james1990

amazing photos wise one, who was the photographer?

i didn't know what to expect after reading this thread title - well done!

WOO YEAH GREAT WOW CONGRATS - NICE FISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey all, i scored some new squid jigs which look pretty awesome, Ikado 101. I think they are by Rapala (so must be good). Has anyone tried them yet? i might give them a go this afternoon if i get the chance. thanks, James

he'll feed them whatever they will eat, but where do i get it? James

hi all, a friend has just stocked a dam of theirs and they want to stock it with some bass & cod etc. but the problem is the fish wont have anything to feed on. he then thought of stocking it with boney bream first to get a natural food source happening but he has not found where to get boney bream from (aquarium, wherever it doesnt matter). can someone suggest something? thanks James.

your intial suggestion Poddy is too light for the size of the reel being purchased. a 20000 size reel is far better suited to 50lb or 80lb braid for heavy fishing like cubing or trolling as you suggested, a 10-15kg rod would better suit a reel around the 8000-10000 size. in this case stick to a short, heavy rod with a medium taper. The okuma VSystem jig rods would be ideal as they are only 5' long and either in 24-37 or 37-60kg models, solid sticks. Not one of those fancy "japanese brands", but one of the greats IMO if you are looking for quality, comfort and reliability over brand name. James.

in my experience, a very healthy 1m king is about 8-9kg. Agree this isn't 15kg, but it could be 10-12 if it was in really good condition. James

unlucky buddy - keep at it!

Major Prize winners were as follows: CAPTURE 1. Most Meritorious Game Fish- Andrew Clark from Fishing World with a 32.8kg YFT 2. Heaviest Shark- Todd Morley from Run-a-muck with a 172.4kg Mako 3. Heaviest YFT to Paul Orchard from INXS with a 41.2kg YFT 4. Heaviest other Game fish to Josh Hay from Impulsive with a 78.4kg Big Eye Tuna 5. Champion Junior- Josh Hay from Impulsive 6. HIGHEST POINT SCORE BOAT- Run-a-muck Tag and Release 1. Highest Point Scoring Male Angler to Cliff Lipscombe from Trust in Dreams 2. Highest Point Scoring Lady Angler to Elspith Finney from Double D 3. Highest Point Scoring Junior to Josh Hay 4. Highest Point Scoring Small Fry to Mike James from Illusion 5. Most Marlin Tag and Release Boat to Trust in Dreams with 1. 6. Most Sharks Tag and Release Boat to Grey Hounder with 7 (I think) 7. Most YFT Tag and Release to Angie II with 7 8. Highest Point Scoring Boat Grey Hounder Total Tallies 171 Anglers 48 Boats 180 Species recorded 67 YFT Total 55 YFT Tagged 12 Captured 1 x 78.4 KG Big eye Tuna Pending Record for Junior on 37kg 1 Marlin tagged, several lost 28 Mako Sharks Total 19 Makos Tagged 9 makos Captured 1 Dolphin fish weighed, several caught and kept for tucker. James

nice work Netic - what skirts and divers did the damage? James

i heard it was on a peeled prawn, under como bridge?

+1 for Okuma Salina II, i've got one and it is great guns! - you should be able to get the 16000 which puts out over 20kg of drag for about $350 locally. Don't buy these overseas though. a friend of mine did and the SS internals of the Aussie versions were not evident in the O/S versions and the bearings went quick. get what ya pay for. James.

well done on the Rapala XR4 lures - i'll be giving mine a shot this weekend in between the squid fishing I think. James

depends where you go cut_loose. RRP is apparently $19.95 or thereabouts. SidFisher, I don't know anyone special, but i have no problem paying good money for good lures.

i've been catching heaps on the olive green - got a full set the other day 1x all 16 colours (hope i didnt miss any).

can i come too? James1990 + 1 non member. do i have to bring anything or pay anything? James

good catch, well done

appearances can be deceiving couldnt spot any surface activity so did not bother with kings or sambos. i'd downrig a live squid around a few known spots but the cold water put me off trying, plus like i said - i was there for the trevs James

i suppose you are right, fishing structure and using burley just seems to be common knowledge, or so I thought. kept 6 bream to 42cm, released heaps because I dont ususally keep them, and a dozen trevally between the two of us, most around 35cm but a few good ones in it. no pictures, cameras are bad voodoo - i am taking the kayak out this weekend for a lure sesh, i will take the camera and see what happens. i was there purely targetting the trevs as I had heard that the big +50cm fish were at the oil wharf the weekend before, the barometer did let us down, and mostly smaller fish were about. i rarely target bream, but they were suprisingly hard to get past on the weekend, heaps of small reddies too. James

there are no tricks, hidden tips or spots... fish structure with burley and you will get fish. i fished on saturday around the oil wharf and got a good bag of bream and trevs before the wind kicked up without really trying. James

thanks for all that Roberta, you have swayed me more to the outback now due to your experience with the latest model, I was pretty much settled on the revo until i read your very informative reply. i should clarify; whilst I will be using the yak around the headlands and possibly just outside of BB a bit, the hobie will mainly be used inside Botany Bay itself around 90% of the time. in saying that though, I will be concentrating my efforts on areas such as Moll Pt and the Oil Wharf which are situated a short paddle from the headland anyway. I will be viewing the range later this week and making my selection then. thanks a bunch for your insight. James

/half coconut

it's a crap time really, well it has been for me also - went for a fish off a local Syd beach just on the weekend which is usually a sure-fire success spot and came up with donuts! i figure the water is just wrong, it is really cold all of a sudden. so... it's not just you, it will fire up again when the cond's are right. James

thanks Craig, you highlighted 2 of the models I was really torn between; the Revo and the Outback - i have heard that the revo is a good yak, but the stability factor worries me for offshore bobbing around near wash etc; the Outback seems big and wide, but i have heard that it was designed particularly for +100kg yanks, with lesser weight apparently they are a bit buoyant therefore losing their stability factor (i am 65kg); the third option was the smallest of the group being the sport, however as I am an angler who enjoys taking a feed of fish home the Sport's lack of storage and spare space to lie a brace of kingies on the deck put me off. i considered the pro angler too, but after checking reviews etc it seems more like a calm water yak than anything else - which isn't really my style. thanks Scaffdogg, very helpful to hear of someone who has one. James