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Been a while but finally back. HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A GREAT EASTER! Just uploaded a local Snapper caught on plastic last trip out metro south

Young star in the making. Gee you can fish. Very well done!

Ive been getting a heap of mullies on my 3-6KG Control Freak and 3000 Shimano Ultegra. This has power to burn and I know if I hook anything of size I will be able to control it no problem.Im currently just running 8lb Fireline and 8lb leader and this set up catches me Big Bream and plenty of schoolies in the Onk.But this set up is equally at home in the CoorongBut obviously if you wanted a budget outfit, you couldnt go wrong with a decent Shimano 2500 and 2-5kg stick. The extra kilo or two in rod rating allows you to steer fish around known rocks in the river or sunken snags.

Sorry this should read PLATILthere is a PLATIL STRONG but I always though that the plain PLATIL was superior.

If you can find an old skool spool of Mono called Platyl - snap it up. its very soft and supple and good diameter. I used to use it on all my reels prior to moving to braid. If anyone ever sees it for sale please let me know?

I heard that Natural coloured Damiki Grubs are always worth a crack :woohoo:

Went out to chase some WINTER bream today, I was really just fishing on a wing and a prayer when all of a sudden my Damiki F-grub in Omebi got engulfed. The fish fought hard and I had a Cracking bream of 30plus cm's.I proceeded to land another 3 BIG bream in a row, all approx 35cm and the whole time I was weighting to hook a big one. Finally whack, I had hooked a steam train. This things was pulling line and for a while I thought I was onto a schoolie. Finally I got it withing site and was stoked. This fish was approx 40 odd cms and was SOLID [as.The Millerod Control freak put the hurt on t

That is interesting indeed. Back when I was in the Navy which was approx 1987-1990, the ship I was on pulled into O/Harbour and the crew took leave in Adelaide. was either the HMAS Swan or HMAS Brisbane.Do you know what date that O/H became too shallow for Navy warships?

Yeah I tend to agree Fabian, the less fish that are released at great depths the better. I think 25meters is about as deep as you want to be fishing to ensure a high success rate of released fish if the angler has done everything correctly.If the charter was fishing in any deeper than that then they have probably made a good decision to move on and stop fishing.

:cheer: :cheer: :cheer: I also wanted to point out that w luckily we live in a democratic society, and if the majority or rec anglers want to open it for fishing, then I am happy to move forward with doing this the best we can. Ie I would fully support it. I'm just throwing out reasons that we might want to look at leaving it closed. As most of you know, earlier I was all for opening it and maybe making it c&r only but soon other members pointed out the impracticality of that idea. LOLI of course if the majority say they want it open, I would fish from it myself.The advantages of a foru

Hi Shannon, thanks for your enquiry. I have been over this previously but I am happy to go over this again for you.Yes Snapper are susceptable to baratrauma, as are many other species of fish.Our members are all strongly encouraged to learn the signs of baratrauma, and check and monitor each capture the best they can before making a judgement call as to if the Snapper can be tagged and released succesffully and with minimal risk of it dying.Our members are encouraged to look for any sign of the swim bladder coming from the mouth, any signs of an inflated swim bladder in their stomachs and if

Another problem that has caused me to give this issue further thought is the fact that the jetty if not agreed to be maintained by the council, will just collapse and over time will dissintegrate.I am no pondering is there more benefit to fish species to have the structure left in tact and allow fishing or let it dissentergrate and for them to have just the remnance of this structure?

Hey this is a great healthy debate guys, although Im normally fairly to the point, I always try to respect everyones right to their own opinions, and its good to read others thoughts on the issue. :cheer: :cheer: But let me address your above question TB. Yes I am strongly against spatial closures in Upper Gulf St Vincent as the areas that are proposed to be locked up have not been locked up before. Stanvac jetty on the other hand through private ownership by mobile has been locked up wether we like it or not for decades. This has built a working No Take Zone. This zone has been and should

This is also ridiculous, because this is not something that ocurred this week. This event happened many many months ago. I was simply pointing out that the jetty does at times hold large numbers of Big Snapper. I'm not whinging in anyway shape or form. Yes the guy who CAUGHT them was breaking the law by fishing inside the restricted area, but I was only pointing this out because in my opinion (formed through talking to this guy and having a fairly good understanding of the species) is that the Snapper are there for long periods during the Snapper season. Please keep giggling, because these a

Regardless of how nice it would be to be one of the first to fish it, the good fishing would last about one season Maximum. It's a NO for me. It is an important feeding ground for big breeding snapper as the enter and leave the gulf. Best left untouched. Just look at Pt Noarlunga jetty on a busy day, you can't move or find a gap to fish in!I used to be supportive of opening it up but have since realized that this would be a bad idea. I think there are a lot of anglers who don't realize just how important this location is for southern fish species

The douche bag did manage to hook a decent fish?Looked like a salmon or Kahwai if in NZ?

Great Bream but Im noticing that although you look about 8-10 years old, you speak like you are 30-40years old. you wouldnt be his dad would you? lol

Yes if you look at all of the fish kills on a whole. But if you are analysing Metropolitan fish kills in Gulf St Vincent, last time I checked:Christies BeachSeaford BeachHallet CoveMoana BeachAldinga BeachAre all up and down from the Port Stanvac area. These are all southern beaches. there is only one northern area in amongst these southern beaches and if you look on a map these are not that far apart.

Fair call FishNsnags about not buying gear without picking it up, but sometimes with JDM products you just can't get to sample or touch/try them before ordering so you dont have many options. lolBut for me its a must have so Ive got to make sure my research is spot on in regards to the exact model that I need. it can be tough and yes, your heart can be in your mouth while you wait for it to arrive and hope it turns out to be what your after.

Those ColtSnipers look wicked. The specs ont eh 1000H LOOK GREAT. If I cant end up picking up the FD STELLA Then Im thinking of getting the COMPLEX 2500 HGS 2012 modelOr 2013 modelThe non CI4 model Complex are the japanese built reels where as the CI4 are built in Malaysia like the Sustains. But the non CI4 COMPLEX's cost about 400+USD and there arent many left. here is the non CI4 MODEL. You will notice there is no x-ship stamp on handle.

That looks to be great conditions for reds off there!