All depend on what your targeting. The Hawkesbury is the go to place for Jew , bream, and flathead.
Depending on what your after you can pick up Pelagics, surgeon fish, blackfish, garfish, whiting, snapper, leather jacket, squid the list goes on.
Plan what your targeting and you will have success.
Ganged pilchards would probably be my last choice of bait and presentation.
Fresh squid, fresh fillets, live bait ( nippers, bloodworms, squid, yakkas, mullet etc).
The Hawkesbury has so much to offer just work out what your going to target and fish the right areas.