OhMyCod

Hello everyone. My partner and I are keen novices and what we lack in experience we make up for with laughes. She only started fishing this year and had never been in a boat till I bought us a tinny a few months ago. (She is from Afghanistan - a place not exactly famous for it's beaches and seaside resorts!) We have tested the waters around Batemans bay from Durras to Tuross with mixed results and a mixed bag of fish. We catch dozens of flatties averaging about one keeper to every 5 small ones. We want to target larger fish and have no trouble collecting live bait but alas we have had zero success using the live bait to catch anything else. We would love to get some tips or pointers from anyone willing to share their experience. We try to get out most weekends in our 15hp 3.75m tinnie but we tend to be cautious and avoid bigger seas. Even if you're not from the area please feel free to share any tips you may have. If you help us catch a kingy we will name it after you! And thankyou to all the contributors on this site. We are learning heaps from all that you share. I hope one day to be able to contribute what I have learned. Best regards, Brian