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Tends to be safest in the afternoon North Easterlies. Been thinking of getting down there. Do you climb down or walk down the boulder area? I've been wondering how safe the climb down is now.

I am surprised that no one has suggested that you should have put the live frigate mackerel out under a float. Also, sweep can catch big kingy's and that's what probably took yours.

Great mornings catch! How do you go with paddling across the harbour with all the boat traffic? Also, do you anchor your kayak when fishing Sow and Pigs or do you drift? Just wondering how dangerous it is to fish around those areas with the boat traffic around. I haven't given it a go yet, but I want to launch my kayak around Watson Bay and have a go at Sow and Pigs

I would like to attend. Cheers Glenn

Fished Port Hacking from my kayak yesterday afternoon (Thursday) - first collected nippers then drifted the flats nearby. Caught 2 whiting, both 39cm. Couldn't tell whether I had a travelly or tailor on as the fish fought so well and one jumped a few times. Was really surprised and very happy to find that both were whiting. Also caught a 27cm bream. All fish caught on a 4lb handline on nippers. Very little surface action. Kept getting followed around by a small stingray. Fished Port Hacking this afternoon (Friday). Tried the flats without success. Tried the deep at Lilli Pilli for nothing. Then, saw a few surface splashes nearby and fortunately had a rod set up with a silver slice. First cast into the school and I caught a little 32cm tailor. That came home for the dog (our dog loves fish). Otherwise, no whiting and no bream. Ate the whiting for dinner tonight (Friday) - they were awesome. Grilled the bream and it was first class as well. Sorry, no photos. Cheers Glenn

Mate, that place is hopeless through the day, especially at the time you were there. All you will catch are 50 cent sized reddies. You might catch a leather jacket if you are really lucky. It's a quiet spot and you need to go there at sunrise or near sunset and stay during the night. You might occasionally get salmon after sunrise, but the schools cruise past and don't really stay for long. You could try for hairtail at night if you catch yellowtail at sunset or after, but plan on camping down there for half the night at least.

That explains those slaps noises I hear at night - definately crocodiles in the Cooks river.

Hi all Also, Paddyyak, have it located the transducer properly? Look up the kayak forums to find out how. I siliconed a plastic lunchbox containing to the bottom of my kayak, inside the boat. I sit the transducer inside the lunchbox and fix the lunchbox with water. There's heaps of info about setting up a fishfinder in kayaks on specific websites like akff.net.

Hi all Just in regards to finin's comments, while I agree with finin in some respects, fishfinders aren't just for finding a location. I don't think there's anything wrong with embracing technology, just as one utilises the internet to discuss fishing rather than the old methods that fishermen used, like discussing the matter down the pub. Anyway, I got my fishfinder recently and to be honest, while it hasn't helped me catch much more fish yet, it has helped me to discovered a whole new world. For example I found a depression in the Bay that I never knew was there. I did fish the drop off around it and caught bonnies that are attracted to it. No body told me about that spot and I rarely see people fishing near it. Old information is invaluable, such as the info finin has about marks. But info one gets from fishfinders only adds to that. Once someones finds their own marks, with the use of a fishfinder or otherwise, they soon learn how to locate it without using the fishfinder. Fishfinders just help you to find new info.

I should also add that I've been out in my kayak around the Yarra Bay area lately and I haven't felt the best either. It gets a bit bouncy out there in a Southerly because you have the waves coming in from the sea in one direction and you have the rebound off the wall.

Well, look on the bright side, if you couldn't get a feed yourself, at least you gave the fish a feed.

Hi all I'm just after some advice on gaffs. I am thinking about building a long gaff, maybe 20-25 foot long (say 8m). I have a 16 foot rod made from rangoon cane, but it's just not long enough for the cliff fishing I want to do. Does anyone know where you can buy gass this long? Can anyone suggest a relatively cheap way to build one? I would like to build one from aluminium and hopefully be able to make it three or four pieces - like some of those handspears that screw together. Otherwise, how easy are cliff gaffs to use when fishing alone? I intend to fish for pelagics, especially kingfish. Cheers Glenn

It is with these sharks that I believe the shark shield would be very effective. Just smack the shark over the head with it. The shark shield doesn't even have to be switched on to be effective.

You should have asked them if they'd caught anything. (if they were honest they probably respond by saying they're trying right now...)

Nice King for your first and good for the plate. I caught one about the same size using 6lb on a small handline. That was fishing from a kayak though.