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Sounds like a great day out on the water, nothing better than seeing a young fisho having a good tussle & enjoying it bummer about the lens but good to hear the life proof saved the phone

Last weekend I was prospecting off the rocks with a mate & I got non while he managed 12 on a green jig 2.5 & called me over after he couldn’t get anymore, with my pink jig size 3 managed to pull out 3 & we figured that was the whole school or the rest had moved on

Sounds like it was a good day to be out there, shame the fish didn’t want to join in, at least you got a feed re the bloom it appears more orange in colour it could be as @hotbite said coral, possibly even fish or some type of crustacean spawn. A few years back while netting a dolphin fish out of a bloom I noticed the residue on the net was covered in almost microscopic crab like critters possibly could’ve been baby lobsters

Wow you’ve been a busy man Frank, in under a week when I was over grabbing some lures off you you’ve not only managed to clean out that part of the shed but made some nice reel holders & more rod holders Have you managed to sell any more of your vast lure & fishing collection Frank

In the building game I’ve seen plenty that come to mind, from clerk of works, some architects, various tradies & especially council inspectors. It’s one thing to have a a great degree or distinction on paper but applying the knowledge in the field with some commonsense & practicality is an art that you either have or learn as you go off others.Unfortunately the skilled knowledgeable people are slowly disappearing & the newer & up coming generations are being taught in a restrictive or dumbed down sort of way & relying on google search & the internet for the answers. The other day I heard that math doesn’t need to be a compulsory part of the curriculum anymore FFS almost every job needs some form of math wether your in a white or blue collar job

Way back when I got my first mobile phone a Motorola brick, I was out on my own plumbing I used to come across a lot of gutters sagging off facias & would use a twisted nail & the back end of a cold chisel & hammer to reattach with a lot of cursing & cuts I came up with an idea of using a bit of half inch pipe that stuck out further than the gutter & some 3/8 rod inside, loved it less cursing & blood particularly when the roof was corrugated metal or slate. 6 years later stumbled across a tool that was made for the job (doubt I invented)

The lamb chops don’t look much better

Yum nice catch & feed

Good tips for a newbie squider 👍, not often one can get a chance to see how they’re reacting to the jig, it’s great to watch them being tentative & change colour & then dart in for the grab, great catch did you need to change the colour or size to get all of them

Have you got an A frame under the cover to allow the water to run off or does it sag & fill up with water?

Good report, video & photos Zoran gotta love a good rat pack attack & a feed of flattie fillets That’s a great sunrise photo of the boat with it’s new motor & little Johnny doing post duty 😁

Good report & photos, the bay between the two bridges can be quite productive on a good tide at times with the possibility of picking up a Jew when there’s a lot of bait in there, under the old railway bridge if you walk around the concrete pylon into the centre & cast across close to the next pylon on the top out going tide there’s usually bream lurking there

Good report & photos considering you were land based & in unfamiliar territory, sounds like you had a great session

Great effort on your PB with the light leader, lucky for you the jogger had the right skill set to help you out 👍

Great intro & praise for the FR community, from a previous fellow lurker many moons ago, I found like you there is a great knowledge base that is more than willing to share & as @frankSstated it’s more like a big family, hope to see plenty of posts on your new venture with plastics

As always good concise report and great photos, good to hear you’ve got the big eye spot sussed, great scrappers for there size, just got to find lucifers lair

With the recent rains & frequent releasing of water into the Nepean river there have been quite a few trout caught in the system all the way down to the weir the upper reaches towards the dam wall would be more productive, lake Lyell at Lithgow has them & surrounding rivers just over the blue mountains depending on flow in the streams & river’s google the rivers for access & do a bit of research on the FR site, hopefully this helps

Good on you @Pickles for sharing another good day out with yet another raider, looks like possibly a PB flattie for Neil 👍 Shame the kingys didn’t come out to play

I’m with @noelmon this one, I’ve eaten fresh caught lobster & found it dry & of average flavour, but doused with garlic butter or mornay is quite tasty I guess at the end of the day everyone’s palate varies

I generally bleed or kill & ice most of what I catch & have found the taste can vary quite a bit depending on season & environment as well as whole, fillets, skin on or off, filleting after refrigeration or straight away as well as patting dry versus rinsing in saltwater (freshwater 👎) Even method of cooking can have an impact on flavour, usually the K.I.S.S principle is best when freshly caught. Smoking tailor, slimy mackerel, bonito trout or even Aussie salmon can make a big difference, salmon generally only good for the neighbours or the pets but smoked is quite flaky & tasty Classic example would be mullet in the past, some has been quite good & at other times one bite & straight in the bin

Fish that I’ve caught that are high up on my list include pearl perch, king George whiting John Dory, saltwater Barra & even spangled emperor to a lesser degree flounder, yellow fin whiting, yellowfin tuna, dolphin fish, jewfish, hairtail, flatties, kingies, snapper, bonito, drummer, & even black fish skinned & down the list trevally, tailor, bream & leather jackets

Sounds like a great day shared, bummer about the weather though, reckon a fly would’ve learnt a thing or two hanging around you lot for the day love the detail & artwork of those lures they look very fishy

Great video & photos gents, nothing better than hearing a reel sing & having a bit of banter while catching quality fish 😎 looks like this fishing video was the continuation of the pre twilight squid mission

I’ve caught a couple & seen others catch them which they usually mistake (colour & appearance) for a stone fis Caught one once off the rocks which was in the high 30cm range & had blotchy tan & white markings, managed to remove the hook & as the next wave washed it back further on the ledge a pelican nabbed it & amazingly after a lot of tentative juggling managed to get it down the hatch

Great info & read as always Waza 👍 like rebel, missed this one