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mate, the general rule is stay away from it. especially in sydney!!!! just think, the day after the fish will be on the bite and ready to go p.s. = generalisation, i am from syd and know there are "considerate" people around, they are simply outweighed

Cheers Ray! Hopefully I can actually get out this Saturday

optima. i have a good place to get them in sydney, but to not break the site rules pm if your interested!

Dear Mikey, Have you considered giving the mrs the flick and buying yourself a stella? Rgds, Ivan

if inshore i use 8lb line system fluro if coastal i use up to 20lb depending on what is around, 8lb is generally enough. it's not like they can reef you! just take your time

You are too right about being lucky.. esp with the family in the car. As Gazza said, it's strange nothing happened on the way down to the ramp, glad to hear everything ended up ok. Everything on my trailer that can be padlocked is (don't know in this case, but theres always a chance little !@#'s are around). Knowing my luck though I will come back to the ramp oneday and the car will be missing with the towbar unbolted and sitting on the ground with the trailer still attached.

I agree: A mandatory template would be great. Also, if possible you might be able to disable reply's on that section of the board so that all transactions or "comments" must be made via pm. Not a whinge, just an observation / suggestion

Port Hacking has the worst collection of ramps (parking) in Sydney. With all of them you have to get there early or be prepared for a walk (eg. dolans on a summer day up that @#$% hill for a mile). Your best bet would be Grays Point this is a good ramp and with the size of port hacking it takes no time to get across to where you want to fish anyway, just get there early.. I just fish out of a 12ft tinny in the Hacking so use the Gunnamatta ramp, I've seen some interesting things go on down there with glass boats

After every outing I wash all surfaces of rods and reels with warm soapy water (don't submerge your reels..) and wash off. Give your line a good soaking and wash also to get rid of any salt as this may damage it. After this I spray some lanolin onto a rag and rub over everything as this protects. I also wash any skirts / lures I have had out. With reels @ $400 a piece and lures @ >$30 a piece, I can't afford not to. Anything looked after will last a long time to come, be reliable and work as it should

Have a look at the Uglystick Graphlite 8-10kg, I have one and for a reasonably priced rod its excellent

hey mate, we were coming back in at the same time as you and saw you pulling the boat out and i must say thats a freaking awesome boat setup with max fishing room you have plus the drive on trailer.. and some decent fish

Unbelievable how many of us are hitting Hong Kong up this year, if it's not too much trouble Jigholio could you shoot us the locations in Mong Kok I'll be over there from the 28th!

Hi Dave, Have you been down recently, is the carpark back to normal or still all the work sheds? (or anyone else who may know) Ivan

It was going to die anyway. I can't see the sense in spending money on saving it.. When put in perspective I think they said around 2million first up, wouldn't you rather see that money go towards cancer research or something more worth while? Or, can anyone comment on using whale strips for jews. I heard they are decent. Would you need to salt them?

Great fish, great report. Well done. Shame about the tool posts below it though. He's just sharing his days fishing...