Damien Dray

When u think u are retrieving slow enough slow down even more.

yea seems to work well for me. i got the idea off a dvd and it explained that doing it this way the rod loads up straight away rather than the rod bending if the angle is to high and the rod will bend and the fish spits the bait before it hooks up.

i have my rods in a HORIZONTAL rod rack with about 1 - 2 kg of drag pressure set. with that tension they usually hook themselves and dont have to strike. i belive if u strike with circles they dont hook up as well. another great thing about using circles is that they very very rarely get gut hooked which is much better for the fish if you intend on releasing. good luck.

im sure you could as long as it hasnt been treated. if it was me id just buy it as its not expensive and you dont use that much either. worth giving it a go though

for snapper i always use gamakatsu 4/0 5/0 & 6/0. i use a patanoster rig with one dropper with 2 hooks. usually run a circle on the bottom and a suicide on top depending wat bait im using. i have personally found that using this setup i get a ver high hook up rate. so id say give them a go. good luck.

just watched a couple. great work. ill be keeping an eye out for more. cheers :woohoo:

its a great feelieng getting a good fish. great work mate hope ya get plenty more

ahhh awsome what a buzz. looks like you had a great time. love watchin those 2 funny blokes. expecially when this happens to them >>> . haha.

in my opinion no way. i cant see what he can teach you that reading books and google cant. other than giving a spot away that most people would know about anyway. you could have the best spot in the gulf and not catch a thing as you might be fishing the wrong time. as iv learnt, its half the fun learning all the tricks by yourself. and when that rod screams it is so worth it. you can buy a lot of bait, fuel, hooks, burley, launching fees and fish for $500. just keep persisting and you will get them.

great footage! amazing creatures. wiuld love to go swimming with them one day. really makes me wonder what they think when the interact with us fishos.

yep poor battery life. you can turn off the wifi and will give you almost double battery life iv heard. good luck.

as nickmav said. but i would add a bit of freshly chopped rosmary :whistle: and a few beers

thats cheap as. but no warranty. we have had a few come back with issues so i hope yours is ok. just make sure u update it with a FULL battery.

can discount batteries aswell. pm sent

great camera. im getting the hero 3 silver edition to replace my old one that was lost. if u want one we sell that at my work and i might be able to do a deal on a silver edition for you. but we cant discount black edition. let me know.

throw a big bait out off the outer harbor rocks in the channel. could get a snapper, sting ray, shark. use fresh squid or tommies but always take a bag of pillies just incase. around a 7kg rod and reel set up will pull in most fish. use a light rod for gar, tommies salmon trout etc. use burley. good luck.

great fish mate. your very lucky to have someone give you those marks. :woohoo:

what areas will you be fishing? wallaroo jetty always in with a chance for descent fish. all the beaches on the bottom end of yorke peninsula should be good. pt norlunga jetty worth a try in rough weather same as rapid bay. good luck.

welcome to the site. good luck and dont forget to post some pics.

carpet shark? not sure though. i think is to dark for a 7 gill.

congrats to everyone. ive git a little boy baking at the moment hes due around late febuary. im pumped but very nervous. hope i can still get out for s fish on my day off work

furthest ive been out in calm conditions is approx 8kms during the day. i have a new motor so its quiet reliable and starts every time. i really want an epirb as im limited to 5nm i belive.

bugger. if i wer u id be getting a snorkel and having a look. good luck mate.

nice. hope they are easy for me to find on thursday night. and schooled up.

very handy. thanks for sharing :cheer: