DaleB

Hi all I'm tempted to buy a 2nd hand beach rod a Penn prevail however all the penns I've seen have printed writing in a professional type font. This one appears printed but in a more hand writing font, anyone have a Penn prevail 12-20kg able to take a look or post a photo and confirm the text looksike this? http://imgur.com/ZOqr1Sq Cheers

Should be decent, Personally im prob going to hit Stanwell Park

Any ideas on the best place to buy this? I had some crap Kato and it just snaps

Is this the daiwa multi colour? Been trying to find some but can't

Headed down the few beaches around Sussex Inlet over the weekend with 2 mates who had fished before but not really every caught much, Fished Saturday Morning and Night. Saturday morning made it just for high tide ended with 1 Salmon 58cm and 1 Whiting 44cm and then it went dead, Moved to Saturday night we started just before high tide, then tide came and started to go. 9pm hit and had me worried, not even a bite, then it went absolutely nuts.. Every cast was a hit We bagged out on Salmon and Tailor, and picked up some whiting, bream and a decent octopus, At 1 stage we had something on 1 of the rods that felt 4 - 5 times the size of the previous fish but it broke the line with around 20metres left :/ 50lb braid. That was frustrating as usual.

Anyway back from the weekend away, ended up a great trip, 3 of us fished the beach. Bagged out on Salmon, Tailor and also a few bream and whiting that we cooked down there

On your 4000 what line do you use?

Would this work any good? I would mainly be using it off the beach, but maybe some rocks, Ive already got 2 12 foot rods/reels Thanks for the advice http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Daiwa-Aird-Spin-Reel-4000H.aspx?pid=321019#Recommendations http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Starlo-ClassiX-Spin-9-5-10KG-2pc.aspx?pid=287076&menuFrom=30101#Recommendations Also if I get that Daiwa reel, what line should I put on it for 40gm lures?

Hi all, Ive got 2 beach rods I use for bait however I think they are to big/heavy for lures, I want to try out some spanyid raiders and I guess some others but after some advice on a decent rod/reel that won't break the budget but can handle some decent fish and cast out a fair distance. Anyone have a setup purely for beach lures or recommend anything?

Yeah always seems to be the same results down there, hoping for the one day where to nice big Jewie comes along or even a somewhat bigger shark would make me happy. I usually fish Berrara which is not the same as Sussex, nice little hidden gem, so will see what it produces

Hi All, After some advice, hit up Bundeena last weekend with no luck and lots of weed, so decided to head down to Sussex this weekend with some mates and hire a cabin, but after some advice if anyone has fished it lately? Sussex, Berrara or even the few beaches this side of it? Tides seem ok at 1.5m in the morning and 1.2 in the afternoon so we are only staying the Sat night so will get 3 high tides to fish, ive pretty much only used Pillies and surf poppers but tempted to try some Bonito as well. My first trip went well - http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.php?showtopic=77878and 2nd trip had good results we came home with whiting, flathead, salmon and released Trevalli, Shark and Stingray. Im hoping to get there for Sat morning high tide, then come home after Sun morning high tide, so after advice from anyone who has fished it the past few weeks? Thanks

Ouch not good, did you fish sussex, swan lake or berrara?

I didnt no, However it appeared as if the heads had been opened at swan lake as the water was right to the road near the bridge, and even berrara inlet was wider than id seen in probably 10years. Add that to the fact this week/end as a 1.9 metre tide and full moon, compared to my tide of 1.4metres I had it should fish ok.

Nps, yeah it is very close Each high tide we fished produced results, and you can park in the cul de sac down near the beach, and its literally a 2 min walk to the fishing spot, inlet was ankle deep at low, and just over knee at high, so nothing major. I would have kept fishing, but on the start of the run on the last night my reel broke in for repairs atm. (still managed to cut the line and get the fish by hand lol)

Hi All, First post so bear with me, Wife and I went down to Sussex Inlet this weekend past in a nice cabin right on the ocean (not cheap, but they do have caravans) - We stayed at berrara beach which is a very quiet little place, We were there for 4 nights and no one fished the beach, and only saw 1 person rock fishing. As a kid I fished the river at Berrara but never the beach, and only just started beach fishing a little while back, and this was my first real catch and quite happy with these Aus Salmon. Was using a Paternoster rig with gang hooks and a popper (popper was popular with the fish) Anyway fished from about an hour before high tide for about 3 or 4 hours, once dark down here, you cannot see 1 thing its that dark. Taking advice from here, I found a nice gutter during the day and thats where we fished. You will see in the photos how damn happy I was! and my ugly mug of course, Ive only ever fished as a kid an only small little fish from the shore. So this was a change for me. Anyway, not wanting to give to much away, but if you head down that way, Give Berrara Beach a try, we are taking the kids back in September so will have another go then but will be taking some bigger hooks and bigger poppers as I had so many bent hooks and lost fish that I wished made it all the way in. As you can see in the photos, Im very happy, anyway worth a shot as it seemed almost every cast was getting a fish, I was using Pilchards and the average catch size was 56-58cms, Wife also managed to get some nice Bream on a smaller setup. Also added a map from where we fished, well worth a shot if anyone is down that way, there is also a good little spot to park if you don't have accommodation down there.

Il put up a full post, but I just got back from Berrara Beach - Sussex Inlet - We stayed in a nice cabin, Salmon every cast at high tide, and few bream

Hi All, Wife and I are heading to Berrara beach for a week this coming weekend, and after some advice if anyone has ever fished Berrara beach before. We are staying right on the cliff there, so very short walk to the beach, but after some advice on any good spots along the beach to fish? I know the inlet is probably far from open so no point in the river there. Also anyone know of any good fishing cruises down that way for some deep see fishing? Never done it and would be very keen Thanks in advance.

Hi All, Last weekend did a little beach fishing (4 times now, still no fish) anyway lost 1 set of gang hooks, and thinking it may have been my knot. Just wondering if anyone can recommend the best knots to use on a beach rig, using 20lb mono with 30lb leader, Thanks in advance

I might head down to stanwell park, impressed with these catches any tips on the best spots down there?

Nice catches, I was down Wollongong this weekend but didn't even get a bite Must be fishing in very different spots

Thanks for the reply, just back after a long break and gamer seem to find coffin rock or the boneyard, Any chance you could give me a location near them and il try find on google/maps

Hi All, Looking at heading down the gong on Saturday for some long awaited return to fishing, however bit concerned by the southerly scheduled and wondering if maybe something more sheltered such as wyndang or kiama might be better with the weather. I have not been fishing in 10 years, and starting the learn the ropes on beach fishing so any advice would be muchly appreciated. I know rain is scheduled but if anything like the past few days will hope it comes in the afternoon not morning, probably heading down around 4-5am. Cheers Dale

Hi All, Have to pickup some leader this afternoon, picked up a new beach setup a few weeks ago and keen to give it a run this week, 12foot rod, 8000 reel, 20lb line and looking at 30-40lb leader, Will be fishing wollongong area and sometimes north (collaroy etc), Im thinking fluro carbon but Ive had no experience in the past 8 or 9 years, so any advice would be appreciated to got along with my 20lb mono line. Im not sure if I want to look at 30lb or 40lb and if the fluro yellow makes much difference over the clear, Cheers all for any advice

I suppse these Hello posts are a nice way to say hello and introduce yourself to a new forum, so I thought it would be a good idea Well here goes, I have not fished in 10years been unwell but on the mend now and keen to get back into although Ive moved from my past of estuary fishing and am now looking at beach fishing picked up a new rod and reel last week to get started on this journey. I have a large learning curve infront but love that about fishing! Im a 33yr old dad from Currans Hill out near campbelltown, work as a Systems Engineer :/ and will be heading to both north and south coast beaches (stanwell, collaroy etc etc). I don't have any target fish atm as ive only beach fished once or twice in the past, but will try a few different rig ups and baits and see how I go. Also have a trip planned in june with my wife down to Sussex Inlet (Berrara Beach) so that will be a nice week of just fishing with her and seeing how those waters fish these days. Will be doing alot of reading on here, and probably a few questions along the way and hopefully some posts on how my weekends went. Anyway thats pretty much my Hello!

Im only new and will post a greetings post in the near future, but add another local just getting back into fishing, Located in Currans Hill myself