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Your gear does seem fine. Every tenth cast, try winding in under heavy tension (hold the braid as you wind in). I have found this has dramatically reduced the number of wind knots I get when not only squidding but also flicking lures for bream.

Have caught bream at semaphore jetty. One on a king tide using a gar rig

Berkley Powerbait in a natural tone or a Shimano Sephia in an orange/pink prawn-type pattern. These work well for me.

I have noticed an exponential increase in the number of kayaks venturing out into the gulf during the last year or two. I know from personal experience that for those unable to justify spending large sums of money on boats and maintenance kayaks seem like a great alternative. Even taking a walk down a metro beach on the weekend you often see heaps of yaks being launched from the sand.Claiming that fishing and boating is dead is completely wrong. As an adolescent I associate with many guys my age and I have found that a large percentage of them enjoy getting out for a fish on the jetty or the beach. Perhaps the culture of fishing and boating has changed slightly over the years (due to the introduction of bream tournaments etc.) but personally, I believe the sports' future is heading in a good direction.

Another quick Pat session. This time I decided to use bait and relax a bit more. Ended up with a dozen bream and 3 STs. Biggest fish went 37cm and gave me a bit of curry which was fun. Most bream caught on whitebait although I managed a few on prawns.Cheers

Great photos TT.I also headed down to the Pat recently and was fortunate enough to find some bream, salmon and even a few mullet on HBs. Even managed my first surface-caught fish: a ST!

Hi guys, I would just like to add a question of my own to this thread if I may.What is the ideal depth you want a snook lure to swim? So far I am under the impression that its around the 1-1.5m mark? Additionally, if trolling in a kayak how fast do you need to travel in order to keep paravanes and binned minnows moving at an appealing speed?Any help would be greatly appreciated as I have only ever caught a few snook whilst trolling on a YP charter and they are a species I would like to target more often.Cheers

I guess theoretically it can happen occassionally but I reckon it would be a complete waste of time if u specifically targeted them like that. I will stick with the yamashitas any day.Thanks for sharing though. Interesting read.

I use motackle. It has a huge range of just about everything to do with fishing. Prices are good too.http://www.motackle.com.au/

Daiwa are probably better for finesse fishing applications although light T Curves are not that bad either. I agree with TT though, Shimano offshore rods are probably better.At the end of the day, though, I reckon Shimano is probably better overall. Daiwa can just be too expensive sometimes.

Plus remember alternatively you can do what I do!Use your original Camera and put in a housing.Like this http://www.over-board.com.au/waterproof-zoom-lens-camera-case-black.htmlReasons why:1. Much Cheaper!2. Floats when dropped not sink like a Camera.3. Much deeper submergence depths.Just something to think about! TT

Hey mate!

As a regular viewer of IFISH' date=' I couldn't help but notice that they tend to use a camera attached to a long pole to get their underwater shots. My questions are: how much do one of those systems cost? is there some sort of other system I should be looking into? [/quote']And remember till then I am still happy to shoot for you TT

Thanks mate. It would be just to have a nice one myself so that when I fish solo I can get sme nice pictures.

i use a Panasonic LUMIX DMC-FT1 12MP Sambo

Hi guys,I am relatively inexperienced in terms of using HD cameras and underwater technology and so on. However, I need to come into the possession of a high quality HD camera with underwater capabilities for an article I am writing at the moment.As a regular viewer of IFISH, I couldn't help but notice that they tend to use a camera attached to a long pole to get their underwater shots. My questions are: how much do one of those systems cost? is there some sort of other system I should be looking into? Can I get a system for a price of $200-$250 max?Any input would be appreciated because I recognize my ignorance towards this topic.Cheers

When fishing for squid it is best to wait for around 3-4 days after a big blow/ rain / storm. This gives the water time to settle back own and also means that the sun will have more time to evaporate the freh water sitting on top of the salt water which means you don't have to fish for squid too deep. Squid love clear water because it enables them to spot prey easily. Plus, during a storm squid tend to hide away and switch off feeding wise.

Make no mistake' date=' school mulloway aren't afraid to scavenge! Stu musta got about half dozen and I fouled a couple. But here is the kicker..... Most hits occurred on the lift or just prior, meaning they were basically picking em of the bottom like a dead bait. Now, I recently was chatting with a site member who is an absolute mully gun and uses only SPs.... He actually reported loads of fish just come and monster a plastic off the bottom!!!! Blew me away.really, cos I was thinking we were doin something wrong and just lucky, kind of cheating with our few softplastic mullie captures [/quote']This would seem to imply the importance of a slow routine which involves sitting the lure on the bottom for a lot of the time...Could this also suggest that jigheads need to be slightly on the heavier side so that the angler definitely knows that they are constantly keeping in contact with the bottom and not just letting the current take their plastic?Good post Jack.

Just remember to keep in mind the new rules and regulations regarding hook size in terms of jetty fishing.

I was recently fishing with prawns for bream. As I reached into the packet to extract one, I felt a sharp prick-like feeling which eventually subsided.Days later, the same finger began to throb uncontrollably. There was no obvious probelm on the exterior, however when I got my aunty (a GP) to examine it, she told me that it was infected. Apparently, part of a prawn had entered the top of my finger and had stayed lodged in there until it had created an infected wound. I ignored it at first, but the problem just didn't go away.After a week of taking anti-biotics, the infection left. Lesson learnt: look carefully into a bag of prawns before taking one out.

Here is what first came up when I researched balloon rigs. After reading through this I think doing it this way would work pretty well for dead baits too.http://www.gcfishing.com/ballooning.htmPersonally, I have never heard anything about the use of tennis balls but then again, I am definitely not a beach fishing expert. If you are fishing during the daytime, I don't think the use of a glow stick would be a necessity. The balloon itself should be enough of a visual indicator for you.You also asked whether it is wise to use a glow stick when fishing off a beach at night time. I presume you are asking this with the intention of using the glow stick as an indicator? In response, I don't really think that you necessarily need to use one. The reason being that it is just one more thing you need to tie onto your line and its also just one more thing which can potentially tangle up in your rig. (This is obviously quite annoying when fishing at night considering the difficulty it is to untangle in low light conditions). I think that you would be much better off attatching a simple rod bell to the tip of your rod. This way, when a fish takes your bait and swims off with it, you can clearly hear the bell ring instead of having to strain your eyes looking out at a glowstick all night long. Rod bells can be bought for a reasonably cheap price at just about any tackle store. Even places like Big W at Cross Rd have them too.Good luck with it.

Try to really think about where you are fishing when selecting plastics.For example, when you are strolling the banks of west lakes or an estuary similar to that, it is probably best to use a fish style lure. (eg squidgy mongrel, fish, slick rig, wriggler). These lures cast well and are great for prospecting because of their inbuilt and characteristic actions. Also, I would suggest that you add some scent to your plastics as this will only better your chances.When fishing in tight, structure-dominated areas, it is probably more effective to implement the use of jerk-style plastics like the Gulp! Jerk shads or the squidgy flick baits. These lures rely upon the angler to impart an action so it is up to you to decide how you choose to present your lure to the fish. By rapidly twitching the rodtip you can make the lure appear like a dying garfish/mullet/ST which in theory should be enough to attract any hungry mullies in the vicinity. At the end of the day, use a variety of natural and unnatural tones because like tuna, bream and many other species, mulloway can be very weary and very picky in terms of what the eat. As brenton said before, it will take a lot of persistence but I guess that's what makes landing that first fish all the more special.Good luck with it.

I really do hope one of the tradies did not steal that combo. If so, that is an absolute disgrace! That would be the last thing a customer would expect from people they are Paying! How grossly unprofessional?! Has 'Stu' rung around with some of the bosses of the companies supplying the tradies? If I were him I would tell the bosses what has happened before expressing my concern that one of their workers was the thief. I know it may be a long shot but maybe such a call would inspire one of the bosses to further investigate the issue? What sort of boss would allow a situation like the to simply play out whilst their company's reputation diminished?At the end of the day, I really feel sympathetic towards 'Stu.' I cannot begin to imagine how bad it would be to lose a quality combo like that. Especially when it has caught that many fish and brought that many good memories.

Got a Javis walker "environet" for around $20 from tackle world' date=' pretty good imo![/quote']My uncle uses an environment on his boat too. They are much better for the fish's health because they don't destroy the slime coating or the eyes or anything like that. I think they cost a bit more than a regular mesh net, however when fishing catch and release theyre vitally important.

Might just go A1 Charters from Pt Hughes. Their price is pretty good and I enjoyed it last time I went out with them.Looks like there are no charters in the Port after all.

@TT- Not that way inclined mate. And I think you may be wrong about sambo too http://www.strikehook.com/forum/42-metropolitan/214707-1m-again-in-yak

G'day guys,My birthday's coming up soon and I was looking at maybe going out on a charter during mid-September. I would be most interested in a Port River mully/ bream charter but I couldn't really find too much when I looked around on the web.Can anyone direct me to a decent charter operator in the Port?Thanks.