Hey mate… there’s a few models. If you are using 100g jigs there should be a light jigging rod rated to 100g or 120g I think the one below 120 will be ideal. Otherwise you won’t get the bend through the rod and nice action. Personally I would go lighter as they are great rods and once hooked up can handle big fish.

@@saltydogs8631 thx mate

I’ve been to the cooks before… beautiful place. I hope you get a lot of fishing done there

Get some lead, boil it up and pour it in the mould. Have some wire running through for the hole. Wear protective gear

For determining current… there are a few ways. To determine direction on naviknics. You can check the direction of the wind and see if there is any influence on the drift line. You can also drop a lure below the boat to see which direction it goes. Sometimes getting snagged means you are in the right area. But to avoid… look how fast your lure sinks, then compare to the water depth and count out the time in your head. I hope that helps…

Many thanks for this response. Very important info for me to learn…

They go really well on the sootys… send us a pick when you nail one

@@saltydogs8631 Cheers mate, yeah I've got a feeling it will slay. I've just started on social media, I'm on Instagram and Facebook as UpNorthFishingAdventures. I'll be adding photos to that with the sniper, sugar pen, hardz cicada etc this summer. Just waiting for my leg to heal and I'll be straight back into it. 👍🏻🎣

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Tried and tested…. Just need to find the right ground

The whale is cool! I rarely anchor for snapper. Especially when using lures to be able to cover more ground.

We use a canon 7D mark 2

Tell that fella they are both a 6wt rod and reel and 6wt floating line that is a good setup to start learning fly fishing with as its easy to learn to cast with and you can target all your estuary favs like flathead bream whiting and blackfish and even pelagics if on a boat and it will also work perfectly as a freshwater outfit for trout and bass… If its a rod or reel rated for 5/6 weight or 6/7 weight both perfect…spend more on the rod than the reel if it isn’t a combo. Hopefully this helps

@@saltydogs8631 thankyou that helps a lot fly fishing is a hole new rabbit hole to go down is there any particular fly line that works best for all the species you mentioned

A quality floating line is perfect mate 5 or 6 wt

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Yep... we made this in December and are just posting it now. Good to see you are on the ball

@@saltydogs8631 this year have been a long season water temperature is still warm and marlins are still being caught in sydney. It must be the La Niña effect

The guts are very small and most stay attached to the head

Keep trying... maybe remove the head of your fish so it lies more flat. Easier to work with when turning to the other side.

@@saltydogs8631 Thanks for giving couple of tips guys. I'll try that next time. Cheers,

You can try filleting the next side from the tail towards the head it can sometimes prevent the dislodging of the head from the frame

Josh Pittorino it’s a Kees has filleting blade... comes in 2 sizes 9 and 7 inch... I have both, but use the smaller one mainly for bread and butter stuff

Salty Dogs thanks buddy, appreciate it

Gavin Fitzgerald hey mate, the knife is a 7 inch Kershaw filleting blade. You can grab one from frogleysoffshore.com.au.... they are a distribution company but during Covid you can get it sent from the warehouse but charged yo your local tackle store. It explains it online. Happy filleting

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FISH BY FOOT Steven Dangaard watched your one out there the other day... we tried to have a crack at the jacks in a river mouth but no joy

@@saltydogs8631 yeah need those good tides to return to do any good out the front.

Good question... No need if you are doing this when catching your own... Bit different at the markets when they come in big batches. Want to keep them as fresh and tasty as possible