Knackers

About 30 years ago, I spent a week away at Coffin Bay with the blokes. I was about 15 from memory. On the way back one of the adults, who was driving at the time, decided to try to hit one of the road signs on the left of the road with an empty glass bottle (southwark stubby probably). I forget what sort of boat he had, half cabin, fibreglass, about 19ft, it was very new anyway. Lobs said bottle over the top of the roof whilst doing about 90km/h, bottle sails through the air and straight through the windscreen of the boat, shattering it to shit. Thats Karma!

I have 3 baitrunner D, a 4000, 6000 and 8000. I lost the 4000 on the beach though. I find they are good reels. I also have a 4000 Thunnus and it is a different feeling reel altogether. Much smoother to wind. The drags are all carbotex so they feel equally as smooth. I had an Okuma Epix 2500 size that seized up and now have a little Salina 2 which is a nicer, more robust reel than the epix. Had a Daiwa baitrunner that I gave away. It was a flexxy, horrible little monster.

Agree with the above. I have a 33 year old 7000 that I have only had to fix two side plate screws due to my poor maintenance. Thought I'd buy another one on special about 5 years ago and it lasted 2 years before going in the bin. But, I got a 9000 about a year later and it is great. Have heard about poor materials and quality control in different batches made in China over the years.

I have used this recipe numerous times and it is great. I use an iron wok over the single burner on the bbq. Make sure you get proper chinese cooking wine and not rice wine vinegar.

Don't skin your squid! And eat the flaps as well. There is no difference in taste or texture between the tube and the flaps. And the skin goes beautifully crispy. Give it a go.

I'm a big fan of Terez rods.

I use an improved Bristol knot. You don't have to tie a bimini just double the braid over. Very quick to tie.

The weather looks like crap until Saturday. Mate and I picked up heaps whilst dabbing for gar about a week past the "prime time". So when it gets flat it is worth heading out further for a gar dab as well. We picked up a heap of squid for a bonus.

I have the 2010 Dogfight. I have had it repaired by Daiwa under warranty due to the magseal issue which apparantly doesn't exist in Australia http://www.alanhawk.com/reviews/stats.html Hopefully will now get many, many years of use out of it. The problem with these high end reels is that it is hard to go back and use cheaper stuff. I have a Shimano Spheros in the same size and it just feels horrible to wind, is clunky, the spool has play in it etc etc. And yet it does perform as advertised. There really is nothing wrong with it. I also have a 2500 Shimana Stradic. The Same size Oku

My snapper/shark/reef fish berley is crushed pilchards, old frames of any kind in a berley cage one the bottom. I don't use berley for KGW. My all purpose berley for tommies, mullet, salmon etc off the beach or in the boat is chicken pellets soaked in a blend of tuna oil and pilchard oil in about a 3 to 1 mix (more tuna oil).

I'd be whacking a bit of potato and onion into that and making patties.

Did you see that embarassment of a fisherman? Sit in a chair for hours whilst others could have fought the fish. They whack a tag into it. Then get it alongside (not the marlin board) and proceed to subject it to a death of a thousand cuts. Then gloat when it is aboard and still alive and do nothing. That was the worst fisherman and the worst charter operation I have ever seen.

I had purchased previously a few books on fish for my trips up north. One was AHNs fish guide. I never thought I needed or wanted one for SA. That is until my wife gave me "Swainston's Fishes of Australia" for Christmas three years ago. Fantastic book but expensive I believe at $140 - 170. Until I got this book I had been cursing these unknown spiky fish with evil gill rakers that kept taking my mulloway baits on whilst near reef on the FWC. Easily ID in the book as Eastern Fortescues. Good book to have on the coffee table for the rest of your life and meets what you need from it.

Have to go in and check it out

Check this site out:http://www.meltontackle.com/products/shimano-terez-spinning-rods.htmlI forgot the "fighting lady yellow".I imagine if they are cork grips they are a for Australia line only and maybe a spinning, soft plastics, whiting and bream type rod? I just had a trawl of the web and typing in "new terez" brings up stuff from 2010? I reckon you have the latest gos and we'll hear about it soon.

In the US you can order them in black, red or pearl white based on the same blank. It seems we only get to see the pearl white. I don't know of a new terez range coming out in black. Good rods though, I have 2.

I was using a yucatan knot but had one slip on me that I thought was pulled up real tight. Know tying improved Bristol knots to my bimini's. Seems the goods and is easier to tie than an FG or Albright, especially in the boat or in the wind.

I don't know how deep they'll fish but for me in that area I have never needed more than 8 Oz of Snapper leads, most of the times 6 Oz. If it is Nannies and Snapper I'd be happy with 5/0 size hooks. For samson and kingies I'd match the hook to the bait, so it is impossible to tell. If they use live bait maybe some 5/0 to 7/0 live bait or circle hooks.

Plenty of times. But never that long! Great photo.

Had a chat to the ranger as well. If you are on the "beach" no worries even though it is in the prohibited area. They only get uptight about the dunes. He seemed happy to be fairly subjective about what constitutes the high water mark. Believe it or not the dunes are now artificially stabilised. They have planted a heap of grass in there. The mouth used to wander up and down beach, regardless of vegetation, and now they keep it in the same spot by choosing which barrages to open. Goolwa to scour the northern side and tauwicherrie (sp) to move it south. I remember 20 years ago it was a lot clos

I forgot to post this up. Was at the mouth 2 weeks ago and at least 3 rods were allegedly nicked out of rod holders on the Saturday night. I was having a chat on the way out and the guys I was chatting to and the party next to them found the rods missing them in the morning. They were real close as well whilst they slept. I forgot to ask them if they left them in and a heap of weed took them to the depths.

Mate,I wouldn't know. I find the Wilson is fine for throwing 70 gram lures but not so good with bait. I much prefer my 5120 OH for surf fishing with baits. I think the issue with the supergraph is that it is lighter version of 8144. I think the the blank on the supergraph is a Kilwell 8144 "G".

Hey Shimsman,I have the supergraph you are referring to, from memory marked "Heavy Surf 12 ft". I don't like it very much, feels too soft, doesn't handle heavy weights at all. I am used to fast action rods though.

That makes it clearer. A privately run club wants public funds to extend a breakwater and if they do not get their way they will shut the boat ramp used by the public. Sounds like blackmail. Even before they put those new berths in they would have known it got rough there. The extension should have gone in first, then the berths. I can see the governments point exactly.