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    PB Snapper

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted

    Thanks mate they were my first snapper keepers that I have caught. The best part is it was a last minute decision to go. I can still hear my wife's last words before I left. Be safe and dinner is at 7. I arrived home at 8, at least this time I had decent fish to eat.

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    PB Snapper

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    Hi Raiders after a few busy months at work have been able to escape with the family up the coast for a week.

    Arrived Thursday afternoon and after getting setup spent a couple hours driving aims doing some recon. The wind was a bit heavy so decided to have a quiet night and do my prep. Decided to try the marinated chicken bait I have heard so much about so made up a mix and left it to marinate overnight.

    Up early Friday morning with the boys for a few casts down the beach that lasted about 2 minutes before they were in the water. Anyway ended up staying for a couple hours and getting some small bream and as good sized ray which was a bit of fun. The chicken appears to work.

    Decided to have a bit of a late arvo session, the wind was blowing and the water was really choppy around the rocks but safe. The was another guy there as well so felt bet about that.

    Landed a couple of small fish that went back then wack got absolutely smashed and after a good little fight pulled in a 40cm snapper a first and pb.

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    Then landed a nice little bream on the chicken mix. 37cm

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    After catching a few other fish like pike, rock cod, rosy wrasse and some weird orange thing I was smashed again but this time it spat the hook straight away. Baited up and threw back in and straight away bang into something real solid. This thing was taking line at a fast rate. Was able to stop it and after a few more small runs dragged out another snapper. This one went 51cm and a new pb man I had a huge smile on my face.

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    Baited up again and the same treatment unfortunately I lost it at my feet. Looked similar size though.

    It was getting dark and I was an hour late so time to go.

    Rock fishing is like a box of chocolates you never know what you are going to get. Thanks FG.

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    Fin-Nor rods?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    The prevail in the 12ft 12-20kg are okay depends what you are chasing and where. No sand spike that I could find though. The sensor surf are a beautiful rod have not caught anything really big yet though. I not a fin nor on special as a stop gap for spinning

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    I bought the fin nor 12ft as a stop gap before I bought the sensor surf. The sensor surf is much better and more responsive.

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    Fin-Nor rods?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    The prevail in the 12ft 12-20kg are okay depends what you are chasing and where. No sand spike that I could find though. The sensor surf are a beautiful rod have not caught anything really big yet though. I not a fin nor on special as a stop gap for spinning

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    Crescent Head Delivers

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    Posted

    Great feed of fish there mate. I am heading up to Diamond Beach later next week

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    This week I meant to say so with a bit of luck I will see some actin like that. Are the pippies plentiful off the beach up north. Have not fished up that way much.

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    Sashimi!

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Man dont throw trevs back. Besides great sashimi they are great on the BBQ and being oily great for you.

    On the BBQ a couple of slits either side olive oil salt pepper squeeze of lemon and then wrap in al foil. Cook a couple minutes either side.

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    My First Fish With a Rod in AUS!

    in Catch Brag Board

    Posted · Edited by Rock&Beach

    Great effort mate. I took some mates out about this time last year and we caught 9 of them was great fun for the guys as they had never caught them before. The ones we caught were not that big though. Good fun to catch all the same. Better than donuts..... They all went back as well. No point keeping them, as Greynurse said they look awesome under water.

    Practice Casting?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi mate an old friend of mine who was Australian casting champion told me to put a piece of wooden dowel in place of the bait when casting in the park. It replicates the bait through the air.

    Do not agree with the sling shot method you may end up with a hook in the head.

    Hard to comment without rod and reel type about cast distance.

    Try loading up the line before casting so there is no slack stops the jerkiness and improves accuracy. Just take one step forward and move your momentum forward the rod should do all the work.

    Sometimes the harder you try and the faster you go the worse it gets

    Most times off the beach or rocks you only need to cast between 40-70 meters any further and you risk throwing off the pilchard.

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