Chillifishi
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Hi fish Raiders!
I got my first baitcaster delivered in the post yesterday and went out for a fish. Happy to say no bird nesting though my brakes and spool tensions are pretty high:)
I was flicking a 3 inch rapala prawn SP on a 1/8th and lucky enough to get onto 2 flatties and 1 soapie, but I noticed that my leader was wrapping around the fish as I was fighting them. I found this a little weird as this almost never happens when I'm using spinning gear.
Just wanted to know if anyone else has had similar experience or might know why this is happening? Maybe something to do with the way I'm fighting the fish - tighter drag and muscling it in, rather than letting the drag sing like I would on light spinning gear?
Thanks!
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Ooo awesome looking fish!
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25 minutes ago, wazatherfisherman said:
Nice report! They go hard and are underrated as a sports fish. Really good when cooked in foil in the coals also
100% if only they would take lures more often, but the scarcity makes it all the more special!
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Went down to the local after putting the kids to bed for a well earned fish after a crazy day at work as I wanted to clear the old noggin.
Dead on high tide when I arrived. Flicked around a 2.5 inch zman grub for about an hour or so on a light jig head (1/20th?) without a single enquiry.
Switched over to a baitjunkie minnow 2.5 inch on a 1/8 oz in the hope of running into a flatty or soapie. Tried a variety of retrieves - slow roll, lift, dead stick, double/triple hope. After a while on the double hop I get smashed and the 2500 Freams screams and TD hyper 2 (1-2kg) buckles. 6lb leader on 4lb braid. Epic fight with multiple runs.
Finally in the net and landed 40cm mullet! I love it when they go for the lure on light gear happens like once a year, all his mates are probably like "what r ya doing!"
I had never tried mullet before so I thought this would be my opportunity. Ikejime immediately, gutted and scaled. Filleted at home and found it quite similar to mackeral! Surprisingly good eating with just a sprinkle of salt pan fried.
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My 2 cents I have 10 lb Kmart braid on my 2500 Stradic used with either FC or mono leader 6 or 8lb and it works fine for 2 years.
Big fan of Alberto knot for this kinda set up
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My curse is the pink 2.5 inch powerbait grub. Got them on sale maybe 1 year ago and caught maybe 2 flatties on those in all that time.
Love 2.5 inch grubs in motor oil or watermelon red.
Love 2.5 inch minnows in any brownish colour.
Been doing ok with flatties on the 2.5 inch prawns hopping them off the bottom lately.
I suspect a strong case of confirmation bias 😅
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49 minutes ago, Bass assassin said:
That’s a Perch.
Sweet thanks mate
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My guess is bass? But not too sure.
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What a donkey of a bream! Nice one!
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What a cracking report. Congratulations mate!
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Im right handed and for the longest time was winding with my right hand. In looking to eliminate the switcheroo and be more efficient after casting i switched over to winding with the left about 4 months ago and am now never looking back. I find i have more control in imparting action with my right hand/wrist/arm and while fighting fish felt clumsy and odd for the first month or two, it feels 100% natural now.
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On 9/22/2022 at 5:01 PM, Subtropic said:
Nice work. Something very appealing about night fishing especially as the weather warms up. Did you just hang around the jetty/moorings?
Yep!
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3 hours ago, HawkesburyParadise said:
Well done. Is it pitch black there or there is some light. I think you're on the boat ramp on the Berowra side.
Right near the boat ramp where the steel fish table thing is. Plenty of light!
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2 hours ago, Bluebenbomb said:
Great for a quick session! Just wondering, does the cutting of the 2.5 minnow allow for a sleeker/lighter profile, and does that smaller profile help when the fish are a little timid?
According to my youtube research that's the theory behind it - slightly smaller, more finesse presentation, without sacrificing any of the action on the tail. Though that bream might have taken the 2.5 inch version...we shall never know😄
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4 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:
Nice report @Chillifishi. Never used lures there before, should give it a shot next time I'm up that way.
Have you ever tried flicking lures along the road parallel to the marina? That looks like prime territory!
I have tried along the road there, and have hooked up to exactly 1 bream and 1 soapie across multiple attempts. I'm thinking I need to cast a bit closer to the structure, but my casting accuracy needs a bit of work! I've been told there are decent bream there, but yet to hook one up of a decent size.
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Weather is beautiful and I find myself with an hour or two to have a fish in the evening, so I drive down to Berowra Waters to have a flick.
Tide is running out, water is pretty dirty from the previous rain. I started off with a prawn vibe; after about 10 casts, I load up and end up dropping the fish. Likely a small flatty or soapie, annoyed that I've dropped it nonetheless, I remind myself to set the hook.
I switch over to a 2 inch minnow on a 1/8th (2.5 inch baitjunkie cut back). In the next hour or so I get onto 4 fish: 3 tiny soapies, and the highlight which was a (potentially legal) bream, which was great fun on the light gear. More importantly, my goal has been to get more bream so this session, while short, was an awesome one!
All C&R.
Thanks for reading!
Chilli
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On 8/15/2022 at 9:48 AM, Little_Flatty said:
The other thing I forgot to say is that if you lock up the FG with a rizzuto before tightening up the knot, the finger trap mechanism that the knot relies upon might not be activated. That is why I tighten everything up after the first half hitch. For the same reasons, I have also heard that you shouldn't do too many turns; apart from wasting time, you're also denying the lower end of the knot the chance to do its role. I tend to do 16-20 turns max for 6-12lb line. From what I've tried, even 12 might be enough in some cases.
I've learned all of this only in the past year and it's resulted in much improved FG connections, as well as helping me tie them more quickly without tools. Before that I had a protracted slim beauty phase, which worked well but was undeniably bulkier. It took a bit of practice, but I find FGs easier than a slim beauty, and not that much slower than a double uni (knot practice is a good use of time when stuck at home). Now I've learned how to tie FGs better and faster without tools, my knot assist now lives on my desk as a curious toy
Totally makes sense. Agree with the less turns too, i couldnt make it work on 3lb leader with more than 12 turns.
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On 8/16/2022 at 8:36 PM, Little_Flatty said:
Sounds easy, but nothing works for us! And in any case we're pooped by 9pm anyway. So we all go to bed then.
On the flip side, I can get up at 4-5am to go fishing without any trouble whatsoever. But more often than not, there's 1000 things to do in the mornings, so doesn't always happen...
Have you tried fishing with bread baits at Berowra? Plenty of really good bream (1-2m down) and mullet/garfish if you use tiny baits/hooks and keep your bait on or near the surface. A big mullet would give you plenty of entertainment on the 1-3kg rod.
I have tried small baits there (prawn, pillies) but not bread. Ever since starting on soft plastics havent used any kind of bait, not cause i have anything against bait, but i just wanted to stop myself from giving up in the soft plastics prematurely and now am thoroughly addicted!
Speaking of mullet, got these in a sesh some months ago on a 2.5 inch zman grubz! There was a huge school of them milling around, they took the lure, which i understand is rare but not unheard of. 100% they gave me some great adrenaline pumping runs on the 1-3kg and the 1000 Sienna😄 no luck in them since
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12 hours ago, Yowie said:
A bit of fun there. Good to see the little jews are about. Have caught a few little ones like that, and they managed to get a large bait on a 3/0 hook into their gob. Aggressive for their small size.
Yes they quite often bite off more than they can chew haha
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41 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said:
Nice report @Chillifishi! Looks like it was a fun session…but what I can’t get my head around is the kids in bed by 7.30 part! What’s your secret?
Worm hooks are awesome. I’ve had them buried in the plastic and mostly you still hook up, whilst avoiding snags. I also love the flexibility of being able to vary weights. Try Texas rigging them if you want to mix things up. Bullet sinkers are surprisingly easy to find, a couple of Australian suppliers sell them at a good price, and offer tungsten options too.
Hey mate! Haha my kids are both under 5 and a few years ago my wife and i just started to inch bed time bit by bit back to 730 ish. Since they cant tell the time yet, they didnt know the difference!
That Texas rig sounds fun, Ill give it a shot once I work through the current tackle Ive got:)
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Hard day at work, kids in bed by 730, means only one thing - rod, reel and lure bag into the boot and off to the local for a few hours of peace and healing 😁.
Since getting a 1-3 kg ultra light set up, I haven't been showing my 2500 Stradic and 2-4 kg Pfleuger Triton much love lately, so this is my gear of choice.
Traditionally I would use a normal jighead with my plastics, but I decide to give wormhook-plus-ball-sinker-in-loopknot-weedless set up a go. Safe to say it worked just fine!
I get on the water about 830 and start throwing around a 2.5 inch baitjunkie minnow with a dash of Sfactor and get pantsed a couple of times.
After about half an hour a gutsy soapie takes the lure.
Another hour or so in and two flatties and another (tiny) soapie later I decide to call it, thoroughly satisfied with the sesh, 4 fish and plenty of down time and fresh air!
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Baitcaster - line tangles on fish
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Thanks for the wisdom folks I do think my rod tip is a bit lower than usual, I will keep in mind and see how it goes!