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Hi Everyone, Has the usual garfish schools at either Clifton Gardens or Balmoral shown up as I would like to take the kids out to target them specifically . Much appreciated for the info

wow guys, I admire the results and can only say that I have not chased them blackies for over 6 months now.... Hopefully in the next few months i will be let out to enjoy a day with you guys again? cheers and Happy New Year to you all for 2017 regards Adrian

That's a very nice rod Andrew and what a great way to christen it. I should of called and asked to join you yesterday as it was my day off... but no bait... Alas hopefully keen to go out the following weekend . cheers Adrian

think you guys have had a dry spell... last time i went out was when dad and I bumped into you guys Trev... it been that long....

Always nice to see you're still out there Royce,... in any condition..... true commitment to the sport of Luderisck fishing... Have I fished this place before with You? cheers Adrian

very nice bag of fish Royce

Headed out with my father to a place that is frequently visited. The weather yesterday was pretty warm and the water was slightly coloured so the expectations were pretty high. On Arrival we saw that the place was already occupied by another fisherman fishing with 4 rods. Anyway we set up on the far right of him just to secure a spot as we had arranged to meet up with Ryder. We greeted the fisherman who seemed friendly at first but on seeing what we were going to target, his attitude changed. He had also been targeting luderick but had left a mess with weed all over the place and he then decided to try and scrounge up all the offcuts of weed that he left lying around and kick it into the drink. I quickly picked some up and had enough for two tries. On the first drift that I had my dad set up on, we had a very tentitive down ….then up and then down and up and then down…….. being my dad’s only second outing and 2nd down for luderick fishing, this fish seemed to just run out and then slack…. Surgeon. The line was cleanly bitten off just by the hook. This had my dad and me very excited and just as that happened, Ryder was fortunate enough to witness the short fight. Anyway with Ryder there and also setting up and with a fresh supply of weed we were set. I managed to set the hooks on the first luderick of the session and it came in at only 29cm. Then Ryder got his first down, however the line parted at the reel and the float just continued to go down . The float stopped about a foot off the surface then suddenly went down deeper. My dad managed to hook the stray line and Ryder quickly began to pull in the line but he fish was gone. At least we managed to retrieve the float…. Ryder quickly reset his rig and then quickly got into more downs, and then netting his first fish which was roughly in the high 30s. His next fish he dropped and then he got another at an impressive 47cm and very broad on the shoulders. Well as we experiment more my dad finally hooked up and this fight again went hard. It dived and dived for structure and then Ryder called it… Surgeon. With Ryder’s very good netting skills he quickly netted the fish in one quick motion and the fish was in the net. Man how lucky was that, as I have still not been able to catch a surgeon fish yet and my dad gets one on his second outing. The Surgeon measured 37cm. Anyway dad proceeded to catch another luderick on his next drift and miss a lot of other downs. I managed to also land a nice luderick so 4 fish for the day was great between my dad and I. As for Ryder he was the only one who was still managing to get occasional downs and hookups. His tally for the morning was 5 luderick and the biggest fish of the day. We left just before 12pm and it was a great day. Thanks for the invitation Ryder and also for providing the bait. I hope to join you out again. Cheers Cheers Squid_jig

Trevor ... once again you have produced the goods. Great haul and see you soon. I hope to have a fishing window soon. cheers Adrian

Thats a great result guys...... Heard that the waves were pretty rough and unexpected too. So where are the drummer or were they all too hard to land? cheers Adrian

that is just fantastic fishing guys.... Hope to join you again soon...... cheers Adrian

nice. any chance I could join you on your next outing ?

very envious of all that fishing. Have to join you on an outing soon, Just need to dust the cobb webs off the gear and get a pass. Awsome result as always Royce Cheers

very nice indeed Trev. Have you been out with Royce lately ......? Hope to see you guys again soon cheers Adrian

Hi there, an attempt to go fishing tomorrow at Maianbar but was wondering if it would be worthwhile targeting squid. Can anyone reccomend squidding there and where exactly beside looking for the normal weed patches and sand. thanks Ad