lukeric

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Any blueye getting about? Cheers.

It's sure is a lot of fun, the anticipation then the fight on light gear.

Yeah, probably about 5mile out.

Hi all, it's been quite a while since I've posted in here. Was living OS for last 18mths. Anyhow decided to go for a fish yesterday arvo, upon launching boat at Kiama headed off the heads, there was a short chop with small short period swell, it didn't make for a comfortable trip and I considered just staying close for a flathead fish. Glad to say we pushed on through it to arrive on the mark 35fathoms. The drift was not favourable at all between 1-2 knots so rigged 1.5oz jig heads with lime tiger 7inch gulp jerk shad. First few drifts nothing, then picked up a 60cm snapper. It ran well and was hooked I'm the side of the head. Battling to get the lure to the bottom I finally got one down there and bang...big runs and head shakes. After a 10min battle pulled this beauty. It went 78cm. Hard conditions but worth the effort.

Thanks All for your input and help.

Thanks for the reply, is the foreshore dr ramp the one on the north side of the bay near Caltex refinery?

Hi all, I will be hopefully going for a fish off Sydney this holiday season, I will be coming from Wollongong and wanting to fish Browns/shelf. Would the best ramp to use from my direction be Boona Point/Silver Beach Kurnell? It looks to be a good ramp Any input please.

Hi all im shortly moving to Norfolk island, and am looking at a new Jigging rod for kings etc. They tend to xos over there. I took my shimanno Jigwrex rod rated PE5 last time and it went really well. The two im looking at are Daiwa Saltiga s-extreme (rated PE8-10 but really tippy for such a heavy rated rod) Penn Torque Sport Fish- I havnt been able to find this at any shops,anyone used or know how they go? Any thoughts/comments would be great.

Hi BM, Yeah i live in Mt Warrigal. Depending on conditions we usually run to the shelf (bout 14mile)in about 45-90min depending on conditions then head east from there. If its going to take me any longer than that i dont want to out in the conditions. Mind you its surprising how close fin sometimes come, two years ago we were gettting Albacore 2 mile off bass point. My Rig is a 5.5m platey custom built. Usually run out to the shelf on 15-20l of juice. Hows the snapper fishin been goin?, went out friday arvo to flick some plastic off Minnamurra but wind made it a bit hard, did manage some under size kings though. If u see me round come say Gday..Luke.

Went for a troll off Shellharbour today, dropped the lures in at 200ftm water 18.3 trolled out to 1000ftm with water to 18.6 the best we could nmanage,then turn north, then back to shelf where we pulled the lures and ran in, in 60thm water dropped to 16.3 and there were fin jumpin out of the water, showed markings on the sounder, so out go lures again, for a few rounds of area for zero. Water was not a good colour.

Usually good squid over near murrays ramp driftin over the weed. Nice Kings too.

There was only 3 boats out, none of them got any kings, one got a couple of nice snapper. We got 1 little rat on a livie, but bait is schooling up, big slimeys the sounder showed bigger fish around the bait,i assume kings, we sent down livies in amoungst them and jigged for zero, the current was ripin to the south which didne help though. Only a matter of time till marlin turn up there though, the water is warm this week.

Missus and i fished off kiama on sunday, been trying for ages to get first snapper on soft plastic. Fished the Banks all day Wednesday for only plagues of trevalley. Arrived at spot at 6am First cast hooks up to get this nice snapper. 7"gerk shad. Went 71cm 4.1kg. Stoked!! Wife also caught one at 43cm.

Greg, Thanks for the tips mate, went out on Sunday and got this ripper first cast, went 71cm 4.1kg