mrchrisnofish

Tony, that sounds awesome and would love to take you up on that offer... What days are you / your mate generally free.. I want to have one go on my own this sunday but in the following weeks I am dead keen to get as many pointers as I can - I am happy to pay some money.. or cold beverages... of the alcoholic kind.. please email me with further details chriscombe at gmail dot com and we can line something up.. I am hoping to catch a couple kingies's this sunday near juno / lion island Email edited for security , use normal email protocol

thanks guys will have a read.. so you recon catching fresh squid is the only way to go will have to get some of those squid jig things right.. will have a read up now.

ok so heres the master plan This coming Sunday 29th Oct we are going fishing for Kingfish and Brim. Whats the best bait for Kingfish and Brim? We are thinking fresh squid, mackerel, some pilchards and some burley as well. Will be heading to flynt and steel about 7am and will be staying around that area maybe go closer towards Juno and later on to lion island. Will also give the scanner a good read up so we are certain there is no funny business going on...

wow thats again for the info, I just bought myself a new rod + reel I wonder if I will have any more luck bought a 7' rod Penn and reel - was pretty happy with it.. seems to be more boat friendly then the 9'+ rod I am currently using - hopefully mixing it up between the two will find me a happy medium. As for the simulator mode - I would kick myself soo hard if that was the case.. I am a computer nerd by trade and would of thought I was a little more savvy then that... but it does sound like it could be whats happening... Whats the easiest way to tell? the gps thingy always shows the right depth and the geography below... would that also happen in simulator mode? Will have a good read of the manual next time I'm on the boat... I am sure me and my old man would get a big kick out of the fact that it did end up being simulator... at least then we know its not us hahah (well it is but we have something else to blame)

wow thanks for all the quick feedback and replies, will seriously look into the advice given. I guess what I have to do now is decide what kind of fish I want to catch... I guess I am very happy to catch brim for the time being as long as its fun to catch and of a decent size. Now my next dilema, on the boat we have a gps/sonar/fish finder - which we thought was awesome once we worked out how to turn the fish finder part of it on, now all we see is mountains of fish in the water in certain parts but we still can not catch them, now we are either useless fishermen or this thing is clearly pulling our legs.. Does anyone know how accurate the finders are, because its very off putting see a screen full of huge fish and not even getting a bite... We have started turning the damn thing off due to frustration... Also re joining a fishing club, does anyone have any good ones surrounding the pittwater/flynt&steel/lion island type area? That would be ideal...

Hi guys, I am new to the forum and to the pittwater area. I have recently started going fishing with my old man on his boat around flint and steel and lion island, we wake up early on a Sunday stay for a good 5+ hours with lots of bait, tackle etc.. and we never seem to have any luck catching anything decent. I am thinking its a local knowledge problem. We have been using squid, prawns mostly, tried live worms last time with no luck what so ever. I guess what I am looking for is some good advise for where we should go, when we should go ie should we be waking up at 4am or is 7am good enough on a Sunday... What rigs, bait do people recommend, I have mainly been using a 30-50 cm trace with running sinker between the swivel and hook with a prawn or squid on the end. Are there any good bait and tackle shows around the area as well because the one I go to is in Pennant Hills on my way to a day of fishing. Any advice or help would greatly be appreciated... What do we need to catch something decent.. ie bigger then my hand..