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    Wish I could try and go for another one. Been nothing but birthdays and doctors these past couple weeks and the next ones too!
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    Wouldn't put singles on a micro-popper unless I was only targeting salmon. Even then I would probably stick to trebles. Fish are not that accurate on the poppers so your hook up rate is far better with trebles since they can grab them on the side of the head when they swipe at them. Yellow Fin in particular I don't think would even get most poppers in their mouth properly so better with trebles for them.
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    I'm interested the Molix Thasis Slow Jig. The extra tie point for shore casting and lighter weights could be good from rocky points into deeper water. And if I ever get out on a boat the vertical tie point can be used for vertical jigging but most of my work is going to be casting from the shore.
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    Was wanting to go out on the boat Sunday for fathers day fish but the weather has put a stop to that. Winds are a bit too high to be taking the 4yo for her first trip on granddads boat. Today would be great but need to clean up the garden for fencing contractors on Monday and have medical appointments my wife needs to get to. Managed a day out at Victor yesterday though which was great. Spent the day with my little girl visiting the whale centre, playgrounds, climbing rocks on granite island and her favorite activity for the day - fishing off the screwpile with daddy. Just had her litt
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    From what I know mono has a definite shelf life even kept out of the elements. Of course the elements shortens its life quite a bit. Braid can last ages provided it doesn't start wearing or fraying, even UV just makes it fade without damaging to much from what I know. Not sure if it really has a 'shelf life'. Not too much experience with it though, my line tends to get used/replaced/upgraded before I've noticed any degradation from age. Just going by what charter guides I chat to say and what I read/watch online.
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    Beaut fish! Good to see you getting some good ones from the beach. Personally I still love rocks, beaches have continued their disappointment and annoyance for me with getting sand everywhere for no fish.. How far to the left did you go? Down to that reefy bit where we were nailing the little trouties on the S&H day?
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    Good on ya Doobie! Look forward to reading it when it's up. Come on guys, even little ones count! Need to be in it to win it.
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    Posted up another flats report and managed at least one good fish. Considering that I just broke a rod the other day I figured that I should try my best for this months comp since I need a replacement!
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    Seen some guys forking not long ago for the seaweed worms along Thompson's and Webb's beaches with the rotting seaweed line. Ideal local bait for the sand whiting there but would be a good worm bait in general. Thinking of getting a bait pump and floating sieve for that area as there are lots of holes and life on those sand flats, probably nippers and sand worms which would be top live bait for most of our beaches and inshore areas.
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    For that Keenfisho I think they need to either have it in summer for the yellowfin or Bjorn needs to add StrikeHook waders to the store!
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    I just boiled the kettle and it seemed to work. Not sure if slightly cooler water where I could keep my fingers in there working on the tail in the water itself might be better. Doesn't seem to need it really burning hot.
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    Had a pack of the old Z-Man grubs that were sitting mashed up at the bottom of the bag, before they included that plastic insert to keep them separate and sorted, which had gone all kinked, twisted and generally misshapen. So thought I would try something I've seen on the net for fixing up some types of SP's when they get out of shape. Boiled up some water and dunked them. Once they are hot remove them and immediately try and flatten and shape the tail. They cool off very quickly when removed from water so you need to be quick and work at it a few times. Managed to get a few into s
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    They have been pretty consistent up north for me so far, had no troubles finding some to get into. Got into a few on surface lures as well once I found the schools and they were pretty willing takers. Was great fun chucking a scum dog walker over the top of the schools and having it savagely attacked the entire retrieve from the time it landed by the school. But most of the best ones have been hooked on plastics. Single hooked metals and the Shimano waxwings have been great searching patterns for locating the schools. Hard to throw anything sinking with a treble around due to all the w
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    Can the picture you took and report I wrote for the Salmon day count Just posted my latest from fishing off the flats featuring myself, Underpants and my friend who has recently joined the site as TommisnSalmon. This time I had the advantage of actually fishing with someone capable of taking photo's. Usually I'm out by myself and I don't have a selfie stick to get photo's with myself in the frame.
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    Well have managed a couple trips out on the northern flats for the month so far and got into good fish both times.   First time was out was 2nd August with my friend who's now on the site as TommisnSalmon chucking lures and getting into some good fish holding fairly close in over broken lumpy ground. No Strikehook gear for the comp though.     Weather was crap with rain and moderate winds but we managed to position ourselves upwind of some schools and got into fish from just over legal up to the 40's.   Then got away again on Saturday 15th with Underpants and
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    Breathables. All the way. Have kept me comfortable and dry in anything down from -15 up to high-20's. Light, easy to get on and off and can layer to whatever temperature you are comfortable underneath. I've got 'stocking foot' which means mine just has a neoprene sock on the bottom so I have a pair of full lace up wading boots with studded soles. The extra ankle support is great for long hikes out places. Plus, as their name suggests they 'breathe' so your sweat doesn't build up inside making you wet and keep you comfortable when you are spending all day hiking around in them. Only
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    But what about the price Cal? From the publications I looked at they were saying "Its almost just like braid. Only 10 times cheaper to make." I'm sure everyone here would think a braid substitute at a fraction of the cost would be revolutionary :-)
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    http://www.shakespeare-fishing.com/shakespeare-combos-spincast-combos/1348936.html#start=19&sz=16 Little princess rod with practice casting plug. Spincasts are easy for her to get started on because the whole line assembly is contained inside a shield so there is less risk of loose line causing a massive birdnest or tangle on the reel or getting looped around working parts like a spinning reel. And its simpler to learn to cast as its just push the button, hold, release to cast and retrieve to put back in gear without having to worry about flipping bail arms over or holding the line
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    For my little girl who is 3 I got one of the little kids spin-cast rods. The overhead push button ones which is a bit simpler to manage and harder to stuff up than a spinning reel. Attached a de-hooked lure to the end for casting and retrieve practice as it came with a rubber plug which the line cut through in very short order. I've just re-purposed a small sinking stickbait. For actually going out and catching fish I took her to the SAFWAA family day which didn't hook anything, did some fishing down Port Broughton off the jetty for loads of Tumpeters which she loved to catch and throw
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    Depends on your application. Lures - high-vis so you can keep track of it and watch for line movements. Bait - darker low-vis and more natural colours, particularly for fishing muddy freshwaters. Doesn't spook the fish mooching around as much. Deep water jigging - Depth counter, measured lengths with different colours so you can estimate how much you have out and what depth you are at. Of course colour doesn't change the breaking strain, diameter, limpness, texture, knot strength, etc.. so its really more a matter of choice and what you think you are comfortable with.
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    Great footage. First one looks like you should have done your pulls earlier, there was what? 3 crabs in the net fighting with only one staying in when you pulled it? And all fish will eat each other, shitties or not. Its a fish-eat-fish world out there and in the words of the wise Qui-Gon Jinn - There's always a bigger fish.
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    When my dad was learning sailing the cheapest option for him was buying a boat up in Queensland and doing a shakedown cruise around the Whitsundays Islands. He wasn't fishing but if you want to get into long distance cruising the boats tend to be a bit cheaper with more variety up there. And then he had the nerve to trailer it home (28' trailer sailor) and say it wasn't a holiday because it was having to test the boat out! Charter boats can be expensive because of the all regulation around them, insurance, needing a commercial ticketed captain, marketing, profit, etc, etc. Can stil
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    Did a short video on tying a twisted dropper loop. I find it's good for stopping your hook links from tangling around the main line for paternoster rigs. Because its quite stiff if can also be used with the 'drop shotting' technique I wrote up about before, particularly if you put some heat-shrink tube over the twisted dropper-hook connection.
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    Unfortunately there is this little thing called 'economy of scale'. The machines for making braid are fairly specialized and the capital costs are high. That's why braid is quite expensive as well. From a news thing I read apparently it takes around 100 hours to spin 1000m of braid, so that's not a high level of production from a expensive machine. Australia is too small a market for a large scale manufacturer to set up here given our high cost base, small market, poor export opportunities and trade exposure since consumers really do vote with their wallets. That's why our manufacturin
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    Bit short on recent good fishing photo's of myself, but here is my favorite background for a while from when I was in Europe.
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