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  1. 4.2 is fine, keep an eye out on the weather forecast.

    JB is often blowing a NEasterly  (or sometimes a southerly) during these summer months and can get quite choppy by mid morning/early afternoon (you can get caught out). 

    If you have the patience you can always find a relatively sheltered area/part of the bay and wait it out till the evening (where it usually settles), otherwise you will get wet on the way home :D

    Case in point:

    I went out yesterday (Thursday) knowing it will blow a southerly by mid afternoon.

    Launched at Callala Bay (NW corner of the bay), grabbed a few sand flathead outside the heads while the wind and swell/seas were good.

    As the wind started picking up, i tucked in on the northern side of Bowen Island (sheltered by island) and picked up a snapper and  some slimies for bait.

    The Southerly kept picking up so i came in to Murrays beach and fished the southern headlands (scottish rocks, Cozy beach etc) for squid (where i  was relatively sheltered from the gust).

    When it came time to go home i rode the southerly chop back north into Callala Bay (but lumpy but a hell of a lot better than riding into it), i could have easily stayed fishing for squid until the wind died down in the evening...

     

     

     

     

  2. So after 15 years my rear backrest on my quintrex has definitely seen better days.

    The upholstery is weathered and ripped at the seams and the water has gone into the sponge underneath so its definitely time to get it reupholstered for the upcoming summer.

    Would anyone have any recommendations for a marine upholsterer (Sydney based, willing to travel), i would rather get the job done right than be back in the same situation in 5 years time.

    Please PM only (as per site rules).

    Thanks, 

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  3. Go and buy some hot chips, throw one or two at a time kind of chopped up in the water (half a chip or small chunks). if they go for the chips then hide a size 3 baitholder longshank in a chip tied straight to 4lb line (nothing else). Throw your baited chip amongst the burleyed chips with the bail arm open so the bream can go for a little run. Flick the bail arm after 2 secs of the fish running and hold on. 

    I have fooled many a wily old bream using this technique in suburban areas. I had fun at the gold coast in the canals at night using this technique (counted 38 bream released in the space of 2 hours). 

     

    Let us know how you go ;)

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  4. I kind of figured that 'force ten' is not exactly the ducks nuts of brands, I'm more hoping that the old rods were made to a better standard with a (hopefully) Aussie rod blank. 

     

    Here are some more photos (by the way, it feels like a 6 wrap to me when compared to the Snyder 4144,6144 and 9144). 

     

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  5. Just trying to ID an old surf rod that was picked up from a kerbside pickup. 

    Its an old beachcomber rod by force ten, length is 3.8m (im guessing the 144 designation as with the old Snyder rods). 

    Apart from the name, there's no other details (and its in decent nick so I don't want to dismantle grips to try and find the bank details). 

    Just wondering if anyone wanted to take a stab at guessing the rating/maker.

    Thanks.

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  6.  i have 2 x  4000 stradic ci4's (not the plus, the originals, they look like this)

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    great reels, as Green Hornet mentioned, only had to swap roller bearings ( a couple times now as the reel gets a fair bit of use, swapping a roller bearing is childs play and shimano sells them cheap). My reels are almost 10 years old, though they have a fair few battle scars, they still run well (im not looking to retire them anytime soon) and they have been in some serious battles (from drag screaming large eagle rays and stingrays, to almost 1m kings to snapper soft plastic flicking, hell i even used them to do some kingie jigging at one point).

     

    Also worth a mention, i have 2 rareniums around the same age but in the 2500 size for estuary work. Look like the photo below.. The are holding up even better than the stradics ci4's! (geez i will miss these reels when they eventually kick the bucket!)>

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  7. Hi Ash, 

    I think the problem these days is that mechanics can earn more money doing the regular services (with their eyes closed) than spending hours troubleshooting/taking apart and rebuilding engines. (he can spend the day working on your engine and may not have it fixed, or he can be servicing 7-8 boats at minimum $400 each in the same day).

     

    I know which one makes more financial sense/ is less hassle.

     

    What part of Sydney are you in? 

     

  8. Just going for a bit of a bushealk and I happened to spot some very soft, fluffy and very green weed. Its in a freshwater billabong. Just wondering if this type of weed would be any good for blackish? 

     

    I have taken 2 photos (one through my sunniest to act as a bit of a filter). Sorry about the bad quality.

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  9. 3 hours ago, frankS said:

    If you get a large one, take 2 x filets from bum hole down and you will be surprised how good they taste, the rest of the fish is fair bait.

    Frank

    I believe the technical term is 'vent' we are a sophisticated bunch on this forum here and i outraged, absoluteley outraged by some of the tomfoolery that goes on around here!'... bum hole....... pffft. :mfr_lol:

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  10. I remember a recipe for rock cockies a while back, not sure if it was posted here or in another forum. 

    It goes something like this:

     

    1. Sauté 1 chopped onion, 2 cloves of garlic and a small piece of ginger in some clarified butter.

    2. Add to 500ml fish stock and 1 can of coconut cream and bring to the boil.

    3. Gut, scale and cut the rock cockies into large chunks (think curry pieces)

    4. Add the rock cockies as well as an old piece of leather to the now fragrant broth (important that the leather is added!).

    5. Boil for 45mins (or until the leather begins to feel tender).

    6. Add 1 stalk of lemongrass, 1 tsp tumeric and 1tsp of chilli flakes to the broth to finish the curry.

    7. Meanwhile, steam 1 cup of jasmine rice 

    8. Using a slotted spoon, carefully remove the rock cocky pieces from the pot (it is important that no pieces of rock cocky are left behind in the curry or it will ruin the dish), set these aside.

    9. Serve the now tender leather curry over the steamed jasmine rice, you can try feed the rock cocky to the cat but its best thrown away. 

     

    VOILA!!!

     

     

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  11. I always use fingers  (i started off with pliers but i felt like i was doing damage to the worm populations as i kept snapping heads). With fingers, you either have them or you dont (and after a while it actually became much easier with the fingers as i can dig in deep in the sand with fingers, with pliers it all needs to happen above the sand).

    I tried keeping them alive in seawater but they always wriggle around and break themselves up. I find that moist sand works the best,(not dry and not compact wet, you want the kind that's good for making sand castles). 

    I dont bury them in sand in the bucket, just add enough to cover after each worm after i catch him and put him in the bucket, think of like sprinkling enough sand to stop em wriggling. they get spread out in a shopping g or laundry basket covered with a wet towel (to keep up humidity) and go in the bathroom/laundry where its cold in summer. They can last like this at least a day or two (i have had them for 3 days sometimes, making sure the towel is very wet but not dripping) and the worms will still be kicking when its time to fish.

     

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  12. Y9ou initially also asked if the motor is sitting too low (and should you raise it up a hole or two).

     

    Looking at your photos i definitely think its sitting too low (your cavitation plate is in line with the bottom of the hull, that should be kissing the water at full throttle and correctly trimmed out while your on the plane.

     

    Some purists would have the cavitation plate out of the water at full throttle, that works for lakes and rivers where there's no swell, not so much for seas where swell/chop which will cause the prop to come out of the water when set too high (In My Opinion/Experience anyway)

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  13. I was thrown a question by the generation z's (is that what they are called now?) about how would yo go about becoming starting a career working on a commercial fishing boat as a deckhand (eventually i guess to become a fisherman) and i realised that i wouldnt have the slightest clue (bar hanging around the trawlers and asking for work). 

    The question really threw me off so i got to looking and i found a bit of information and maybe a qualification or two which may help such as this Cert I in Maritime operations 

    https://www.seaschool.com.au/commercial-certificate-courses/gph-deckhand

    (though i believe this has more to do with working on ferries etc).

     

    I know this site has a lot of knowledgeable people and at least a couple who at one point or another worked as commercial fishermen/deckhands and i guess im just curious as to what do i say to the younger generations when they ask me that question?

  14. Calla Bay wharf definitely has them (including pike too). Go to the end of the warf, left or right side does not matter. 

     

    Early morning or late afternoon with a high tide is best. Small, size 12/10 hook straight to 6lb mono with tiny bits of pillies/ prawns works with a bit of mashed up pillies or prawn shells and heads sprinkled in as burley.

     

    If there a bit of wind, tie a swivel about 30cm from the hook to act as a tiny splitshot (or use a splitshot doh!) Otherwise the wind acting on the line will stop your bait from sinking.

     

    Go about an hr before dusk and you should get at least a dozen. 

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  15. 100% agree that fresh is best, the reason i freeze slimies (and started the original post in search of best preservation) is because i fish two different spots about 300km apart. Spot A (Jervis Bay) has an abundance of slimies that i can get my hands on whenever (and i use fresh fillets or even live bait for kingies and snapper), spot B (Beaches along the Central Coast)are a bit spares when it comes to fresh bait(unless i catch a legal tailor and that does the trick).

    Sometimes though when fishing the beach, when there a few fishermen with pillies as bait in the water, my slimy fillet  seems to do all the catching, hence im trying to find effective ways of preserving slimies as bait. I will try a wet brine and a shorter salt period as a trial, but bar that, it may just be back to mushy fresh frozen slimies (as they seem to work!)

  16. Hi everyone, 

    Just looking for some various methods people employ to salt slimies, pilies or any bait really.

    I have salted pillies and slimy fillets in the past but the fish just dont touch the bait (nowhere near as good as fresh). I usually pack the fillets/pillies in layers between coarse rock salt and leave them for a day to draw out the moisture, i then put them in the freezer until they need to be used. The slimy fillets loose most of their colour and go white/grey/yellow and leathery and the pillies shrivel up and go leathery. Am i doing it wrong?

    If i dont salt the slimies they end up turning to mush when i freeze them but the fish still like em that way and i get a fair few bits but the mushyness means that a lot of the time i am rebaiting........

    A recipe would be great!

  17. I have 2 x fin nor letal 100's... my god they are though (and heavy!, but hey, they sit in the rod holders waiting for the bite). Spooled with 80 lb braid, they bring up lesser kings (90cm) fairly easily, still waiting for the big one to come along and test these reels out.. 

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