tonyb

Well done, you've learned a helluva lot already!I always maintain that even if you blank on a fishing trip, you ALWAYS learn something

You can read about stuff forever and a day mate, the best advice any one can give you is to go out and get your lures wet. That's how you get experience and you'll soon be writing to other newbys about what worked for you :fishing:Good freshwater lures are "Blades", any floating hardbody around 35 to 40 mm long and never be without a Squidgy Bug

A guy in the UK on my recent holiday there was roly polying a 5 or 6inch black zonker through a "put and take" reservoir and if he didn't get a solid take he almost always had a follow, amazing to watch strike after strike :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:

Thanks for that dazz and I assume these patterns are stainless for the salt mate?

What sort of size hook would you tie the Booby on Dazz, for our local Bream?

http://www.fieldandstream.com/photos/gallery/fishing/2012/04/step-step-photo-instructions-how-tie-booby-frog-fly

Pellets make a lot of sense if they are indeed escapees but I'd be very tempted to try a bug tail or wriggler tailed SP with a minimum weight or no weight jig head, as Kingfish are super predators in the Ocean just like Salmon?Lucanus squid imitations would be worth a go too (if you can afford them)as the monster Kingfish are right into livie squid for their tucker!

I'd be careful using those sprays as they penetrate so well they can displace grease and oil on vital moving parts :ohmy: :ohmy: :ohmy:A handle on my favourite egg beater went this way with over zealous use of a particular singin' dancin' spray product that every one raves about :dry: I'd follow Joe's advice to the letter as he is one of the best if not the best, reel (real) mechanics I know and I can vouch for his work on reels of mine in the past

We've got the best Snapper and Whiting fishery in Aus plus a Bream fishery comparable with any in Aus. Maybe we haven't got Barramundi but that's cos of our locality on the Map?

I'm a bit one eyed as I write a Column and articles for Wildcoast but what I've found is that the old saying that "everything has been done before" is true with all information media and an Editor's task is to constantly try and present new and interesting angles on every issue and it must be a constant headache all the time IMO.I've just become the owner of hundreds of Fishing magazines kindly donated by LBB and have had a ball raking through the work of some phenomenal Australian Fishing Authors who are all basically doing the same thing down the years but with their personal experiences th

Hi Mate, my experience of digi cameras is limited, (on the technical side) and after dunking and ruining a few I decided a waterproof camera was the go. I am a photo journalist with WildCoast magazine and take lots of pics a week to try and get that one which will "Fly" in the magazine.After a fair bit of research and factoring in value for money, I settled for the "Olympus UTOUGH" which is shockproof from a 5ft drop and waterproof to 10ft!The latter is ideal for hand held underwater shots some of which I put on my S&H posts and in the Magazines and which are a heap of fun to master after

Go the Red Velvet fish Maybe a juvenile as well??

I heard there's an awesome article on catching impoundment Goldens by a certain S&H Member

AND, you're dead when you stop lawning! eerrrrr, LEARNING

Yep, a Bardi grub!a large wood boring Beetle and the one you have there is just advancing from a grub to a full blown insect. Deadly bait for anything in the Fresh, particularly Cod Live in fallen Pine trees

RED VELVET FISH?Reference: Sea Fishes of South Australia

http://www.strikehook.com/forum/15-flyfishing

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Geez mate that is bloody awesome!!!How in hells name did you get such a lifelike troll imitation out of a Fly tying vice!!!!???I'm in awe of your skills, even the legendary Dazza can learn something from you mate. Another superb bit of craftsmanship again Darren, that display board will be a legacy to your skills

Kinda defeats the object of finesse fishing if you don't use flurocarbon invisible leaders as the braid itself is very much visible to a shy biting fish.The tiny clip combined with invisible leader is a given for all forms of finessing lures IMO and also that of tournament anglers etc.Braid to flurocarbon is easily joined with the "improved surgeons knot" which is simplicity itself to tie as you merely overlap the two ends, then tie an ordinary overhand knot 3 or 4 times, wet it and snug it down then braid scissor off the loose ends. Hope this is helpful?

Used a swivel less OO size bait clip for all of my lure fishing, does everything and more than a hand tied knot does, it does not look so clumsy and visible to the fish and the main reason is the advantage of instant and reliable quick changes of lure. You tie one tucked half blood knot to the clip and then forget about it!Works superbly on all SP's and HB's of any size or shape or pattern. Go the bait clip and soooo cheap to buy

A top class choice IMO mate, however do bear in mind that travel rods are a compromise and are in no way equal to a one or two piece rod, merely a simple means of getting you fishing!A bit like comparing a powerful desktop PC, mains powered, against a slower, more prone to overheating, unrepairable when broken, but infinitely more portable, lap top PC?

Go the RAIDER :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Yes indeed Scott, it might seem a trivial thing to most anglers but it is a vital link between the means of hooking up, or not, plus the convenience of rapid lure changes

Are "Force 10" not under the "Big W" label as well? Might be well worth a wander in there?