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This years Onkastomper Fishing Competition is on again at Perrys Bend, Onkaparinga River and Strike Hook is a proud supporter and donor.
A few of us Strike Hook guys will be there again cooking the sausage sizzle with soft drinks available too.
If you're a member of Strike Hook, come over say hi.
Date - Sunday 8th November Time - 7am - 12pm followed by presentations Location - Perrys Bend Onkaparinga River (Noarlunga Downs) Entry Fee - Donation to Childhood Cancer of your choice (Generosity encouraged for this great cause) Registration - Upon Arrival ********MAJOR SUPPORTER - Onkaparinga City Council******** Special Guests - Amelia Mulcahy (Channel 7), Chris Picton MP, Katrine Hildyard MP, Amanda Rishworth MP Rules and Fishable Area - explained upon registration but due to past numbers I am restricting fishing to 1 rod per person as I cannot extend the fishable area as in Onkastompa 12,13 and 14 Everyone who attends and donates receives a ticket into the many random draws for prizes. Categories - Biggest Overall Bream (Onkastompa Champion) Biggest Bream Men Biggest Bream Women Biggest Bream Junior 15< Biggest Mulloway (Open Class) Biggest "Other Fish" Senior Biggest "Other Fish Junior 15< BBQ and Drinks available with every cent going to the cause so please bring your thirst and hunger For Sale Table - Fishing and other goods will be for sale at AMAZING prices, again with every cent going to the cause. Card facilities available Merchandise - Polo and Hoody designs released in a few months A popular side event over the last 3 years has been Animal Relocation and Education bringing his animal matesThis has been poular with kids and adults alike. Tribe FM will be broadcasting live, which adds atmosphere as per the last 2 years. For the FIRST time a coffee van will be on site    

Prefer to stay loose under my waders
 

For starters use a hook not a rake. Rakes are for gardens.
 
You get a lot less weed in your tub and don't rip up the ground.
 
Just tap the crab so if raises it's claws and hook it in the "elbow" or "shoulder" joints easy.
 
Attached is a pic of my hook. A bit of 4 or 5mm stainless rod and a handle.
 
This handle is a cheap hammer handle I cut to just over the width of my palm. have seen file handles used as well
 
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Yeah thats the last piece of the puzzle for me - super quick processing of the maggots to get them into fresh bran - but Ive actively encourage crows to hang out in the back yard, so I cant leave the fillets exposed - I'm hoping a full newspaper inside the bucket will provide the absorption I need.
 
 

As I refine my technique (translation - just listen to what knowledgeable blokes have already told me( Bran is the ultimate smell absorber - and when it comes to soaking up liquid - loose newspaper turns to mush - but whole newspapers placed under the flesh act like an absorbent pad that can be easily removed before harvest.

Harvest time can be a sh!t fight that lasts 45 mins - or a forgone conclusion that is over in seconds - its all about controlling moisture content of the bedding material.😉

Once I get that right  - Melbournes $30 for 300 maggots is a price tag, I will never have to worry about again

I'm still in the middle of that sh1t fight - but im only a newspaper away from having the game solved😉
 
 

Beautiful conditions this morning.
3 Gar in the bucket and a lost Squid.
 


 

Hi all..
Got a surprise when I got home today ( I live between 2 houses..)... Wow.. Gifts for me.... Im happy, thanks guys.. well done..
I like the beanie.. Battery charger looks nice...and some free tackle as well.... I needed the Jetty clip at Haslam last year.. a snook took my rod for a swim.. I got it back.. the rod that is..
Mike
 

Thanks to AA Batteries for a top-knotch sponsorship.
I deemed myself ineligible for the prize, as I think my tropical opportunities were unfair compared to an SA winter, so I let the judges pick another winner.
I just love fishing, reading about fishing, talking about fishing, and writing about fishing!! Strike and Hook teaches me a lot
Over to you admin.

An incredible gesture @Plectropomus Thanks for your great report and contribution to S&H.
S&H Admin did have a very close second that is extremely deserving of a win with exceptional reports posted up all the time.
@MIKECATTS is our new winner! Mike, please contact me with your contact details via PM.
 

I have owned a Curado 200G7 for many years now. On a trip over to Edithburgh a few years back I lost it over board about halfway between Tapleys shoal and Troubridge island.As we were cruising at night and rods and reels are known to sink to the bottom we continued on and I was resided in the fact that I will never see it again.The next day some 20 hours later we were trolling for snook around marion reef just off of Troubridge island when I noticed something in the water.We turned around for a look only to be blown away to see my Curado and cork handled rod bopping away on the surface.I know this is not going to help you with your question about lure sizes and what not,but the fact that I took it home washed it and put it back together and have never had a problem with it since should convince anyone to buy a shimano, and a cork handled rod ,the bloody things float.

Currently using the Quantum KVD BCaster for 3.2g lures 4lb fireline,one thing i learnt was to use a 100 size reel or less.The reel needs to only run on magnetic braking without centrifugal brakes installed this gives me usually averaging 3 casts a minute,light weight and easy on the wrist
 

Yeah my first experience with BKK was before they had established their reputation - (they were putting them on cheap lures from China) (It was cheaper to buy entire lure from China just to get your hands on the BKK trebles, than it was to buy Owner st-36ers in Australia)

But now everyone knows they're good - they sell them in 9 packs and charge the earth.😉

I like pushing the boundaries of my tackle just to know how hard I can push in the field😉 (None of these are BKK trebles - but using hook like Gama's - in terrain like this - made me start testing all my tackle before getting it wet)

 

Congratulations Plectropomus on a great report 
Some very good reports were submitted and thank everyone that participated in the competition.
Thanks also to All About Batteries for a great prize 

We have decided on a winner for the Strike & Hook Fishing Report Comp sponsored by All About Batteries.
The winner is @Plectropomus with the fantastic report Panfish Friday.
 
Please send me a PM with your postage details.
 
A big thanks to all that posted up a fishing report during August and September and a massive thank you to All About Batteries for putting up a great prize for us.
 
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Yep, my 'tackle' is certainly getting shorter as I get older.......

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? 

Big crawlers or big scrubworms.

And if you keep getting small pickers you need to move location.

Little fish avoid big fish coz they get eaten.

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Amazing things we get to see and enjoy while fishing.

And catching a good fish is just the icing on the cake.

Watching them swim away free is even better.

My photo is the Warren Reservoir at the end of shift.

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I think I did OK in the tipping...................

Was this deep water at yalata or doggies? Never seen such clean water at doggies looks more like yalata reef

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 👍

We would love to see more reports posted up so are extending the Fishing Report Comp for another month. The comp will end on the 30th of September.
There have been a couple of good reports but we really want to see more getting posted up. Hopefully the warmer weather will help brush those cobwebs off of those dusty rods and put them to good use.
Get out there fishos!

Here's a couple of photos I took while fishing in the Dasher River several days ago as a rain shower came through..
cheers
Adrian..

Rainbow over the Dasher River..

The other half of the rainbow near Mt Roland at Claude Road..

Yeah the bike track was like a truck had lost its load of hot dogs - absolute carnage