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I am old and soft, but you would be amazed at how good the old school hot water bottle is at keeping warm.

Ouch I have in a rule in my boat no sunnies or cap no fishing a cap saved me once from a similar incident. Cheers

Flathead for me on the old Wonder wobbler still got 3 in the taclke box

You can launch from the beach at Boat Harbour it is protected but i have seen people get stuck in the sand. As Geoff said around tomaree head yakkas and slimeys. There is 3 visitor moorings at Duchties although I think you have to stay on the boat overnight. Cant say much for outside as I dont go a lot but inside jewies are turning up around Middle Island and there are heaps of flatties at the back of Soldiers Point and in Tilligery Creek at the moment. Enjoy your stay and good luck with the fishing. Also worth flicking plastics or blades on the run out tide from the beach at Duchies.

Well done :thumbup: amazing catch Cheers

Thanks for your follow up work Hodgey another reason this is a great site :thumbup: Maybe I will taste the next one. Cheers Gibbo

Can only fish Friday or Saturday hoping the forecast improves. Good luck to all and stay safe on roads.

Hi Trapper, I checked the photos and only 2 antenna Andy's crab looks the same I often find blue swimmers colors vary depending on where caught ie muddy bottom dark , sandy bottom much lighter and brighter andy's may have been in a muddier area as the one I caught was fairly sandy area. This may explain the black nippers Thank you Hodgey for submitting the photos Cheers Gibbo

Good onya for having a go with the flies keep at it I'm sure you will get something decent soon. I was out today off ducties and corlete pretty miserable conditions got a few bonies including a couple of leaping ones first for me and a couple of just legal tailor. Cheers

I have tried taylors quite a few times with not a lot of success with poppers do try dutchies at dawn I'm sure you get something. Che

Thanks could be sand/surf crab, although caught about 18kms upstream from nearest beach......

Hi mate, Nice flies if your at the break wall and the bonito turn up I would be tossing one of the pink flies at them. Also try them at dutchies on a hide tide where bream maybe feeding on the surface Good luck Cheers

Hi mate , Try dutchies beach next to Nelson bay high tide at dawn or dusk take some soft plastics and hardbodies cast over the weed beds for flathead,bream,whiting you will find too many swimmers there during the day. Good luc Cheers

Hi mate, I have done the same I had a local welder fix it although I found the piece on my driveway It took about a week to do as he didn't want put to much heat near the gear box . Not sure what about making a new piece though. Cheers

Lemontree Passage in a witches hat got nothing else in the other 4 hats.