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Dan1979

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  1. Ever tried for squid there? When the water clarity is at its best I use to get arrow squid there when they were “on” but it’s been hit & miss there for years now. Dan.
  2. Nice work & commitment mate. The bigger Jews won’t be far behind it. I also live in Meadow Bank in the Crescent & all those council works of late are frustrating
  3. Good report and work on the fish again Pickles 😁 Its always a kick teaching others and getting them onto their "first". Dan
  4. If they are southern calamari they dont call them green eyes for nothing 😉 Dan
  5. Sarca's are over-priced and can be lost/snagged up. I pulled one up that was caught on our anchor. Weighed a ton as I wasnt just pulling our anchor, but someone else's anchor who had to cut there's loose. If anchoring on reefy ground/bottom, run minimal chain as the more chain you run, the bigger chances are your chain gets wrapped up/snagged on the bottom meaning you not only lose a reef anchor but everything. 2X Sand Anchors. 1X Reef Anchor. 2X Extra spools of rope 1X Extra Chain. Just extra we carry on the boat. Dan
  6. Fresh is best as the golden rule. Have caught jew on "bought" squid, however most of both mine and my brother Greg's jew's come on live yakka's or slimies. If the squid is pink, dont touch it. Otherwise look at the eyes, thats a tell tale sign of how fresh the squid is. Dan
  7. Very very common. Especially after that Navy Diver got attached several years ago in Rose Bay. I have a mate that told me some interesting stories after this attacked and the DPI started tagging them. On their first few tagging outings, they were severly undergunned with hooks being bend, reels breaking under pressure, and line breakages. I was a North Head years ago when a member of this forum had a big Bull shark grab his kingy boat side, it was a big bull as it dragged his boat off anchor for a couple hundred metres before he was bitten off. Dan
  8. I have several kiwi mates that love smoked yakkas, they use to always ask me to bring home any extra's I had after chasing kings. Dan
  9. A 60cm snapper in the harbour, its a big snapper! Good work. Goes to show how good the fishing is in Sydney, and how the water quality has dramatically improved. Dan
  10. Nice mixed bag there! And a great feed. Got to love the fight of a king, no matter how big or small Dan
  11. Great report, and very informative on how you get squid in deeper water 20metres+ I have noticed the squid are much more sparse in Sydney Harbour than they were 20yrs. Probably cuase of how many people going for them now than back then. It was easy to get a dozen in 1-1.5hrs, now I am lucky to get 2-4 squid even if I put in massive 4-8hr sessions, its very hit and miss. Dan
  12. RIP. Mistakes, accidents and fatal injuries on the water far to common, god knows Ive had a few late at night. Dan
  13. Great Report as usual Pickles. Interesting colours on the Amberjack, have never seen any like that before. Have caught several in the harbour over the past 20yrs, but none like that, could be that they lose their colours as they grow. Kind of looks like a surgeon fish, but these typically tend to be darker and the distinctive sharp spikes along each side of the fish make it easy to identify. Dan
  14. Great Report Yowie. Whiting have to be one of my favourite eating fish. It was interesting after the tsunami, as I live close to Parramatta River at Meadowbank and the BOM issued warnings of pending rising tides and water levels. Luckly tho that didnt happen and I didnt see any mahor change in tidal levels. Dan
  15. Well done!!!! Always great to bring home a feed of fresh fish. Dan
  16. Dan1979

    Kingfish

    Too much bait around, too many people on the water and water quality inside the harbour is terrible after all the rain of late. Dan
  17. Great Rport Max_fish. Always difficult to find squid in summer with so many fish about, but find the bait and you will find the fish. Dan
  18. Hey Pickles. Gotta love the ever reliable fall back options of flathead. We were in the tinnie beside you at Nelson Park Marker, it was completely dead with no kings,, downrigged heaps of markers in the main harbour, and several wrecks without a single strike. The ramp was great when we came back in at 10am, as the rangers were their turning cars, and boaties both away since the carpark was full, which made retreiving a dream with no one on the ramps since nobody could find parking spots. Great the see the rangers out in force and booking those who were parked illegally. Dan
  19. Great work on the flounder. Highly under-rated fish, that are easy to clean, and even easier to eat😁
  20. Nice work! Good haul, I love eating blu swimmers
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