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Hey raiders, been up in port for about a month, and have another couple left with work. Has anyone been getting much up here lately? i have been off the walls, north and south, as well as in the estuary with some good bream and a flatty all on mullet fillets. havent had anything touch my live ones tho. I have been through pretty much all the old posts, re port, and I really want to crack my first Jew up here. Just wondering if they have been on the chew, or is it my tactics of live mullet that are getting me? I am fishing either side of the top of the tide, at night. Think i might hit the beach with some worms if i can get some next chance i get Any hints or info would be appreciated, or atleast whether anyone is actually catching much or not? Cheers Dave

They are hard to get on the chew, but once they are feeding you should get them in too easy, try spending a little more time burleying them up with bread, i only use the freshest white bread, as i have found they arent into the multi grain, unhealthy little buggers! as for hook, i use the small green ones rather than the longshanks and get a good hook up rate. and as far as i know cast nets are illegal in NSW, it also takes the fun out of it. Mullet are great fun on light gear!

Yeah took me a little bit to understand the mullet sizings, they are a bit ambiguous on first reading. Used to throw some smaller models about 10cm out live but never had any luck so now i have gone on the premise of "go big or go home" as i want a BIG jew. I am curious as to the reason for the sizings if you knew? is it to do with breading size or something similar? thanks

Thanks for the info darren will have a crack tomorrow with the Punchy Barnard and see how it goes

Hey there raiders. Would just like some opinions on using mullet off the beach and your preferred style. i am chasing jews, tailor, salmon and or any sharks that want a nibble. I have an alvey set up and am based on the northern beaches I usually either run them live with a single hook through the back on a running sinker rig, or snelled double hook for either butterfly or slab. I havent had much success with mullet as of yet but would really like to catch something using them. Not sure why i want to catch a big fish using mullet but, i do!! I feel that berley is pretty important with them live as they dont seem to have much scent, Any help would be much appreciated. Cheers Dave

Hey raiders, went off north curly last night with some live mullet and a salmon head, Thought i might try my luck at some big fellas. Got out around 9pm and chucked them both out. There was a small channel and gutter not far from the lagoon entrance and the wind had died down so it was a good night. Burlied up all night but didnt even get a touch. Ended up butterflying the mullet to try and tempt something but still no nibbles. Fished to the high tide then packed it up at 12. Was a really good night even tho i didnt get any fish, managed to see 5 separate shooting stars which was pretty nice. so all in all a win! Dave

Hey raiders, Going to chuck a live mullet and salmon head off curly tonight, anyone heard of any action there recently? Cheers dave

Hey mate, with squid, if you dont rig it perfectly they spin, even strips. You have to pin it directly in the centre as close to the end of the strip or cone as you can , always check on the surface before you drop it down. Spinning squids dont catch fish, dave

hey mate, sucks about the phone, but what was on the rod?? happy to hear its working again, but if it was in salt water you might want to take it apart and clean it with some distilled water to remove any residual salt. they also say to put it in a bag of rice in a zip lock bag to remove any moisture. as for taking them apart, there are a few websites that send out kits, relatively cheaply, with the tools necessary, cant quite remember the name tho, hope it continues to work for you dave

Hey mate cheers for the info, checked the line around the hooks each time, but there was no abrasion. I didnt even think of bream, but when ever i have got bream off the beach they usually smash it a few times. will have to get out there again and see if i can catch some more!!

Hey raiders, heading out to narrabeen beach this arvo, was a bit of a spontaneous fish so i wasnt that prepared but had some pillies in the freezer. got there around 7ish with a fair few birds sitting on the water i thought there was a good chance of some salmon or tailer. Second cast with a ganged pillie and BOOM straight into a good sized salmon. He didnt fight too well, only pulling one jump out in the wash, but for his length he was quite thick. He was slabbed straight away and I managed about 8 good sized strips out of him, the gangs were cut off and on went a two hook snell rig. It wasnt long before the rod buckles over and, i thought to myself that this could finally be my first jew but unfortunately all i could feel was dead weight. I managed to hawl it in and i had caught a rather large specimen of the fabled weed fish!! back out it goes with another fillet, and not long after i pull in a small shovelnose shark followed by another. The next two bites i got were interesting and anyone that could shed light on what it was would be much appreciated. they were a big tug, but with no run. When i pulled in the bait the fillet had been split in two with one big bite right between the two hooks, i have read that Jewies grab a bait in the middle but i thought that this was only with whole fish baits???? After shorting the gap between the two hooks i pulled in another 4 rays and shovel nose sharks. All in all was a good nights fishing

Hey raiders, heading up to macmasters beach this weekend for a few days, and keen to do some fishing up there. I will be taking up some pilli's, fresh mullet, slimies and some beach worms. Just keen to get into a few fish tailor, salmon whiting., taking a couple of rods. Does anyone know how the fishing has been? and i wouldnt mind having a crack for a jew while i am up there. i have my techniques down pat but havent lucked into one yet, is it worth chucking out a big bait? I have been through all of the old forum posts, and countless pages on google but there isnt much said about macmasters itself, just the places around, so any extra info would be much appreciated. Also i will have an inexperienced fisher girl with me which will limit the range of my travels, Thanks again Dave

Hey mate, squidding is hard in the harbour, i use the smallest jigs i can and i only use yozuri, also if you dont get a hit after say 4-5 casts keep moving, if they are there they will jump onto it if not you will have to find them. But in saying that its alot easier moving around via a boat. keep at it mate, i remember jigging for hours to come home with nothing then other days where i have pulled in 3 or 4 in the first 10 minutes good luck P.S. watch out for the ink when you get into them, they can shoot surprisingly far out of water!! i learnt the hard way Dave

Hey raiders, heading up to stockton beach for the weekend with a few mates, and there wont be much else to do but fish which suits me!! I will be targeting Jews mainly but will also have some gear for whiting and a rod to hopefully spin up some tailor and salmon. Has anyone heard much recently from that way or have any tips? I will be catching fresh mullet before i go and try to get some beach worms up there for bait. Cheers Dave

Hey mate, with squid the bigger the better, a king will demolish a squid!! yakkas i wouldn't worry about size as much either. and i have never used bonnito but kings will smash them as well. hope this helps Dave

Hey mate, as mentioned above, kings are greedy, size doesnt matter. I pulled in a kingy last year that that couldnt fit the yakka down its throat. The yakka got stuck half way and we boated this king (a rat maybe 60 cm) with the tail hanging out of its moutht. Dave

Hey raiders, I have always been a fresh is best live is better person with fishing even off the beach, but these days i dont have as much time as i would like to, to collect bait and go fishing. Over the past months i have taken a few SP's down with me and had a few spins before i start bait fishing but haven't hadmuch luck. I mainly target Jew off the beach with the alvey, and for a bit of fun have a second rod for bream, or whiting. My question is, is it worth just going with soft plastics to work a gutter? and if so do they work on the failing light and after dark? Target Fish: Bream, Flathead, whiting, tailor, salmon or Jew Location: Northern Beaches any tips would be much appreciated Cheers Dave

Hey mate, good luck with the new boat, perfect timing as well!! Took me a while to suss out kings in the harbour, best advice is to not give up the first is always the hardest. Hope the following helps (note this is just from my experience i am sure everyone has their own opinions): Bait: Fresh is the best live is better!! i will spend a few hours getting both yakkas and squid as sometimes i find them a bit picky Small green hooks for yakkas and small squidjigs for squid try all different colours, i will usually try a few jigs each spot Rigs: I like to bridle my yakkas through the eyes, using a needle. Squid is double hooked whole, there are heaps of how to's on the internet. Both are slow trolled as i like to cover alot of ground Or strips of fresh squid if your anchoring work will just be sure to check its not spinning before you send it down otherwise you wont get a touch. try the mornings with the high tides but the best kingy i caught was in the middle of the day, just as we slowed down to reel the lines in to call it quits, she went 22 kg's gutted, just goes to show theres always a chance, no matter how wrong the time of day was!! Hope this helps mate Dave

Nice one mate, sounds like a sesh to remember!! curious as to what bait you were using?? Dave

Hey mate, from my experience the bigger guys are usually in deeper water, but i have also found that at certain times of the year they are a bit bigger too. Dave

Hey Roberta, Thanks for the reply, i have been around forster alot, but usually for surfing, i always camp at the southern end of seven mile at the ruins camp site. But this time i am staying just south of the Golf course in a house. I have read that it is quite a good place to LBG from for Tuna. i tried last year off the southern point of seven mile but had no luck, i did see a pretty solid king tho!!! I was going to target Jews off Blueys beach primarily as thats where a friend of mine told me to go, thanks for giving me the other locations, its good to have a couple of spots to go to. I would have thrown a pillie at the Tuna too if it had swam close to me, there is nothing like hearing it tear line off your reel. unlucky about the line snapping, but like you said, 14lb line you were a bit under gunned. You never know tho, i have heard of guys landing tuna on lighter gear than that!!!! Hopefully i get my first jew, i have been trying for the better part of a year, will put up photos of what i get Dave

Hey raiders, heading up to forster from the 23rd till the 30 of Jan and keen to do alot of fishing mainly off the beaches but off the rocks as well. I will be targeting jews off the beach mainly but will be taking a rod capable of handling some big kings off the rocks. I have fished there a few times and have a few spots i will try. but i was wondering whether there would be a chance of any Northern blues off the rocks or is it the wrong season, and how has the beach fishing been??? Any help would be much appreciated Dave

Cheers for all the help, i will take a look at the rods you guys recommend and let you all know how it goes!! Dave

Hey raiders I have really been getting into my beach fishing and for Christmas i got an 6500BCV reel. i have been looking around the internet and been to a few fishing shops to get a feel for a rod, but as of yet i am unsure what to get. I am thinking of putting 15kg mono on the reel and will be using it to target salmon , tailor, Jews, and Kingies if i can get them, primarily of the sand but will be off the rocks as well. I have used dads alvey a few times, but i am not that familiar with rod selection, I have checked out a few wilson rods, but any help would be greatly appreciated Cheers dave

Hey raiders, headed out this morning to the harbour, thought i might try and get amongst the em. Was hoping to chase kings all morning as i have heard they were around at the start of the week. The water was averaging at 18C and went up to 19C at some places but not many. the Bonnito were going nuts tho, cold have chased them around all day was so much fun on the light gear, kept one for sashimi and threw the countless others back. After mucking around with the bonnies i went to try and get either squid or yackas, tried every spot i new, and all that would show up was sweep! Spoke to a few other blokes out on the water and they had no luck either. I was wondering if anyone else is having a hard time catching livies???? Cheers Dave