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Steve J

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  1. The muppets are pinching wheelnuts off boat trailers in my neck of the woods. One boatie got back to the ramp to find all the electricals stripped off his high end trailer.
  2. Get a little 10hp engine and that little boat will be the ducks guts. Many years ago I was given a small fibreglass boat which I ended up selling to a desperate and dateless bloke who then caught a 107cm mulloway on his first trip out in it......the barstard...LOL Moral of the story, don't get rid of it as easily as I got rid of mine. Great find mate.
  3. I have 3 local tackleshops I use, with a big fat BCF down the road as backup. If one store doesn't have something I want, one of the others most likely will. Each of the 3 smaller shops know me well, and the type of fishing I do. They all bend over backwards to give me the best deal, and give me the right advice and info about products. And they all fish. You won't be guaranteed all of that shopping online. Shop occasionally for some fishing gear by all means, just try to support your local bait and tackle shops when you can, coz they won't be around forever.
  4. Not completely snag proof though. Absolutely dynamite on shut down fussy bream. Though at 20 bucks a pop, they cause a sting in the wallet when you lose them. So far lost 2 from bust offs, and one to a snag. Easily the best bream HB on the market.
  5. Nothing that a big skoll of scotch and a teaspoon of cement wouldn't fix. Might be worth taking mini bolt cutters next time I'm using the big hooks by the looks of that guy in the first pic.
  6. Awesome bream mate, well done and congrats on the new PB.
  7. A 40cm bream versus a 40cm redfin would be no contest in my opinion, bream would win hands down. Bream are smarter, more desperate to get away, and like JH said, they fight right to the end. However a 40cm silver perch versus a 40cm bream would be more of a contest.
  8. I made up a garlic and fish pheromone liquid dip. Minced garlic works best, and you just have to dip the tails of your SPs in to create a nice scent trail when it swims through the water. You can also mix garlic with fish oil, I usually mix it up with my berley.
  9. I know some folks who only fish for salmon using metal lures, and they always get good fish. Especially in the surf where your bait get smashed up in the waves, and the metals cast easier. Blades work at times also....
  10. Good thing it's not Scotland. Breakfast could have been black pudding or haggis. Not to mention Scottish kippers. Got some awesome carp fisheries in England and France, pay 50 pounds or 50 francs for a days carp fishing, catch and release only...... Some of those carp are over 100lbs......
  11. It seems they are only just starting to fire up, but there are still days when they can be stubborn. Fingers crossed the warmer weather speeds up their metabolisms, gets them in breeding mode then they will be on the chew again. Tried for some today, but very gusty wind made things difficult. A few enquiries on the garden worms though. Steve
  12. Quite the under rated fish that carp is, in Europe there are places that charge $50 per day to allow folks to catch fish like that, yet here in Oz we can get them everywhere for free. Congrats on the first fly caught fish mate.
  13. I have to agree, man made carp ponds are gun when you don't want to travel far, and carp are so much fun on the light gear, however I won't go lighter than 6lb because the bigger fish (75-80cm) make mincemeat out of me. I personally don't have any issues with carp going back in man made contained waterways, even though I usually keep my carp and turn them into saltwater baits, whole baby carp for mulloway, and strips of carp flesh for salmon and flathead. In fact the flatties absolutely love carp strips, I think it's because of the strong smell. Also get one of those wire squid jigs, poke it through a baby carp, and wait for a big squid to grab on. You will be pleasantly surprised. Steve
  14. Welcome to Oz mate. Some nice Bream to get you started. Wait til a big one jumps on, you are going to really enjoy it. Good time of the year to target the bigger Bream, hope you get into one soon. Steve
  15. Mines a cheap Aussie made motor. Runs on Coopers which is a bit cheaper than Jim Beam. I can run it on Beam, but I definitely get more mileage from the Coopers, must be where it was made. I do find in winter that I get very good fuel economy with Farmers Union Iced Coffee, but if I use too much it will blow the head gasket. Seriously though, nice looking yak, hope you get many more good fish with it. Steve
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