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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!

Thank you for the replies. Yes JonD, I also have the yellow and noticed no discoloration, that's what got me thinking... Thanks for the info PST, I know what I have to do now. Cheers

Hi Phil, I don't have much experience on the area yet, but I have been to the Tubes a couple of times recently and saw some kings around. Just check the wind is favorable and be persistent and they may come around. To get there you need to drive to Point Perpendicular lighthouse and take the walking track down (1 km walk I think). Some info about the spot can be found at http://fishthetubes.com.au/ Good luck!

Hi lads, I would like to know if anyone has experienced heavy discoloration with the Power Pro Depth Hunter braid on the first few uses, all feedback is welcome. The reason follows below... I recently purchased a new reel and had the shop to spool some power pro depth hunter braid to go with it. In my last fishing journey (second time using the line) I noticed heavy discoloration of the line: the fresh part of the line would deposit lots of color in my hands just by running the line through my hands smoothly, and any line that went into the water was very faded. I haven't used the depth hunter before, only the standard yellow power pro, which has hardly had any discoloration. On the other hand, I have also tried other cheap braid which discolored in a similar fashion to above... which got me thinking... have I just been scammed or does the depth hunter suffer from heavy initial discoloration? Unfortunately I dont have any pictures of the line as I left the reel down the coast... but any feedback you guys have on the power pro depth hunter would be great as I would be keen on going back to the shop and getting what I paid for in the first place (if they did me wrong of course). Cheers

I like the humor! And no, I did not catch Australia, I was anchored to a buoy and it actually took a fair bit of line multiple times. Not saying that this never happened though... Thank you for the replies

Hi Raiders, Before anything else, it's my first time posting here, but thank you all for all the great content in this forum, it has been helping out a lot in my fishing learning! But now to the business... Today I lost something big and I'm puzzled as to what I missed out on. I was hoping someone could shed some light and maybe give advice as to what I should do in the future if in a similar situation. I put some lines out at Pittwater today around a marina, and to my surprise I hooked onto something strong! From the moment it took my bait it was taking line from reel (the drag was set to very low), once I increased the drag the line taking diminished a little only for a sudden burst of speed. As suddenly as it started it stopped moving, but the fish wasn't gone, I was simply unable to reel it in. The line was about 30-50m away from me at a depth close to 15m (felt as if it was at the bottom). I spent a good 10 minutes trying to reel it in, but it felt like it only moved when it wanted to (taking more line out), not when I attempted to lift the rod! With the frustration and inexperience, I slowly started to increase the drag while attempting to get it to move, until eventually my line just snapped. Sad day! Anyway... I was using a 20lb braid with a 30lb leader on a 10kg rod. I don't have much experience in fishing in saltwater, but if I had to guess I'd say I hooked a stingray (I also coincidentally saw a huge one flying under my boat while durring my "battle"). Any ideas as to what it could have been and what I could have done differently? Should I be using heavier gear for fishing at Pittwater? Cheers, Marcelo