doobie

16 hours ago, Softy said:

Makes doobie look like an amateur too.

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No denying that 

2 hours ago, SurfcaztR said:

Yeah but Doobs no longer uses tackle but his bare hands,that's on another level 

That's right - man animal instincts  

That's a big fish soobz and makes the Fonz an amateur lol

Always good to go over past trips and especially enjoying the challenge of finding the trout (as you did) after the 'amateurs' said there weren't any  

1 hour ago, Softy said:

Get the kayak out after work?

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I'd like you to go - it will be fun  

45 minutes ago, Meppstas said:

Looks like the worst of it may have missed Adelaide at this stage..

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/radar/sa/adelaide/128km

https://www.weatherzone.com.au/sa/adelaide/adelaide

And coming your way Adrian  

8 minutes ago, TENNANT said:

Before you judge a crazy, you should run a mile with their tackle box. That way, when you judge them, you're a mile away and you have their tackle box.

 

Funny man 

We will keep safe Adrian - safe inside, unlike crazy Tinker  

I don't mind the rain either, it's the wind that messes everything up - hate the wind, wish that guy upstairs could cancel it out  

From the Southport surfcam - 1 hour before the 9.30am (.99m) low tide.  High tide at 4.04pm today at 2.41m.

Normally you would see a lot of the river bank at low tide, so the water isn't being allowed to drain due to the seas pushing it back in lol

Currently the NW wind is blowing at about 32kph/17 knots (fresh) to the predicted 55kph/30 knots (gale) - weather forecasters 

The crazies, and I mean the real no hope in hell crazies, will be on the Pt Noarlunga jetty for the Salmon.

But I wouldn't be surprised if the jetty, amongst others, will be closed by council.

ps: I'm not a crazy 

There were 2 guys fly fishing at Southport on Monday - didn't catch anything in the half hour I was near them.

I always like the red head / white body - have caught more with that than any other colour.

Great TV show the Munsters, but never put any thought to Hermans 'colours' to fishing 

'The Fonze' loves his fly fishing  

https://www.today.com/video/the-fonz-gets-hooked-on-fly-fishing-44498499906

A good memorable trip for you Adrian - the day of the 350th

As one swivel helps with line twist as we all know, you'd expect the second one to help immensely.  

Thinking maybe a ray also - or a lazy gummy mullie  

Another good video Adrian .... and cold, very cold at that.

Thought of you yesterday when watching a fisherman in Tassie on SBS catching 'wild' trout, hanging them in a tree to get 'extra' flavor before cooking them up.   Looked ok but boy did he 'hack' the flesh when filleting -  a bit disrespectful to the fish.

Nope, can't say I have - worth a go if you catch some nippers (wonder if throwing them in a bag of rock salt would dry them out - just a random thought that entered my brain for a moment lol)

That's definitely worth a try and makes sense with head through hook first if the whiting hit the tail first.

I've not tried that - only through tail first - I'll have to wait until Summer comes around to try lol

I've thought about using bait elastic on nippers but never bothered.

Mainly because I'm only casting say around 7 metres from the shore and have enough nippers to re-bait quickly.

Nippers are a great bait for whiting.

From a boat like you'll be doing, I understand the frustration of dropping the bait down the side and before it's maybe hit bottom the nipper has be attacked and of course you strike and more than likely the nipper has come off (being soft flesh) or eaten and you need to retrieve straight away.

The other thing with elastic is there is that little bit more plastic in the ocean, unless you get biodegradable.

With my nippers to help hold on a bit longer is to put a couple half hitches around the tail end - it does help a bit, but of course once the nipper has been attacked a few times by the YFW, the nipper can look a bit mangled.

However, I think bait elastic would certainly help in reducing the amount of re-baiting.

Thanks Tinker - I'll stick them on my list  

If you are on FB, have a look or ask on the SA Blue Swimmer Crabs page - I'm know I have seen the 'how to's' on there.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/464982433665544

Nope, just woke up lol, but yeah seen some photos of a few caught.

57 minutes ago, Tinker said:

Ever used blades in the suds Doobie?

Used them with success at the bottom of Yorkes at Suicide Point.

Also used smaller versions at St Kilda and Outer Harbour breakwall.

Agree with swapping the trebles with singles...less stress.

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yah never Tinker.

What would you recommend/suggest (have a birthday coming up, so might as well have others buy them for me lol)

21 hours ago, FECB said:

Congratulations Doobie -- it's a brilliant video !
The music was great too -- I half expected Tom Cruise (or some other heart throb) to come bounding up the beach with his rod held at the "high port". (Non-military types can ask "Mr Google" for an explanation.)
To benefit the "newbies" like me that frequent this website, it would be really great to learn a bit more from time to time about the gear that the "good guys" are able to use successfully in situations like this one.

Thanks FECB

I didn't see any Tom Cruise bounding towards in the 'high point' position (luckily lol) - although a girl a use to know always thought I looked like Tom   I helped her cross a street and handed her white stick back  

The gear I use - being nothing fancy - is a 11' Daiwa Seabass - Shimano Sienna FB4000 reel with mono backing topped with 15lb (cheap) braid, then swivel, then about 1 - 1/2 m of 20lb mono leader, the swivel and lure.

I only use 40g lures (rarely a 50g and only if wind is in my face) with a single hook (I always take off the trebles as they either grab weed if it is around and/or can be a little difficult to get a treble out of the fish).

There are many combinations others may use - many use much lighter gear, but generally cast a shorter distance - I like to be able to cast further out to get a better chance of a hit when retrieving. I can on average cast around 80m on a calm day but with wind at my back a 100m cast is achievable. (but maybe 50-60m if fresh wind is in my face lol)

5 hours ago, Meppstas said:

Nice video, very windy conditions there too doobie.. Nothing better than hooking a few salmon in the surf, shame you lost more than you landed. The fish you did land was still a nice keeper anyway. When it used to blow from the North that's when I used to fish from the rocks between Waits & Parsons, used to fish well in those conditions as the fish were always in close to the rocks. The strong Northerlies always kept the swell down.. It wasn't all that easy getting to and from the rocks though, but the rewards were worth the effort.. Still I was a lot younger back then too.. Doubt I'd do it now days..

cheers

Adrian..

Thanks Adrian.

It was a nice keeper and crumbed with Panko tonight for tea

Even back in your day  it would have still been a little dangerous on those rocks - but a Northerly would have helped sooth the soul of no real breakers hitting those rocks.

I'd like to try the rocks on that point, but am not game lol - I have done the far end Parsons rocks/cliff but even then I was still 'concerned' and didn't cast more than a dozen times before I felt enough was enough  

If you're using Gents, grab yourself a small bottle of aniseed oil and mix a couple of drops to them  

I use chicken pellets also - about $14 for 5kg bag from Petbarn, but there was a 'budget' bag a bit cheaper, just not showing on their site.

The night before, I put cheap Bran and Tuna oil into a container with the pellets to soak it all up.

I fill a burley bucket with about 1/3 of the pellet mix (as they swell up in the water, you don't want to fill the bucket too much).

Any remaining, I put in a zip lock bag and take along to refill the bucket if necessary.

The pellets have small bits of corn and other bits that wont go thru the bucket slits while in the water once the other particles of the pellets have drifted away.  I keep those and freeze when I get home and can be used next time with just throwing small handfuls in the water also - also use for Mullet, Tommies and/or in burley sinker springs (I also put some old bread in and mix it up to hold it all together).

Or you could just buy the cheap Bran, breadcrumbs and mix with Tuna Oil.   If you make a 'lot' don't leave it in the container on a shelf somewhere - it will go mouldy - dry it out or freeze and use as needed.

Good luck with the Gar and Tommies  

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