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by foggybottom
Mon Mar 09, 2015 8:58 pm
Forum: Flinders to Hastings
Topic: Hastings Report - 8/3/15
Replies: 7
Views: 831

Re: Hastings Report - 8/3/15

Mullet aren't bad on the fang. They're quite oily, but if you cook them with plenty of flavour added (my favourite is harissa paste) they're fine. I always bake them whole so bones aren't too big an issue but they're far from the boniest fish anyway.
by foggybottom
Sun Mar 01, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: General
Topic: Fish ID
Replies: 4
Views: 389

Re: Fish ID

banded wrasse.
by foggybottom
Mon Feb 23, 2015 2:22 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Worst weather condions you fished in?
Replies: 32
Views: 2087

Re: Worst weather condions you fished in?

We crossed Bass Strait in December in couple of meter swell and 30 knot winds, luckily it was behind us or quartering us and we were hooting along. It was great fun, but I guess that's the difference between a 42 foot racing cruiser (yacht) and a half cab trailer boat.
by foggybottom
Sun Feb 22, 2015 8:10 am
Forum: New South Wales
Topic: Fishing mermaids inlet tomorr. Advice
Replies: 6
Views: 1054

Re: Fishing mermaids inlet tomorr. Advice

Wear a life jacket.
by foggybottom
Thu Feb 19, 2015 7:46 pm
Forum: Fishing Rods & Reels
Topic: What do you think about these combos?
Replies: 39
Views: 2475

Re: What do you think about these combos?

The Sedona is a better reel, just the next step up from the Sienna, but the 2500 size you will be able to catch anything in the bay, might need to play the bigger fish but you'll catch them. I'm not at all familiar with the rods though.
by foggybottom
Sun Feb 15, 2015 10:19 am
Forum: Melbourne Land Based Fishing
Topic: Tarwin River snakes?
Replies: 15
Views: 3033

Re: Tarwin River snakes?

There's no sea snakes in the tarwin river. There are the odd report of yellow bellied sea snakes getting down into victorian waters, but generally only when warm sea currents let them , but then they generally die and wash up when the colder currents get through. You might have even been seeing gars...
by foggybottom
Sat Feb 07, 2015 8:05 pm
Forum: Other Fishing Equipment
Topic: Good tackle brands that 'fly under the radar'!
Replies: 22
Views: 2035

Re: Good tackle brands that 'fly under the radar'!

fin nor, i've got a couple of their little rampage reels, cheap and cheerful, never washed them, never given me grief.
by foggybottom
Wed Feb 04, 2015 5:59 pm
Forum: Other Fishing Equipment
Topic: Shoes for Rocks
Replies: 28
Views: 1872

Re: Shoes for Rocks

that's the trick though, try them on then head online with the product code to make the savings, bit of an @rsehole move but as a student, i can't afford the markup.
by foggybottom
Sun Feb 01, 2015 11:10 pm
Forum: Fishing Rods & Reels
Topic: Daiwa vs. Shimano
Replies: 50
Views: 7706

Re: Daiwa vs. Shimano

ford holden mate, never noticed the difference much between the 2, i've got a couple of mixed breed rod/reel setups because like ou say, what i could afford at the time.
by foggybottom
Thu Jan 29, 2015 2:36 pm
Forum: General Salt Water Fishing
Topic: Metal Jig in Melbourne
Replies: 8
Views: 721

Re: Metal Jig in Melbourne

do you mean using a squid bait jig? or vertical jigging with a blade?

Also, first post? be nice if you popped over to the intro section of the forum to get yourself started...

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