hottyscotty

I've got a 12' rod with a 6000 size reel. Unheard of brands. I didn't spend too much just in case i didn't like it. I'll prolly get better equipment if i can get the hang of it. From a previous topic i posted asking whether it was possible to to get jewfish land based and most said try beach fishing. So the fish i'm targeting is jewfish. But today i wasn't targeting anything because i wanted to get a feel for beach fishing. I just wanted to see if i could pick out a gutter and cast a massive rod. It was all learning for me. But today it felt like i was going to an exam all unprepared. didn't felt like i learnt anything. I think i'll be using baits because if its anything like estuary fishing using SPs, i don't want to be casting that thing continuously

Today i thought i'd give beach fishing a try so i headed to North Narrabeen beach. I got there at 6am and was already put off by the amount of surfers, so then i went around the back and tried the lake entrance. Only managed to catch some small fish so threw them all back in. Parking meter was up so i left. Still thinking i need to do some beach fishing, i thought i head somewhere closer to home and went to Maroubra beach. Absolutely clueless and had no idea to really pick out a gutter, i headed south of the beach near the rocks. Casted out 3 times, twice retrieved a snag and the final cast i had no choice but to cut the line. Right there i gave up!!! During the time i was there, swimmers were telling me how people were often catching big fish. So obviously i ask them where, they all responded north of the beach. Its also another reason i gave up so soon, thinking i was in the wrong position the whole time. Plus i couldn't be bothered moving up north Shortly after leaving i headed to Fishfinder and checked out the store (seeing its mentioned a bit on this forum). There were some DVDs i wanted to get but they seem a bit more expensive than what i remembered so i skipped that but bought a pack berkley grubs and squidgie wrigglers. I wanted to head further south to port hacking to try my new SP's on bream, but i've been driving all day so i just stopped at Captain Cook bridge. I mainly just wanted to test them out. i did manage to catch some, but didn't like the size so i released them all. Another wasted day of fishing! I guess thats the path we all have to take. Would anyone like to help me out on beach fishing? i'll be trying it again this christmas week but i can only see it as a fruitless exercise. maybe i should stick to the estuaries.

thanks for the tip now i gotta learn about beach fishing. never done it before

i once had the opportunity to fish from a boat and i got lucky catching a 6kg Jewfish (wasn't even my intent). It was beginner's luck. Ever since then i wanted to catch a monster Jew. However i don't have a boat but i do fish quite a bit on land especially at Flint and Steel and Cowan. My question is, is it even possible to chase these fish from land? I haven't even been able to catch a small one