chokpa
-
Posts
148 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Gallery
Events
Fishing Tips, Advice and Articles
Blogs
Store
Posts posted by chokpa
-
-
I saw some guys had an excavator opening the channel up last weekend. What did the locals think? Did it actually help?
-
I read the water will still be too brown this weekend given rain again today and maybe tomorrow. I went last weekend and it was chocolate brown.. very quiet
-
1
-
-
to be honest i find in summer most of the jettys are packed anyway, and ancedotally its full of people i dont want to fish with. messy and grub. the state of them sometimes is appalling. i dont blame local residents for wanting to ban fishing on some of them.
-
I like trions. Ive got a 1-3kg one for 70$ and it's great
-
On 12/5/2019 at 4:53 PM, Rebel said:
I am not really interested in catching jewfish. The Coles squid is fresh and catches a variety of fish. It works for me.
Cheers.
do you mean the squid tubes? i dont recall ever seeing whole ones in supermarkets
and yes i ve also heard lund squid will be gone for a few months as the catch is not good in california this year
-
go at low tide to see the structure then mark out where you want to fish and come back at high. going at night to look for gutters and holes is difficult. also it can be hard to see structure when the swell it too high or low as it wont be as obvious.. i also find it nearly impossible to spot structure if im at water level unless there is a huge huge hole with 0 water at all
-
13 hours ago, mii11x said:
Hahaha yeah I guess it would almost be the same......a head does have more of a tapered profile however.
If I ever strip bait I always try to make it a bit trianguler and pin the hook in the pointy end
If you strip bait you only use a single hook?
I've been hanging or snelling mine. Can't decide what's better. Sometimes gangs snap, but Snell's can be bitten through.. hmm
Guess will try both
So in summary, fillet instead of cutlet. Two sides and a head. Suspend about 2m below the surface
-
On 10/30/2019 at 5:10 PM, mii11x said:
I'd never use cutlets for mulloway.....ever.
Sure you might get lucky once or twice, but if you want results consistently, I'd butterfly or fillet a dead yakka or tailor over a cutlet.
If I had a choice.....
1. Live bait (take your pick of the species)
2. Fresh squid (whole, stripped, hood or head)
3. Butterfly fresh dead fish bait or fillets (3 baits per fillet, 2 sides and a head)
Im sure the same would apply to kingfish with the addition of cuttlefish.
I would never use cutlets for kings if I began targeting them as the above mentioned options seem so more appealing in their presentation to me.
Cheers
Do you pin the head via the nose and lob it out? I'd have thought head would have similar issues to a cutlet? It'd be a hunk of meat that doesn't have much action/movement?
-
Yep I mean cross sections of the fish, so round cutlets not fillets. I've seen people use tailor cutlets for mulloway so figured it'd translate to king's potentially
-
What berley mix are you using and how often do you throw it in the water? I'm using prawn crush, bread and a dash of tuna oil. Might mix in some oats in the future to give it a bit more body.
Will try it out on my next trip👍
Yeah I hate it when the livies swim back. Drives me nuts
-
2 hours ago, mii11x said:
Why dont you try go out the night before for a few hours landbased and gather some squid?
Just put them in some ziplock bags and in the fridge to use the next morning. Strip bait them, use the heads(cut in half length way if they are big heads even). Small squid id use whole, but if you dont have many small squid use the hood and head as seperate baits, or even strip the hood and use the head.
Even if you have a sinker on you dont have to let it hit the bottom.
Do you 2 hook snell a strip or use a single hook?
How far beneath the surface do you generally present the bait? I usually do around 2m
2 hours ago, Mutch22 said:If your catching yakked just send one live out under the float while your spinning! If the kings are around and if they aren’t too fussy it shouldn’t take long before you get a hook up!
I do do that sometimes but it can be inconsistent on the day.
-
Thanks!
I usually have 2 rods out, one baited and one with lures.
Catching squid isn't reliable at my spot but maybe those California squid will be my backup instead.
I just figured that if they are live yakkas salted would be ok too?
Do you always present your baits under a float? I find the bottom has too many pickers
-
You should be able to rent a boat in the Hawkesbury or maybe some parts of the harbour without a boat license.
There should be charters around 150 to 250pp. If you want to maximise your chances of catching a fish maybe bite the bullet? They are pros after all
-
Anyone have experience using this?
I caught some 30cm yakkas and decided to salt and use them as bait. I chucked some decent cutlets out on a 2 hook snell rig and they didn't get a single bite, not even from pickers! Though it was a slow fishing day anyway, i did know the area i was in was full on baby snapper and trevally.
I'm wondering if it will appeal to a king, as i'd like to break my duck this summer. Surprisingly I couldnt find too much about it. I read some articles about butterflying them but surely if butterflying works, cutlets must work too?
Cheers
-
Wow Waza great piece of history. Fascinating... Thank you so much. I think I'll be thinking of that story for years!
-
theres a guy on youtube called sticky fishy fishing, he has some good lude vids.
agree with the others, i dont think it needs a specialised rod. any long soft rod will do. also depends where you are fishing, casting etc. you cuold get away with a 7ft rod in some places, but a 10ft soft rod would be fine. in my opinion no need to spend big bucks
-
Just wondering if anyone has experience targeting drummer in big seas.
I have a spot that is probably 6 or more metres off the water so it's safe in big seas. I have fished it in low swell and dragging the fish up is no problem (so far).
Just wondering if a float and bait can really survive waves of that power, and will the berley just be spread across the tasman sea with the water movement? Are the fish just hiding in holes when theres that much movement?
I'm fishing with cooked prawns and a weed fly, but i suspect luderick wont venture out with that much wash. might try my cabbage fly for drummer.. I usually berley with bread and prawn crush. might need to make it a bit more dense tomorrow so it had a chance of reaching the bottom
Cheers
-
great catch rick
what reel is in the photo? do you recommend it?
-
actually had a look at the aird lt (is this the new version of the X?) its actually 100g lighter but with double the drag (12kg) but also half the bearings..
will check out the Okuma epixor xt as well. does size 40 equal 4000 size for shimano/daiwa?
-
Good point.. didn't realise that's why it's cheap. I'll go the aird I think
What egi rod are you getting? I've been using a bream rod for squidding but have thought about getting a dedicated one.
-
Been looking at getting a new reel as my trusty symetre is getting a bit run down.
I've seen the aird-x 4000 for about 79$ and the bg4000 for 179$. Both are within the budget but I'm looking for value. Can't find much in terms of reviews of the aird-x. Does anyone use one? Is the BG better value?
Using it mostly for rock fishing with bait and lures
-
Wow waza that is incredible! Thanks so much.
-
manly gasworks is another one!
-
1
-
-
nice. 1/0 it is then!
Slide baiting a beach or the rocks - Where do you cast?
in Fishing Chat
Posted
I've recently gotten into slide baiting and been doing some research.
Obviously when you fish a beach youre usually fishing structure in the form of gutters, holes etc. However from what I can tell, when you are slide baiting the only goal is to chuck it as far as you can past the breakers. Is this correct?
I was led the believe that casting it past the breakers into a patch of open sand is unproductive as its structureless.
Or am I meant to be looking for specific structure that is suitable for slide baiting?
Cheers!