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All looks god MAH. Wish I had the room to do lol hey, that brown border - what is it? Metal I presume. I have that black plastic border, but it warps in Summer and looks unprofessional.

Just crazy prices. Saw whole Gar at $50 p/kg the other day, so maybe around $60-70 p/kg fillets. Like you say Wert, 'you can't afford to not go fishing'.

Good luck for the new season. And as they say, you're going to need a bigger display unit

Always nice to go back over some fishing footage - especially when some nice trout were on the bite.

You should get some (small) Gar, Tommies & (some) Squid from Stansbury jetty. Maybe some Winter Mullet & Salmon Trout from the beaches (south around brick beach). Probably Tommies and small Gar off the Pt Vincent rocks/jetty. Deep Gully beach (and a bit south) is worth a try for Mullet & Salmon Trout. Good Luck and enjoy the trip.

Not as fast as him though .... yet

wow that is strong. And not nice to find cattle with such injury. You may have to take a chain saw with you to clear the way

Great video Adrian and totally agree .... don't be under that tree when it comes down

I have tried garden worms in salt water and was a waste of time - die very quickly and became soggy. Although many years ago I use garden worms in the Patawalonga between the lock and 1st bridge and hooked up Bream. Maybe due to some fresh water in the Pat helped the worms to live a little longer. Also tried Catchall Crawlers (good for Sea and fresh water) - wasn't impressed with them either - died quickly.

Interesting, but reckon the straw would get bent out shape quickly or swivel will work loose under pressure a few times. Just have to add the hot glue gun and batter powered hair dryer to heat shrink the indicator to the tackle bag

PN Jetty is producing atm and with the 'better' weather for the next week I'd say there is even a better chance (best on Northern side and 1st half of jetty).

I've walked around the lake but I know that doesn't count Even lived on Sportsmans Drive and never walked over to fish it - there's my confession for the day Younger than me --- everything is younger than me

Haven't fished there myself, but some on here have. I'm sure you'll get some get replies/ideas before long. Good luck with the bream

I presume vogon you're meaning line to line knots? (not to a swivel). If line to line, which I rarely do as always to a swivel, but when I have, it is the Double Uni Knot as I find it easier and haven't had it unravel. Mind you, this is 15lb braid to 20lb mono leader. But as I 95% tie the leader to a swivel/hook, ( all lightweight like you), I always use the Improved Clinch Knot - only because I find it easier and never had a problem. I have a 11' Daiwa surf rod and it is long enough to allow a lengthy leader using a swivel to main - if it does snap (rare) just easier to put a

What ? The photo? That's mine in the garage.

It is just luck as is most fishing - one day the fish are at your spot - the next day = nothing. Brighton jetty is good for squid as is Pt Noarlunga, Marino Rocks, sometimes off the rocks at Hallett Cove, Wirrina breakwater, Rapid Bay jetty, Second Valley jetty, Cape Jervis jetty. Not sure about Semaphore jetty (don't seem to see many reports from there), but OH rocks is good. Sometimes it is the colour of the jag that excites them too. Weather can play apart, but generally a nice calm day and clear water (not murky) is good also.

Good test YD1. I've never found any 'good' cutting pliers for braid. Even the special braid cutters are usually useless. So I generally stick to a sharp knife - not perfect all the time, but pretty good.

Lovely size Trout and it took your breath a bit by the sounds

Gar are definitely bigger in Winter and although I have no idea on many of the questions you ask Des, I still always use a float. On my local jetty at Pt Noarlunga, Gar are mostly caught towards the end of the jetty during warmer months (all on floats). Although the Gar can be caught in the shallower water as well, but are smaller. It is also better to have some ripple on the water and depths of hook will vary depending where the Gar may be holding on the day. Over the weedy spots you'll generally have more success too. Burley is always well worth using to 'bring in' the G

Great advice / info MAH. And yes, slithers of Gar flesh do work - just need to catch one Gar to get those slithers though lol Red meat slithers, like chicken slithers, are also another alternative that I have had success with. (Now some may say 'can't use meat/chicken' - well as slithers it is all ok and given the ok by Fishery guys/girls walking the planks)

Great information Des - thank you

Agree - something I forgot to mention. And also 'feathering' the line with your fingers just before lure hitting the water - then manually close the bail arm.

Great information Des I only targeted them once along a metro beach this Summer, but using nippers - only caught one. I'll need to try get my act together :lol:

I use to get wind knots quite regularly whilst luring for Salmon with 15lb braid. It was always time consuming trying to get the knots unraveled and of course it was always when the school was in front of me. I read on Google that lip balm helped 'untangle' the mess (some just use saliva). But it seemed to work and tangles/knots were easier to 'release'. Now, I can't remember the last one I had. Reading more from Google, it seemed the most important thing to do was making sure the braid was spooled on reasonably tight/firm. And don't over load the spool. And tha