Houdini
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On 3/11/2024 at 2:45 PM, kbraggy said:
Can someone let me know which beaches on the central coast hold beach worms
probably better to post this question in "Saltwater Fishing Chat" rather than "Freshwater Fishing Reports"
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The rip is where the water is flowing out to sea or sometimes along the beach. Gutters are where the water is deeper than normal and sand banks are the shallow parts of the beach.
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On 9/1/2023 at 6:08 PM, faker said:
A better question would be do the Japanese have some good cheap crank and surface lures
I would say No. They are pretty much exactly the same as here. The good ones are expensive and the cheap ones are cheap for a reason. Do some research here before you go and then price match when you are there. I don't think you will be coming home with a suitcase full of top quality lures that you snagged for half the price you pay here.
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JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) tackle in not necessarily higher quality than internationally available gear. Some JDM reels have fewer ball bearings or lesser quality steel bearings. Their lures for estuary fishing will be fantastic. Japanese love anything finesse and shinny. But again not necessarily cheaper and if you need to upgrade hooks and rings maybe even more expensive. I bought heaps of squid jigs but not much else. Do some homework before you go. Do your money conversion equations and currency exchange/credit card/cash card costs. I spent about 2 hours one day in 1 shop and only bought 2 things. Attached is a pic of 1 isle that just had floats, do the math these floats are $13 - $18 each 3 or 4 on each post, 30 or so posts in a line and 9 or 10 posts in each vertical = between 10k - 20k just worth of floats in this pic.
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13 hours ago, Fab1 said:
Always carry a 1 iron.As Lee Trevino famously said in regards to getting hit by lightning out on the golf course…..” not even god can hit a 1 iron”.
Long John Daly had a 0 Iron made for himself.
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On 6/5/2023 at 1:55 PM, xerotao said:
Stellas on the beach? No thanks
i bought a stella years back because of the hype. Used it once and found out it wasnt for me and sold it off.
How many years ago are we talking?
and what's your recommendation then?
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if you get 50% off Shimano just get Stellas for everything!!
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Hey BN what would you say distinguishes them as hybrid?
They just look like straight old trout cod from here.
Do you think there are that many hybrids outnumbering the trout cod?
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yeah it will be great fishing under the new wharf just bring your snorkel
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Great catches there Kit.
How did your wife prepare the "sashimi" trout?
It looks partially cooked is that right?
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Nice trout.
Is that graffiti on the rock behind you?
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pelagic fish will follow food and optimum conditions
some resident fish will slow metabolism
others may become more active
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Minimum size not necessarily best though
Shimano 10k
Diawa 8k
Penn 6500
Okuma 10k
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use thinner line and ensure reel is filled to maximum capacity
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7 hours ago, grantos said:
Hey late poster on this on - cleaned a snapper last night (from long reef - good size too) and got the same little invisible splinters in my hands - hurts like a bugger!
Anyone else have this?
They are from a creature called bristle worms, the snapper eat them. Just goes to show how tough a fishes mouth is and the difference of how they feel pain to us. Imagine if you had a mouthful instead of a hand full??
13 years later good reply
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for your budget get a Penn spinfisher 6500 reel and a 9 foot PENN ALLEGIANCE II SURF ROD
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long reef down rig livies @5m drive all over until you find a school of fish then just keep going around over through them until you get a bite.
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the BOM will have the info just not in as nice a format.
All aps pretty much get there data from the BOM.
They don't all have their own weather stations all over the country they just re-format into nice pictures and graphs
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You should have kept the "Dragon Snapper" lucky to be alive after messing with one of them!
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Port Jackson Shark
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The fish in pic is not a wobbegong
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If you are going to release the fish a grab on the leader usually counts.
I say if you want to take the fish home and eat it then it's not landed until it's in the bag.
So while @skullyboy05 got a real good look at the monster tailor all you have is memories of the one that got away.
Mullet on metal
in Saltwater Fishing Reports
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I really doubt the mullet tried to eat the metal lure and was prolly foul hooked. The few "hits" you got were most likely the lure bumping into the school of fish not them actually biting it.
Deffo should have put a fillet out as a bait with the school of mullet there might likely have been a predator about.