dirvin21
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In my experience J braid is garbage, for me it's lasted about 6 months then just started randomly snapping, this has happened with more than I spool
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Depends on the mullet species, not all of them csn survive in both
Generally speaking fish don't go well when switched from one extreme to the other
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It looks ok, eventually you'll do it with your eyes shut
Test it in the water
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2 hours ago, Denisfisho said:
Thats a great recommendation, I'll put that on the list to check out in the tackle shops.
I took out the abu garcia 1-4 travel rod to test out on redfin, and I had an unbelievable redfin session, almost 20 caught and my PB 42cm which felt like it was going to snap the rod but the rod pulled through and proved its worth. Now to get the nasci reel. Thanks guys
Monster reddie
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3 hours ago, Hill373737 said:
Thats a great challenge, it will get tougher as you get through the year and knock off the easier species, although for you Dave, that includes Jacks and GTs!! How are you and Amy tracking so far? 🙂
I set myself challenges each year, it definitely keeps you motivated. At the start of this year, I set myself a target of 75 Murray Cod with 2 fish over a metre. With a little more than 4 months of cod fishing to go in the local waterways, I'm on 42 cod but the biggest ytd is 77cm .......I'm hoping for a good winter at Split Rock!
Our challenge is to catch as many species as possible over the 3 months of winter aiming to keep us off the warm recliner chairs over the winter months starting with a booked trip to copeton early June 🥶
I'm quite confident in a winter GT a winter jack that's the prize🤌
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2 hours ago, Blackfish said:
I think I read that @dirvin21 and Amy, said he was going to see how many species he could catch through winter up here, again I don’t think it’s so much about a dead fish in the boat but the challenge of catching them.
And that what keeps the mind active.
That's what we're doing, setting ourselves a challenge to keep motivated
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The nasci is a great reel definitely recommend
The catanas are ok but they're not overly light. 8 foot can get a bit more difficult working small lures, 7 to 7 foot 6 with a fast action would work better for you
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I forgot parts of the cudgegong are trout water which will be closed season to all forms of fishing when you're there, there's still part of the river that's open
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11 hours ago, Gengar said:
Thanks for replying. Never caught cods or perch, what size hook would you recommend for bait fishing?
any thoughts on what lures would be effective?
The lure fishing csn be tough in the rivers during winter but as Steve said weedless plastic grub and spinnerbaits, also a 3/8oz chatterbait with a 3 inch soft plastic work well on smaller cod and perch
If you're fishing worms or prawns for bait a 1/0 hook would be my choice and if using bogger baits like chicken for cod I'd go a 5/0 circle hook
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Should be murray cod and golden perch, worms make good bait for most freshwater species
I've also caught cod on chicken breast
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Awesome pic
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I find winter fishes just as well as summer, you may not catch as many fish but the size is often better
the biggest difference is scrap the summer early morning starts let the sun warm the water a bit
Amy and I are setting ourselves a winter challenge to see how many different species of fish we can catch over this winter
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Got to be careful with those charts they can get in your head, fish will feed at any stage of the tide or solar/lunar cycle of tye opportunity presents itself
Bream in particular feed at all stages of the tide they're always hungry, top end of tide try right up on the edges, as the tide starts to runout they'll move back on the drop offs from the same edges, most of the big bream upriver spend 90% of their time feeding on submerged timber regardless of the tide
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Abu garcia veritas 7 foot 10-15kg or I think theres a 6-12kg
Got a noce soft tip for a heavy graded rod, can cast miles
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1 hour ago, R E G I C Y C L E said:
First baitcast combo purchased today.
Thanks @big Neil for the advice. All in for $235!
Shimano Cod Raider 642 6-12kg
13 Fishing Origin TX
Hopefully I'll manage to land my first Cod on this setup in the near future.
The cod raiders are a great rod, perfect for casting chatterbaits and big plastics
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What a trip!
Thanks for sharing
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Part 2 of our Guyana trip
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Sit a cooler bag or small esky behind you
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11 hours ago, faker said:
This is the specs
Try it and see how it goes, as you get better upgrade your gear
probably end up with sore arms from the rod weight
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Depends what sort of rod you're talking about
I use a 4-8kg rod for larger plastics and soft vibes
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Medium to fast burn usually works best
I have heard of using small sliw pitch jigs with an upwards retrieve and pause like you describe, I've had no success on it yet
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Some great fish there Mike
Cracker of a Gt.... I'm 120% certain it's a GT
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Mate! Amazing trip and write up to match
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Tide generally just influences where I fish, personally I find most species bite better when the tides running
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Rapala Knot - Convince Me I'm Wrong
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I use a loop knot, I've experimented with both
I've definitely noticed a better swimming action with a loop lnor compared to a clinch type knot