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On 10/10/2019 at 12:36 PM, DerekD said:

Hi Will,

The problem with fishing off the rocks is not just hooking and fighting the fish it is landing them. I was using a Shimano raider snapper 762 (15-45gm lure weight) a 4000 Shimano Stradic c/w 15lb braid and 30lb leader. I ended up dead lifting a couple of kings. I prefer a shorter rod than some of the other people off the rocks as I try and get a lot of lure movement with the sluggo/slapstix lures I like using and I struggle to achieve this with the longer rods. I do lose a bit of casting distance.

I also picked up a Daiwa Saltist Hyper 7ft PE3/5 (60-120gm lure weight) and matched it with a Daiwa BG5000 and a fine 50lb braid. The reel I can switch between that rod and the 9 foot 6 Saltist Hyper I also own if I want that extra bit of distance.

Good luck.

Derek

Hey Derek,  

The Shimano raider snapper 762 (15-45gm lure weight) a 4000 Shimano Stradic c/w 15lb braid , would that be suitable to upgrade the main line on the reel to 20lb?

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14 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:

Hope your not chasing bluefish  they are protected species

Hey Rick. The bluefish is a protected species sorry about the confusion, I call a different type of fish 'blue fish' 

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15 hours ago, PaddyT said:

Off the ocean rocks you simply are not going to get one rod to do the lot- also a 2m gaff is next to useless. im going to give you a bit of a tutorial here based on 30 odd years of chucking metal off the stones. 1. Different rock platforms have different requirments, around Sydney a good allrounder is a 10 ft rod that has a moderatly light tip and a lot of backbone for lifting down low- its really hard to gaff a fish lighter than 5 kgs off the rocks so you need to be able to lift (using momentum not just brute force) any fish up to that weight- if you fish alone gaffing is damn hard with any fish off the rocks.2. cheap graphite is a bit fragile-banging it around the rocks is a bad idea. I used a good old FSU4120 for ever and it caught everything from tailor to longtails. 3. Length of rod can be very important for safety, saving you from loosing lures , for casting and finally for landing more hooked fish. An example is two different well known rock platforms- Avoca-smooth sandstone dropping straight down- for fun i used to spin up rat kings, bonnies , frigates etc using a 6 ft flickstick on 6lb line and becuase you could get the rod tip out and above the fish it was very rare to loose one-North Whale-higher ledge with close in reef- very hard to land a king above 5 kgs because all they had to do was swim the wrong way and cut you off, 10 ft rod, use lots of side pressure and try and fight the fish out wider, also the main hookup point there was 40m out along a reef drop off- used to land a few good ones their mainly on poppers and skipped gar by using a 12ft rod and keeping their heads out of the water - if they crashdived it was all over very quickly.Some food for thought

Thanks paddy. I fish with a buddy and yes the gaff doesn't handle everything. I currently use a 7 ft rod with a silstar spinning reel and throw 20 to 40g metals. As you can tell this is why I am looking to buy a new rod and reel. 

[Little Manly Cove]

Hey guys I was out fishing at the little manly cove jetty/pier and caught a nice sized red morwong and had no other luck apart from some tiny snappers and bream. I was wondering if anyone has had any luck at this spot. Has anyone tried out metal lures for kingfish or tailor? Most people there were just catching leather jackets and bream apart from the occasional blue fish. 

Share your thoughts on this location.

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3 hours ago, Squ!rt said:

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??

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Hey mate, I meant physical weight of the rod and reel. Going to target other species like salmon, tailor, bluefish etc. sorry for the confusion 🙃

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1 hour ago, DerekD said:

Hi Will,

The problem with fishing off the rocks is not just hooking and fighting the fish it is landing them. I was using a Shimano raider snapper 762 (15-45gm lure weight) a 4000 Shimano Stradic c/w 15lb braid and 30lb leader. I ended up dead lifting a couple of kings. I prefer a shorter rod than some of the other people off the rocks as I try and get a lot of lure movement with the sluggo/slapstix lures I like using and I struggle to achieve this with the longer rods. I do lose a bit of casting distance.

I also picked up a Daiwa Saltist Hyper 7ft PE3/5 (60-120gm lure weight) and matched it with a Daiwa BG5000 and a fine 50lb braid. The reel I can switch between that rod and the 9 foot 6 Saltist Hyper I also own if I want that extra bit of distance.

Good luck.

Derek

Thanks Derek for the reply. Btw I use a 2m Gaff which pretty much handles all fish I catch.

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Hey raiders

So I want a light weight fishing combo (preferably Shimano but doesn’t have to be) suitable for throwing lures off the rocks and catching some kingies. I don’t really have a price range.

any suggestions?