fishing report Wednesday 2nd November 2016
Springtime is jig time! So many readers into it, big time. Here’s Brenden Wilson in SEQ:
Big beautiful emperor for Adam Fewster. If you can get wide when the trade winds drop, FNQ fishing is as good as anywhere in the world:
Ambos, sambos, whatever you call ‘em, everyone agrees they’re frickin’ awesome. Thanks Adam, grateful for your report! Nick from FNQ chasing big reds too. Glad to hear he’s been out on the water:
Fantastic, Nick. Just wish I was up there with you! Hamish, at nearby Mission Beach:
What a great pic! Thanks so much, Cameron:
Norah Head, Murray Mcguire and his mate Richard. Break out the downriggers, lads:
Scott Parker visited for a stack of tackle and (surprise, surprise) we got to talking about kingfish. He and his friends found some red hot action at Crowdy Head last season. Planning a rematch this summer:
Nambucca fishing machine Craig Marsay scores a bonus while out snapper chasing:
Dang right they are, as long as you cut that white tendon off the steaks. Anthony sends a short video showing a kingfish attack:
Closer to home and Nathan Clarke in Middle Harbour Saturday 29th. What a cracker lizard:
To boats, and check this out, sent in by Wayne Tonkin. Ryan Eurell’s trailer boat at the recent Gary Chapman fishing comp, in Crowdy Head. Twin 300HP outboards:
After posting to Facebook some interesting feedback was received about this boat brand. I guess the challenge of outwitting and outrunning Fisheries was pretty addictive:
Mark D inquires about tackle ahead of starting a new charter business, this summer. The boat – which he made himself – is just incredible:
Saturday 29th at Roseville boat ramp, where our man on the spot Mike Fitzgerald filmed another failure to launch:
Out on the water the weekend before last to support Gone Fishing Australia Day:
Crew, Rob Brown from the Shooters Fishers and Farmers Party:
The man is such a fashionista. We didn’t boat many fish but we did have a great catch up, on old times. Greg writes:
Great job Greg! Kids are the future of our sport and we have to pass the baton on. I was at Bobbin Head last night with 1st Wahroonga Cub Scouts. Nothing big caught, but lots of fun had:
To tackle, and two questions about our reel knobs:
That size reel requires our medium knob. Two colours in stock, being black and gold, and blue and silver. Pics attached and here’s the link, if you want to order?
As to free samples will pop an envelope in the mail to you tomorrow. Thanks for writing!
No problem! We have that size available in two colours, being black & gold, or blue & silver. I have attached a picture for you. Those are $35. Installation should be very simple but if more complicated than expected please just follow this video? Everything explained simply and shows how easy it is. Sure you will be very pleased at the results.
Just arrived this week! The Ryobi 4000. Polished aluminium Saltiga colour ball knob. Prespooled with 160m 30-pound colour change braid. 5:1 gear ratio, 7 ball bearings, waterproof drag. But the best news is only 518 grams, including our PE 1.5-3 Bay Jig rod and line.
You can jig with this all day, just so light and comfortable. Ideal snapper reel too. $245 for rod reel and line. Here’s a short video on its features:
Call or email for more details? If you already have a suitable 4000 size reel, consider the PE 1.5-3 Bay Jig rod. Like the Gomoku but without the too-small tip guide problems. And, way cheaper. $95 for pick up, can be delivered for $15 to Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Good rod, good price:
Talking about jigging, gee this got me fired up. Big big thanks to Mathew Scott:
Matt’s kings full of big garfish:
And his trolling minnows damaged by big hits. That’s a nice problem to have:
Freshwater news, and Geoff Wilson sends a top pic:
Readers know what a non stop nightmare it’s been for Sydney offshore fishos since August – what with relentless strong winds, preventing us getting out there. I’ve taken up carp fishing because luckily the spot we’ve found has carp up to (and may be over) ten kilos and can be fished in pretty much any wind. But where we’re fishing is crystal clear water only two to three feet deep and these big carp aren’t stupid. Those Crank hooks Roy so kindly sent me have massively increased my hook up rate, on carp. The reason being that the slightly curved shank delivers a way better hook set than either straight shank or circle hooks. Fly fisher Lionel expressed interest so I put a few in the post for him to turn into carp flies. The results are just fantastic:
Lionel out using the carp flies. You're such an action machine, cobber:
But the northern hemisphere is where the monsters swim. Here's one of Roy's (who supplied the Crank hooks) from October:
To politics, and David Lockwood – who knows more about fishing Sydney, than the next ten blokes combined – writes in defence of North Head access. Which of course is the next sell out, planned by NSW Premier Mike Baird. Baird’s tactic of selling out his base for green likes didn’t work so well with the greyhound issue. I am hearing that his backdown over that one is no backdown at all, because they are planning to bring in some kind of mean spirited tax, on greyhound owners. And, to shore up their tattered green cred, Baird wants to declare some marine parks before Christmas. I’ve got a pretty big plan for if and when that happens, so keep watching this space:
This is a copy of feedback submitted on www2gb.com: Name:
Andrew Hestelow
Only in Australia! Seal attacks three times, biting two surfboards and putting one surfer in hospital. Local greenie Shona blames the victims. It don't get more politically correct than that:
Lads, thanks so much for your support Visitor numbers down a little which you would expect, with the howling winds we’ve been experiencing. But ten new visitors every hour of the week is pretty good: :)
Until next time and tight lines to all our readers and contributors
Andrew Hestelow
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