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by Kestrel
Sat Sep 07, 2019 4:49 pm
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Paternoster rigging variations

Hi folks There's no doubt about the effectiveness of the paternoster rig in certain circumstances. so, two things you may wish to comment on. 1. Has anyone simply tied on a couple of hooks onto the main line as an alternative to creating the leads out to the side? Easier to do and I'm not sure if th...
by Kestrel
Wed Sep 11, 2019 7:51 pm
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Re: Kerferd Rd Pier

Yep, all systems go at Kerferd Rd. It opened again a few weeks ago
Kestrel
by Kestrel
Sun Nov 03, 2019 12:44 pm
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Re: Pinkie/Snapper plastics

My go to for the past 4 seasons has been the D.O.A Jerkbaits 4" in Pink Ice on a TT Jighead size 5/0 in 1/8th for fishing under 10mt over 10mt 1/4oz in same size. Haven't had a trip where I haven't had 3 under 50 in that time. Have smashed the fish when plenty around me struggling on Bait and lures...
by Kestrel
Wed Nov 20, 2019 4:08 pm
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Re: Parking the boat at jetty is !!@&%#!!

Great advice provided by members! Learning to ‘park’ the boat easily is just about practice I remember when I was learning... the mire people watching the more anxious I became and the more I stuffed it up! I just practiced when nobody else was around and there was no pressure and I got the hang of ...
by Kestrel
Mon Dec 09, 2019 8:22 am
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How far do you cast away from your boat??

Hi guys Like many others I'm used to casting a good distance from my boat when fishing in PPB ... maybe 30 meters or more. But a couple of weeks ago I started to ask myself ... Why? So I started casting no more than 10 meters from the boat and my results improved significantly.... I think for two re...
by Kestrel
Fri Jan 10, 2020 8:45 pm
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Re: Werribee South Ting 9/1/2020

Great... I’ll grab some! Whatever works huh!
Thanks
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by Kestrel
Tue Jan 14, 2020 11:55 am
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'Soft Plastic Newbie' Post ... What this forum should be all about!

Hi Guys There has been a bit of negativity about this forum lately .... people not posting, responding or participating. That's probably accurate. But I wanted to highlight the discussion after Leronzia posted his 'Soft Plastic Newbie' post a while ago. To me, it demonstrated what is good about this...
by Kestrel
Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:08 pm
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Re: Might Clarify a few things.

Under Cheppallet MSQ and their fisheries department clarified in simple terms: if your boat is a main form of transport it can continue to be used as such whilst adhering to social distance guidelines in your local area. If your boat is used for fishing for food you can continue to do so whilst adh...
by Kestrel
Wed Apr 22, 2020 9:59 am
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Re: Fishing tackle technology over the years.

I remember far too many years ago, buying my first Lowrance 'Depth Sounder'. It worked by tracing the bottom contour onto paper. I thought it was amazing technology.... and it was then!

This is what it looked like

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by Kestrel
Sat Jun 27, 2020 10:11 am
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Re: Snapper and Salmon in Port Melbourne

Nice vid Alex!
I didn’t quite hear what plastics you used. Can you let me know?
Cheers
Kestrel