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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

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..

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

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

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

Really appreciate the tips guys! I haven't managed many trips but just came back from a couple days away at Port Julia on the Yorkes. Managed 3 squid although the tides weren't great. Tried the paternoster rig but tide was so low kept snagging on the weed bed - got the 3 all on slow retrieves. Planning another trip for Rapid bay next month so keen to try the rig again. Cheers!

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