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I work as a chef so I tend to save the left over juices from packets of prawns, mussels oysters etc.
Can mix garlic, water, curry powder, fish sauce, fish oil, aniseed essence just to name a few
If theres an asian store nearby you should be able to go in and pick up all sorts of whacky seafood items dirt cheap.
When I was at tafe for my apprenticeship I stopped into the vietnamese shop next door to find dried cuttlefish, dried oysters and believe it or not dried sea cucumber.
Get some of those and rehydrate them in water with some other cheap items like curry powder and garlic freeze it down in small bags and defrost it as you need to avoid it going off, take a small bag out a day tip it in a jar put any lures you're using into it and let them soak then go wild

Made these rigs up for the next local Tuna season, just waiting for the warm currents to come through.
 

aaaahhhh, sorry, didn't look at the kit, thought fishing in general. fair bump play on

make sure the hook curve is away from the live bait, as it can turn back into it when a fish strikes resulting in no hook ups...
 
Also pin it just behind the head and on an angle not directly across the back of the head....... 
 
If you are good at bridling, try that.... and put the hook about 2 - 4" in front of the baits nose......
 

 
Some Video's
 
 

 
 

 
 

I managed to get out yesty locally. Mainly drifted around squiding with one paternoster in the water in case I stumbled on a tinger patch.
Only got hook ups on throw backs, leatheries, weedies , red mullet, even a juvenile blue throat!
Ended up with a good feed of squid (2kg of clean edible goodness) n the biggest cuttlefish I've ever caught. The thing was a beast.
 
Had a really good time just me n my girl, for a 5 year old she is really getting into it and guess what show n tell will be this week?
My little whiting rock looked killer on the sounder, the blue blotches where hordes of pigmies tho.

Found em north last week, metro this week, n my mate found them on all his tinger drops down at wirrina!!

Have to speak the guys at the desal, c if they can run a backwash trial again, keep the population in check!

i too like Ale got out metro yesterday. i took a mate and me 3 little ones. the youngest two played wth thomas trains on the floor and loved being out in the boat as always. my six year fished hard all day throwing plastics and squid jags. we picked up 9 squidleys and half a dozen snook by dragging a double clutch around. we only kept one snook which my son was extremely proud he caught. was interesting if the 5 different colour jags we tried they would only hit this one

Vxman and myself soaked some big baits off the local rocks on Sunday morning. No luck at all, but that's not surprising considering the dodgey tides!  So we changed tactics mid morning and started berleying for Gar and slowly started to get a few keepers. Vxman was expertly picking out all the undersize ones and much to my amusement dropping all the legals he caught before getting them on ice!  Managed to get a small feed of "dodgey" Gar on a slow but enjoyable morning.

Be careful, too much light on the beach will scare away the fish. Also, everytime you turn on a white light it ruins your night vision.
 
I use a very basic headlamp that uses two red LEDs or three white ones. For most fishing applications like rebaiting, tieing knots, unhooking fish, etc. the red light is more than ample and doesn't affect my vision when I shut it off. If I need more light, especially away from the water, like walking off the beach, I use the white light.
 
I see so many people on the beach with their area lit up like a city, and they wonder why they're not catching any fish.

We have some great reports for the Easter and ANZAC Fishing Report Comp, well done guys!
 
The winner of the Berkley prize pack from Fishing Wholesalers - Lonsdale is...
 
piratepom with The Mighty Murray revisited
 
 
The runner up prize goes to...
 
Booma with What Creek Fishing is all About
 
 
Very well done guys, please send me a pm with a postal address so I can get your prizes out to you.
 
Thank you everyone who put the time and effort in to write up a fantastic report for the comp.
 
Let's not forget the awesome prizes supplied by Fishing Wholesalers at Lonsdale check out their website at www.fishingwholesalers.com.au and their Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FishingWholesalersAustralia 
 
A thank you also goes out to Swivel's Original for supplying the awesome Fish Measure for the runner up prize check out their website at www.swivelsoriginal.com

This bloke is a gun
 
http://vimeo.com/89863292

An interesting read here...............Alan Hawke has reviewed the Fin Nor Lethal 100 a $150 reel and rated it among the best on the market, he has even rated it better than the new Saragosa. It might be worth a look for anyone looking at a budget offshore reel.
 
http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/lth10.html
 

This might give you a little more insight into ABU's
 
Enjoy ....................
 
ABU Insight
 
A = Small arbor spool, larger line capacity than the standard spool (for example 5000A)
 
AB = Anti-backlash, (for example 5600AB)
 
B = Small arbor spool, larger line capacity and a line out alarm (for example 5000B)
 
C = Reel has 2 ball bearings in the spool or around the spool axle depending on spool design
 
CI = Reel produced for Independent dealers
 
C3 = Reel has two ball bearings in the spool plus a one-way roller bearing for the anti-reverse (the 7000C3/7500C3 reels have two ball bearings at the ends of the spool axle plus a third ball bearing around the crank shaft)
 
C4 = Reel has two ball bearings in the spool, one ball bearing in the level wind plus a one-way roller bearing for the anti-reverse
 
C5 = The reel has two ball bearings in the spool, two ball bearings in the level wind plus a one-way roller bearing for the anti-reverse
 
CB = Self-centering – disengaging level wind (for example 4600CB) 1980’s
 
CS = C stands for ball bearings, the S is short for "Sports", as in "6500C Sports Rocket
 
CT = Non level wind model
 
D = Direct drive - Drag works only when your hand is off the handle grips. (For example 5000D)
 
DA = Direct drive with palming side plate
 
DL = Deluxe = Gold plated model
 
GR = Graphite construction
 
HCL = The H stands for High-speed, the CL for ball bearings and level wind, as in "Big Game 6500HCL"
 
HS = High speed reel
 
HSI = High Speed with Infini spool design
 
HSN = High speed narrow frame reel
 
IAR = Instant Anti Reverse (for example 2500CIAR)
 
IVCB = Infinitely Variable Centrifugal Brake
 
J-speed = the "J" stands for Japan, the J-speeds (8000/9000/10000) are high-speed saltwater reels made for the Japanese market.
 
L = Level wind (for example 6500CL, 9000CL; originally used for the 9000CL and 10000CL to indicate that those models had a level wind.
 
LC = Line counter reel
 
LD = Lever drag reel
 
LDN = Lever drag reel with narrow frame
 
SP = Sprint 6.3:1 gear ratio
 
ST = Striper model
 
W = Winch 3.8:1 gear ratio
 
Abu Garcia reels come in the following sizes:
1x00, 2x00, 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, 6x00, 7x00, 8x00, 9000, 10000. The 7x00 and up models are larger reels, with the 7x00 holding 300 yds of
Berkley Big Game 25# line and the 10000 holding well over 300 yds of Big Game 40# line.
 
The X in the size when replaced with a 5 represents a push button free spool release model and a 6 is a thumbar free spool release model.
Note that other size designations have been used. For example the 521/522/523, 821/822/823 or 1021/1022 made during the eighties, or the
Ultra Mag I, II, III, IV, V, VI. "1" or "I" means a 4000-size reel, a "2" or "II" means a 5000-size reel, a "3" or "III" means a 6000-size reel and so on up.
 
   

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Well,  this about sums up my efforts for the holiday break,
 
Worked on my tub feverishly for 6 days....
 
and my efforts........
 

Hi guys, an old thread thread but I did manage some Gt's last year in Exmouth, not as big as nanman's but was stoked with my first attempt. Lost the biggest one on the last day unfortunately. Love the diversity of that place, can catch just about anything over there, have to get back,haha, cheers

This might give you a little more insight into ABU's
 
Enjoy ....................
 
ABU Insight
 
A = Small arbor spool, larger line capacity than the standard spool (for example 5000A)
 
AB = Anti-backlash, (for example 5600AB)
 
B = Small arbor spool, larger line capacity and a line out alarm (for example 5000B)
 
C = Reel has 2 ball bearings in the spool or around the spool axle depending on spool design
 
CI = Reel produced for Independent dealers
 
C3 = Reel has two ball bearings in the spool plus a one-way roller bearing for the anti-reverse (the 7000C3/7500C3 reels have two ball bearings at the ends of the spool axle plus a third ball bearing around the crank shaft)
 
C4 = Reel has two ball bearings in the spool, one ball bearing in the level wind plus a one-way roller bearing for the anti-reverse
 
C5 = The reel has two ball bearings in the spool, two ball bearings in the level wind plus a one-way roller bearing for the anti-reverse
 
CB = Self-centering – disengaging level wind (for example 4600CB) 1980’s
 
CS = C stands for ball bearings, the S is short for "Sports", as in "6500C Sports Rocket
 
CT = Non level wind model
 
D = Direct drive - Drag works only when your hand is off the handle grips. (For example 5000D)
 
DA = Direct drive with palming side plate
 
DL = Deluxe = Gold plated model
 
GR = Graphite construction
 
HCL = The H stands for High-speed, the CL for ball bearings and level wind, as in "Big Game 6500HCL"
 
HS = High speed reel
 
HSI = High Speed with Infini spool design
 
HSN = High speed narrow frame reel
 
IAR = Instant Anti Reverse (for example 2500CIAR)
 
IVCB = Infinitely Variable Centrifugal Brake
 
J-speed = the "J" stands for Japan, the J-speeds (8000/9000/10000) are high-speed saltwater reels made for the Japanese market.
 
L = Level wind (for example 6500CL, 9000CL; originally used for the 9000CL and 10000CL to indicate that those models had a level wind.
 
LC = Line counter reel
 
LD = Lever drag reel
 
LDN = Lever drag reel with narrow frame
 
SP = Sprint 6.3:1 gear ratio
 
ST = Striper model
 
W = Winch 3.8:1 gear ratio
 
Abu Garcia reels come in the following sizes:
1x00, 2x00, 3x00, 4x00, 5x00, 6x00, 7x00, 8x00, 9000, 10000. The 7x00 and up models are larger reels, with the 7x00 holding 300 yds of
Berkley Big Game 25# line and the 10000 holding well over 300 yds of Big Game 40# line.
 
The X in the size when replaced with a 5 represents a push button free spool release model and a 6 is a thumbar free spool release model.
Note that other size designations have been used. For example the 521/522/523, 821/822/823 or 1021/1022 made during the eighties, or the
Ultra Mag I, II, III, IV, V, VI. "1" or "I" means a 4000-size reel, a "2" or "II" means a 5000-size reel, a "3" or "III" means a 6000-size reel and so on up.
 
   

Well Done Alex,  once again, you  show everyone how it is done .....  Keep up the great reports 

Headed to the yacht squadron yesterday with James and his mate. At the start, we didn't see a single fish besides some bream at the bottom. We sighted a few bluies and I snagged them on my lure. Later on, the garfish started to move in and we kept the burley going. This finally attracted some bigger ones, we used unweighted gents and got one cast after cast!!! They were on fire, it was so hectic I couldn't film most of it...

After about 2 hrs, they started to slow down and we ran out of gents. We used bread and got a few, James let his bread sink to the bottom and got some BIG bites! Finally something took his bait and ZZZZzzzzzzzz! He was onto something bigger! He pulled it up and it was a decent bream at 34cm! We started fishing for salmon trout afterwards with pilly cubes and caught many undersized ones... We caught a legal one amongst 3 undersized ones. The fights were great fun still

We moved on to target bream and burleied up lots with bread, we chucked our bread baits in and straight away we got some big bream bites. All of a sudden James' rod bends heaps and he strikes! It pilled out heaps of drag and then snapped... Seconds later, my rod did the same and it was the best bream fight of my life! Every second of the fight it was pulling out drag! James saw it when it went under some structure and you should've seen his face! IT WAS A MONSTER! It snagged me under some structure at the bottom and snapped me off.... James' said it was deffinately over 40cm and the fight was mad for me! I was silent for most of the time after I lost that bream.
 
On the good side we caught a nice bag with 80 gar, 7 st, 1 decent bream and 2 bluies. All land based out of the 3 of us!

 

Competition time fisho's!
 
http://youtu.be/jRsbxReoIHk
 
We are holding an Easter and ANZAC fishing report competition. Simply write up a fishing report during the Easter and ANZAC Day holiday and you get the chance to win a great prize pack.
 
An awesome Berkley prize pack has been put together by James at Fishing Wholesalers - Lonsdale and it is a beauty. Please check out the Fishing Wholesalers website for info about the great gear in the prize packs below www.fishingwholesalers.com.au you can check out all of the Berkley products available on the Fishing Wholesalers online store here www.fishingwholesalers.com.au/brands/BERKLEY.html. Please also have a look at their Facebook page and remember to like the page to see some of the exciting new gear they just keep getting in week after week https://www.facebook.com/FishingWholesalersAustralia.
 
First prize
2 x Berkley Gulp packs
1 x Berkley Power Bait
2 x Berkley jig head packs
1 x Berkley Bigeye Blades pack (2 in a pack)
1 x Surf poppers pack (2 in a pack)
1 x Fishing Wholesalers sticker
2 x Strike & Hook stickers
1 x Strike & Hook cap
 

 
Runner up prize
1 x Swivel's Original 2014 calendar
1 x Swivel's Original Fish Measure
1 x Fishing Wholesalers sticker
​2 x Strike & Hook stickers
1 x Strike & Hook cap
 

 
A big thanks to Chris from Swivel's Original for chucking us a few fish measures a while back, this one being the last to give away. Make sure you check out Swivel's Original at www.swivelsoriginal.com You can purchase Swivel's Original Fish Measures and 2014 calendars at Fishing Wholesalers - Lonsdale too
 
Like I said some awesome prizes up for grabs.
 
 
How to enter
Post a fishing report in the Easter and ANZAC Comp section in the General forum.
 
The first fishing reports can be posted up on Easter Friday the 18th of April and the last reports will be accepted on Wednesday the 30th of April.
 
Don't worry about adding things like "this is for the comp" in the title as they must all be posted in the right spot in the first place. Reports will be moved to the appropriate sections of the forum after the comp is finished.
 
Things that can help make a great report, a good story, entertaining, perhaps talk about your techniques, throw some photos in, we all love photos, video can be great too if you have the means. Most importantly have fun and get us all excited.
 
GOOD LUCK!!! 

good to see you you got them sussed out, well done.
now I got another boat to follow