Neil Stratford

The Old Scaley one is correct! Depends on the pasture they live in but they’re a fast growing fish .

I donated a threadfin to Qld Fisheries the other day . Guess the age of this fish ?

Yes my flathead spots have been very quiet for the last couple of years . imo the waters been way too hot for them .

Yes it’s certainly a fair trip up there from the Southside of Brisbane, especially on a public holiday . Presume you got rewarded with quality fish . We got back from our stint dog sitting at Bribie yesterday and I went for a whiting fish this morning. There was a heap of boats out down the Pin. Surprisingly I managed to find a quiet spot out of the chaos and got a nice feed of pretty good fish .

Looks like you had a good day Ray. I presume you got the job done for Bill? Pie shop shut - what a tragedy -a total unjust ending to the day! regards Neil

Couple more whiting for team south 390mm and another 350mm

I was suppose to go mackerel /reefy yesterday morning ,but my mate who was taking me in his boat cancelled with a sore shoulder at the last moment . Since I had that all important leave pass organised ,I went and dug a few worms and had a whiting fish last night . Could not find any decent ones , but scratched up a nice feed of whiting. Got a beautiful little juvenile mulloway and a little lizard as by catch , which were tagged and released .Managed to upgrade team south’s whiting slightly. whiting 350 ,345,350mm mulloway 405mm flathead 385mm

Well done Hamish , he would have pulled a bit of drag. regards neil

Great land based fish Max , looks like you suffered a bit of line burn Hope it didn’t nip you when you were removing that slug. regards Neil

Went for a flathead fish this morning ,but my Lowrance side scan told me to forget the flathead and fish for something else. Ended up getting a nice feed of threadies off the sand in 1.2 m of water. Jess those things go on light gear. Hopefully the photos come up ok as they were beautifully conditioned clean fish. team south Flathead 510mm Threadfin 1030mm ,930mm and 965mm Gave all the fish barring 1 Thready away , which I’ll be having with some nice fresh salad tonite. regards Neil

I personally like using slightly larger spinning reels . I recon I get greater distance in my casts with the slightly larger spools , and you don’t have to put as much effort when continuously casting and retrieving lures and plastics .You also often get greater line capacity which sometimes comes in handy if you come across an unexpected larger fish like a big thready or longtail ,they’ll empty those tiny 1000 and 2000 series spinning reels faster than you can blink .So long as the larger reel isn’t too heavy and the rod /reel balance feels good there’s nothing to loose going up 1 or even 2 sizes. I think the Daiwa kix and Shimano sustains are pretty similar on paper. The Sustain 3000 is just over 10 percent lighter than the 3000 kix., but the 4000 models are pretty much both the same weights. regards neil

Very nice !! You’ve done a great job with it using some excellent components. Have a look at a sustain 4000 . Fairly good quality reel that’s nice and light.

Good to see some good numbers again . well done regards Neil

Went down the Pin to hunt down a huge threadfin that I dropped at the boat last week, couldn’t find any bait for a couple of hours and missed the bite period . By the time I found some bait it was way too late and had to contend with stingrays ,cat fish , sharks and bream . I did have an unusual visitor though , a small wallaby out for a morning dip. South side Bream 290mm

A few more for team south . Spanish Mac 1100 and 945mm Spotty Mac 800mm Grassy Sweetlip 480 and 420mm Spangled Emperor 440mm Cattle dog cod 370 and 380mm Wire netting cod 340mm