So after the wrap the floor framing is next on my plan. Being a novice when it comes to metal, this raised a number of questions. Which grade aluminium? What size aluminium? Where to buy? I started with which aluminium to use. Researching the net I found the usual swamp of conflicting opinions. Here is…
Awesome day! Got up at 4:30am and headed down to Taren Point to see Craig at Graphic Wraps. I had this image of a burnt orange boat with a killer Bream about to smash a lure. Craig was straight onto it and after a couple of hours on Photoshop I felt like Craig had reached…
SO stoked to be into a boat again. My last boat was sold ten years ago when my eldest was born and I’ve been grieving the loss ever since. After looking around for a while I decided the Stacer Proline 399 looked like the goods. So when Stacer had their 2015 runout sale, and the…
I got out today to test my new Olympus TG4 camera. The Olympus TG4 is a great little camera that is perfect for fishing. The TG-4 is a waterproof rugged camera able to withstand drops from 2.1m high, freezing temperatures down to -10°C, crushing pressures of 100kg, dusty conditions, and water depths down to 15m.…
Early morning fish up the back of Narrabeen Lake today. It started out as another very quiet morning. I started fishing with the Rebel pop R for whiting and with no interest shown I soon switched over to the sx40 (348). Unfortunately there was a huge amount of fine green weed in the lake that…
This morning was my first fish of the season after the winter shutdown, though after this morning I’m not sure if fish know it’s time to wake up. It was quiet to say the least. I fished from 6:30am to 11am and worked really hard for two small flathead and two whiting. It was a…
In 2001 I read an article written by Peter Horrobin & Stephen Booth tittle “The short end of the stick” (Horrobin & Booth, 2001). At the time of reading it I had been experimenting with different types of soft plastic and hard body lures for quite a while and I felt like I needed a rod…
Chop chop chopper ain’t much chop! I just caught the last half hour of light today but hey, any time with a wet line is better than none. Given the short time frame I thought I may as well try out Crystal Bay, Newport, along the southern shore. I’ve fished this spot years ago in…
I just managed to catch the last hour of light today and it was absolutely beautiful. I started out throwing the Ecogear VX40 (435). This is the first time I’ve used this lure and I love it! It casts like a bullet, especially on the light line. It wasn’t long before I was onto a…
What started out as a very quiet session wading around the back of Narrabeen Lake ended up with a personal best flathead on light line. A 72cm, 3kg flathead on 1.8kg line. The monster lizard inhaled the Ecogear SX40F at 5pm and had me dancing all over the place for the next 25 minutes. When…
This is a beautiful rod. My G.Loomis IMX S841-2 is by far my favourite rod. I’ve never found another rod like it. I own two other G.Loomis GL3’s but the IMX S841-2 is in another league. This is an ultra-light action rod with a short grip. It is so light and balanced it feels…
The Ecogear SX40F range is my favourite hard body lure right now. Ecogear have done a superb job designing these lures. They come in a variety of colours that suit a wide range of natural environments. My personal favourite right now is colour 348 (black and red). I’ve caught bream, flathead, whiting and tailor on…
This is a great knot for tying a fluorocarbon leader to braid. If tied well, it has excellent strength and it’s small profile allows it to easily pass through guides. When tying fine diameter lines I personally find I get a better knot if I use a light-to-moderate tension on the line for the first half…
Afternoon fun before the storm hit. Bream, flathead, whiting and tailor. Nice to pull a big bream out of Bayview. All fish caught on blades and released. Read more here
Early morning hard body lure session Half a dozen flathead Couple of bream and whiting All fish released Every weekend should be a four day weekend Read more here
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