Lungfai76
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Grats on cracking the code for lure fishing 😁
Little advice, ditch the trebles and attach on assist hooks for the sugapen. Will make life a whole lot easier and safer for both you and the fish.
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Find the Hull ID usually located on right side of yak just below the seams.
Right side when looking towards the stern.... Err forward facing when you are sitting in it 😁
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Jigging rod, medium. I'd stick a flutter fall 40-60g on it and jig have a blast 👍
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20 hours ago, Yon said:
Thanks Pickles. Had the pipis disappeared for a while? I’ve read that people used to take them by the bucket full but that fisheries are strictly enforcing the 50M rule now.
Pippies were decemated in the 90's, peeps were digging them up with shovels and hauling home drum fulls 😱
So if you find a patch you're pretty much guaranteed to find fish. Stir the sand up to loosen the pippies so they get taken out into the surf which acts as a burley. Crush one and slide a hook in and let it drift out and fingers cross a juicy fat bream takes the easy meal over the uncrushed pippies 👍
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If the weather calms down, which I don't think it will this week, go to black head point and throw a few metals, lures, floated baits, free fall baits about the point. Plenty of varieties of fish there and good squid spot also.
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I mainly cast lures, only bait when I'm lazy 😁
Oh, if you are looking for a local bait and tackle shop, try the guys at leisure coast bait and tackle. They are very knowledgeable about the area 👍
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Mainly land based, occasional Kayak and eventually a Seadoo Fish pro 🤤
I'll hit you up when I get a chance to wet a line.
As for fish spots around Woonoona, you've got a fair few to play with. Bellambi boat ramp and the stones there provide you with a variety of species. The squidding is pretty good also. The ledges at coalcliff (northern end of seacliff bridge) gets you into pelagics, pigs and snappers. Headlands point is also a great playground. Most beaches hold Salmon and Tailor as well as the bread and butter and if you want somewhere safe and kid friendly you've got the lagoon for undersized flathead 😉 Wollongong harbour for yellowtail, squid and pelagics off the breakwall.
Further south of Wollongong there are more playgrounds to wet a line, heck the whole of the illawarra region can offer you fresh and seawater species of all types besides trouts i think, have never caught one in the Illawarra 🤔
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Did you end up coming down to Shellharbour or cancelled the trip due to the horrid winds? 🤣
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I'm down in Calderwood and have grown up around the gong. I work shift work in Sydney so I'm usually at the apartment up there and only come down to the gong when doing the graveyard hours or on OFF days.
More than happy to answer any questions about the area and if time permits meet up for a flick 👍
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2 hours ago, Babystepz said:
Shaolhaven
Is a very big area 😁 It's like how Sydney encompasses a massive area. Fishingmonthly covers alot of the fishable areas of the Shaolhaven.
Unfortunately it's not Wollongong so I can't really assist as it's not my area. But I can recommend Greenwell Point, decent fishing and a bloody good fish and chips cafe/restaurant.
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Where about in Wollongong are you planning to go?
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Wow, I'm glad I have a place down in the Illawarra to store my water crafts. After reading this and looking at prices for dry storage ($400 a month) or winter storage ($100 a month) I'd probably do the same and sell the trailered craft and keep the yaks 😁
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4 hours ago, JonD said:
I didn't realise they were that I expensive. I walked out of a tackle store in Merimbula with the latest version ci4 stradic 3000 and a Daiwa black for $300.
Might have to go for a drive down south for that price, need a 3000 to go with my 2500, 1000, 4000. 2500 and 3000 basically same thing so the extra spool would be great 😊
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54 minutes ago, JonD said:
My pick as a tailor reel would be one of the stradic s in the 3000 size, either ci4 or metal body.
I plus 1 the stradic also but the budget is under $200, it'd be some great haggling to get one under $200 these days 😉
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2 minutes ago, FishOutaWater said:
Cheers,
I have alveys for bait fishing... This rod and reel is mainly for casting metal slugs. You generally don't use a wire leader with the halco spinners do you, just a heavier leader/tippet?
Yeah no wire on slugs, just leader or no leader is fine especially for tail cutters like tailor
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Baitrunner D 8000, just a little over $200 or the 6000 for just under. Best bang for buck IMHO.
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Won't be the only PS, plenty of them over there....... Buried under the sand after getting bogged 🤣
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Look for areas which when get a hammering from the wide seas leave a considerable amount of seawater shallow puddles. These places have a tendency to have the weed.
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Rock platforms and walls, should be plenty about at the moment.
Edit : I usually collect mine at a popular 60 location, between honeycomb rocks and the favourite ledges.
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Gotta love cold weather fishing, not a soul in sight 😁
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3 hours ago, Leon C said:
That's an interesting point. The Gliss line I am using now claims to be some sort of hybrid material. Could just be marketing but I will investigate. I must say it has been working really well the last few days.
Haven't used the Gliss, just did a search on them https://www.fishingworld.com.au/product-reviews/review-gliss-fishing-line
German made using Japanese materials. Can't go wrong with that combo 😂
My old man used to tell me "Don't buy line you can bite off in a controlled situation" To this day I still test line by biting it, store peeps always look at me weird 😏 Struggled to bite through the hybrid so into the tackle box it went and I've been using it for over a decade.
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11 hours ago, Leon C said:
Ok, I might pick some up. Do you have any preferences for brand? I've been using 8kg braid - would that be about right for mono? I wonder if I could get away with lighter line. I'm realistically only looking at tailor/salmon with lures and maybe bait fishing for bream/whiting/flathead with this setup.
If you are switching up between slugs, bait and jigs may I suggest a Hybrid line? Jack of all trades line 👍
I spool my beach gear with a YoZuri hybrid 12lb, good cast, good sensitivity, good knot strength and no need for leader 😁
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21 hours ago, Leon C said:
I am fishing for a feed most times, just the undersize ones I need to release. Would you attach a single hook directly to the split ring or use an assist cord? I don't suppose there is any reason to use singles with inline eyes on a lure like this?
Definately inline hook on the split ring. As for assist hooks, haven't tried using the twisty as a shore jigging jig, might give it a go 😁
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If you spinning more for the fun than the feed then debarb the trebles, same hook up percentage but reduce landing due to thrown hooks.
Switch trebles to single if you want less exterior hook ups. Reduction in hook up rate but less damaging on fish as its usually mouth hook ups.
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Catching baitfish - Yakkas and slimies (1 of 100 ways to skin a catfish)
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Hand line sinker depends on conditions, but mainly a small split shot if you do need to use one.
+1 for mosquito hooks, ultra sharp and requires minimal jig for penetration. My go to hooks for DIY assist hooks for the sugapens.