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@scottyboy i will have to start measuring in longnecks instead of shoes! hahaha

@Yowieyou know what they say about guys with big feet....... They catch big bass 🤣🤣🤣

I have the 65lb Watersnake Geo-spot. I have never managed to drain the battery in a full day of fishing. 2 Caveats: 1. Buy the foot pedal. It doesn't come with one. Absolutely necessary. 2. Buy the additional external GPS fitting. It goes a bit crazy sometimes ueing the one built into the head of the unit. Other than that I am super happy with it for the price.

Hi All, Does anyone have any tricks to restore spinnerbait blades that have tarnished? I have a few with dull blades that I want to restore without using chemicals etc that will deter the fish.

Plenty of whiting on surface in Currambene Creek and mountains of flathead as well.

Decided to run the Tiemco cocadas and see what my luck would bring. Ended up boating 8 fish in a few hours. My shoe is a size 13 to give context to the fish size. Going to try the Creature Baits frogs next week and see if they like them.

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How about we do a Georges River Social? Chipping Norton Lake has heaps of parking, easy access and plenty of good fishing nearby.

@jenno64 Chipping Norton Lake and Lake Moore.

Chasing Jewies is awesome. Once you learn their movements and the spots they like to haunt, you can reliably go back and keep finding them. Lake Macquarie is an awesome fishery glad to see it is producing the goods for you.

Same here Frank. Having a good yarn before and after is just as much fun as heading out and landing a few.

Is it possible to organise a social day? In the past there used to be semi-frequent meets in Sydney but haven't seen one for ages. Maybe a bass social or bream social?

@fish-aholic it's my local so I sorta know a few tricks. It's worth a shot if you have a kayak or boat.

How is the ramp at Bridge to Nowhere after the floods? Still good for launching? Well done on the bass!

You might find it hard to have just 1 outfit that can do it all but for your price point the Atomic Arrowz and the TD Hyper rods are really good value. Any of the entry levels reels from Daiwa or Shimano will be fine. Personally I am a Daiwa fanboy and could recommend their stuff as I use it, I am not familiar with Shimano. If you are going to spend $300 on a rod then I would highly recommend you go all the way to around $380 and look at a Millerods XFLC. I have a whole heap of them and they are the most versatile rod I have ever owned. The action is unparalleled. Whatever the outcome, the addiction begins with the first outfit and then you'll want a second one 😂😂😂

Any of the new MQ series from Daiwa. I upgraded a lot of my reels to the Caldia and haven't looked back.

HI Fishy, I have caught stacks of whiting on surface. Happy to pass on the knowledge. Are you land based?

Hit the Georges for some bass. Ended up with 15 fish in 2 hours. Biggest were 33cm and good signs with a few smaller fish around too. The fishery is looking very healthy.

Have you tried the upper reaches of the Georges? Or are you based closer to the Bay?

Bradbury Wharf. 6.30am start?

The whole overcast/weather thing is an overstated misconception. You don't need overcast weather. Some of my biggest fish have come in the bright sunlight. However, this is normally adjacent to shady pockets or structure I originally cast into. For flats fishing, sunlight or not, it doesn't matter. Whiting will hit anything that moves and so will most other species. Tide and a nearby food source are more important than weather. In fact, if you are fishing the flats, the wind can be quite helpful and improve your catch rate. Most surface lures in the 5-10cm range will work well around the Middle Harbour shoreline. With the Sugapens and Stickbaits, try removing the rear treble and replacing it with assist hooks. The hookup rate is much higher and I find I don't really seem to drop many fish this way. With the hard body lures, natural/clear colours in the clear water will work best. Keep your hooks sharp and use a longer leader combined with a slower tapered rod to avoid pulling hooks. Some of the treble hooks on those lures can be really small. For bream you need to try mixing up the retrieve to figure out what they will hit. Sometimes it is slow roll, other times they want a pause (and will hit it on the pause all the time). As with most forms of angling (especially lure fishing) like this, you have to be "in it to win it" which means throwing your expensive lures into some dangerous places (oysters, rocks, wharves, pylons) but that is just part of the game. Don't be afraid to go up to good quality 8lb or even 10lb fluorocarbon leader on one of your outfits for those types of situations. Look how bright it is in the below picture and how shallow the water is. They'll eat any well presented lure in the right location.

Anybody in Sydney interested in hitting Chipping Norton Lakes for a fish before Xmas? Get a couple of boats and kayaks together (the lake is very friendly for kayaks - 8 knot zone throughout) and plenty of good boat ramps with amenities. and the fishing is quite good around the area. Sunday the 16th of December. Nothing fancy, no weigh-in or anything just a chance for some of us to meet up, have a yarn and a fish?

FishermanSteve this was boat based. Not many easy bank fishing spots down that way. Donna, Glenbawn is the go at the moment and supposedly Lostock is firing too.

You fished the worst stretch mate. Try the other side of the rock groyne you finished up at and also the other side of Rodd Point from the rowing club. Have done hundreds of sessions down there and that stretch never produced much but the others can really fire up.

Flattie was over 60cm. Me and my mate just looked at each other jaws dropped. Hahaha