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Well done Wokkas.Caught my first tuna last weekend and some how I don't think you will forget very easily.

I know there have been a few posts about Tuna sessions lately , but just cant help myself , so here goes.Two boats- departed Marion Bay on Saturday after sleeping overnight.The bay was very calm which helped as I was a bit nervous about the 50 km trip across. As soon as we turned out of the bay the swell started, quite large but well spaced apart, and the Yalta handled it well.Took about 1.5 hrs of motoring before we got into the area where the Tuna supposedly were, the fact that one of the Marion Bay Charter boats was already working the area gave me some hope.My naive question to one of the crew who has fished for Tuna before re: how will I know when we have one on..his reply was "you'll know"" within 15 mins my rod was first to go off..had a hookup but within seconds the line and lure parted ways... I had three hookups in the morning for one bust off and two spitting the lure meanwhile we managed to boat two good fish and the other boat had bagged out. So off to our anchorage.I couldn't be the only one who did not catch one that day so after a bottom fish and the other skipper diving for crays, we took off early evening.Managed to hook up , and what a battle, had a few drag issues on the reel, and played this fish very safe, took me 30 back breaking mins but finally broke the drought.Equipment: All three were fishing with ABU 7000i 40lb braid 150lb leader my rod a Penn 6601 TLBM 8-10KGStay tuned for installment 2

It's bin quiet from my side, but I haven't had the time to give it good crack.I'll be well and truely hitting it by the time march rolls around.

Someone asked for a stickied thread containing all the boat ramp cam links. Your wish is our command! EdithburghGranite IslandGoolwa WharfKnights (Victor Harbour) Surf CamMiddleton Surf CamMurray River (Waikerie)North HavenO'Sullies OzforecastOuter HarborSeaford Surf CamSouthport Surf CamWaitpingaWest BeachEdit: Added Busters Cams.Edit: Added Moggy's linkEdit: Fixed links to point at the DPTI site rather than Transport SA. They should all be working again now.

fully intact. would have had a bit of indigestion I reckon

Was fishing for a bit at west lakes near west lakes blvd on sat and sun arvo. Managed to catch and release some undersize KG whiting, mullet and bream. Pulled in a few tommies and even live baited a shittie. On Sunday managed to catch and release a 26cm bream.All in all a mixed bag and at least they were biting. What disgusted me though were the people around us dumping rubbish either in the water or on the bank when a bin was less than 20m away.Even worse was the taking of undersize fish by everyone around us. There were bream and whiting pushing 20cm that were being thrown in buckets. This was on both days fishing. When I approached some other fishers to inform them that there are legal size limits on the fish they were catching, I was politely told to "mind my own business". It shits me that it is so easy for these people to get away with what they are doing all too frequently. (saw same family on both days).Do these people not understand how to fish for the future?

Hi boys, caught my first jewie in the port( now I'm trying to think) over 20 yrs ago as a young lad fishing for bream with the old bloke.After this I got my boat license and fished this same spot consistently with good results over the years catching all my fish on live baits with 1 fish caught on a hard body ( the old bomber long a).I heard this fish hunting the surface from the other side of the river , slowly making it's way over to us.Biggest fish in this spot went 8 kg, with most around or just under legal.Best session ever was just after a big tropical front moved over us from the north with me mate Darren and I looking at eachother saying 'we should get the f... Out of here' . We were catching live bait with the boat swinging on anchor wildly from side to side. 20 mins later she dropped off and the port went into that still quiet mode. All I could here was the power lines buzzing overhead ( now there's a clue).Each of our 20 mullet got absolutely smashed as the tide slowed.no need to put down your rod that day, just hold on and wait.we only landed two fish, that 8 kg one I spoke about earlier and a smaller model about 6 kg.my mate Darren got busted off or missed the strike on every one of his 10 baits.Since those early days ( that's when an Abu 7000 was state of the art equipment )I moved my focus to the big winter mullies in the main river. It's taken me about 8 years to gather the information on when where and how ,and I reckon we got onto one A few years ago . Since then I've refined my search even more and now am confident I know how and where to get that 50 pounder.we got a few fish last year with the biggest at 10 kg.This years the year.Tried my old mully spot last week, 14 baits( and the first time I've fished with shitties) . Had a great session with every bait smashed with 3 fish landed, 1 under , 2 just legal.they were so hungry we hot the last legal on a dead bait. The port lives.

I like the learning, the learning the waiting, the exploring, the mateship and the structure (natural environment and fishing the man made monstrosities). We got a 78cm mulloway out the front of Penrice about 6weeks ago!! Would anyone eat a fish from here. For anyone that doesn't know, there is a trickle of florescent blue waste water from that chemical factory that runs into the Port River.. Great bream fishing, but man that water concerns me.Anyway, here's what I have learnt;-They love lures and I've caught loads while bream fishing certain areas. And I've noticed that if the.Bream are there, the little.schoolies are not. -Mulloway love gutters, little channels and droppoffs. Even if you are in an estuary and the.said gutter is only 2 meters deep -The buggers will eat anything. RECENTLY I finally became a believer in live shitties (I'm not.easily convinced lol).HERES how I bait...EVERY fish, squid or prawn on 6/0 hooks. One hook facing each way with maximum hook exposure. Always rig the bait head facing out.. The only exception would be.if.the.tide is substantial, I use the closest hook through the top lip and the bottom hook dangling free as a stinger.I used to love SNapper fishing more than anything. But I haven't had the time lately, and.you need.to be.a bit more flexible with time, cos waiting for good winds on a Saturday morning isa lost cause. Lol.The wonderful.thing about mulloway is they are so easily accessed in ALL weather.Recently we have had luck with livebaiting under floats in quite shallow water. This is pretty exciting cos the float takes off leaving a wake !!!! And the snapper brigade can't access these spots . Now my biggest mission is to succeed on a big estuary Jew and I believe that these big spots will see me hit the target from March onward into the cold. In a way, I'm now supremely confident in big winter success..... After all, I did get one to take a 31cm salmon trout at the end of last year!!!!!. 18 hours later another member on here got his memorable 68pounder (although neither me nor Mwilson know where each other fish... And that is way cool ).To date though, I am still on a very steep learning curve with only really 4 schoolie spots (successfully) and two Big fish spots (no success yet )I know youse have seen lots of my schoolies before, but here is my PB to date...101cm and with the date embedded, you can believe that I am still on my L plates when it comes to these fish :cheer: Good luck all. I've never met most of youse but love the passion we share and our understanding (at times ) wife's and partners

Rule Number 1.Never make rules for Mullys coz they always break them.I like finding a secluded beach with a big gutter, wind in my back and outgoing tide. Fresh or live STs or Mullet and a comfy deck chair with a beer holder and wait..............

I find that whatever way you chose eg lure flicking , live bait or dead bait , just being prepared and be confidant that you WILL land that Mulloway . Going out half hearted can get you that Mully but if your not expecting it it's easier to miss out . Spend a bit of time watching an learning the area . The couple of recent trips in the Warpig has been a huge help in my Port river quest for a Mully , just being on the water , taking everything in an studying the environment that we fished , learning whats going on and i reckon next time i'm out i will have every thing prepared to land one . My first Mully came after a couple of learning trips in the Onk before i finally landed it .Once you figure out what is going on it's still not that easy . Even now tho i still have to be patient an it can take a few outings with every thing prepared before i land a Mully . But when you are in the right place an at the right time It can be full on crazy . Thats what brings me back for more punishment . Cheers heaps (again) Jack . Good luck .

Not to sure it would be a mully if you were getting the bait back chomped in half,just the head left ect.In my experience missed mully runs normally end up with the bait crushed,or scaled...or both, they dont feed by chomping baitfish in half,they generally crush it in their jaws then swallow them whole,their teeth structure..although nasty looking is more designed for pinning ,this combined with a powerful jaw is what crushes .They dont chomp at things leaving half a fish ...maybe a soft bait like a pillie will break apart but firm scaley fish like tommies and mullet will either one of 2 things crushed with teeth marks or scaled as I said.Just my 2c...all the best on your quest and good luck with it.

she better hope she never gets bitten by a snake because taking antivenom would be "cruelty to animals" in her book... horses get injected with diluted venom and then once their immune system starts fighting it off they have their antibody rich blood taken out in order to produce life saving antivenom.

i guess it's what we call freedom of speech.but to be put in the same company as kiddy fiddlers and the like burns my p**s. i agree to not reply or send a letter , cos ,( like these street preachers that are getting into peoples faces lately) they get off on conflict . thats the difference between them and us . we don't force are views on everyone else. we find that we have to defend them.

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what a nut bag.some people have no idea.and to all those vegies,vegans & hippies who replied to that article.you have to bulldoze & destroy the habitat of native animals to grow vegtables/fruit