vogon

I too practiced the Yucatan knot & am fairly confidant that I pulled the knot down really tight so will give it a test in the next couple of days. Anaconda had some cheap metals so I won't be loosing too many $ if the knot fails 

I tied a few atrocious Kaneit  knots so more practice is required.

Thanks to everyone for your help.

8 hours ago, Rob62 said:

Have a try with the Yucatan knot its fairly easy to tie and quite strong

I had a look at this one & thought it may be a good option. Which loop knot do you use to get the double in the braid?

If it actually rains tomorrow I may have to stay home & practice 

10 hours ago, imfishn said:

The only thing I can think of is whether you are perhaps winding/looping the leader over the Braid, rather than the Braid being wound over the leader ( I hope that makes sense ) I think I made that error once and it unravelled on me.

I don't think I am doing this but will check. I've never had a knot unravel on lighter line though.

How do you put enough tension on the knots when you pull them tight?

1 hour ago, doobie said:

I presume vogon you're meaning line to line knots? (not to a swivel).

Yes, its line to line knots. I use a swivel on the rare occasions I bait fish.

1 hour ago, doobie said:

What are you targeting with the 'heavy' gear?

Salmon mostly, hope to head west for the Elliston comp but anything that lives in the surf.

I'll throw a mix of metals & big plastics

G'day all,

I normally fish with fairly lightweight line & leader, 6 to 10lb but have recently bought an 11' beach/surf rod with a 5500 reel which has 30lb braid, Daiwa bulk & 40 lb leader, Daiwa J thread.

My problem is that the knots I had previously been using, Albright or Alberto keep unravelling when casting,. I tried a double uni knot for the same result, looked horrible though, I may have mis-tied it.

I don't really want to learn how to tie a FG not so I am after suggestions on what I may be doing wrong or other knots I could possibly try.

I will say that the knots seem very tight when first tied.

Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

TIA

15 hours ago, Softy said:

Need more fisheries officers simple as that. 

Maybe a Rec fishing "permit" could help with that 

I like both the Ned rig & the worm hook ideas.

I'd probably cut the plastic so that the hook point is closer to the head, that way the YFW or Flattie doesn't need to suck in as much of the bait & should result in more hook ups.

Theory only 

Interested to hear how you go

7 hours ago, Soobz said:

Thanks, very interesting. In some ways the headlockz look more natural like a prawn defending itself.

Maybe, the headlockz one kept rolling over, which it mightn't do with line attached.

I haven't had much success with the Crawz as yet but it is early days. Had more luck with the creaturez & crusteaz

1 hour ago, MAH said:

The SPs I've bought are TRD Crawz, TRD Ticklerz and TRD Tube.

Where did you get the last 2, I haven't seen them before?

They look the business

Dear science, where the F*** is my hoverboard (apologies to older readers )

Hopefully the pics are clear enough.

LHS Nedrig 1/6 oz, RHS Headlockz 1/8 oz

It wasn't a KG but it shows that the Turtleback on a Nedrig works. Now for something bigger

A couple of years ago i got a feed from Henley South , They were all on the float. I used my fishing net to grab em but a crab rake would have been easier, less water resistance.

I was wading around the flat near the Torrens outlet flicking plastics so I guess it was run out then run in tides, probably with a large variation between high & low.

I've seen people with BBQ tongs in the gutter that runs or ran pretty much from the Torrens to Tennyson.

Good luck & let us know if you get any.

Nice office.

Can't wait for some warmer weather to get back into it 

1 hour ago, mrfish said:

How mucg line does the reel hold

The packaging suggests 140 yards but the spool isn't full anymore. Whatever it was certainly steamed off

1 minute ago, Wert said:

If there was no headshakes or tailbeats my money would be on a big ray,

just read dogtooths report, eerily similar 

18 minutes ago, HB tragic said:

That would have been fun. Fishing from a pontoon a rat kingie maybe. 

it was great fun but the not knowing........

i thought a kingie of any size would have fought more? 

G'day all,

I got caught up in the hype around the new Bait Junkie lures, watched all the vids I could find then went & bought 8 different packs, 4 grub & 4 minnow.

I usually use the Zmans with some success so was keen to try the newcomer.  My plan was to fish the Junkies around Vincent next week, in areas that i have had success with the Zmans.

But like a kid with a new toy, I just couldn't wait. Headed down the Port yesterday, low tide, to Snowdens, which I was hoping was out of the strong SW winds. It was windy but i took the chance. 2-4kg rod with 4lb mono on a 1000 reel to avoid wind knots.

Started with the grub, sticky little bugger, on a 1/12 jighead. Had a few hits but no takes, small fishies I'm guessing. Changed to a minnow on a 1/16th jighead & caught a just legal St 1st cast. The wind then got up even more making casting difficult so I moved to the boat launch pontoon. 

Second cast there & the lure hit something, weed maybe, then my line did a big curve towards then away from me & the line just peeled off my reel as whatever it was headed to deeper water, What the hell have I hooked.

The rod had the J-curve going & the reel was still letting line out at a rate, tightened the drag as much as i dared & was still losing line like nobodies business, I thought I was going to be spooled. I had to try & stop whatever it was so used my hand to stop/slow the reel & you guessed it, busted off.

The fish? only gave a couple of pulses before the bust off & nothing during the "fight". Had it no idea it was hooked? Had i foul hooked it? 

Any ideas as to what i had hooked? 

14 hours ago, Softy said:

Never seen one like that before.. Is it a purpose built crab rake or maybe something else?

They were quite common back in the day.

I bought a new one a couple of years ago at the Vincent sports store, sadly closed now but it lives over there

G'day all,

That time is nearly upon us when the days are longer, the sun shines brightly & months have an R in them.

Lets go CRABBING .

I'm looking to buy a new rake of a similar design to the pic but haven't been able to find one.

I've had this one since the 80's & I don't think it'll last much longer

The round head catches less weed & disturbs the bottom less so I think it is a better rake than the more common variety.

Cheers, in advance

On 04/06/2020 at 5:05 PM, doobie said:

 The pressure ... I don't need the pressure 

Pressure is off young man

Heading to Victor. The house overlooks the Hindmarsh River mouth so far enough away from the town centre to have some peace.

Was hoping to do some Mullet fishing but my available time has been reduced due to "social" activities 

Might find an opportunity for a quick flick at the Salmon.

I'll head to Chiton Rocks & see if Doobies report is accurate 

8 minutes ago, Yorky said:

And it's not just any one race, it is across the board

Indeed it is, race & ethnicity have nothing to do with it. I was hoping that it was clear that i wasn't singling out any one or  other sector of the community 

G'day all,

I'm wondering how we educate the general public as to size limits of various local & frequently caught species.

I spent a couple of hours having a flick today, firstly off the Largs jetty & then at Birkenhead for a few follows but nothing else.

At Largs were a group of people, early 20's, fishing & crabbing. They caught a couple of ST, small looking to me, which they were going to keep. 

I asked them if they knew what they had caught & the minimum length, which they did. So how did you measure them? Oh, I put them up against my phone? WTF? 

Her phone was about 18cm long. I measured the fish for them, both undersized. I suggested they release the fish, which they did & that they get themselves a measure. There is a

measuring station on the jetty. I can only assume that they would have kept these small fish & any more they caught if I wasn't there.

At Birkenhead, a family chasing & catching Gar. They were catching plenty, all about 15 to 18 cm & keeping them . I asked if they knew the size limit, yes, 21cm to the tip of the

lower jaw, again, WTF. I filled them in on the actual measurements.

I suggested that they check all size & bag limits before they set off for a fish but they didn't seem interested in that. They left almost straight away after our discussion.

A bit long winded, I know but.............

Do we need a flyer that is handed out at tackle shops etc when these people buy their gear? Or do we need a licence where you have to pass a test? Or what? I'm at a loss.

(the groups were from two completely different racial & cultural backgrounds & spoke English as well most of us do)

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love your office

24 minutes ago, Larry said:

By the way how long is the jetty

G'day Larry & welcome.

Vincent has a very, very short jetty, maybe 10 metres at low tide, popular with kids.

The wharf runs parallel to the water & is a popular spot for the kids, oldies & jumpers, a few crabs & lots of trumpeters.

Decent amount of squid at times on a late high tide.

There are squid, snook, small salmon, flatties etc from the breakwater in & out of the marina.

The local gar guys walk out on the spit at low tide & seem to do well, make sure you wear something on your feet as the Razor fish will cut them to pieces, old runners are fine.

The back beach usually has good sized YFW & the odd flattie, clickers are the best local bait but worms would be good also.

The bay in front of the caravan park steps produces all of the above plus mullet.

Raking for crabs on the back beach or in the bay Sth of the marina, again wear some footwear.

That should get you started.