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Hey guys, could someone point me and my mate in the right direction for what gear to use for kings.
What size real and what rod to match.
We got no idea.
Cheers
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14 minutes ago, JonD said:
Land based or boat ?
Plenty of places from a boat and also some decent rock spots for land based.
Tackle wise has changed a little over the years. Now small child like outfits are quite capable of stopping kings, the gear is easier on the angler with much more power from parabolic action rods etc. Even little gomoku rods can be fully loaded with about as much force as you can posdibly apply.
If you find kings away from structure then you can really have some fun on light bream gear, as I've been doing with a little Daiwa black wicked weasel and a stradic ci4 3000 ( not that I would recommend this ).
I would be land based. Would be keen to get started soon.
Although I don't want to break the bank with gear, and I would like stuff that isn't too heavy, but not too light when we talking Weight range
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Just now, Lightning said:
Where abouts are you located mate? NSW north coast south coast etc
Hey mate, located on the east coast of Sydney
Cheers
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Hey guys, still pretty new to this sport - and me and my mate have one goal... WE WANT A KINGY
I was just wondering if some of you fellas could help us make sure we have the right gear and point us in some good land based spots...
any replied will be helpful
Thanks
bilo 😊
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thank you, will give this all a shot, thanks guys.
13 hours ago, FishermanSteve said:Bream: use garlic chicken thigh strips about 20mm long 5mm wide. Flathead: Berkeley plastic worm in camo and half pilchards(tail end). That's if you're land based in those spots. In summer in the spots long 30mm by 10mm strips of squid with 1/0 hook work ace. I've been land based fishing those spots for over a year now with good results
13 hours ago, blaxland said:Hi Jake,
I use pilchard tails and have caught a large variety of fish plus the rest makes excellent burly. You can fish them unweighted or with a sinker in many different rigs, unweighted covers the whole water column plus in a retrieve they can act like a lure. Key is to learn how to present them and tie a half hitch for security.
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Stylo - the best way to rig the tail half of a cut pilchard is as follows:
1. push the point of the hook through the flesh just in front of the tail (i.e. where the flesh just begins on the body of the pillie)
2. pull the whole hook through the pillie so that the tail half is 'threaded' on the line just at the point where the tail meets the body.
3. stick the point of the hook into the cut made by the knife (when slicing the pillie in half) and pull the line tight.
4. tie a half-hitch around the tail and tighten to secure the bait.
Using this method I find that pillie talis stay on the hook better than the heads.
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Hi guys, I was just wondering what bait i should be using when im going for bream and flattys in the habour, particularly around watsons bay, parsley bay, rose bay and surrounding areas.
Thank you
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On 8/27/2018 at 10:32 PM, SickWolf said:
off the rocks and beach daiwa crossfire surf rods work well, off boats a shorter rod is better, it all just depends on where its being applied to
yeah im looking for something to use primarily on the rocks and jettys, i dont have a boat
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I am planning on buying a Diawa BG 4000, and I was wondering what rod I should match up with the BG.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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44 minutes ago, kingie chaser said:
g@Jake18 I just ordered both of these types in a couple of sizes but probably wont get to use them till spring when I get back out into botany bay in my little tinny, I find the fishing slows right down at this time of year.
Anyway I wont know how they will work for a while or how they will stack up against the gulps or the Zman or squidgy's till then.
I actually don't limit myself to one brand & one type really & anything is worth(I have also used the squidgy wrigglers as well) a try but out of all the brands I have tried to date the gulps have done the job time & time again on the flatties.
Its just my opinion as well but colour does make the difference with the flathead, they seem to like those red/green/orange combo colours more than anything & that the Berkley gulp jerk shads are famous for.
BUT in saying that it could be a locality thing as well?
Good luck with your first try with the squidgy's
Legend. If i get anything, ill be sure to show pics. fingers crossed
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3 hours ago, kingie chaser said:
I am also keen to try these prawn pro squidgy's as well in both paddle tail & wriggler, recon you would catch a variety of species on them.
Looks like you've got a plan
. let me know how that goes and also what spots you visit. my wrigglers just arrived today, gonna go down to the rosebay flats hopefully soon (ive been studying) and give them a toss.
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1 hour ago, GoingFishing said:
Rose Bay flats are a great place to start for flathead but watch out for Rays.
Go early or late afternoon when the boat/swimmer activity is at its minimum
just to make sure, is that near the boat hire? and also how far would i have to walk out you reckon?
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Could anyone give me some good spots to catch flathead near Watons Bay, Rose Bay, Vaucluse or anywhere around here? just got my soft plastics and keen to use them.
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1 hour ago, macca02 said:
"Paddle" tail plastics are my goto for flathead (though really any plastic will do, though i think these are really effective as they look like a little poddy mullet).
Squidgy fish in a size roughly around 55-65mm in length (black & gold is a personal fav colour) with a 1/6th oz jighead (Size 1 or 1/0 hook matches this plastic size) is a great starting point for shallow water <3m.
Deeper water and current depending i'd go a heavier jighead to get back to the bottom quickly.
Also with jigheads i prefer to go with something with a hook that is a thinner gauge (nitro bream range) as it penetrates the flattys mouth much easier than the thicker gauge hooks (especially when you're using relatively light tackle/thin lines). I noticed a massive difference in hookup rates in regards to missing fish after using some of the thicker gauge style jigheads.
I generally give it a couple of quick flicks up, wind up the slack as it sinks back to the bottom and repeat the process with varying pauses.
cheers man, waiting for my plastics and jigheads to come in the mail... the nearest a shop was miles away.
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9 hours ago, ARC H said:
Just get a shrimp, grub or fish style soft plastic.
In some sort of natural color i don't think specific color matters to much.
walk along foreshores casting as you go and concentrate your efforts on jetties, rockwalls moorings, dropoffs and weedbeds as has been said, any bit off structure really
another thing is check out if there are bait fish, prawns in the water and try to imitate them with a lure
if you are using grub or shrimp styles you'll encounter some good bycatch like bream
if you fishing around 1 -2metres of water 1/8 or 1/2th as has been said is the go
also they are expensive but soft vibes are great
also make sure you slow your retrieve down in winter
enjoy and good luck
Cheers, i got some Squidgies Wriggler Soft Plastic. Gonna give that a shout around Hermit Bay just up from rose bay sydney, might also give it ago down in watsons bay.
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53 minutes ago, Regan said:
i would target places around the estaurys especially where there are drop offs and weed beds as this is where the flatties will sit. Try and work as much ground as possible as the flatties will normally sit in the one spot. some of my favourite flattie soft plastics include:
- zman grub, 2.5 - 3.5 inch, any colour but my favourite watermelon
- flash-j shad 3inch, colour kosan'ayu
- zman minnowz, colour smokey shad or bad shad
and they are very good eating.
also what weight jig head and size of the hook?
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3 minutes ago, Regan said:
Those pro wrigglers will work well for the bigger flatties
36cm for a dusky which is the main species of flathead caught in estauries
cheers for the help. gonna try catch and cook a few during these holidays
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19 minutes ago, Regan said:
i would target places around the estaurys especially where there are drop offs and weed beds as this is where the flatties will sit. Try and work as much ground as possible as the flatties will normally sit in the one spot. some of my favourite flattie soft plastics include:
- zman grub, 2.5 - 3.5 inch, any colour but my favourite watermelon
- flash-j shad 3inch, colour kosan'ayu
- zman minnowz, colour smokey shad or bad shad
and they are very good eating.
Thanks man, just wondering, are the size limits different for the different types of flatties?
also i was looking at Pro Wriggler Soft Plastic Lure 100mm Bloodworm?
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I am still recently new to fishing, and would love some advice on where the best setting for catching flathead from land. whether its a beach or rocks etc...
also would love advice and any plastics to use. and are they a good fish to eat
cheers
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10 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said:
Hi Jake18 what type of tackle do you have? Darling Point, Rose Bay, Watsons Bay and Parsley Bay have wharves and there are land based spots at Hermitage Reserve, Neilson Park(both ends) Camp Cove and just south of Lady Jane beach that are all easily accessed- depends on what you're after. This time of year the most likely species you'll encounter from the shore are Bream, Trevally, Leatherjackets, Squid, Luderick and Tailor, with the occasional Salmon, John Dory and Flathead. If you are fishing the wharves use no lead and reasonably light line(no more than 4kg) if chasing Bream and Trevally. For the best chance of success use burley to arouse the interest of whatever is around. A simple but effective wharf burley is a loaf of white bread crushed right up in 2/3 of a bucket of water. To this you add a capful of Tuna or Pilchard oil and any bait-scraps to give it 'substance'. If you don't have any oil, a small tin of tuna, sardines or 'fishy' cat food will do. Just flick a couple of 'tablespoon' sized scoops out when you arrive and then try to keep a very light 'trail' going to bring any surrounding fish to where you are. Best of luck Waza
cheers for the advice
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Any one know some good spots to fish around these areas, or close to these areas. would appreciate any advice.
Thanks
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17 hours ago, dirvin21 said:
start with soft plastics the articles have some excellent info and target areas you now are loaded with flathead
Thanks, will give them a read.
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I have never used lures to fish ever, and have heard they can be very effective. What type of lure would best suit land based fishing, in the Sydney harbour.
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Fishing of Duff reserve?
has anyone every fished at this location. Is it a good spot?
I have been told so, but would like to double check
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I was looking to catch anything i could get.
I would like to target them around the Sydney harbour from land