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My biggest thing i have found in Newy way along with Syd, don't use tuna oil, i find it seems to scare off little fish because the smell will seem like there is something bigger near them, so i have heard, and i believe it too, one night we went fishing near Balmain, catching yakkas and little bream for hours, a bloke rocked up put tuna oil and a big hunk of bait on and no more fish that night, we changed nothing, we used bread,chicken,beef,prawns,pilchards. nothing was biting after the tuna oil was in the water. And it wasn't off the bite the tide had just changed when he came, caught little bream and yakkas even a crab right up til he put tuna oil in the water, then nothing... Use small prawns, a sebeiki rig, and unweighted bread for yakkas, no oil. Squirt's Tip: Peel the prawns before going on the hook, makes them swim a bit more realistic, seems to work well for bream and snapper. Squish the bread into a ball on the hook but leave a bit of fluffyness on it, so squeeze it around the hook but not the shaft of the eyelet. Regards..

A Massive thanks to the Fishraider crew, you have been doing fantastic things over this last year, a massive thanks to all the contributing members on reports and the info we have all provided within the fishing chat. Everyone stay safe over the Xmas/NYE break. Regards,

Ugly stick>> https://www.dinga.com.au/ugly-stik-gold-602m-4-8kg-2pce-new-2018.html Also come in 1 piece to, depending on your practicality of car etc, Any good branded reel between 3000-4500 would do the trick, as you are in a kayak i would pay attention to weights of reels and how many bearings as it will be in and around salt water. I'd be going with a simple Penn Slammer or a Sedona or Daiwa, obviously depending budget.

Awesome thanks for that i know that the jarvis walker wobbler's only come in one weight and size, would be good to see how they perform or "swim" against each other, you might be onto something if they are heavier, being heavier could change so many variables, casting length, swimming weight, the way it swims in the water, better for choppier conditions etc. Top work on these @frankS

Do you have a weight on yours?? total weight of you steel vs jarvis??

Yours look better quality than the jarvis ones, atleast you can put a single hook on straight away instead of a triple, but for $5 from kmart and for the sake of changing the triple to a single you cant beat it. Only thing i can say is the metal triple hook tend to bend after a little in the jarvis wobblers, and sometimes even straighten out after a big tailor sesh along with the split rings stretch, i have had this problem with tailor, change the split ring to a newer one like a brass one from bunnings and place small single U shape hook, seem to work a treat. Been using and buying these wobblers for years, for $5 i always buy atleast one 2pk every kmart trip, then modify them with a new split ring and a single or double hook. You can also use the small hooks with "feathers" off of a sabiki rig, works good off a boat when there is a bust up.

You can still get these classic walker wobbler they come in packs of two in kmart and are about $5, perfect for tailor chasing them, used one of these with me and a mate under swansea bridge, caught several tailor in a 15 or so mins, third pilon at around 11pm, they love them. Walker Wobbler 2pk

With a 2500 size stradic i'd be choosing a 2-4kg rod and something light, i currently use a Shimano Sahara X paired with a 2500 sedona and the combo is light as, fantastic for everything from bream on bait and tailor on Lures, to a simple small hook and bread for carp setup, i run 8lb braid with a 6lb leader have caught some stonker well over 50cm carp and 30+ tailor. The rod is light and fairly reasonable priced, check out some local tackle stores around xmas normally go for about $80 on special, and learn to tie an FG knot or double Uni. regards,

LBG fishing at lake mac goes off, lately kingies have been hitting around swansea bridge smashing them on 15kg, heaps of other landbased spots in the lake i have seen them hit lately,

i live right across from the 16 footers and caught a couple of decent but undersize bream off the small jetty

Good little dinner feed there, which side of lake mac?? The wharf on Belmont side has been going off lately with decent bream.

Hi Admis, The best thing you can do is use that search function and check out the fishing reports section after introducing yourself as Donna said. Searching and reading through reports and anything to do with the area is your best bet, unfortunately with fishing it will never be a case of "this spot will land me a Tuna at X time and X day", it never works like that. And even if it was a specific spot that someone has always bagged up at it can be a secret from that person, (everyone has there own spot X) You need to go explore and don't even take a rod with you. Scratchie has put in what seems like 100+ years of researching Port Stephens and seems to be the guru of Port and has years of experience and info, but honestly due to you being Landbased i would physically walk around and explore, look at the water, the tide, swell etc. have a look at how many fisherman/fisherwoman are there and what they are catching, what are the using?? I did this myself for almost 3 months before i started to even take my rod to the landbased Locations around Lake Mac. Your own research will pay off, you never know you might find a spot that no-one has ever fished from before. Use topographic maps and satellite images via google maps to check that you can safely get to a spot and remember to always wear a lifejacket near any rocks. Good Luck

awesome report, never caught a blackfish nor have ever eaten it. Whats it like flavour wise? i have heard it can taste a bit vegan and not much flavour? similiar taste to tailor or bream?

The real question is what time and are you talking harbour as in under the coat hanger? or do you mean in the whole of Sydney harbour, such as middle harbour (Balgowlah/Balmoral) and by walking along the water how far you planning to cover?? And why the harbour?? If you want to fish under the bridge i'd suggest between Lavender Bay/Luna Park and Kirribilli Point, but during the day very busy with ferrys and ships. Send me a pm, i regularly fish the harbour landbased during the week.

Unregistered vehicle/trailor permit, good fun, best part is going to the rms in every state, try going from qld to vic and a having to get new permit in every state while being pulled over by cops Seriously though. make sure you have all the appropriate paperwork and written letter with regos and vins signed by the seller, have brought many cars and bikes down from qld before and other states.

Everyone needs to read this post, its a bit of a wakeup call especially to new rock fishers, but also to the 'she'll be right' fishos (must admit i am one of them) Learn to read the ocean and always wear a lifejacket when rockfishing, doesn't matter if you can swim or not.

Looks like they are on, better pull the kayak out

Biggest thing i would be looking out for is how long it has been in the sun?? any sun damage signs? signs of any previous repairs? is it fully painted or a project etc?? and if it was properly cured if there is any repairs done to the boat itself?? Check the hull all over and inspect the transom along with running boards etc, i know with cars that have had fibreglass in them to repair rust they are prone to crack left in the humid sun. If the hull has been kept in a garage for several years check for moisture bubbles (like rust)etc. biggest giveaway will be the interior, if the interior of the cab has signs of warn out fibreglass chances are the rest of the boat will too.

Around areas that are quite open i use 4lb leader with a 10 or 8 lb braid, if im going off the shore or somewhere that i could bycatch a flatty or run into rock structures normally run 6lb or even 8lb, my current setup is running 10lb braid with 6lb leader and seem to have had no issue with catching bream, also keeps my mind easy on a bycatch of a flatty, id rather run 6lb than 2lb and it snapping from a head shake.

do you want a specific light combo for kingys like 1-3/2-4 etc or do you mean physical weight of rod and reel?? ??

If you want a cheap but semi decent Kayak, something like this from one of the many warehouses around sydney, I got one like this and no issues, got from one of those popup stores up the central coast, $350 come in different colours etc, a lot of rec groups use these along with some hire companies. No faults with mine and handles lake macquarie fine

best location i have heard is ACT or nimbin... Ramsgate is good for string weed.

Stunner on pilles, good old middle harbour producing the goods, i think your in the hot spot, good job

Welcome @Luko78, awesome first report too btw, you seem to fish the same areas of me and not far from me, as for fishing Lake Mac/Swansea area, be sure to checkout this : Lake Mac Land Based Also have a good read up on scratchies guide to port stephens if you venture up that way> Fishing Port Stephens And don't be afraid to use that search bar, there is literally 100s of thousands of posts on similiar subjects and locations.

52cm, that is decent flatty on that light gear, 6lb braid with 12lb leader or the other way around?? Good size flatty for south head, great little combo 2-4 with a sienna 2500, fantastic reels and bang for buck, got several of those sienna's and cant go wrong. I run a Shimano Sahara X, 2-4 with a sienna 2500, 10lb braid 8lb leader. Fantastic little combo for land based bream/flatty etc. Welcome to Fishraider too, look forward to seeing more reports, head over here to introduce yourself >>> Allow me to introduce myself.