ASD14

As Plankton said go to http://www.tides4fis.../port-noarlunga or any other destination you want to fish.
 
I always look at - tides 4 fishing and is normally correct other wish I blame the crew, bait, tide against wind, tackle or whatever comes to mind

I have 3 mag-sealed daiwas and I personally love them! have never had an issue with any of them..

wow sounds like a few of us are trying to get the hell out of adelaide lol. Good luck with the marlin!! Hope we all end up with some awesome pictures to post

Well my mate asked me along another Kangaroo Island trip last holidays! Arrived back home last week with an experience we will never forget. 

When we first arrived on Hanson bay, we got out of the car for a quick stretch and collected some fresh air on the front porch. We looked at the first bay to see a massive patch of "seaweed/reef" that was never there before? After a long analysis, I realised it was a salmon school that was incredibly close to shore!!    We quickly started to unpack but my mates mum told us to grab the rods and go so we did!   
It was the closest school I have ever seen and the salmon weren't small! We hooked up every cast for a good 25 minutes before the school moved out deeper. Biggest went 70cm and they were all around 65-70cm. Awesome fun while it lasted and we already collected a feed. lol   

 
The next day we woke up at 6:30am to find another huge school (possibly the same one) being chased in close by a couple of hungry seals!  
Same thing happened, we ran down and hooked up every cast for a solid 25 minutes before the school moved back out. Crazy stuff!! 




 
After had some time to relax and eat, we headed down to the river and realised that it was full of feeding bream!!! We used surface lures (OSP Bent Minnows) for the majority of the time, landing dozens of healthy fish including a 36.5cm one! 




 
Went back home for dinner and played a couple of board games before I headed back to the river for a solo flick. Caught another half a dozen or so before dark. 



 
The next day we woke up early once again, but this time we couldn't see any schools so we headed straight for the river. Within the first half hour of using surface lures, they seemed a bit slow because it was freezing!! So we switched to Zman grubz, cranka crabs and dragon maggots. This turned out trumps and we found ourselves catching one almost every cast in one specific spot.   Not huge but they were fun little fish. 







 
After about 3-4 hours, we went back to the shack to get our energy back, when my mates mum comes in and informs us of a big salmon school on the second bay! We grabbed the big rods and ran down to give it a suss. Standing on the cliff at the start of the second bay, I spotted the school! It was out far unfortunately so we waited (impatiently). 



 
After a long wait, we realised there was another smaller school further down the bay, but this one was closer! 
We followed it around the place, landing a fish every few casts into the school before one fish broke my hook! For the next 20 minutes, I was casting into the school with a hookless slug and watching them chase it all the way to the shore. It was an amazing sight. 




 
After the school moved out far and wide, we  decided to call it a day as we were buggered... 
 
The next day, we headed north towards Kingscote! Expecting the best, it ended up being rough and windy at the jetty but we fished it anyways. It was real slow but we managed to land 2 tiny squid (kept for bait), a few red mullet, a leather jacket and a troutie! 


 
On the way home, we stopped at Vivvone bay for a quick night flick. After landing about half a dozen nice tommies on plastics, along with a couple of tiny trevally, it was time to go. On the way home, a 4x4 with a barcrusher boat overtook us at high speeds. Then another one which looked quite familar? After a second look, I realised it was the Paul's boat, "True Blue" and the Ifish crew! LOL   Hope they didn't hit any wallabies. 
 
The next few days we only fished the river as there were no salmon schools in sight! 
We landed over 30 bream on the OSP Bent Minnows including some bruisers that were 35cm+!  We had clear visions on most of the hookups! It was insane!!!! 









 
Overall, it was one of the best holidays I've had! None of it would have happened without one of my best mates, John and his lovely family!   
 
And to finish this new thread, here's the longest video I've made on my YouTube channel!!  Cheers! 

 
 
 
 

crab cakes look shit hot mate, well done.

Following on from seeseacol's thread, there is more than 1 way to skin a cat (or eat a crab) 
 
traditional

 
stir fried - tomato/bbq sauce, white wine sweet chilli

 
salt, pepper, chilli and now diluted vinegar. 1 apple cider 1 white, gunna try malt next.

 
our first try at crab cakes - sensational, potato, mayo, s&p, lemon juice, home grown spinach & spring onion. dipped in egg & Panko.

 

Hains Signature for sale on Gumtree, funny ad, worth a read. I bet a lot of boats are sold with the same words being uttered.
 
http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/blackwood/motorboats-powerboats/2011-haines-signature-540f/1102245323?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=socialbuttons
 
 
We all love fishing, right?

Apparently I don't like fishing any more - at least that's what I've been told by someone with more authority than me, but here is a ready to go fishing package - just hitch up, drop her in the water and go fishing the day you buy her!

Oh, and I meant drop the boat in the water - not your wife. Dropping wives in the water is apparently not appropriate and/or appreciated. And if you can buy a suitable wife - good luck to you. I've already bought and sold one wife, still paying for the later model and have no desire to find out what it would cost me to sell her (the wife, not the boat).


And the best news is you don't need a big tow vehicle - she can be towed behind a typical family sedan like a Commodore or Falcon! The boat is also the right size for towing behind a family sedan.


You might have guessed I'm really disappointed to be selling my boat, but my wife has decided that the caravan is more important, so this great boat package simply has to go.

She (the boat, not my wife) has seen very little use due to business commitments and my wife's desire to travel in the caravan instead of going out fishing. And let's be honest - if I don't sell the boat to get the caravan SWMBO wants, then I'm not likely to see much use out of my wife either.


A really comfortable and stable boat - the cabin is big enough for two to sleep in and there is heaps of storage space inside the cabin and also on deck. Rock solid fibreglass hull.

Please note that these are all words that should not be applied to your wife - comfortable, stable (as if!), big enough to sleep two, heaps of storage space and rock solid. These descriptions are only about the boat. Please, you have to believe me!


This package is complete and ready to go and includes:

- UHF (27 MHz) radio

- all required offshore safety equipment including life jackets, flares, bucket, EPIRB and so on (ask me nicely and I'll even give you a life jacket for the missus)

- Lowrance LCX-37C colour combination chartplotter and fishfinder (not that you need a chartplotter - apparently wives always know where you are and where you should be)

- Bimini with clear sides and front

- rod holder on the bimini

- bait board (never used, at least not by my wife)

- bilge pump (electric)

- 100 litre underfloor fuel tank (which I will make sure is full)

- Sea Trail galvanised trailer (with new winch)

- PortaPotti toilet (for the wife's comfort and your peace and quiet)

- anchor (should not be attached to any person, especially your wife)


She (again, the boat, not the wife) is equipped with a 90HP Evinrude E-Tec outboard, which starts first time, every time. Heaven only knows what life would be like if my wife's mouth was as reliable as this motor.

A 20 litre drum of E-Tec oil (worth over $300) also comes with the boat because we all know how important proper lubrication is and so you won't have to worry about buying lube, I mean oil, any time soon!


As an added bonus we'll even throw in our tow tube which is shaped like a jet ski and you'll also get the tow bridle and tow rope. Capable of carrying three people, this tube is a bundle of fun and gets comments everywhere it goes.

I have found that the tow rope is long enough to effectively mute your wife's screams too!

boil the fish for 6 hours with a rock.
remove fish.
eat rock,

Thanks ASD14, look like a nice bit of kit 4sure. Cheers

Yep, some nice pocket money and the fellow I spoke to gets $50.00 for spotters fees when he reports back of a bogged vehicle

I just buy bulk packets of pillies and cockles, then separate them into little zip lock bags (enough for a days fishing) and leave the rest in my chest freezer... now I only throw away a handful each time im on the water.. bait is getting expensive these days!

Channel 7 might be taking their tides from another location such as west beach or even north haven. That would explain why the time is 11 minutes later as the water pushes up the gulf.
But yes I normally stick to the BOM for the weather and tides, etc

Recently did an over night trip from North Haven to Black Point catching some snapper along the way.  

there is a lot more artificial grounds than people think, i can assure you those that catch consistent big reds don't come from the Glenelg tyre reef LOL.

I'm not Kuerschie, but personally I've got carp on some really dodgy bread flies using a handline. Sometimes a slow sinking fly will catch fish when an outright floating fly won't. This was on a boat so casting distance didn't really matter. I'm sure you could do similar with light spin gear.

I threw out some bread on the top first and they were eating every piece of it. You could chuck out the fly on spin gear or you could put a hook though a piece of bread as well and make it float on the top

Here is a pic of the reel. Anyone else running one yet? cheers.

 

it happens a lot with many fish... even snapper.. the smaller fish are much tastier

On the topic of eating KG Whiting, I reckon I just discovered the most expensive KG meal ever seen in an eating establishment:
 
http://thefishhouse.com.au/food-and-wine/our-menu/
 
Now they wouldn't want to taste funny at that price, would they?!
 
Cheers
af

Whoops yup that was meant to be $450 not $50 ahahah i wish! 

Think I saw cranka crabs for $400 when nobody could get them in stock.
 
If you like a online product, get a price of Ray and Anne's or Motackle online first then compare. Will put you in the ball park of what is or isn't a good deal.

Ive got the daiwa gen black (itchy twitchy 1.5-3kg) and its a great rod for flick lures. Sensitive tip, and enough grunt down low to stop any bream.

So who's keen to volunteer for the strike&hook demo on hook removal??

I lost a shimano rod and shimano baitrunner of the back of a paddle boat in the torrens lake about 6-7 years ago... me and a mate hired two paddle boats, so we could fish different areas chasing carp! Anyway paddling along and I hear a "ploomp" look back and my rods gone!!

Was an expensive day for a youngster ahaha.

 

I lost a shimano rod and shimano baitrunner of the back of a paddle boat in the torrens lake about 6-7 years ago... me and a mate hired two paddle boats, so we could fish different areas chasing carp! Anyway paddling along and I hear a "ploomp" look back and my rods gone!!

Was an expensive day for a youngster ahaha.