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Great video buddy! I might have to invest in that second go pro hehe Dan, can't wait to see that hoodie video.

nice one mate! let's hope the kings come into the bay this summer

great squid there mate! good to see someone landing the squid in numbers again. that green eye looks massive! I've never landed an arrow in the bay before, were they landed more closer to the river? so which jig did the damage if you don't mind sharing?

having it on the right angle is as you have described it already. Other than that, it's more of getting out there and giving it a go, what I mean by this is that at slow speeds or relatively high speeds, you should always get some reading of the bottom.

nice one mate! I head up your way occasionally. Might have to hit you up as a guide

I have the HDS gen 2, and usually when my sounder looks like that, it indicates a lot of crap in the water. try turning the sensitivity down a little and that should clear up the muck. another tip is if you haven't already done so, is update the configuration in settings to the transducer that you have. There is a youtube clip out there somewhere that shows you how to do it, but you basically update the unit to the code for your transducer which is found on the silver sticker on the cable.

Well done again Al! I might have to join ya on the Yak soon hehe

Well done on the kingy mate! awesome effort on 8lb line! and yes that sashimi looks pretty dam nice, I usually clear out the blood line (the dark red stuff). I find it tastes a bit bitter.

some solid kings there mate! shame about the hoodie. can't wait to get back into them.

Thanks mate and I don't mind at all, guess it just depends on current and wind. But I notice I get a lot more hits on the lighter jig heads. On previous occasions, I've had to go up to 1-1.5 oz when the drift is really fast and not many hits at all. On this occasion I was using 1/2 and 3/4 and well, you know the result. All hooks in the 6/0.

oh man! lucky you! we might be planning a season ending hairy trip, not too sure how well that will go, but more than welcome to join. oh man! my entire body was aching the following day, dam those salmon dish out some punishment on the light gear! but yeah, great fun! oh man! what's the go Johno? weather has been next to perfect and you couldn't get out? cheers Mike, I almost didn't go, so glad I did. But Tony and I have a saying 'when in doubt, just go!!!' when you out next?

nice one! some very nice fish you got! got to give that anchoring a go for those gummies, what sort of bait do you get them on? Now I got spooled on my recent trip, was on one of my light rods, just a 2500 reel with 10lb line, it just wouldn't stop. Any chance you think that could have been a gummy? do they just keep on running until you turn their head?

Thanks mate, flatties were caught in 35m.

hey Dan, nah mate! those hoodies are still my passion!! I guess with the snappers, part of the enjoyment is trying to work them out, looking for possible grounds they might be hanging around, and of course, getting them with plastics is top fun. No video this time mate, too hard to manage when you're by yourself So when are you going to come down with us? we've sent you the invites... hehehe thanks buddy, yeah got a mixed bag, managed 2 bakers this time, not 10 like the last time hehehe I really need to grab some of the Salmon off your mum, see what the hype is about. cheers Pete, tell me about the frustrations. The last couple of trips have been totally frustrating, with only 1 or 2 being caught, but yes this trip definitely made up for it. Cheers Basil, hopefully you were able to get out today (Sunday)

cheers mate, yeah I need to break that 80cm mark. hopefully before the snapper season is over. thanks mate yeah definitely, I don't think I got to sit down to take a rest, trying to manage 4 rods with all that action going on was pretty hectic but loved every minute of it cheers buddy, hurry up and invest in that boat and come join us. thanks mate, pm sent. yeah, when the weather was unreal! was a little bit a chop in the morning but by noon, it flattened out to perfect conditions. Yeah, hopefully be hunting kings again soon in the bay, and hope to bump into you some time.

Hi Raiders, I missed out on Tuesday when Formosan and DTrojan went out hunting reds and we all know how well they went, so I made it a mission to get out today and see if I can get amongst the action. Day didn't start as planned, dramas at home early morning meant I didn't get onto the water until 8:30, and I unintentionally cancelled on my deckie, long story...... so a solo session it is then. Anyways, dropped by Mr Formosan's PB snapper mark which he was kind enough to share with me, but only ended up with a few couttas, but these guys make some pretty good bait, so kept them. Then started to zig zag around to some marks I had marked down from looking at the new Navionics Sonar Contours (got to say, these new maps are freaking awesome!!!). But it was pannie after pannie, between 35-50cm. Then the salmon rocked up, they were absolutely everywhere!!!! some good fun to break up the day, especially on little 2500 reels on bream gear. Now I have never caught these guys on light gear before, usually get them as by-catches when targeting kings on 80lb gear, and man they gave me a work out. But I really wanted that trophy red, so tried another mark I had jotted down, and I came across some nice flatties, landed 4, biggest going 65cm. NICE! but still no trophy red. I hung around, waiting for the tide to change and pick up a little, and then bang, rods buckled over, and I know this is a trophy, bring it in at 65cm. As I am unhooking it, the other rod goes off, bring that one in at 60cm. Re-cast, work the plastic, and another one comes in at 60cm as well. Then a darn seal turns up and it all goes quiet, time to pack up and head for home. Still buzzing from the result, and it probably rates as one of the best days fishing I've experienced. I know now that I am totally hooked onto these reds. All the flatties were caught on plastics, 7inch jerk shad in pearl did the damage. White/Silver in the wriggler did the damage on the bigger model reds. Pannies fell to coutta bait. 3/4 in 5/0 jigheads.

usually fishing comes before work, but not in this instance DOH! I really need to get my priorities back in order LOL Tell ya what, we've been talking about targeting reds for a couple of years now, something different from the usual kings and hairies. And it is only this year that we've started with the reds, Tony led the way. He puts the time and effort to read up on how to best target reds. He watches ALLLLLL the youtube videos!! LOL, and look at what he produces. Totally deserved!!! Oh, you got pics Basil? I got a freaken running commentary with pics! Sorry bud, for my eyes only

What can I say? I called it right the night before that I was going to regret not going and I am still feeling the regret LOL. Well done again buddy!! and thanks for the pannie, turning it into a nice steamed ginger and shallot snapper for dinner tonight, can't wait! hehe

What about fresh squid Pete and Mike?

some nice reds there mate! how do you bait up the cuddas normally?

LOL! crap, should have read it a little better. Ok then, now are you sure you're only 65kg? I am 5"8 and I weigh the same as you and your yak put together! or maybe I need to visit the gym a little more

Mate, looking at the width of that Yak and it looks like it's got a really flat underside. No outriggers required. I've got something similar in the Ocean Kayak range and I've never felt concerned about tipping over, and I normally fish around the heads of botany Bay. Are you sure it's 65kg? That seems very heavy. My Yak is only 26kg.

I believe Mr Formosan will be heading down that way on Saturday.

Nice one Chris! and did I read a trip out wide? SIGN ME UP!

I have been using the Elite-5x DSI for a while now, it's great for shallow water i.e. < 20m, and slow speeds, anything deeper than this and if your traveling more than 10kts, then you lose bottom. That 60M it states is a bunch of crap! it should say 60M when stationary and perfect clear clean water =). Haven't had any problems with water getting in or corrosion, and that's with the unit being fully submerged in salt water when the yak flipped and I had to doggy paddle it 50m to shore :ranting2: If you are planning to use this just on the yak, then it's perfect, otherwise get a HDS.