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Conway flats will have ele’s into April from memory

Wicked ………you gotta give us some details ……
And a photo we can actually see

Once again I suggest it’s time Alan authorised one of us to moderate this site .

Sounds snapper.

Sounds snapper .

Took a couple of pics … daughter holding the big one but it doesn’t do it justice …..I’d guess at over 20lb
Addictive is right …..I was thinking it had to be a kingy while waiting for the guides to bust off the rod , all sorts of creaking/clinking going on ….I had a heap of hurt on it trying not to get spooled …..that was a rush

Plural was my bad .. lol

Ive found they are a ways from the Mac mouth on the south side ….assuming the same on the north ….
Maybe they don’t like the fresher water ? …. Walk out at low tide and suck sand from the little mounds ….

Been having all sorts of puter issues , and kept losing my auto set password …… with the IP’s sloppy email , getting passwords reset has been a pain , so Ive been watching , but unable to post .
Bought a new puter now ….so Im back bitches !

Been playing heaps of golf and not a lot of fishing .

Had a good whitebait season …got oddles in…[Read more]

ALAN ! we need a moderator to keep idiots from these boards …..

No body say "elephant fish"

Almost remeshed my rebuilt whitebait net …..gobys are all done .

Wont know myself with flash gear …..bet I catch even less bait now lol

You never know what might venture into the bay at night …only one way to find out …..
Be worth trying a range of baits …..come the warmer months of course

Open side facing forward ….it soon flips around due to the weight , but the bait is at speed by then so it cushions the shock .

What volume of air is in your reservoir ? ….. we use a 3Kg LPG bottle ….and had it up to 185Psi from memory ….shot a 9oz sinker with single bait just shy of 240mtrs …. the crack when you pull the trigger hurts…[Read more]

The Sabot is a critical part of the launcher .
Find some PVC pipe which fits neatly inside the barrel .
Cut a 3 inch length , and cut a ‘cap’ not a bung , to glue on the bottom …..the bung needs to be incredibly neat fitting
This forms a cup which protect the bait , and when you bolt a lead weight under the cup , it becomes the sinker .

In…[Read more]

Im not completely up to speed with the sprinkler valve idea ..

PM me your email addy and I will flick you a pic of the cannon …finally managed to drag it from the mates garage and take one .

It looks like it’s only just pushed it’s way out the egg ….and it’s eyes aint even opened yet lmao

A mate of mine made it from scratch …fairly clever mofo …

You can check it out sometime if you like ….pretty basic ..

?? I fished a few times last year with a cannon ….237mtrs was the last cast ….ended up foul hooking a dolphin lmao ..

The trigger is the key …less efficient the trigger the higher the air pressure needed for serious distance .

We havent got the best trigger , so needed 160psi for that cast , may have even been 180….takes some effort…[Read more]

Cant be fagged checking to see if Ive already posted this , but

Make the sinker the cup ….bolt the lead on the bottom of the pvc cup , and make sure the cup is a nice tight fit in the barrel

Seemless barrel is a must .. also , google "sabbot"

The bait comes out of the barrel at full speed , protected by the cup …so no real stress on it…[Read more]

Waimac mouth …

Dice the white meat to 1/4inch cubes.
Grate 3 medium size spuds .
Finely chop an onion
A little salt and pepper
A tiny bit of mixed herbs

Make a whitebait patty mix – 5 eggs , flour – baking powder and a little milk .

Mix it all together , and spoon patties into an electric frypan with 2 pottles of dripping on high .
Flip the…[Read more]