Rock&Beach

Nice report Dr, like the live feed. New to the raider but loving it, very jealous, wish I had the time to get out more, been a cracker year.

Mate just depends on when you are going to fish, during the day I fish with 4000 series reels ABU Soron STX with 6kg mono and 30 lb leader with 12 ft rods 8-12kg allows you to cast further when the gutters are out a bit and allows you to put a bit of grunt in for the bigger fish like salmon. Don't like light braid off the surf, keeps knotting up with the wash. Also the light gear allows me to move around a bit to find the fish. At night I fish the same rods with 6000 reels with 30lb braid or mono as well as a heavier old favourite snider 13ft glass rod with a 7000 ABU and 15 kg mono, overheads are a nightmare to cast at night with braid. I use IGFA rated monos as they are thinner with less memory, casts well. Good luck with the choices

Mate I wish I could get out to wet a line. Every weekend the swell goes through the roof and there goes the weekend fishing off the rocks. Good luck to you and keep catching the fish and writing the stories. At least I can dream.

Cheers mate I have a 4500 and was struggling with heavier lures my roller was seized as well so just gave it a quick grease until I can upgrade. By the way great tutorial

The ideal situation is to have a combination of areas so we can all enjoy. I am a life long fisho and have fished some awesome spots around Australia including Coral Bay WA, it was not until I learnt to snorkel and dive that I realsied what I was missing, what looks beautiful from the surface looks even better underneath. While I try and fish as often as possible there are places I will never fish as I have seen the aquatic system down there. Remember keep it for our kids fish for the future

Hey Stevie great effort mate. What a birthday present. I had to wait 30 years to get my first beach jewie, can still remember that streak of silver in the waves and nearly peeing myself. Go hard or go home....

Nice jewie mate. Nice bit of fun I bet.