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Hi guys anyone used nail polish to paint jig heads? Want to know if the nail polish smell deters the fish or if it becomes inert after it has dried.

cheers 

Hi everyone any tips on trolling in the Brisbane river up around fig tree pocket. Is it worth the effort and what will be worth targeting 

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As a former Victorian I do miss eating flake from the fish and chip shop. It’s usually gummy shark down there. Gummy shark are an often targeted species by fisherman down south, hence the name they are a bit easier to target than some of the toothy sharks. I agree bob about the sport fishing side of it, having caught gummies in the past they are an excellent sport fish. I have been told by a guy at work who eats shovel nose and says they are similar in eating to gummy 

Awesome Daryl, I’ve been thinking about putting pots in around there for a while. Didn’t think there was much there as it’s a small system. Obviously there is! 
how long did you have the pots in for ?

Picked up a trailer for my tinnie. The trailer does not have any sort of suspension. The boat is only a small 3.1m quintrex and is very light. Are leaf springs the best/easiest option for this?

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49 minutes ago, benno573 said:

Do it!!!  The advantages far outweigh the additional costs.  for a serious fishing yak you can't go past pedals.  

I got my hobie outback 2nd hand off gumtree, had to spend a few $ on it to get it working properly but all up i was on the water fishing for about $2K, with only some fairly minor maintenance costs in the past 5 years.

Some advantages over the paddle kayaks:

- both hands free to fish

- much easier to fight larger fish when you can have two hands on the rod and still move the kayak around

- I can easily cover 20km in a day

- can troll at up to 5kn easily

- easier to maintain forward momentum in choppy conditions - more stability

 

disadvantages:

- generally heavier

- cost

- fins can be a bit limiting in super shallow waters (less than 30cm deep)

- more moving parts so more potential for breakages

 

the way i see it, i don't have a "real" boat, so i am saving $ straight up on 2 x regos, insurance etc.  to have a toy i can troll for flatties in 30cm of water or chase snapper and macks offshore on the right day with no real ongoing costs, easily transportable etc, for me it was not hard to justify the extra expense.  especially great now i can take the little one for a trip out as well.

 

just my 2c worth.

 

 

 

 

Thanks mate! 
Is the yak a single or double if you’re taking the young bloke out? My son is starting to come fishing with me now so was thinking of getting a tandem so I can take him out

cherrs

Thinking about putting an electric motor on a kayak as I have a 2 and a half seater and when I want to take it out on my own it can be a little tricky. 
anyone else used an electric motor on a yak and if it’s worth the hassle?

New to the Redcliffe peninsula, seeing if anyone knows any spots to fish land based. Will be mobile throwing lures 

cheers 

Leader I usually have around a rod length

high tide I fish near to the shore on the Brighton side 

z man plastics 

daiwa double clutch and atomic slim twitcher hard bodies 

Usually keep the same leader on the day.

leader I use is fluorocarbon between 10-12lb

I’ve never had any issues with that size, for bream it would be lower 6-8lb although I rarely target bream.

A high tide early morning around the bridge on the Brighton side is my goto for fishing. Good size tailor, flathead and have got the odd school mackerel there. 

Does anyone know any spots on bribie to target tailor land based.

got a quite a few last week at the bridge but none were any big. All around the 25-30 cm mark

On 17/03/2011 at 1:53 AM, max pwr said:

Fishing reports- you're on the right site for sure mate. Weather I just go to ' gold coast weather ' and for tides....willy weather has good local tide times but ignore their wind and rain forecast.

Definitely ignore the wind forecast

Tailor season again, I’ve never eaten them before usually just catch them on the light gear and throw them back. I’ve heard mixed reports on there edibility. What’s the best way to cook them

Definitely won’t be going back to fins 

tried it once and that was enough. 
have had trouble with the j braid and wind knots. I understand the j braid grand is better now with wind knots 

Opinions on best braid for light lure fishing, 

flathead, trevally bream tailor etc

usually go with sunline, have found it fairly good, wondering if there is better option

Hi guys 

heading down to the Gold Coast for the wknd. Haven’t fished it a whole lot, will be land based flicking lures. Would like to get some locations. 
Also would light doing gear be too light to fish the seaway ?

I’ve got in top in it of once 

Towards north east rocks 

Any one seen how the spider rocks go for if they a good spot to got them? 
cjeers 

When are they expected to be in ?