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Hi friends, Merry Christmas! I am planning a kayak trip with the kids in Pumicestone Passage. We plan to launch from the lower end and travel north. Can someone tell me the direction of the current due to tide? I am trying to make it easier for the kids. Cheers

Eels are popular, but hard to get if you don't fish in river often. Mullet chops work very well.

Thanks Hamish, will try live bait and see how it goes! Thanks Ellicat, will definitely watch wind speed and wave height,(aiming at less than 3 knot) not worth it to risk life for fishing!! Thanks Benno, definitely stay near to shore if the wind is over 3 knots. Thanks for the tips as well!

My Navionics on my android phone can download maps for offline usage. I guess iPad app might be similar and that means you don't need internet constantly.

Nice Catch!

Hi friends, Since holidays are near I am planning a kayak fishing trip with a friend near Green island. We will launch from Wellington point and paddle to the island and stay in the water for a few hours. I am planning to launch 2 hours before first light if weather is good. Will have safety light and vest on. Can someone offer some important advice and a few tips? Thanks and have a good holiday!

5hp for 1k? You hit gold!

Nice snapper, I guess it is caught in the lower reaches of Brisbane river?

What a beauty!

Thanks again for giving me all the practicals and there are lots of tradeoff in making it work. I only fish onshore and use 20 lb fc to make dropper rig, i find the dropper stiff enough to stick out. However i wonder if i should use 50 lb line to make the dropper longer and stick out better since I fish mostly at night.

Thanks Ed, yes i was using the rig before. How long do you usually make your dropper? Mine is about 15cm which i regard a bit short but enough to avoid tangling with main line. Shorter dropper seems ineffective for me.

So in current is it better to have one hook only to avoid getting tangled?

In qld, i think i can get 3 hooks on one /rod max?

Thanks Bob, i guess i need to work on improving my paternoster rig. Thanks for other alternatives as well!

Yes there is current when fishing near shore with water of 4 metres deep.

Yes dropper rig is what I tried first and it did not catch more fish, though it did not have the twisted line problem. The reson is the droppers line length is short and did not appeare as free in the water.

Hey fishos, Just wondering if you use multiple hooks/lines on one rod? Sometimes i find myself lazy to carry two rods or because there are simply too many fishermen crowded at one spot. I saw a guy using 3 swivel snap to connect three lines to a main line with a runner sinker. He caught some fish while others had donut. So it seems there is a way to increase odds when fishing is slow. I am trying to find a rig with multiple lines that do not get twisted, is there suh a rig? I found this on amazon but the leader line is too short to make a difference.

Agreed, too much snot weed these days and i wonder where they come from?!

Thanks Hamish for the information. From your description it is not worth it, isn't it? What do you think about the Atkinson session?

Thanks for sharing your adventure and those are nice pictures. I will give the spot a go when the weather is ready to launch my kayak. How clean is the water there, compared to Akinson's crossing?

I guess fishing at cheap kayak is not that comfortable for the limited space. I would prefer an expensive one.

Good catch! What Type of leader do you use? Recently had a bust off on 15 lb mono leader and am searching for the right one that can catch flatty and bream.

I saw more and more fisho are becoming crabbie these days as you can get all kinds of creatures in the pot. A friend of mine got a thready one day and stopped fishing ever since.

Hi Dropbear, I mostly agreed with your comments, however I just got one from Freddy's and it's Okuma uts SABIKI rod which get quite a lot of flex( I am not sure if this is good or bad as I haven't tested it in water yet) . I guess you were referring to the rovex brand or others, but definitely not Okuma I bought. Cheers!

Thanks Hamish for your river fishing perspective and I definitely had high hope for its place in landbased fishing. I will see if it live up to the expectation! Thanks Kat and I will get a boat later!! Thanks ellicat, yes I have used other sabiki rig on normal rods but the problem probably is repack the rig after fishing. I got an expensive lesson when I left a rig on the floor and kick it without knowing the hooks are still there. :(( The good thing of this rod is probably it hide everything inside the rod and easy to travel and store as you use it.