Scheduled for deployment

(26) Jervis Bay

Scheduled for deployment

(27) Ulladulla

Scheduled for deployment

(28) Batemans Bay

Scheduled for deployment

(29) Narooma

Scheduled for deployment

(30) Far South Coast

Scheduled for deployment

 

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1 hour ago, chokpa said:

never fished a FAD before but would I be correct in assuming it gets packed? every fisho with a boat must be trolling around there on the weekens?

Yep, putting the fish down, getting stroppy  and catching micro dollies, Sydney FADS are a bit of a waste of time, other ones less hard hit up the coast can be pretty good. PS- dont troll round the FADS when boats are already on them

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We mostly get them to ourselves down here, if I turn up at the fad and there's another boat I simply work my way along the trap line markers just inside the shelf. It's funny when you watch people flicking and trolling so close to the fads they end up loosing gear ( which we jump in and get!!). 

The fish can often be cruising 100m or more away from the fads, often ahead of the floats into the current and the big fish are rarely close with all the small ones.

Even the fads up around th Coffs coast rarely have other boats fishing them when ever I head up there. Dolphin fish are amazing to get in with too, the colours are stunning.

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Thats true Jon , unfortunately off Sydney the FADS get hammered by impatient, discourteous , ignorant  folk . I rarely bother and do as you do, find a fishtrap field , much better pickings most days and usually much more peaceful. 100% on the better fish running wider off the structure.

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