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Thanks for the advice. Guess I'll do a bit on research on galvanized and try and spot the difference for myself. Realistically all i need is something that will give me a low amount of headaches over the next 5 years, so I couldn't convince myself on the extra money for aluminum after reading so many horror stories about metal to metal corrosion.

Hi, I was given the advice to consider a new trailer instead of repairing my decaying one. Done a bit of research and I'm leaning towards a Koof galvanised boat trailer. Everything looks good to my eyes, but then again.. I dont know much about trailers and I probably wouldn't be able to tell a dud from a decent one if I had them in front of me. Has anyone had any experience or heard any stories about these? Thanks

I shall try it for sure! Thanks for sharing

Nice catch and bad luck on not getting that 1m king Had never read about that squid technique and couldnt find any info on it. So you just leave one hokked swimming in the water and it attracts some buddies?

Nice report and awesome squid! I saw someone trying to land a twoish meter hammerhead at Longnose Point but on the 26th I believe, and we caught a baby one. It seems like there were a few of them around.

Thanks for all the knowledge Im pretty sure i used black swivels a couple of the bite offs, might have to stick to using none in that area. Interesting to know about the squid, i should try for some when im back at that spot

Im struggling to catch any legal flatties in the bay, 50+ landed but not a single keeper Would anyone be keen to share some tips on tide, depth, time of day or anything else that could help me landing some legal ones? Thanks!!

Ive seen baitfish nibbling at swivels before but today while putting some livies down at Jervis Bay my line got cleanly cut without any pull to the line 3 times in a row. All 3 cuts seemed to be very close to the leader. In the second go i removed the lead with no success and only when i removed the swivel (line to line knot) my line finally remained hole. Shortly after the yakka got a chunk of its back bitten off, then nothing. Is this a thing? How do you get around it? The lead was constantly twisting on itself with no swivel which is kind of annoying...

Thanks for all the advice, that gives me a lot to work with. I shall give it a go next time im down there. Cheers

Nice catches @Tdogz and thanks for the report. If you dont mind sharing, whats your technique for squidding in the hacking? As in, what rig and at what depths/land features do you catch them in that area? I've tried catching them in the area maaany times in the past but always came out empty handed.

I mostly go with more colourful jigs during the day (pink, orange) and never fail to find squid, but I have also caught them there with the greenish and greyish colours as above.

I've had the same dilemma for a while inside the hacking, but here's whats been working for me: I usually have luck around clearer water wharves. I dont fish straight under under the wharf, as that usually means disturbing someone fishing and lots of pickers (yakkas are usually the last ones to go for the baits). Instead, go a few meters away (10-30) while trying to be nearby to structure, burley up , give it a couple of minutes and you should see the yakkas show up.

Thanks! I'll make sure to try try the unweighted bait. I do have a fish finder (still learning a bit), but haven't been able to find them arches yet. I guess I'll continue to try finding some squid on the area. Any extra advice is welcomed

Will try! I haven't seen them chase my bait, I usually bait fish (live or dead) out of sight and hardly ever try some artificial lures, but I have seen them swimming close by to spots I like fishing. Of course when this happens I never have a rod ready to go.

Hi Raiders, as per title I'm looking for some advice in catching kingfish in the Port Hacking. I have read a lot of content here when it comes to the hacking (thanks for all the sharing!), been fishing it consistently through the seasons, tried numerous different things, but still no success. I only have a small dinghy, so I prefer sticking to inside the hacking and only venture into Bate Bay on calm days. My usual spots are inside the hacking around drop-offs of about 15-20 m of water usually with some structure nearby where the tide currents are not exceedingly strong. I've had 0 luck catching squid in the hacking, but I tried live baiting with yakkas numerous times with surface rigs and deep rigs (5 m or so from the bottom). I dont have a downrigger for trolling, so I mostly sit on a spot, check the depth, burley hard and wait . I've also tried floating pieces of bait down the burley trail without much luck. I normally do catch fish, but mostly not what I intend to and too often undersized fish. So anyway... I'm looking for advice on bait, techniques, fishing spots (what to look for), gear, tides, weather or anything I can improve or try differently really. All help is appreciated, Thanks!