hoopsy

Whiting are firing around metro
 
Landed my first samson wide off marion bay
 

dont do alot of jetty fishing these days but as stated above the ol golf buggy works a treat can laod all ya gear esky crab nets ect..use too amaze me what i could get on it and so easy too pull down too ya spot too

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Or you could build it around a golf buggy frame easy to fold up

I believe The guy that was making them got shut down because they were unsafe, the bucket although food grade was not once it was heated, the silicone that was used to seal where the element was inserted was not food grade & they were not electrically safe. A few of the stores that had them were told that they faced fines if they continued to sell them. One of the problems you face buying from back yardies
 
Cheers
Yorky

cheers mate its amazing how much damage water can do..the bridge too so much debree before she let go those drones are unreal can see why people complain of invasion of privacy with them

Have no idea what's happened at your end hoopsy.. hope you can get it sorted mate.. I copied & pasted a couple separately for you  hoopsy..
 

  

The trouties wouldn't be a chance on my boat Hoopsey, I would have already scoffed the snakes myself.

have seen trouties caught on snakes (lollies) not just 1 they were smashing them

I did check with PIRSA that using chicken on hooks was OK, got a 5 kg flathead on chicken in Newcastle harbour.

With two months still to go before the trout season opens I go for walks in the rain forests looking for & photographing the variety of Fungi that grows in them. They only last a few days so it's a matter of being there at the right time.. Here's a few photos that I took last week.... 







 
 
 

G'day 
I've decided not to bother with the Sea Lion braid and have done a return request.  
When it's advertised as 0.33mm and comes in at 0.49+ I don't think that's good enough.  It looks ok and I expect is strong but just doesn't suit my fishing.  
By comparison another cheap braid I've had for a while DFS brand 50lb was labelled 0.37mm and came in at 0.36
The DFS feels better also  
Cheers
Rod

seen the Tittle Alex and KI and thought this is gonna be a good post and wasnt disapointed  great work young fella some solid sambos there ..we use to fish Vivvone Bay alot years ago huge barracutta and sharks at night..thing i loved about the place is u never knew what u were gonna hook onto ..Top post mate best ive read in a long time well done

seen the Tittle Alex and KI and thought this is gonna be a good post and wasnt disapointed  great work young fella some solid sambos there ..we use to fish Vivvone Bay alot years ago huge barracutta and sharks at night..thing i loved about the place is u never knew what u were gonna hook onto ..Top post mate best ive read in a long time well done

seen the Tittle Alex and KI and thought this is gonna be a good post and wasnt disapointed  great work young fella some solid sambos there ..we use to fish Vivvone Bay alot years ago huge barracutta and sharks at night..thing i loved about the place is u never knew what u were gonna hook onto ..Top post mate best ive read in a long time well done

seen the Tittle Alex and KI and thought this is gonna be a good post and wasnt disapointed  great work young fella some solid sambos there ..we use to fish Vivvone Bay alot years ago huge barracutta and sharks at night..thing i loved about the place is u never knew what u were gonna hook onto ..Top post mate best ive read in a long time well done

Well my mate asked me along another Kangaroo Island trip last holidays! Arrived back home last week with an experience we will never forget. 

When we first arrived on Hanson bay, we got out of the car for a quick stretch and collected some fresh air on the front porch. We looked at the first bay to see a massive patch of "seaweed/reef" that was never there before? After a long analysis, I realised it was a salmon school that was incredibly close to shore!!    We quickly started to unpack but my mates mum told us to grab the rods and go so we did!   
It was the closest school I have ever seen and the salmon weren't small! We hooked up every cast for a good 25 minutes before the school moved out deeper. Biggest went 70cm and they were all around 65-70cm. Awesome fun while it lasted and we already collected a feed. lol   

 
The next day we woke up at 6:30am to find another huge school (possibly the same one) being chased in close by a couple of hungry seals!  
Same thing happened, we ran down and hooked up every cast for a solid 25 minutes before the school moved back out. Crazy stuff!! 




 
After had some time to relax and eat, we headed down to the river and realised that it was full of feeding bream!!! We used surface lures (OSP Bent Minnows) for the majority of the time, landing dozens of healthy fish including a 36.5cm one! 




 
Went back home for dinner and played a couple of board games before I headed back to the river for a solo flick. Caught another half a dozen or so before dark. 



 
The next day we woke up early once again, but this time we couldn't see any schools so we headed straight for the river. Within the first half hour of using surface lures, they seemed a bit slow because it was freezing!! So we switched to Zman grubz, cranka crabs and dragon maggots. This turned out trumps and we found ourselves catching one almost every cast in one specific spot.   Not huge but they were fun little fish. 







 
After about 3-4 hours, we went back to the shack to get our energy back, when my mates mum comes in and informs us of a big salmon school on the second bay! We grabbed the big rods and ran down to give it a suss. Standing on the cliff at the start of the second bay, I spotted the school! It was out far unfortunately so we waited (impatiently). 



 
After a long wait, we realised there was another smaller school further down the bay, but this one was closer! 
We followed it around the place, landing a fish every few casts into the school before one fish broke my hook! For the next 20 minutes, I was casting into the school with a hookless slug and watching them chase it all the way to the shore. It was an amazing sight. 




 
After the school moved out far and wide, we  decided to call it a day as we were buggered... 
 
The next day, we headed north towards Kingscote! Expecting the best, it ended up being rough and windy at the jetty but we fished it anyways. It was real slow but we managed to land 2 tiny squid (kept for bait), a few red mullet, a leather jacket and a troutie! 


 
On the way home, we stopped at Vivvone bay for a quick night flick. After landing about half a dozen nice tommies on plastics, along with a couple of tiny trevally, it was time to go. On the way home, a 4x4 with a barcrusher boat overtook us at high speeds. Then another one which looked quite familar? After a second look, I realised it was the Paul's boat, "True Blue" and the Ifish crew! LOL   Hope they didn't hit any wallabies. 
 
The next few days we only fished the river as there were no salmon schools in sight! 
We landed over 30 bream on the OSP Bent Minnows including some bruisers that were 35cm+!  We had clear visions on most of the hookups! It was insane!!!! 









 
Overall, it was one of the best holidays I've had! None of it would have happened without one of my best mates, John and his lovely family!   
 
And to finish this new thread, here's the longest video I've made on my YouTube channel!!  Cheers! 

 
 
 
 

As part of an ongoing search for the ideal filleting knife for whiting, gar etc., I haven't been able to find a smaller flexible bladed knife with a rounded tip. So I have resorted to trolling the second hand shops and picked up a few of the old bone handled butter knives that are doing the job nicely. The ones I have are made of quality steel from Sheffield in England they sharpen up really well.
With a bit of garden hose over the handle for extra grip, they set me back about $2 each.

Well done to Dan for acing the first round 9/9.. Pulled that one out of your a**  
 
41 in the comp this year.. Should be a good one!   

thats looks choice mate

So I don't usually keep Bream, but a nice sea run specimen makes for a very tasty meal. This one was caught on Saturday morning, marinated in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, chilli, oregano, salt and pepper during the day and then cooked over charcoals that evening. Was absolutely beautiful. Outdoor cooking... with beer in hand... oh yes.
 

SA metro and coutnry fishing report produced by Mark Mills for Fishing SA magazine

 
Salmon – Onkaparinga River
 
Mullet -Sellicks Beach, Moana, Southport, Port Noarlunga
 
Squid – Port Willunga, Aldinga, Port Noarlunga, O’Sullivan Beach, Hallett Cove, Seacliff, Brighton, North Haven, Outer Harbor
 
Tommies – Maslin Beach, O’Sullivan Beach
 
Garfish – Aldinga, Port Noarlunga, Hallett Cove, North Haven, Semaphore, Grange
 
Snook – Hallett Cove, Seacliff, Brighton
 
Snapper – Aldinga, Moana, O’Sullivan Beach, Glenelg, Outer Harbor
 
King George Whiting – Hallett Cove, Brighton, Glenelg, Outer Harbor
 
Yellowfin Whiting – Moana, Christies Beach, Tennyson
 
Bream – Onkaparinga River, West Lakes, Port River
 
Mulloway – Onkaparinga River, West Lakes
 
Blue Crabs – Semaphore, Largs Bay, Grange, West Beach, Brighton
 
Country -
 
Salmon – Gunyah Beach, Almonta Beach, Locks Well, Sleaford Bay, Waitpinga, Parsons Beach
 
Mullet – Sheringa
 
Squid – Stansbury, Ardrossan, Wool Bay, Moonta Bay, Port Hughes, Wallaroo, Port Neill, Elliston, Tumby Bay
 
Tommies – Port Vincent, Coffin Bay, Rapid Bay, Cape Jervis
 
Garfish – Wallaroo, Moonta Bay, Arno Bay, Whyalla, Elliston, Tumby Bay
 
Snapper – Cape Jervis, Victor Harbor, Ardrossan, Edithburgh, Arno Bay, Whyalla, Cowell
 
King George Whiting – Port Vincent, Port Victoria, Port Hughes, Wallaroo, Edithburgh, Streaky Bay, Coffin Bay, Tumby Bay, Farm Beach
 
Mulloway – Coorong, Salt Creek
 
Blue Crabs – Stansbury, Port Vincent, Ardrossan, Port Hughes, Wallaroo, Port Broughton, Port Pirie, Port Lincoln
 
Tuna – Marion Bay, Pondalowie Bay, Victor Harbor, Rocky Island, Greenly Island
 
Gummy Shark – Salt Creek, Port MacDonnell
 
 
 
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Rabbitohs to win!!

I'm in too.
 
 
 
haha I somehow jagged second place last season and would be very surprised if that happens again.   Was getting dizzy spells from being so high on the ladder!