Downrigger Shop

19/06/2026

HAPPENING NOW

19/06/2026

MONSTERED. By what?
Yesterday, fishing for blackfish at Manly Point
At 45 seconds, you can see the float slide under
Surely just another blackfish, there were a few around
Just after, a big white shape can be seen
The rod buckles over and a huge swirl seen on the surface
Steadily the fish swims off, no change in pace, feels very strong
Eventually, with around 150 metres out, snagged on the bottom
I intentionally broke the line
Thinking shark, but on the page
I'm told it's a hot jewfish spot. Possible?

Yesterday, fishing for blackfish at Manly PointAt 45 seconds, you ...

19/06/2026

WOW! Today, Clement scored this whopper cuttlefish for our next fishing trip. Question! Should I use it for chasing kingies, or schedule a snapper session?

19/06/2026

I'm giving that its own post. Because I was thinking about going up to a favourite spot in 130 metres off Port but maybe no, now. Is that a longtail at the back? Big thanks Mark Scifleet:
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Current is big on mid north coast. Going sideways at 6 klm per hour. Struggle to get bottom in 200 m. Gave up after couple of drifts. To hard on old blokes. Ha ha.

19/06/2026

BROWN'S MOUNTAIN. Gotta get back there:

19/06/2026

Last Sunday, spearo killed by shark, the second fatality in just over a week:

19/06/2026

Michael Abrahams, your head is as empty as a eunuch’s underpants. I’m saying it’s time for action, not argument:
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Downrigger Shop oh so your anecdotal evidence trumps the ACTUAL data collected by top researchers? WHO have far better equipment and actual track the population numbers ? literally every study shows the numbers have NOT exploded and have in fact remained steady and in many cases decreased. But sure , keep spreading bu****it champ did you seriously post this thinking we all don’t have access to google and the multiple sources proving you wrong ?

19/06/2026

Ludrick Fishing looks like fun! I am more of a bream fisherman, what do you reckon the differences between bream and ludrick fishing are? Will I be able to target ludrick using light bream gears and bait(i.e. prawns)?
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do you have the basics, Miro? Correct tackle, fishing spot, fresh green w**d etc? Probably best to join one of our upcoming blackfish classes, if you don’t live too far from northside Sydney:

18/06/2026

Blackfish! Look good. Fight good. Taste good. Can be found just about everywhere. Why more people don’t fish for them I’ll never understand. Here’s a pic from Avalon rocks on Tuesday:

18/06/2026

ABC RADIO INTERVIEW THIS MORNING. Lake Liddell, in the NSW Hunter Valley. Once a recreational paradise for water skiiers, sailors, and anglers. Then it was *given* to AGL Energy who bought the Liddell Power Station in 2014. In 2016 AGL banned all water based recreation, due to concern about amoebic meningitis. The toxic amoeba thrived in the water, heated by the power plant. The only health threat occurred when a swimmer's head was submerged. Not relevant to skiiers, sailors, or anglers. The amoeba is a common issue in power plants using lake water for cooling. Many tactics have been successful in minimising the threat elsewhere. But not Liddell. Why?