Shimano Vanford C5000XG

Woohoo! New Vanford C5000XG in my hand! Straight off the truck as soon as it hit Aus. Can’t wait to hit the water. Going on my 10’6 daiwa Seabass, spooled with 360mt of 15lb Sufix. I can’t believe how light this reel is. Feels soooo balanced, even better than my 3000 Ci4. Thanks to Jay…

Fatties at Bayview

So after the sale of my boat this week I have a sense of freedom to back to my grass roots of wading the flats with lures on light lines. I got out yesterday afternoon and was quickly reminded that I love this type of fishing. Light, easy and super fun. I fished Bayview for…

Boat Sold

This was a week of mixed feelings. I have sold my boat because we are going to knock our house down and rebuild. It makes sense to sell it while we need the money and I don’t have much time to get a boat on the water. I’m really happy it went to a really…

The next generation.

The next generation. 8yrs old and the first time I’ve put a long rod in his hands. I went with the 555 (10’6″) rod, 55b reel 10lb mono. Perfect setup for him, long enough but light enough to handle. 12 fish later (10 dart, 1 whiting, 1 Flathead) and he is hooked on beach fishing.…

Good Friday Whiting

Beautiful way to spend Good Friday. Fished the Alvey 55B on the Alvey 555 rod. I really love this set-up with light line and weight. Eight whiting on beach worms. The fish were right at my feet. Not much swell around Sydney right now. A fantastic morning to be on the beach. πŸŽ£πŸ‘πŸ˜  

Pittwater Bream on hardbody lures

Session in Pittwater for a great afternoon of fishing! It was so windy I spent the first few hours flicking hards, vibes and softs in any sheltered area I could find. The lure that got all the hits was the Prolure D36 Crank – Tiger Shrimp. Three little squire came first from above some seagrass…

WaterScreen Nano fuel filter set-up

I recently decided to put a fuel filter on the boat to protect the motor from fuel contaminated with water. The choice of filter was easy; the WaterScreen nano fuel filter from Whitworths. The process was pretty simple, however, I had to look around a bit to work out how the inlet and outlet system…