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its true ya get what ya pay for tho i was given a new melaluka baitrunner snapper reel last year 1 8.5kg snapper 1 rooted reel the handle couldnt stand up to it and stripped the casings out never again will i use melaluka thats 4 sure

my ol man was a member many years ago and left for this very reason had no issues withe the club or the facilities except for the condition of the ramp time and time again we had to struggle to get the boat outta the water just alot easier to use the public ramp

sounds like the pros are hitting it hard in the north again saw them last weekend aswell out there .have the same thinkings going out at dark coming back dark hopefully dont hit there lines. has anyone else noticed the last few weeks a pro crabber putting huge amounts of crab pots out starting at about 2km past the blackpole all the way thru to outer harbour in lines?? i have as i hit one on the way back in and wrapped it around the prop :c :c :c :c wasnt a happy camper at all thats one less pot he wont get back

peta are the biggest contradicting morons out there for a bunch of we love all animals equally why the hell do they support bsl then??? for those that dont know what bsl its breed specific legislation where anyone that owns a certain breed of dog it must be put down eg pitbulls now as far as im concerned that concept is a hell of alot crueller than a person catching a fish so to peta supporters a say a big pffffffft :c :c :c

wow 8 pages and on it still goes on lol :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: :silly: keep up the good work guys and gals this stuff is heaps better than home and away and days of our lives put together

well i stand corrected then

was down at the local ramp last night with a mate when a boat comes in and on board they had 8 doggies. my mate goes on to tell them how they are a protected species and should do the right thing and return them to the water which didnt happen. is it just me or do some people just have no idea about doing the right thing even if they have been told. we told them they are absolute crap to eat and ya better of eating ya boots or a stone but these guys just didnt give 2 hoots why on earth would ya want to keep them is beyond me these 3 guys were well "aged" and had been around the block a few ti

was an awesome sight to watch the fly rod in action down there and well done on doing something different to the norm and having sucsess at it aswell

so it seems that carp do enjoy the ol pull the rod in the water trick. took a mate to our spot to catch some carp told him they are big and make sure drag is set really light! puts rod down lights up a durry and what do u see next one berkley dropshot leaping into water with 1 distressed owner after it lucky find a few moments later and got the fish in afterso guess that moral of the story always watch ya rod is true

i also cut the rubber ring of the balloon after tying it up that helps it come away from the trace alot easier. i like the tie it on with light line idea aswell will give that a shot next time

i must be another that has some good luck on the cheaper stuff aswell from this site i have a pelagic small overhead reel and have been smashed by some dig stingrays and snapper and it hasnt missed a beat mind u i put it on a decent shimano rod. also have a melaluka baitrunner 7000 same deal that has copped a hammering from sharks and snapper time and time again and has stood up to the punishment well. i also have some expensive stuff aswell but sometimes the cheaper stuff is just as much fun and can do the job whilst ya save up for the more expensive stuff. in these times of hardship and less

dunno we used it for snapper bait lol total sacralidge yes i know but at least it got us a few more freshfish lol

a similar beast caught by a friend of a friend

geez how wrong i was on this thread i expected to see pics of billy ray cyrus look alikes running down anzac highway.but many years ago remember catching plenty of mullet under the bridge at gdn island no idea if they have been getting them there anymore

my 2 cents in this abnormal clearance of tears is that so far on this site u get what you give maybe plopper if ya help out others people help ya right back! and for all the wits out there isnt wit another word for smarts? Thanks to all out there that do help out tho its a great site to be a part of

so last trip out i said to the boys geez it smells like pork out here i was right it was just ricks ribs at least im not the only boatie out there with a bbq set up on board also great to heat up the kettle at 2 am for a nice hot caffeine hit aswell

have found the same problem out from st kilda maybe not quite as bad a situation but foound a boat high and dry on the section bank at low tide (his first time in the area) and could see he was struggling to get the boat back in the water as we came in noticed about 5 or more boats just continue on by so we stopped and asked if he was ok he mentioned he tried to stop some ppl for a hand none stopped so eventually helped dragged the boat back to the water so he could return back to ramp the guy was so thankful and offered us money wich we refused as if i was in that same prediciment would hope

great video jack well done on the catches aswell

just be very careful at extreme low tides as yesterday.05 we launched and found out the hard way that there is still a drop off at the end nearly lost the car luckily there was another boatie next to us to help get boat of trailer as the handbrake and park wouldnt hold car thanks to him 4 the help other than that its a great ramp to use