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afishyfish wrote: nahh there's more mate

just gotta laugh... fishyfish, has just ONE photo in his photobucket account.... and this is it.

afishyfish wrote: Hey VB, Ive got a picture of a carp that I thinks worth showing, wanna see it again ah go on then

sad to say, BUT YOU HAVE MUCH TO LEARN GRASSHOPPERS.....

samantic01 wrote: good luck mate.... still trying to work out when im going with a few others....nobody seems to match my shift patttern at the moment, so i might just have to do a lone trip perhaps...so far ive got 2 bros, a bro inlaw, and vb4me all pretty much definates, but none match up for when i can go.we even talking about the whole shift at work heading across... though knowing them, i will be the only one doing serious fishing...

Flatty Hunter wrote: get your own thread dude dont hijack mine trying to get a serious response here ... loljeeeeeezzzzzz :Sand thats why i said ugly stick... ive got an old abu7000 matced to an even older bwb 1104 ugly stick, well from memory thats what it is,,, its that old the numers and letters have long gone.

an ugly stick perhaps?

Jimmy wrote: its always the one you dont see that gets ya.... in your case jimmy, you wouldnt have seen anything

Del wrote: you and jimmy , are braver men than me... NO WAY KNOWN would i go for a swim out there.... \we have been over it in the boat, and there is some pretty neat ground out there for sure...at one time amny years ago, there was a few car bodies out there as well, but they would be long gone by now im thinking....low is best ive found, you dont lose anywhere near as much gear, but ive also caught them on high tides...where as you said, we are lucky to cast where we are normally standing.why do you think i took Jimmy with me... i dont have to out swim a shark.. just a jimmy!!! yeah but j

as per the pm funky, it wouldnt let me put the link up to the marbling i did on my landing net, so here it is.http://www.strikehook.com/forum/37-the-rod-shop/87363-im-trying-marbling

thefunkychicken wrote: looking fantastic... what paint did you use, and is it mixed with the thread epoxy?

brother who put his boat in for a serivce a few weeks ago, has been out in a few times since, and its running like a dog... he went out last week in it, came back, and it wouldnt idle... after a washdown and flush, he took it straight back to the mechanic, who said take it back to ramp and put it in the water and he would be there in 20 mins. so clive did... launched, tied up, and put the car and trailer in a parking spot, wondered down slowly saying gday to a few blokes on the way, and gets to the boat...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm its sitting pretty low... OMG... no bungs, just as the mech turned up

when i had a boat, i launched it without the bungs....put it back on the trailer, and some smartass asked if we forgot the bungs.... " NAW MATE,....WERE JUST RINSING THE INSIDE OUT" sure sure...

i got put onto another spot the other day... ive fished it before, but only in summer.... i got told it may be worth a try in winter as it used to produce pretty well.apprently, 20mtrs out, it drops down to 60 ft or water....so it may be worth a try just to see if anything is hanging in that hole

Del wrote: you and jimmy , are braver men than me... NO WAY KNOWN would i go for a swim out there.... \we have been over it in the boat, and there is some pretty neat ground out there for sure...at one time amny years ago, there was a few car bodies out there as well, but they would be long gone by now im thinking....low is best ive found, you dont lose anywhere near as much gear, but ive also caught them on high tides...where as you said, we are lucky to cast where we are normally standing.

dutchxfisher wrote: or just go on the rocks, like ive got a habit of doing

ive got berkley ( big game ) on my abu7000, excellant in the boat, and ive also used schieder on the alvey. the snyder used to to different, i think so anyway...used to like that stuff, but the last lot i tried, didnt last very long at all.. i made a post up about it somewhere a while back...the berkley, i tried on the rocks, in 30lb... no good for them rocks is my result. as del said, these are not your regular rocks, sharp, craggley, and many a fish have been lost to them......brand new line, some of it quite expensive, just cant handle these rocks.... just falls apart...vb4me's line is hol

spartan wrote: ive tried monoflex... thats not too bad IMHO....

dutchxfisher wrote: i dont know about that one... i reckon the old fella caught in the zip would be my worst nightmare.

SandyWhiting wrote: done that many times as well... to see the sun set, is worth it... catching a fish is a bonus.

SandyWhiting wrote: thanks sandy.....my fave spot at sunset.....

hahahahaha..... truth be known, i use the cheapest stuff i can find...which at the moment is jarvis walker stuff in 25 or 30lb, reason being, its changed about every 5 or 6 weeks anyhow, and the rocks i fish tear up whatever line ive tried... the jarvis stuff stretches like hell, but its also a lot thicker than the same breaking strain as the quality stuff.ive tried the expensive stuff, and wasnt that impressed...maxima is very good line, but i cant get it locally in the lentghs i need...vb4me, is running platapus on his alvey, and thats always been a favorite of mine as well...i use an alvey

Dubs The Tackle Man wrote: yeah thats the knot i use for my hooks....i try not to read a lot into knots.... what i uses works, and is easy... enough said. tying them at night, using a headlight, in howling wind, soon teachs the easy and fast way to do them.i can tie 2 hooks and a swivel in around 30 seconds, add bait and tie to main line in around a minute if the bait is already cut.good enough for me,

Dubs The Tackle Man wrote: ahhhhhhhhh... were talking braid.... no problem then.... i cant use it on the rocks.... terrible stuff that just fails miserably on them sharp rocks.

i only know 2 knots.... thats enough... i like to keep it simple, and be able to tie them at speed in the dark if need be. a double or locked bloodknot,which i use to tie swivel on, and whatever its called to tie the hooks to my trace.i like to keep it simple.