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Just picked up my copy from the newsagents today some good articles in there (as always)happy with the write up on the wasp bags i saw it about a month ago but was sworn to secrecy ,,ahh coffins bay what a place saw the biggest stingray i have ever seen there in about 3 foot of water ,dutton bay warf ahh memories ,i think millsies writeup just about sums up the souths fishing at the moment hope the cooler months bring some action.

Its funny becaus i have caught more cuttlies than ever before locally.

It will be interesting to see what sort of gloss is put over this ,i dont beleive the water temperature had anything to do with the fish kill ,what we dont get hot days during summer? and i have never heard of so many dolphins adult or baby being washed up on the metro coast line ,i am with you fished out there is something definately wrong and a cover up will ensue , the other day coming back from brighton i saw something in the water like a large slick stopped and went over to it but i have no idea what it was all white and sludgy about 8 feet or more across never seen it before dont know wh

Hi mate yes it does have this green line on it but it isnt mono or braid i suppose it is fly line as you can see i am a comlpete dunce on this subject

No mate dont have a rod ,whats a 6/7? see i told you i dont know much about this stuff .

Hi para just gotta qork out how you use one of these things

Hi all well while rummiging through my shed cupboards the other day i cam across a fly reel that i bought some time ago when i was thinking about trying other styles of fishing ,it is a shakespeare fly reel, now not knowing to much about this type of fishing any help would be appreciated ,looking through my books i even bought a book on fly tying so i must have been keen at the time but other things take over and i had forgotten about this ,here is the reel for any in the know.

While we are on the subject jack here is something you might want to knock up ,it is made from 6mm checker plate and is about 300mm square ,if you remember the old timber plate they would isseu you with for the 110 landys well this is a up market version of the jacking plate ,cant change a tyre if you jack keeps sinking into the sand or mud ,this will provide a good base for a scissor or even a high lift jack, i carry this as well in my kit all the time cost next to nothing to make and wil save you a lot of greif .

Maybe work your way along the beach mate ,seen a guy work brighton to seacliff for a couple of nice flathead a few years ago .

This is a god topic as i have just dusted of the weapon i used when in far north queensland as i used to do a bit of lure fishing up there ,this rod and real have to be over 20 years old but they are like brand new ,the reel is a abu pro plus and the rod is a shimano black magnum baitcasting rod ,maybe ill get down the onk and have some practice now that the heat wave has passed .

I carry one 24/7 in the back of the pathfinder ,takes up no room and its always there if you need it have a assortment of bits and peices in a old milk crate ,rope light jumper leads ect never know when you gonna need it ,if ya get a flattie and pull your spare out and it aint much better if you havent got a compressor what ya gonna do? just something to think about ,i had one in the wifes car as well lightweight version .

well done mate i am still hopefull to catch one of legal size

Dont forget the horses as well jagger ,tell us how you went getting cockles i never made it this time round and i am not sure when the season closes i think it is this month ,oh well always next year ,youll have a ball jack its great fun and the kids will love it .i would let my tyres down to 18psi and wheres your compressor jack? i got caught at coffins like this in 100 degree heat bogged to the axles no compressor and didnt let my tyres down ,go buy one tommorow .

You know that there is a checkpoint on the way ,what there doing is checking for web toad northerners trying to sneak down south without being properly disinfected ,youll see it big flashing lights they check all cars so you wont be able to bluff your way round it ,in all seriosness jack watch the roads and your speed especially round mt compasss have a safe trip and a great weekend mate.

I concure with ranger ,now i must admit i havent been down this year but the last time i did the person in front of me in a landcruiser didnt let there tyres down and got bogged before they even got to the hill ,i let my tyres down in the carpark to 18psi and just floated over the sand i also carry a snatch strap, shackles and a broad mouth shovel just in case and in the future i will get some max trax ,also if people see that you are prepared they are more likely to help and say just bad luck ,wheras people who just charge across with no recovery gear deserve what they get ,i was there when

Hi all well as the topic states it is about closed face reels ,does anyone use them here ,are they any good ? the reason i ask is that i have a small abu baitcaster ,now i am the most hopeless person to use one of these things and recently whilst at fishing wholesalers i saw these ,and thought surley this has to be easier to cast lures around than the constant mess i get myself into using the abu i have a brilliant little rod suited for an overhead and thought mabey this is the way to go ,any suggestions?

That will be okay it should last for a while with my luck then

those are thumpers mate good feed there.

Fairly slow mate two strokes dont like it much but i have heard fours can just about run on idle without any problem ,watched a video on utube some old guy fishing for snook somewhere had 3 eskies full must have been a pro ,but they were all good sized ,love smoked snook .looking at trying some different lures any sugestions i have a chrom slice with green face on one side any other ideas ?

I use a paravanes and i was having real trouble with it for some reason, worked fine before i think maybe the rod is to light as it keeps diving no mater where you put the line .Half the time i was cutting grass over the ribbon weed of seacliff gave up in the end

Borryking you have me a little puzzled ,if this other fellow retreived from the launch ramp then why were you in a retrieval ramp?as the launch ramp must have been clear .Now i dont condon gobbing off at people as they may just not know the rules ,be new to boating whatever .Just to put it into context i launched from a retrieval ramp last friday at around 600 ,no worries all the early starters had gone and there was only two of us there ,when i retrieved it was around 1.00 fairly quiet 1 boat in front of where i wanted to retrieve so as i tied of he was on the trailer and away so i pulled my

I picked one up yesterday on the ol white plastic lure ,was going to throw it out then a guru told me it is one of the best lures for snook ,couldnt keep him as he was about 2cm to small so he lives to fight another day.

Was down at sullies last year ,pretty busy arvo some guy couldnt be :c waiting at the retreival ramp so went onto the launch ramp ,guy and his mate come want to launch there humungo boat but cant ,so they just backed onto the ramp and by the time the guy got back they were primed ,did he get a spray and the deckie as well ,no fisticuffs but could have happened quite easily .Heard from a mate that a guy and his daughter came in ,small tinnie so dad goes of to get the car young girl hasnt a clue just hold the boat like dad said ,some bozo came up and started yelling at her about moving up the r

Go to the alvey site email bruce or glen alvey with what you want to do and they should be able to help you ,i just bought a snapper reel 525 c 12 brand new ,asked when it was produced and they said around mid 60's the reel has never been used and is now on my snapper rod its a buety brand spanker .

Hmmm crab beer ,dont know mate might be a bit salty.