Kat

@Neil Stratford managed to get some pics up. Copy and paste a whole document (containing pics) from elsewhere?...

Fingers crossed! 

I've been away for the last 6 weeks. I let Admin know yesterday that the pics still aren't right. Hopefully they'll fix it soon.

It seems that since this issue with the photos started the forum has nearly died....very few posts now.
Are all members still accessing the site?
Test Photo.
Still fails.

Is that a Barrumundi Cod?

Awesome!  Pity about the shark 😞.
I can see those pics but have checked and still can't view pics on other posts 😔.
That last pic the fish head looks like it was big!

I managed to score a few days off work mid-week, and being the first week of open bass season in Northen NSW it was a no brainer of what I was going to do.😀
That night I loaded the ute, tied on fresh leaders, then couldn't sleep in anticipation of the first bass flick of the season.
The alarm screamed at me at 4am, jumped out of bed then suddenly realized my throat felt like dry sandpaper and my nose felt like someone had squeezed a full tube of silicon up each nostril..............MAN FLU........NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.😥🤬😥🤬.
It takes a fair bit to stop me going fishing, tried to walk it off round the yard then headed back to bed thinking, "WOW, I must be sick".
Headed to the doctors who said I had a cold (really?? lol) and need to rest a few days, he also noted that I am now over 50 and should have a prostate exam😮......and asked me " Would you like one?"   
........................WOULD I like one?
......WOULD I like one? 
What sort of a question is that?
Every time I go to a doctor, now I am over 50, they always ask me that. Why? Do they enjoy the nervous squeamish look on people's faces????
Anyway,
Slept all day, dreaming of catching bass, woke on the couch at 3am the next morning and thought "stuff it, I'm going". What does a doctor know????
I mean he asked WOULD I like a prostate exam, lol.
Soooo glad the "need to fish" won the battle of "need to recover" as the fishing was well worth pushing myself to get up and moving.
Here is a vid of the morning and arvo surface session. The weather was extremely hot for the first week of spring, 32 degrees in the shade at 11am, don't know if that's why the bass were hitting the surface so well or if it was because a lot of the grass and trees along the bank had been burnt away meaning they weren't getting much food from the frogs and insects etc. that they would usually be getting?
I was using the Zman frogs.
How good is bass surface fishing.😍
 

Are you chomping at the bit to show off all your latest pics @Kat?

Wow, been a while since pics showed!??  Think the tech guys should get this fixed sooner rather than later.  Pics or it didn't happen 😸...

Yes the head alone would have been about 4 kg .
It would have been a pb Red Bass for me .
I was spewing ! Managed to get this little specimen up though

A couple more photos , still trying to figure an easy  way to post my shark feeding video ,you might have to wait for the sites repairs to be done . 

Fg knots are very easy to tie and reliable.....it does not make sense not to use them.
Three secrets with FG knot tying....1, do not try and tidy the knot up by scrunching it...you effectively loosen it....2, cinch the knot tight after the 1st half hitch then tie the remaining locking hitches....3, a longer knot is NOT more secure.....i use roughly 20 wraps......40 wraps will eventually loosen.   I have used as few as 10 wraps and did not have a failure in testing or fishing but I prefer 20ish.
FG knots do not fail if you apply the 2 secrets above.
If fishing with braid and using a running sinker, put the sinker on the leader material....I tie about 4m of mono / FC to the braid, put a large soft bead on the leader running through the bead twice, then the sinker then the swivel or hook. 
Braid and sinkers are not good friends.

I like @Junky's comment because a bad FG knot (done wrong) is going to be more prone to slipping then a simple uni to uni knot.
If i'm luring and constantly flicking lures I'll use an FG knot so that the knot passess through guides easily.
If i'm just bait fishing and knot thickness isn't an issue, I just use an improved albright which i can do easily (not quite blindfolded)

Thank God I use Mono.
So much easier.
I was taught the fish only like the bait.
Cheers.

Another thing is that a swivel can effect the actions on some lures, but for the most part yes it let's you use a much linger leader and the swivel can be a bit visible in clear water.
Of all the different connections I've tried like the Albright, Carrot and probably a half dozen others. The FG knot runs through the guides the best and is the strongest with all different braid and leader options.
I did my own destination testing using different quality and strength braid with various leader options and the FG is the strongest knot I've tried.
It's one weakness or probably more likely my skill at tying it is when using light line like 6lb braid to 6lb leader. Then I find a double uni knot the easiest to tie and about the strongest.
 

Thanks mate.

The use of Braid over  mono  is great in most situations . Because of its very fine diameter you can use a lesser  sinker size to hold the bottom , it has next to no stretch so you have a much better chance to feel even the most subtle bites. You can cast it further with more accuracy. Braid has next to no memory , so you can get away without even  using swivels . It’s down fall is it is highly visible under water , it’s fine diameter allows it to scuff easily and it has no stretch. It also may require you to learn some new knots, to lock it down without slippage. 
The introduction of a leader such as flurocarbon to braid gives you abrasion  resistance , makes your working end of the line invisible and gives you a little stretch to fight fish a little easier. There are also different leader materials available , ie some sink and some float - this can also be used to your advantage in different situations. In most situations you use at least a rod length of leader material  , the FG knot is a good knot for joining braid to leader material , it’s very strong and it’s low  profile  allows it to pass through runners very easily , where as the use of a swivel won’t allow you to wind the leader through your rods runners.
 If you want to have a trace separating your sinker from your hook ~ by all means tie in a swivel  at act as a stopper. 
regards
Neil
 
 

Normally you'd use about 2 rod lengths of fluro leader. 
This would then have to be wound through the guides and onto the reel. 
To be able to cast a lure, plastic or bait and not have big knots getting caught up in and around the guides, other lays of line etc, you need a join that is slim, and strong. 
FG is all of that. 
 
Find your technique.
There are several ways to achieve the same result, so master your way of tying it blindfolded and you will not regret it. 
 
 

On-ya Rebel. Good to see your still terrorising those fish and frequenting the Newport Arms.
BF

All of them.

Good job 👍. 
If a few feeds were in the bag then I would probably be tempted by breakfast elsewhere too👍

and what's wrong with having fish for breaky?

Arrived around Sunrise. God's Country. Use to live here.
Quite to start.
Then a big hit. Thought it was a shark. 40CM Groper. They fight hard. Released.
Ended up with 3 nice Snapper. 45 to 50 CM.
Off to the Newoprt Arms for breakfast. They have the best Hamburgers.
Top morning.
Cheers.
 

Great report - sounds exciting. Pics would be good but no-one can see them ATM so wouldn't hurry.
Would have loved to get a look at that Hammerhead

Wow, been a while since pics showed!??  Think the tech guys should get this fixed sooner rather than later.  Pics or it didn't happen 😸...