Hamo1234
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Hamo1234 got a reaction from reelfun in Picked this up any idea what it is?
Looks like it might be a Supa Barra.
Butterworth were a prolific and decent brand. I still have one of there last graphite 4120s in mint condition.If you had that and an ABU 7000 you were doing well!
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Hamo1234 got a reaction from bjorn2fish in Disappointing KG Bag Out!
Youd think the first bag out for the winter season would bring a smile to your face.
With most of the fish over 40cm I was feeling pretty good, with still enough light in the sky to get back in time to wash the boat down.
I kicked the motor into gear and threw the scaling bag out. As the rope came up tense it suddenly went tense - it had snapped.
No end of circling could find them. Im almost positive they would have floated. Alas, a waste of beautiful fish.
Ill attempt a search and rescue in the morning.
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Hamo1234 got a reaction from bondngcb in Marion bay deep sea charter tackle advice
Ive fished with Herbie a number of times now, from bottom bashing to tuna. They are a very good charter operator. Gear wise - they have some pretty decent stuff - in fact, they often have some higher end gear in amongst the typical penn charter stuff.If youre taking your own gear then I wouldnt bother with the terminal tackle - theyll be happy to rig you up. If youve booked a bottom bashing trip then its likely youll be fishing in up to 100 metres and depending on the tide - some strong current. I once took an overhead but found that it fatigued me (rod butt under the arm) - youre better off with an egg beater.From memory, they also recommend a wind on leader up to around 80 lbs.There is an enormous diversity of fish on the bottom trips - so much so that Ive even caught a 40kg Samson amongst the Nannys!Have a great time.
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Hamo1234 got a reaction from Wrighty05 in YFW - they REALLY DO like lures!
So, I thought Id back it up today given the weather was almost perfect (until the very moment I decided to go fishing). Whilst the wind had picked up, and it was raining, I headed down to my trusty beach once more with a greater degree of confidence.I got smashed by a monster YFW - I hesitated quite a bit given its been a long time since I fished so light. The hooks pulled. This happened another 4 or so times. All on the sugapen.I changed lures late in the game and whilst it didnt produce a YFW, I successfully caught two massive tommies.Whats people's experience - do you change the trebles on the sugapens and to what (singles or smaller trebles?).Or, is it simply my technique and I need to have more confidence in setting the hooks?Finally, my fishing was fairly random - do people ever attempt to burley to hod a school whilst fishing in this manner?
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Hamo1234 got a reaction from vxman29 in YFW - they REALLY DO like lures!
Ive loosely followed the idea of catching YFW on lures for years now, but have never attempted it, mainly because most of my fishing is undertaken from a boat.Over the lst few months Ive been reading and gearing up and this afternoon I launched my first assault.I'd have to say that I chase the worst conditions - the tide this afternoon was full quite early, plus it was a reasonably low tide. The wind blew like crazy last night and the water was full of ribbon grass - I could probably count the number of cast that succeeded without getting tangle on one hand. Plus, it was a blowy day to boot.I started the session with a clear coloured Sugapen however this was difficult as I couldnt see it in the chop. I did feel like I got a few taps on it but given the weed it ws hard to know for sure. I swapped colours to an orange which made life easier. Whilst the weed prevented me from being able to run a lure long enough to catch a fish I was amazed at how many fish rose to take a peak.Im particularly curious to know if others experience is that the YFW suss the lure out first before striking? Do people also maintain their retrieve speed when they have fish trailing.All in all - I think Im addicted!Oh, and the new Infeet rod is a dream - if anyone was considering one!
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Hamo1234 got a reaction from Alexsfishin1 in YFW - they REALLY DO like lures!
Ive loosely followed the idea of catching YFW on lures for years now, but have never attempted it, mainly because most of my fishing is undertaken from a boat.Over the lst few months Ive been reading and gearing up and this afternoon I launched my first assault.I'd have to say that I chase the worst conditions - the tide this afternoon was full quite early, plus it was a reasonably low tide. The wind blew like crazy last night and the water was full of ribbon grass - I could probably count the number of cast that succeeded without getting tangle on one hand. Plus, it was a blowy day to boot.I started the session with a clear coloured Sugapen however this was difficult as I couldnt see it in the chop. I did feel like I got a few taps on it but given the weed it ws hard to know for sure. I swapped colours to an orange which made life easier. Whilst the weed prevented me from being able to run a lure long enough to catch a fish I was amazed at how many fish rose to take a peak.Im particularly curious to know if others experience is that the YFW suss the lure out first before striking? Do people also maintain their retrieve speed when they have fish trailing.All in all - I think Im addicted!Oh, and the new Infeet rod is a dream - if anyone was considering one!