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Killer last won the day on February 5 2021

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  1. After many months, my mate John and I managed to get a day to go and fish our local rock platform. Forecast didn't quite pan out as predicted, with a moderate southerly and the predicted .5m swell lumped up to 2m at times. Never the less, it has taken a long time to get here, so it was a 'go'. I had to rig up, but John was already floating a bait before I even had the leader through the runners. Straight onto a fish. I tied my hook on and set up my float as he was landing his second fish. Too good to dawdle around, so I cast in with an immediate hookup. We had to backpedal a few times with some of the bigger swells, but the action was hot. We only fished for 2 hours and John had 6 fish with one dropped, whilst I ended up with 9 and 3 dropped. The conditions were improving rapidly, with smoother seas and the wind dropped right off. Left them biting. John got busted off on a fish and reeled in. I was drifting close by and got a savage down, hooking up and landing it. When I removed my hook, I saw 5cm of line hanging out of its mouth, so removed that hook as well, only to see a fresh bait and a shiny new Daiichi hook come out. It was the fish that busted JD only a minute previously. Guess they don't go into shock, once they are hooked and get released, as this one just continued to feed. No berley used to get them on the bite and there were a few big pigs around as well. We both kept a few for a feed and got back to the car all too soon.
  2. Ah to be young again. I have aches and pains getting out of bed to go to the Jim (new name for the John). We will arrive in Narooma on Sunday for a couple of weeks. Looking forward to a few kayak sessions.
  3. I found the invoice where I got my bolts from - Fuji Fasteners, M6 x 16 Weld Stud with PP. Part #XCM1616
  4. I use these. The flat heads don't dig into your feet. I have about 16 left over.
  5. You can still see the path it took, along the coast trail at Jibbon. Looks like a scythe has cleared the bush at a width of around 100m for almost 1klm before heading off across Bate Bay and then, of course, hitting Kurnell.
  6. I was off Kurnell in the Police launch one time and a huge waterspout kicked off about 200m away. I most definately wouldn't want to be in its path. Lots of power to suck up that much water.
  7. Great days fishing. Do you miss the kayak? I just bought a new 360 drive for mine.
  8. How are you going to divide your time if you need to support your kids at all their various activities. 😄
  9. My mate lived in a waterfront in Nth West Arm (Port Hacking) and one day when we had a teacher free day (jigging school) we were sitting on his lawn fishing for bream and a marlin cruised slowly past. There used to be many marlin, spanish mackeral and like species hooked around Jibbon and in the mouth of the Hacking, back in the days of my youth. I have seen loads of marlin on the surface within 1 klm of the mouth and in Bate Bay over the years. It is a rare thing but happens more often than you would imagine.
  10. Went out fishing off the rocks in the RNP yesterday. It was a glorious morning and the seas were almost flat. Took a nice pic on the way out to the coast. It has been almost 6 months or more since we have had a chance to get out, so despite only having a couple of hours, we managed an early start. I was using an old rod and a Tempo reel and it was a bit soft to put much pressure on the fish, but managed to land a few. The biggest fish I have hooked in a long time, took around 5 minutes to coax up onto the ledge. Every time it would come close, it would power off back to the deep. I was using 6lb line so couldn't do much about it. Finally washed it up with a small swell, but the backwash allowed it to tear off once again and this time the line snapped. Regardless, I would have released it, as I prefer the smaller ones for the table. Had a great time and looking forward to the next one. I found the Tempo reel didn't run as freely as my Avon's, but maybe that is because it is new. Good times.
  11. My mate's dad (and two sons) was the importer/distributor for Mustad hooks. DP Whitton and sons. The moved premises to Shell Point/Taren Point many years back, from Sydney CBD and have since sold the business. My mate Ian has boxes and boxes of 'new' Mustad hooks. Was selling some of the rare patterns to collectors a while back. He has a LOT of fishing tackle stored away.
  12. Killer

    Bird watching

    Female Koel, Frank.
  13. Killer

    Bird watching

    Female Koel. Took this in our backyard.
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