BeachAngler

Heading to Avoca tomorrow for a fish, can someone tell me which part of the beach is the best to fish? I have kids so preferably something with a minimal walk. Many Thanks.

All that boat and no toilet

What about a Saltiga Surf 30 for the reel? 10ft is wayyyyyy too short for the beach, at least 12ft even up to 13'6". It's gotta be tough something like an 8144 or better.

I fished the Parra friday arvo from 5-9pm with only a few small pickers at baits and not even a run. Was using squid, pillies and mullet. Half my baits never even got a looker. Came back in as fresh as they went out.

Just remember it's illegal to return them to the water, you need to destroy them humanely.

The paternoster is a great rig for almost every occasion not just the beach. The paternoster will work great in the river and lake mac and swansea channel. If your fishing in an area with huge current, try going for the twisted dropper over the basic dropper loop will help the bait stand off the main line a little better and avoid some tangles.

There are some great rods in the Shimano Backbone range. I have owned a BB70 which cost me like $80 for 6 years now and it just keeps on taking all the crap I give it.

I'd suggest the Starlo Stix Heavy Shore Spin. $119 and will take 10kg line weight no problems. The length is just perfect as well.

Slinky got it right, the best rig for the surf is the paternoster with either a single or double dropper. Use either a snapper lead, star sinker or beach sinker on the end and keep your droppers about 30cm apart. I normally throw a double with a mullet strip on each or a single with a whole pillie. Sometimes you can use a whole small squid on each or beachworms. Very versatile. You can even throw two different baits. My reccommendation is to use a quality ball bearing swivel above the rig.

If all else fails, a deep cycle battery hooked up to two metal prongs!!! *BZZZZZZZZZ* Just kidding.... but winter can sometimes be very rewarding OR very frustrating. Just stick at it and as Swordfisherman said, fish deep.

And that's why he is the secretary and not the President! Good with money, not sense! I would reckon that 98% of Luderick are caught during daylight hours, or nearabouts. In fact they are one of the most reliable daylight species you can catch.

Most heavy jigging outfits use at least a 14000 size reel or above. 8000 might be a little small. If you hook a decent fighting fish and it takes a run you want the comfort of having reasonable line capacity. Don't forget you can drop down to the Spheros from the Saragosa and save a few dollars. Have you considered an overhead for the jigging etc rather than a spinning reel?

Simmo I am about to start blackie fishing this week too so maybe after a few weeks of practice we can catch up for a fish! I am going to buy my weed from the bait shop on the highway at Bakehurst they had weed the other day that looked ok.

A waterskiier is just another term for a trolled live bait !!!! Watch out for the jackets and pelagics.

Wow you guys are a wealth of knowledge! I am definately going to put your advice into practice, thank you all for contributing!