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by widgeon58
Fri Jul 08, 2016 3:33 pm
Forum: For sale
Topic: small clearout. fly rod, surf reel, grips, line
Replies: 12
Views: 3812

Re: small clearout. fly rod, surf reel, grips, line

Good Afternoon Basti, I am interested in the 20lb and 8lb lines, price for both?
by widgeon58
Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:17 pm
Forum: Melbourne Land Based Fishing
Topic: Where to fish land based in Melbourne
Replies: 25
Views: 31832

Re: Where to fish land based in Melbourne

No expert but would have said a crucian or gold fish.
by widgeon58
Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: Australian Natives
Topic: Cod Trip 2016
Replies: 197
Views: 14602

Re: Cod Trip 2016

At this point in time that weekend is good for Hamish and I.
by widgeon58
Mon Dec 07, 2015 12:40 pm
Forum: Melbourne Land Based Fishing
Topic: Please help!! good spot for fishing/camping trip
Replies: 11
Views: 1730

Re: Please help!! good spot for fishing/camping trip

Fishing may not be the most fantastic, but have a look at Aysuns Reserve near Elmore, its on the Campaspe river has toilet facilities, camping is free and it could be a good base to work from.
by widgeon58
Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:18 pm
Forum: Melbourne Land Based Fishing
Topic: Need to break the run of donuts.
Replies: 20
Views: 2710

Re: Need to break the run of donuts.

Just near there, there are a couple of unusually deep holes both on bends that might also be worth a fish for mulloway, we found one afternoon when we made a trip up the yarra as it was to rough to go out and fish the bay,
by widgeon58
Tue Sep 01, 2015 1:56 pm
Forum: General Salt Water Fishing
Topic: Any proper way to catch eels?
Replies: 22
Views: 9486

Re: Any proper way to catch eels?

Garden Snails either with their shells off, or just step on them and then put the hook through the body with the crushed shell still on, also seems to work, well as a bait Caught my first eels this way in the Yarra near Warburton and not so long ago when I was on holidays' at Wye River on the Surf C...
by widgeon58
Mon Aug 31, 2015 3:51 pm
Forum: Fishing techniques
Topic: casting
Replies: 24
Views: 3000

Re: casting

For those people practicing their casts on reserves or footy grounds; try , pre drilling a tennis ball, run some electrical wire through it, attach a treble to the wire, push treble and wire back into the tennis ball so that the barbs go through the ball and are on the inside of the ball then squeez...
by widgeon58
Mon Aug 24, 2015 3:10 pm
Forum: General
Topic: DEPI doing their Job
Replies: 8
Views: 636

DEPI doing their Job

Noticed a local fishmonger selling Murray cod the other day at 30-40cm in length and spoke to the DEPI about it, who followed up and said they had spoken to the fishmonger who showed them a receipt/invoice from a commercial fish farm, so the fish were actually legal to sell. So I give the guys a thu...
by widgeon58
Thu Aug 20, 2015 12:13 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: Coburg Carp Cull...Version 3! 25/10/15
Replies: 83
Views: 23766

Re: Coburg Carp Cull...Version 3! 25/10/15

Did have two or three reads, but can't see a start time?
by widgeon58
Mon Aug 17, 2015 1:18 pm
Forum: Fishing sales, deals and bargains
Topic: Gas bottles 2kg 4kg & 9kg all $10ea @ BigW
Replies: 12
Views: 1242

Re: Gas bottles 2kg 4kg & 9kg all $10ea @ BigW

Went back to Big W at Forest Hill, got hem to ring Big W at Epping and scan bottles there, bottles scanned at $10, Forest Hill said our problem" have your bottle for $10 -deal done", my bottle dates stamped 10/12 so its got about 7 years left on.

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