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ahahh! thanks for clarifying

great stuff!!! that is great news but can i ask about the hook? #6 is very small isn't it?

as per the flathead fanatics thread, i found this on the same site: http://australianmuseum.net.au/Mulloway-Argyrosomus-japonicus/

i thought so, that's why I added the link

is that a rhetorical question? not sure what the point of this thread is? EDIT: to add something of substance, here is how Greenpeace is currently dealing with its concerns: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-30/greenpeace-tries-to-block-margiris-from-docking/4232548

land based? or waterside? i could only cast 50% of the way to the mangroves with my biggest casts from the north side... i was chatting to a local who was blackfishing near the pontoon who said a similar thing you 'yak-based yet? opens up the whole of MH for ya

sweet mate - well done! invest in one of these maybe?

no worries mate, we've been going to Garigal since high school, the boys an I know it fires in spring... was just looking for a place for a easy quiet flick I moved around a fair bit, started up under road bridge (vibe eater!), then went up stream, then down to water pipe, then down to pontoon, then to the creek side... water is so clear, probably would have been more success with bait

whoah!! faster than Usain Bolt!!! hope your finger is not too bad

not this arvo

so knots are a seasonal thing? now i have heard everything! PS i have learned WAY more from the search function than from starting new topics... PPS - you havent even told us what line weight you are asking about!??!? good luck tying an albright in 40lb line!

yep, no worries! was not sure what Catchin Jack was getting at...

yet people keep replying? but on most car forums I am on, it would be met with "use the search function, this thread is now locked" or would you prefer we used the more often?

NSW Fair Trading has this to say: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Consumers/Motor_vehicles/Repairs_and_maintenance.html here are the details regarding warranty: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Consumers/Consumer_guarantees_warranties_and_refunds/Guarantees_on_services.html and what to do if they dont make good the problem: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/Consumers/Consumer_guarantees_warranties_and_refunds/Repairs_refunds_replacements.html contact details: http://www.fairtrading.nsw.gov.au/About_us/Contact_us.html good luck, i hope it all goes well...

you really should take a camera!!!

yesss, very nice! tip - if the carbie was fouling, maybe the spark plug is feeling a bit tired - sometimes simply using a brand new spark plug and get over such a situation...

i tie my best knots under a 150W halogen in the workshop... i was trying to show my mate how to do an albright in his living room and couldnt see a bloody thing under his fluoro lights... a solid back ground helps loads too... at night - LED head lamp is the go for getting these knots tied...

yeah baby, thanks for teh report

we got out sunday morning, and it was 'glassed out' for our run from Appletree Bay, very cold at 100km/h, but we were out at F&S in 10mins... there were a few other boats parked, so we dropped a Laser Pro and Max out and did a few passes, hooked into some legal tailor which were fun, and confirmed our trolling from jet-ski ideas... then trolled out to West Head and back with no action, then pulled up and scooted accross to Walker Point to troll over to Juno to drop some SP's - was hard finding the bottom there, even on 3/4oz jig heads, so we canned it and headed back in... the trip yielded many more questions to resolve, but really gave us inspiration for when the Kings start to warm up...

ha ha ha - was reading this and thiking, i have a comment! my mates love to use only the tail half, as it is a bit easier to attach using the old half-hitch on the tail trick, but i use the off cut heads, and thread hook out through the eye and then through the blood & guts tummy section, point is that I catch just as many as they do (bream in estuarys mostly...)

vote +1 on using flourocarbon as leader - do a google on FC vs nylon = many reasons why it is more desirable... btw - great set up, should be pretty tough

"buy cheap, buy twice" especially fora surf reel... Sean - maybe look at Penn 460 reel? get em for around $90 online at the moment. solid metal body & gearing, good drag, and easily rebuildable by a novice...

cheerrs mate, but since we'll be on a jet-ski, it's lures only... but got a few fresh packs of squidgies in 65 - 100mm (and a range of 1/8 to 3/4 oz heads) and some Lunker paddle tails, plus a few 55mm vibes, a few largish diving HB's, a few bream HB's and a few sizes of metals. aim is to make out way across from Parsley bay to Barrenjoey looking for fish (no sounder), then maybe skim past Lion Island and head back to Brooklyn... total newbies at it, so just trying to get a feel for it... (and feel for the space on the 'ski) plus being a LB fisho, i normally fish high tides, but it will be low in the arvo, not sure how much this will affect things?

thanks again Tom was just wondering if there was a chance of finding any (doubt our gear could handle them!) just learning what its like fishing on a watercraft will be the aim of the afternoon... we'll be happy to get a catch of salmon and flatty!

great haul there and great way to farewell you budddy