notoriousTASH

Good evening raiders! Quick question. As a newbie to the fishing game, I wanted to ask if there are any distinctive features, markings, etc of fish that are poisonous and/or venomous? Reason I ask is should I catch something, particularly if it's venomous, I don't want to put myself at risk of getting stung if I'm trying to get the hook out of it's mouth. Same goes for poisonous, don't want anybody to eat anything that's poisonous obviously, though I suppose if I do catch one I'd have a quick look on the NSW Fishing Guide/Google to see if it's poisonous. Again, more worried about the venomous thing as I don't want to get stung and fall ill if I handle one. Thanks in advance

Yeah I must say I can get a bit of distance when I cast, might give beach fishing a go! EDIT: Forgot to add - will hit you up for sure to join you on the boat! My partner really wants to go out on one.

Yeah, theyre some nice thrones.. What do you think of mine? ? Thought I'd add a little pic of my decked out lounge room too that Marlin is amazing!

Crack up ? so if you're khaleesi of this great house, do you have three dragons or like.. 3 blue marlins? ? Here's hoping I'll catch something to report on. Responses have been great, very helpful.

Valar morghulis and thanks Blackfish! (I'll assume you're a GoT fan and know what I'm talking about judging by your pic). I was thinking of hitting up Dolls Point actually. I'll be in Sans Souci tomorrow too so not far, might take the rod with me gonna do some shopping for more gear tonight so I'll be picking up a floater

I declare the second fish be renamed to Rock n Roll Mohawk fish. Seriously though, what lovely colours his fins are! Why is it that the males are always prettier than the females?!

Stu, thanks so much for that! We are so keen for this. Awesome tip

If it is you, you missed out! We watched a seal playing around under the bridge and doing a spot of fishing himself after we moved there when it got dark

Were you the fella we were talking to, you caught a trevally? Also you were using some stuff to help attract the fish? (can't remember what you called it)

Hey aardarking, thanks for the in depth info about the snagging and sinkers. I'm definitely not at a level for multi hook set ups, wouldn't even know how to do that tbh, would need to consult YouTube on that one lol. I'll definitely take everything you've said on board. Many many thanks!!

Hey Krispy, thanks for the info I'll give the no sinker a go and I'll definitely check out those places, though, will fish be edible closer to the harbour? I've heard the water is quite bad... Figured that a little further away would mean cleaner waters.

Good evening guys and thanks for the add! My name is Tash and ive just signed up to the site as I have seen quite a bit of good info on here and wanted to become part of the community. Also hope to get some help. Please forgive me if I've posted this in the wrong topic etc, as I'm also new to forums. Also, apologies in advance if I rattle on too much. If you're disinterested, skip to the bottom to see my questions So to fill you in, my partner and I have just started getting in to fishing. I am a complete newbie to the sport, having started fishing a couple weeks ago up at Nambucca Heads (30min south of Coffs). My partner used to fish when she was a child but hasn't had the opportunity to do it for a long time, until our trip to Nambucca where she, like myself, really enjoyed it and want to explore it more. While we were at Nambucca, I managed to land my first fish, which was a whopping great big 8cm bream lol. Partner had more luck - she landed a couple of 36cm bream and a flathead which was 1cm undersize unfortunately. Anyway, we ended up buying a couple of cheap rods (just to start off with) and have been out a few times around Sydney since then. Turns out I'm great at feeding the fish, not so great at actually hooking them. That was, until today. We thought we would check out La Perouse, hopped down on to the rocks at Bare Island (with newly purchased life jackets - safety first!). I hooked something there but it managed to get away, though it felt really big. Other than that, a few bites but most of our time was spent trying to deal with snagging issues!! We then popped over to try our luck off the rocks at Malabar. Again, a frustratingly snaggy area to work with. Partner ended up catching a 46cm shortfin eel (ugly bastard) and I managed to land a 25cm travelly which was very exciting for me and has given me more drive to learn the skill of fishing even more. What I would like to know is: 1. Does anyone know of any land based spots that aren't so rocky? The snagging issue is really getting annoying, particularly for me as I'm still learning the difference between a bite, if the hook is snagging on a rock, the current pushing the bait/sinker around, etc... We live near Canterbury FYI 2. What heaviness should the sinker be? I get different answers and I suppose there isn't a correct one per se, but taking in to account my lack of knowledge in the sport. 3. What rig would be best for rock fishing to stop the snags? Thanks in advance