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Well I finally managed to have my first trip of the season a couple weeks ago, haven't been able to hit the water due to constant lower back problems with (spinal stenosis) 5 discs in poor condition. The weather wasn't all that flash but it was certainly good to get back in a river that's for sure. Haven't been fishing since this trip either, seeing another spin specialist next Wednesday. This is the first time in the 24 years year in Tassie that I've only had one trip to a river seven weeks into a trout season, not happy Jan.. The cormorants (Shags) are still in the rivers as well, so it will

Rybak.....many thnx m8 will be out there giving your methods a try Tight lines m8

a mate and I were fishing for sharks on the seaward side of the section bank off StKilda. we had 4 balloons out, all with European carp on about 4,30 in the afternoon the 30 took off and it was spooled with 660m of Platypus pretest before we could pull the anchor it stripped all 660m of line and didn't stop once I picked it for a large Hammerhead that had come up our berley slick about an hour earlier. I have never seen a run like that in my life and my mates 30 Inter was too hot to touch after it was emptied

Simple rig - Sliding sinker above swivel using the easy slide clip. Then 1m trace with 2 x 8/0 snelled hooks. Need the biggest live bait you can get, any legal sized live bait. Only pin the live bait with one hook near the head leaving the other dangling below. Live bait to be about 1m off the bottom. Best to fish high tide to low tide & 1 hr afterwards. No hits, then go home. For the big models, winter time is best on still freezing cold nights. Preferably on a new moon. Mid sized mulloway can be caught all year round. If you can fish near/around structure then thats the way to go, but I

@ alfybabe. I have always just made my own concoction & played around until I liked my set up. I just use twist style swivels for a quick change of squid jig colour. On my whiting rig, I often attach an unweighted squid jig to the top swivel above the whiting trace. Good fun when you get a squid & whiting.

Thnx rybak...deadly way of squidding hey ....I must ask the video of the red head vs bright pink where did you get or make the twin squid jag holder your using I just run 2 different sizes and colours above one another but your idea is way better and I want to get one Cheers AB

Temu has a casting gajet that actually works and simple to use and master and adds alot of casting distance with out the finger holding the line

The paternoster works best in deeper water when water is very shallow then small 2.5 jigs slowly retrieved works Keep up the good work

Thnx rybak, that's great to know I've fished the port a lot in my younger days but still haven't landed a legal jew in the port hooked sum real big models but to no avail...not asking for secret spots or anything just push me in the right direction and what baits/rigs working for you and with that I might be able to change my luck Once again thnx rgbak

Yep. In the Port River. The bigger models have now gone but the 15-20lb are around.

I use this method from a boat especially when whiting are on the chew. Leave out with snagging.

Nice post but when your in situation like this I always use a half Oz sinker on the bottom the about 45cm above that Make a dropper loop and attach a clip or small swivel and attach you jig then cast out as soon as sinker hits bottom wind up slack then jig it 2-3times arraticly wind up slack pause repeat it saves you losing jigs and keeps your jigs right above the weed where they live and hide Tight lines

Hi guys rybac I too use this method in deeper water and don't use sinker heavier than a 1 Oz I mainly use 1/2oz Cast allow sinker to hit bottom then wind slack up while at pause twitch your index finger holding your line a couple time to move your jig then pause for a second then 2 or 3 erratic jigs getting that jig darting allow sinker to bottom then wind slack and repeat deadly at rapid Bay ectin water under 15ft no need instead you can buy an attachment for your jigs that slow down your sink rate when in shallow water deadly as Tight lines all

Hi des if your still looking for squid help eg jigs times retrieves ect send me a pm and I'm more then happy to give you alot of helpful tricks and techniques to catch alot of squid as you are the guru in fatties and yfw I'm a guru on squid love to catch them and like kelvin has a few squid jigs I have well over 100 but I have 3 or 4 that out squid almost every other jig I have I look forward to hearing from you and go for a squid Cheers

Hi everyone was just wondering if anyone has had any luck on the local beaches west Lakes or the port on the silver ghosts of late Tight lines

Once again a great detailed report you certainly are the guru of Flat Head I envy you

Hi des wow what a read I live at dublin and love flathead any tips on places I can work for just a single fish and I would be stoked love your posts and all your information anytime you wish to team up one day I'd love to learn sum tips from the guru Not after secrets but point me in the right direction to try or to start from and il work my ass off to be successful Tight lines des

Nice! I have just won the Home and Away Premiership.. Was so close this year, just like the footy was! Unfortunate Gdaygav, you just faltered at the line.. Oh well Finals to go now! Who will win the Grand Final, it's close at the top!..

Great idea,as i usually carry 3/4 rods on the day yes it can get messy.If the carrier works then the price doesn't matter..

I don't get a lot of spare time to fish, so I'm always eager to find anything that makes it quicker and easier to to head off for a flick. Last year I bought a Castek Rod Caddy and I've found it an excellent bit of kit. It's a portable rod rack that holds 4 rods. It allows me to have a handful of rods, pre-rigged and ready to go. I know I can walk into my shed, grab the rod caddy and load it into the boot of the station wagon and just head off. When I get to where I'm fishing I sling my tackle bag over my shoulder, grab the esky in one hand and rod caddy in the other and walk to my fishing spo

You're welcome any time Des... cheers Adrian

One day .... I am gonna rock up and say HELLO ADRIAN! Lets go fishing

Here's a short 2-1/2 minute video for the coming trout season using a Mepps Aglia Furia inline spinner, it's just one of a large variety of Mepps inline spinners that work well on the trout throughout a trout season. Thanks for watching & stay safe in/on the water this coming season. cheers Adrian (meppstas) #mepps #tackletactics #okuma #platypuslines #meppsaglia #meppsbug 4 Comments Sort by

Fair call. It still interests me but I'd have to weigh up the costs vs results if I were to take it further. Again, I'd want to be doing real budget builds to wrap my head around it all, something the kids can drop, break, drag on the ground and it won't bother me. Then maybe try and make myself something of a higher standard. But I don't really need another hobby either. If I could get some dirt cheap components - to build something that could be used afterwards - then I'd probably at least try to make a few rods just for the hell of it Sent from my SM-A525F using Tapatalk