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  1. I already had an Alvey as well, 720 52e from memory I bought my dad as an upgrade probably 20 year ago. Before I read this I walked in to tackle shop and picked up the Wilson MT7144 as it was on special. Have you done any research on slide baiting. Cuts out the need to cast big baits and looks an easy diy option with a bit of practice
  2. I already had an Alvey as well, 720 52e from memory I bought my dad as an upgrade probably 20 year ago. Before I read this I walked in to tackle shop and picked up the Wilson MT7144 as it was on special. Have you done any research on slide baiting. Cuts out the need to cast big baits and looks an easy diy option with a bit of practice
  3. Hey mate have been researching the exact same thing, a big beach rod to tackle big things. I have left it a little late and will probably get the Alvey 6500 for a holiday coming up soon. What did you decide to do? Cheers Dave
  4. Gday Swordy Couple of pictures from the net 44mm long and 6.3 grams Not exactly cheap though
  5. Had fun playing with a new lure for me today the OSP tiny Max MR. Even though I have owned 1 for over a year I was either to stubborn to try something new or reluctant to use it because I had only 1. This lure is on the large side for a bream lure but even still it casts really well. Allowing accurate casts from greater range and on a heavyish leader of 8 pound I had a blast casting up into the shallows and crawling it through and over rocks. The bib is large and angular which let it deflect off the rocks only occasionally hanging up. Bream were not thick today but this technique boated me the most bream and was the most fun. Cheers Gibbo
  6. The Atomic crank is the bream lure which all others must be measured against, with the best combination of price, colours, depths, cast ability, and performance. I love using them parallel to structue like bridge pylons, rock walls, boats, pontoons, jetties and more. They also excel on the flats as you have discovered. There one achilles is I think 4 pound is the max leader/line size that lets them work there magic. If you want to hook loads of bream use them on 3 pound fluorocarbon main line with no leader. It makes the atomic crank deadly. A slow steady wind is all you need for a retrieve and if there is some wind, current and bait you are almost guaranteed. Another trip I got from a magazine article is to glue half a split shot under the chin which lets you cast it further and more accurately, the crank will still float but obviously a lot slower.
  7. Made late decision to g and chase salmon on fly Wednesday, but no salmon schools were working the surface outside the heads. Tried fishing deep with a jig but they were not hitting it as hard as they were 2 weeks ago. Bass minnows down deep did the trick, and also trolled up a few bonnies while searching for surface schools. Back in the harbour got some tailor down deep at 50ft and a nice trev a cast way from where I hooked the king from last session.
  8. Here are the lures that worked for me with the Salmon.
  9. Good day out on Sunday with an "almost" amazing bycatch on 2 pound. Started by being at the heads before sunrise looking for Salmon Schools. Got stuck into them trolling, jigging and sinking stick baits. Next was couple of decent squirters north of Bluefish. Back in the harbour I wanted a trevally or two to go with the Squid for dinner, using a blade on 2pnd flurocarbon cast parallel to a dock with some shade and deep water nearby. Second hop line starts pouring off the little reel and heads out into the open. Feeling under gunned and with nothing to loose put the spot lock on the Minnkota and went to work keeping as much pressure on and constantly changing the angles as much as I could. After about 5 minutes the fish takes its longest run in the whole fight and I can see the spool peering out through the remaining line. I take out my phone and its 10.20am. Fish starts to tire but I still have not seen colour at any stage and it has the power to hang down deep and to make short runs when it feels its too close to the boat. When I do get colour its no surprise its big and angry with a yellow tail. With some confidence of landing it I get the net out ready and this is where the fight changes and the kingy tries to hide under the boat. After a few close calls he dives again on a slow determined run and the line parts, its now 11am. Strangely I am not devastated, I had chance at a great light line capture but the king won out this time. I was just happy I got to see it up close, a chunky fat winter king.
  10. I have owned one for a few years and it is a great blade rod and it must be tough as I have not broken it yet. Have landed my pb flathead on 3 Pnd trace so it has a cushiony action and gets used as my back up flats bream rod. It is not as sensitive as some other mid range rods but at $64 I would even consider getting a spare Cheers Gibbo
  11. Had a chance to fish Parra river after working and taking my daughter to basketball for her first time. Even though a southerly change was predicted I was very keen as. Launched at Wharf rd and had a chat to couple of fisho's, a kayak angler and a guy doing some ground work for his fishing club throwing some hard bodies off the wharf. Conditions looked ideal but by the time I got past the bridges it was blowing 20 knots. This made fishing a hardbody tough but thats what I like to use so I persisted. No joy there so went to a blade. Tried a open area with a few scattered boats that a mate put me onto which was showing a few fish. Normally the fish are scattered and long searching casts and a constant hopping retrieve work well. But today they wanted it on top of the mooring block and got 2 nice bream to start things off. Did a few other things only managed undersized whiting and snapper, before ending up back at the rail bridge. Things went bit pear shaped here, dropped a big flatty from base of the pylons, then got smoked by a bream on the other side of the pylon, picked up the rod with the hard body get another great run from a bream and get it out into open water and it falls off. Leave the bridge as the wind is howling, and fish a mangrove bank, first cast on again but only to pull the hooks again. Getting cold and hungry sprayed a cast into the mangroves. Go in and break off a small branch with the lure on it and get a bit of a tangle and start tearing it apart to free it, but I either chuck the wrong bunch of leafs overboad or its blown out after I have put it down as the lure just disappears. Well thats enough for me and I head for home, beaten but satisfied.
  12. Got out on the Harbour with a lot of other fishos on Sunday, stacks of boats Squidding, and on bait grounds and heading out the heads which was great to see. I had a heap of fun on light gear Kings, on 8pnd, a big tailor which bit me off after being 2/3rds in the net, and a bag of solid bream on crank baits. Only things I tried which didn't work were trolling up some Bonnies along South head and those speedy little buggers frigate Mackeral which I wanted to get on 2pnd. They pop up anywhere and disapear just as quick. Hope to get some of them soon. Cheers Dave
  13. Wrigglers, chubbies, blades drew blanks and polycarbonate blades and atomic deep cranks getting the ep's and bream.
  14. First session in over a month decided to hit Berowra which is a favourite of mine especially with the strong westerlies forecast. Fished a variety of structure including racks which were devoid of life altogether. Some deeper holes had fish on the sounder but was one of thoose frustrating bites where you would get 1 fish but then not get another hit. Was running out of ideas and the wind was being a real and only fish of note were a decent flattie and a nice ep, also got a very cute baby ep only about 75mm long. No bream at all until a late run along some jetties and got 2 legals. So it was a tough day but looking forward to some warmer water and did learn some new things about ep's.
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