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I like the shoulder bag style too and had been eyeing off that same bag for a year or so. Even just as a slightly-less-camp-looking man bag
, it looks the goods!Ended up grabbing a Plano Lumbar Fishing Pack, which is more a bum bag style but also has a shoulder sling attachment. Bought it online from the UK, delivered for AU$44, less than 1/2 the price in-store here (WTF)!
http://www.harrissportsmail.com/en/Plano-Lumber-Fishing-Pack-3500/m-22977.aspx
Couldn't find one in local shops you say? Hmmm . . . Looks like a great idea Mate, reckon the Guru might start playing around with the sewing machine soon
Do it !!
My original old general purpose shoulder bag, wading bag etc is made from super heavy duty, woven poly tarp material. Actually came from one of the sales reps when i was working underground at Mt Isa and is made from mine ventilation ducting. Super simple, tough and even water resistant.
The only vaguely similar thing i've been able to find since are those yellow ones that MOTackle sell. A mate has 2 and they are ok. However whilst pretty cheap they are just a little flimsy, mainly due to the lighter grade material.
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A mismatch of time/weather plus leave pass credits in the negative
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Congrats to Smokeykebab and thanks for sharing some wisdom
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I believe The guy that was making them got shut down because they were unsafe, the bucket although food grade was not once it was heated, the silicone that was used to seal where the element was inserted was not food grade & they were not electrically safe. A few of the stores that had them were told that they faced fines if they continued to sell them. One of the problems you face buying from back yardies
Cheers
Yorky
No surprise there. Boiling water in one of those 20lt buckets sounded a bit dodge
.Many fellow homebrewers swear by the 19lt stockpots from BigW for $20. Not much more to bore a hole, install a element-either with a flange seal or appropriate silicon.
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I hadn’t had a surf fishing trip for 5years, not since our last lads KI trip and before the young fella came along. The whole concept was beginning to feel like a nostalgic part of the past. The idea for a KI salmon trip this season was optimistically discussed but fruitlessly realised. Not quite, but almost out of sheer desperation, brought a lower Yorkes fallback plan.
We had visited Yorkes numerous times but not for a few years, basing ourselves in the quaint Corney Point. This gives good access to the beaches of Berry Bay, Gleeson’s Landing, The Dust Hole, numerous rock fishing options and sheltered wading around Corny Point. All providing shelter from prevailing S-SW winds
The objective of this trip was to break in my mate’s new Seajigger, which had been unused and collecting dust since its purchase months ago. More specifically; to have a solid crack at some surf salmon, possibly some rock fishing, wading and maybe even a lazy mullet session. Tinker had provided some options past Edithburgh, if the weather turned and blew from the NW.
Two weekends were chosen, to be selected at the last minute pending weather, in June, rather than later, hopefully to pick up any straggling mullet. The first fell through and then the second looked doomed after my entire family succumbed to some nasty flu like virus. It was touch and go for a while but with some begging, we finally had a trip, only with a later departure of Friday evening rather than Thursday, returning Sunday night.
Friday
Even with express packing we didn’t leave until 1830 for a relatively uneventful drive other than a quick detour at Pt Wakefield when my mates ‘dinner’ of chips & iced coffee needed to break free
. Onwards in the dark, we turned into Minlaton to be pulled over by the local constabulary. I'd noticed they eyeballed my mates old VN as we passed the servo, assuming likely bogan occupants up to no good . Any way mate blew zero, rego & licence check all good and he wished us good fishing!Saturday
Plan was to pick a gutter in Berry Bay for a salmon surf session on the rising tide. After a lazy breakfast we were off. North Berry had 6 blokes fishing one gutter
but the entire beach south was clear with a sweet looking gutter smack in the middle. Luckily there is access near the middle as well as the southern end, so not too much walking. Closer inspection the gutter looked promisingly. It was deep in close but also had a fair swell cranking a current up the beach plus some solid sets of waves rolling in.For my standard salmon surf fishing session I usually bring two outfits; one for bait (Penn Prevail 1202MH, Penn Slammer 560, 30lb braid) and the other for flicking lures (9ft Samaki Allure, Slammer 260, 15lb braid). This time I opted for 3 outfits, the two mentioned and one heavier (Beach Basher, 850ssm & 30lb mono) for anything bigger (shark, ray, mully)
I dropped my gear on a flat rock and grabbed the lure stick. I ran a 20lb mono leader via a FG knot to a snap swivel, perfect for 20-40g metals and the occasional large soft plastic. Starting with a 20g Raider into the promising water, then switched to a 28g Lock casting jig and was immediately impressed with the added distance. Nevertheless, without a touch and my usual lacking patience, I rigged up for bait.
I run a pretty standard paternoster rig, consisting of:
- Snap swivel on main line
- 30lb or 40lb double paternoster twisted droppers (I buy these as they are tricky time consuming to tie)
- Loop on top and snap swivel to the sinker. Loop if the sinkers are molded with swivels, but I find snap swivel easier regardless.
- 2 snelled 4/0s on one dropper, baited with a whole salted pillie & tail tied on with a bit of bait thread. Surf popper on the other
- Star sinker to conditions. 3-6oz , breakaways if conditions are rough. I started with a 4oz star.
Swivels at both ends minimise line twist, as the rig gets knocked around in the current plus facilitate easier rig & sinker changes. Twisted droppers hold the popper and bait more perpendicular than the simpler dropper loop rig, so are less likely tangled. Surf beaches regularly hold sand crabs which can quickly demolish pilchard baits. The popper will stay there and bob around enticingly when the bait is all gone .....Funnily enough, I had yet to catch anything on popper!
Back to the fishing......
The 4oz was holding well but with unpredictable wave action I decided to hold my rod with rather than place it in the rod holder. I could feel the telltale picking of crabs after a matter of minutes, checking bait to see it half demolished. Re-baited and back out. Tap, tap, lift and I’m on. Unsure what it was, certainly didn’t feel like a salmon? A bit of work out of the side rip revealed a nice mid-30cm Blue Spot and on the surf popper too! A double first for me: 1st flathead in the surf and 1st fish on a surf popper
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Just about to cast out again and my mate’s seajigger is finally getting a bend as he’s working a decent fish, some 80m up the beach. I left my rod in the holder to give him a hand, landing a solid 60+cm salmon
. No pics as my camera & phone were in my bag and the fish was released.Those two fish were about it
. The swell was getting uncomfortable where we were, pushing us up into the rocks at the base of the cliffs. Being a little concerned of getting trapped in the rising tide we packed and moved down the coast to the beach south of Pt Annie.We targeted a nice hole, butting up the rocky point, with a few added reefy bits to keep us honest
. Similar approach, baits out to the taps of smaller fish then wack, the distinctive tussle of my first salmon. It proves difficult to land with the steep beach and side rip but is eventually up in a wave surge. Easily my biggest salmon for a number of years in the 50-55cm range, released.
Next couple of casts yielded snags; the loss of a sinker then a whole rig
. Then I noticed a loop in my spool so pulled the line out only to get a massive mess as it blew down the beach, tangling with seaweed and inventing its own wind knots 
. I crack the s**ts, cut out 20m of line and switch to flicking lures! Metals weren’t getting any hits so I tried a SP (5in Jerk, ShadZTT Headlock 1/2oz, 5/0XH).
It cast surprisingly well but proved tricky working it between the big sets of waves. Finally one lift it gets slammed. I lose a bit of line then have similar trouble landing it as before. Another reasonable fish a bit bigger , and my 1st surf salmon on SP
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Around the same time my mate is bowled over in the backwash then receives the next wave right over the top and down the waders
. He’s drenched and luckily we are sheltered from the breeze and the water’s not super cold anyway.Again, not much after those 2 fish
, so we headed back up the coast for a bit of rock fishing. With nothing noteworthy (smallish wrasee, sweep, tommies etc) we called it a day.Mate had a hot shower and into dry clothes, I clean the flattie. We share the 1 beer
.....ive been experimenting bottling homebrew in sodawater bottles which works well...... so 1 beer is really 4x330ml (great one to tell the missus "I'll just have one beer" ) ! We um & ah about wading the early morning low tide and decide it will be too dark and cold. Then seal its fate by downing a bottle of red and decide to have a lazy mullet session instead.Sunday
After half packing the shack, we head to our pre-chosen mullet spot in close to Corney Pt. I tried to drop an onion bag of burley with ½ a house brick but even here the waves from the swell prove too much and smashed it into the rocks. Big baits out for any passing rays yield nothing other than snags on the only bit of rock around! Finally the mullet show in the last couple of hours rising tide and become increasingly aggressive with a few double headers. Most are only average but a few around 30cm. They loved slivers of deer heart I had been conscientiously saving for a mullet session.
Just as the novelty was wearing my mate hooks something far larger to reveal a lovely flattie, his PB at 55cm.
We decided to leave on a high, pack and hit the road for home.
Even though there was nothing spectacular always great to get away and focus on just fishing. A beautiful part of the world and just enought of a tease to come back for the salmon schools next trip.
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Doh, i'm just reading this after picking up 2 of the biggest ive caught in years, only yesterday. Got some nice pics, no official measure as we let them all go, calling 55+cm tho!
Unlucky on not reading this first mate
I'm guessing usual area?
If so that's a great sign for the season.
Nah Yorkes over the WE, Corny Pt area: Berry Bay & beach directly south of Pt Annie. Will get to a bit of a report some stage.
Will let you know when i'm thinking bout hitting our 'usual', gonna struggle for a leave pass for a while tho!
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Doh, i'm just reading this after picking up 2 of the biggest ive caught in years, only yesterday. Got some nice pics, no official measure as we let them all go, calling 55+cm tho!
- BarneyB and bjorn2fish
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Love my fungi,eat the wrong ones and their not much fun though.Slow end to autumn here so it hasn't been the best season.
cheers nereus
So you do a bit of foraging then? I'm pretty keen in tagging along with someone who knows what is tasty? Not after any of that 'magic' stuff, been there, done that!
Picked some Pine Mushys during the week. Pan fired in butter with pepper, and brandy flambé on toast
.....just gotta get your head around their crazy orange look 
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Just watched the video. Fantastic but nearly had me crying too!
Have never seen salmon in Hanson's first bay, never seen a big school of large, healthy Greenbacks either, let alone within shore casting distance!
Plus, all with the sun out in that beautiful Autumn weather.......wearing shorts!
You are fortunate to have experienced that and may not be able to repeat it either! Luckily those memories will be with you for the rest of your life.
Thanks for sharing the footage.....man i'm sooooo
envious!BTW, what was that 'sinking soft stickbait'?
- Alexsfishin1 and Rod
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The slingshot 4-piece has served me well for two years now - comes with spare tip and so easy to pack when I visit my parents in WA..
Ended up going with this rod. For the price, it is exactly what i am looking for. Very lightweight, although i am yet to use it. Also looking to pair it up with a 1000 reel, possibly a sedona.
Just picked up a 3000FE for $69.95. Funny tho as the 1000 is $79.95, would be free postage but you can get one locally for the same price.
http://www.sneakyfisho.com/fishing-reels/spin-fishing-reels.html?dir=asc&order=price
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G'day
I've decided not to bother with the Sea Lion braid and have done a return request.
When it's advertised as 0.33mm and comes in at 0.49+ I don't think that's good enough. It looks ok and I expect is strong but just doesn't suit my fishing.
By comparison another cheap braid I've had for a while DFS brand 50lb was labelled 0.37mm and came in at 0.36
The DFS feels better also
Cheers
Rod
Fair call!
Paulus has tested a 50lb Sealion at 0.517mm dia, pretty close to your measurements.
http://www.paulusjustfishing.com/4linetesting.htm
Either way 50+% greater dia than advertised is clearly unacceptable.
Just a note, if I've never heard of it before (and even if i have) I like to check if Paulus has tested it!
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Fantastic mate!...........ooooh man, now i'm seriously
jealous tho! Havent had a trip there for 4 seasons and was trying to head over this month. Now my mate's just landed a new contract I too have experienced the 'odd looking reef' at Hanson bay, although we weren't familiar with the beach's layout at the time and intentionally avoided casting to the 'rocks'
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Maybe tonight. Looks like the best conditions for nearly a 2wks! Gonna be s**t loads of weed every where for us LB fishos tho.
Glenelg this arvo.......
I'm staying home
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Maybe tonight. Looks like the best conditions for nearly a 2wks! Gonna be s**t loads of weed every where for us LB fishos tho.
- doobie, bjorn2fish and Tinker
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Had a squiz at the Mojiko smoker at their Mile End store today (playground at Bunnings, sausage sizzle then tents & hammock at Anaconda....kids
).Actually looks pretty good
, better than my JW smoker! I like the drip tray at the bottom- theoretically stops the half cooked fish juices from going into the smoldering sawdust, obviously not the most ideal 'smoking favours' from fish juice!Will maintain my thoughts regarding the windshield vents and you'll definitely only need the 1 burner to smoke fish.
On another note, the smoker display was right next to 'Smokin' Joe's' wood chips.
A little strange as these chips are not suitable for the smoker, more for a Webber/kettle style where you can (soak in water for an hr or so then) wack 'em on the heatbeads/charcoal for a bit of smoking effect.
You'd be wanting sawdust not chips.
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I use a basic Jarvis Walker branded smoker. Simply stainless sheet, spot welded with a press fit lid and a couple of stainless 'cake rack' style shelves.
Super easy to use and works great for ST, tommie, mullet fillets, snapper wings ect.
The only issue with this was the actual burner was a piece of s**t. I replaced it with a quality hiking metho burner (Tatonka) which I had in the cupboard anyway.
Back to the Mojiko one: With out actually looking at one in store.....from what i can see off Anaconda's website, it looks ok. If it is indeed all stainless, would be fine.
Looks to have a lot of vents underneath, where the burner goes. Ive found my metho burners to be really sensitive to wind so this might need a bit of sussing out. I find i often need to place bricks up near the venting holes on mine so the flame doesn't go out.
- Meppstas, Squid Inc. and doobie
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Recon i ordered it from the US back when the AU$ was high. I know Adelaide Gun Shop stock them locally.
Quick search found a good price on Ebay. Nearly sold 1000 of them, speaks pretty well.
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I use a Lansky 5 stone sharpener on pretty well all my knives: kitchen, filleting, hunting & bait. http://lansky.com/index.php/products/dlx-5-stone-system/
The stones are graded from extra coarse (for working your initial edge shape) thu to extra-fine (which you can just about shave with)
Enables you to 'set' and maintain a sharpening angle thu the whole exercise which makes things easier.
Can be a little tricky on small/narrow blades but otherwise a great tool.
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Things would depend on your intended use. Cheaper braids are often thicker (or s**t coppies) so not ideal for lure casting but ok for bait work.
Bulk spooled braid from a 'reputable' local tackle store can be good value especially given they should load it properly and with a suitable mono backing. the added bonus here is they should be able to to 'topshot' 100m or so oton a mono backing, making it even cheaper.
Be wary of loads of s**ty Chinese Power Pro copies on the interweb. http://www.paulusjustfishing.com/4linereview.htm#Power_Pro_fake_from_China
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A old pic of the smoker loaded up with venison jerky
What cut are you jerkying there? Thinly sliced across the grain, im assuming?
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Hey i just omitted to drinking it in the past. Now i brew my own and it easily s**ts all over those mentioned above
.Apologies if i sent this topic off on a tangent
.30cm ST fillets around 2hrs and its very important that when they come out that you let them dry out.They won't take on the smoke until they are dry
cheers b
Lay out them out on paper towel with newspaper underneath. Always surprised how much moisture is drawn out.
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Well done mate. Put in the hours and pulled some well deserved & solid fish.