Mr Rob

Please help id this one! A friend caught it from the rocks at Evans Head over the holidays. I am thinking the drummer family but the yellow eye has me guessing. ????

Lure was a black jointed repala. 30lb sunline and 30 minute fight,i was s&%£ing bricks when he danced around the rocks.

Sorry but I have to brag about this one. Wednesday night I had a quick throw with the lure for the fish pictured. For my first lure Jew this one is not bad! Location, Brunswick Heads. 17.5kgs. A big thanks to the gaff man, sorry for the late call on the wave also.

Some people have the life, love your style!

Hi all, i caught a big fish, 14kg 2 days ago. This was my first day real fishing since moving from Sydney to Northern NSW a year ago. As you can see they make them a little bigger up here, had so much fun! I think we boated around 20 of similar size. Also managed a good knobby on a jig. So many kings i was worn out. I was with my mate who is a pro but all fish were jigged on my own gear. Sorry but i can’t provide locations so as to protect my mates income, will have to keep you guessing. Can’t wait to christen the new tinny on the inshore reefs over xmas, Will keep you posted.

Was just looking at the gps charts and estimate that i walked 23km's. This is only on a horizontal view so with all the erratic moves a fisher makes and the vertical component it have to be at least 26km's.To much ground for one day, but a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do if he is only granted one day to do it.

Hi all. Have been going cold turkey waiting for the trout season to kick in, so Sunday was the day for me to try and satisfy my addiction. The day went like this, Depart Rozelle 3:30am arrive Cox’s to find the level up. Had a quick try but no joy. Plan B, TCD. Did the lap around the entire dam but nothing was doing. The strong southerly didn’t help. With no plan C it was time to explore, tried to get down to the little river in the outback and ran into the ranger. Took his advice and decided to hike down to the Jenolan River. Did i say down? I nearly turned around twice as i was knackered already. Glad i kept going though. I had one of the best sessions ever. The only downer was the walk out. 1hr to get down, 2hrs to get out. It still hurts. Home 8:30pm Took the video for something different. Enjoy Mr Rob Ps Watch out for snakes, I encountered many.

Hi Dan I understand your frustrations with some aspects of this site but please post them elsewhere. In my defence, this was my first take this season. Spawning or not it is within my rights at this time of year to keep the number of fish you question. (No wrong doing here) Normally i return most of my fish to the water however on this occasion i wished to keep some for a party i was having the next day. I can assure you there was no wastage. Given the 100 or so fish i could have removed from the river this year i don’t think 4 will cause to much harm. And on that note, the Cox’s is in the best shape that i have seen for the past 20 years. Me of all people have the upmost respect for this system and would do nothing to harm it. No offence taken but thought i might clear this up. Rob

Last weekend i thought i had better give the Cox’s one last bash for the season. Fishing the upper reaches via private access this area is hardly touched and never lets me down. With an early start (3am) from Sydney i arrived on day brake to a drizzly day. As i went alone and having the river to myself i set of armed with fly and spin rod. I do struggle to use the fly as the spin gear is so affective. The plan was to fish the rises with fly and spin or plastic the rest. The first few ponds had me scratching my head with no signs of life at all. The next pool i almost stood on a good brown right in the shallows, he wasn’t spooked but he was not interested in anything. Following that the river came to life resulting in a good fish in every section. I did observe a few sporning couples and most of the fish seemed to be in the gravel runs. I didn’t count but would have caught no less than 15 fish of size on spin and lost the 2 biggest on the plastics. (Won’t use them again.) I really only used the fly in the open pools and managed a hand full of little ones. Still great fun to watch them take the dry as it hits the water though. I kept some for the smoker and headed home for a 5pm homecoming.

Hi Adam Sorry for the late reply. To answer your question, I think the Tcurve is built for trolling. I have almost all of the saltiga rods and prefer the Tcurve for general trolling. The Tcurve is a little long for jigging but still ok if you only intend to jig every now and then. I put my set up to the test a few weeks back with a stingray the size of a car bonnet. I wes very happy with rod and reel.

Look at the shimano blue water/T-Curve range. My talica 12 works great on it. I have the 15-24kg one and run 60lb braid. A very light and capable setup.

Thanks Ray I was wondering if you would remember my birthday. It’s great to have a second family, even if it is in cyber space.

Come on people, I’m sure other raiders have used propspeed. Would love another opinion. Thanks For your reply Whaler 255

Hi All As you may have guest i am sick of having to go for a swim before fishing to clean the prop. Middle harbor barnacle growth rate is phenomenal. 3 weeks and i can have a ball for a propeller. So my question is, has any one used propspeed? Please don’t quote any sales pitches. i need an un bias opinion. 2nd question , where can i get it? Feedback appreciated. Rob 26foot displacement boat.

Hi Stefan If blind down rigging i would set the depth at approximately one third the depth of the water. If there is alot of surface action i would bring it closer to the surface. I find it better to be above the fish than at the same level. The stretch of water you mention is a prime place to target but be ready to get on to the rod asap as the fish there go straight for the bottom. I have been blown away a few times there. If the conditions are good the gap is another good spot. It’s great fun to share the experience with the onlookers above as well. Good luck with that study Rob