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well done mate! and welcome to the forum.
thats a cracking feed in anyones standards
what did you end up doing with the cuttlefish? im not too sure about their table qualities but i know most people dont kill the bigger ones as theyre incredibly smart and divers treat them like pets 😆
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On 11/27/2021 at 8:43 AM, 61 crusher said:
There’s good deep water close by & as the water warms up the kings & bonito cruise past, not far from there when we had good warm EA current running down the coast warmer than usual water made into the harbour & I saw & lost a good long tail on light line, also new of guys who caught spotted mackerel near middle head, that same year black marlin were seen & hooked at the mouth of the harbour
The same year my two girls caught heaps of small dolphin fish all I had to do was throw out a couple of lures at the heads & start trolling, hooked up from 500 meters off the heads to as far as you wanted to troll
Hopefully this event creates a bumper season to come
there were lots of spotted mackerel caught there a few weeks ago... my mate got spooled by something midwater with big headshakes and bigger runs
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i would definitely use something to attach myself to the ledge if fishing 150lb line, dont wanna be taking any risks. if your comfortable spinning on your setups then that would be my go to, followed by livebaiting big slimies yakkas and gars. most of the standard float or balloon rigs would work on the big setup with a running float set 1.5-3m deep and a single hook on the bottom
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On 8/21/2021 at 8:18 PM, wazatherfisherman said:
Hi Little Fisho I used to fish Clifton Gardens a fair bit when I was young and we used to get some really good Bream and Luderick inside the pool, would've been cool seeing a seal in there! Wonder how it gets in/out? They maintain that net pretty well.
Simon Townsend's Wonder World crew came down and did a show on sea-horses one day, they told us the horses are living along the netting along with heaps of Fortescues
still lots of luderick and bream about, can find octopus, crabs and even rock lobster on the net of those baths! the seal seemed to slip in and out of the net with ease so there must be a reasonably large hole there
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another great story waza, always love when you make a report like this
ive seen a few seals/sea lions over the past year, a couple times off the rocks, once cruising around inside the baths at clifton gardens and once off a wharf in middle harbour. always a shock, the first time i saw one it jumped out of the water going for a slimey i just pulled out of a school. scared the life out of me
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it will work but you might have some trouble with lighter weighted or thinner jigs
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12 minutes ago, Maniac said:
I cast whole yakkas and swim everything else out or slide bait.
I see they have a 13ft 8-20kg which I am thinking of going with, just don’t want to regret my choice…
for me 10-15kg wasnt enough to cast whole yakkas very far, but im not exactly the biggest bloke out there... if you arent casting huge live tailor 15-37 is definitely overkill imo, and 8-20 might be the go for you
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2 hours ago, Maniac said:
Hi guys,
I’m looking at getting a Penn prevail 15kg-37kg for chasing Mulloway. Has anyone else used one this heavy?looking for some feedback. I usually fish live yakkas or Tailor off the beach and if not live large dead baits.
I am after the 15-37kg for the casting weight but don’t want to end up regretting the purchase.cheers,
john
havent used one that heavy, but knowing the strength of the 10-15kg the 15-37 must be huge. personally i dont see the point in using a rod that heavy but i guess if you need it for the big baits it makes sense
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i find that when the kings are finicky for the lures and deadbait, a livie of any sort should get a hit. i once dropped a live poddie after it spiked me and he got smashed by a king as soon as he hit the water... after getting no hits on anything with hooks all day. i threw in a poddie with a hook in its back after, and the kings showed little interest. i once saw them hitting bread chunks in a burley trail, but ate nothing connected to line or hooks. at the time i was using 30lb fluro, but even going down to 8lb on my light rod couldnt entice a bite from any kings, and i wasnt keen to livebait on a 2000 reel 😅
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50 minutes ago, Rock&Beach said:
Hey bad luck about the Kingy, better to be smoked than nothing.
Where were you fishing, as never caught Bonnies this time of year in Sydney.
Took my youngest out off the beach a couple weeks ago and nailed a good bag of salmon. Try them as sashimi they are great.
Cheers R&B
hey mate just up in the central coast, i hear about a few being caught around the rocks and even in the harbour, although they are very few and far between. i got this one by casting a metal vibe into the back of the wash zone
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i have the freams 5000 with 12kg of drag and have found that there is a lot of flex in the bail arm, even for a light reel, but cannot speak for smaller sizes. i use the caldia 2000 and its a fantastic reel nevermind the $300 price tag. i would go with the nasci for the cheaper price tag or a stradic if you want better quality for a higher price
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nice work mate, been heaps of big trevs around lately
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there are arrows and cuttles around northbridge baths/sailing club area, so i don't see why they wouldn't be in the area around there
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theres some nice trevally coming out of that area too, but to reinstate what Ryder said i wouldnt go to the lengths to keep anything from anywhere near that area
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9ft2 is enough for casting metals, especially on calmer days. rough days with big surf i wouldnt even bother off the beach without 12ft. all the rods i use are 9-9'6 and they are perfect for spinning off the rocks and beach for me
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13 hours ago, motiondave said:
not sure then, I went on a hunt around the harbour to find zero bait fish, hence i ended up at near cobblers, even close to shore, but Ive heard the little wharf at milsons point can hold yellowtail, plus a few around rose bay.
Do you use a burley bag/bucket to attract them?i usually burley with bread but i'm more focused on gars
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i saw lots of gars at clifton a few weeks back but it's really inconsistent unless there's bait around, hence why i'm asking
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judging by your name, i assume you are landbased like me, where i would say that specifically trying to target kings in the winter is all but a waste of time. they generally move into deeper blue water and are a lot more active in summer, but you still get the occasional monster in winter i suppose. trying to escape the salmon schools in winter can be near impossible and i personally don't bother with kings in the winter, i usually stick to spinning on lighter gear chasing some salmon for fun, or going after more typical rock species (bream, drummer, luderick, groper etc)
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landbased. ive never liked cobblers beach landbased i find that there isnt enough space for multiple people to have easy access to deep water
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Anyone seen any schools of gar or yakkas around mosman recently? I know they were there not long ago but im wondering if the cooler temperatures chased them off yet.
Thanks
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my experience so far is that salmon love squid just as much as kings
try live baiting one of the salmon like they do down in NZ? 😆
ive seen some true monsters recently so you never know
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Since the start of autumn, ive started to notice schools of large blackfish around the pylons of wharves in sydney. they ignore most baits with the exception of the occasional hookup on bread. ive tried weed flies to no avail, would berley make them more active? or would i need to collect green weed and use it over bread or anything else? do they become more aggressive as we get into winter? lot of questions as i am quite new to blackfishing and havent found much help in the articles section
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this should definitely be pinned or in the article section !!
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Hey guys, been a while since my last post so bear with me
I've recently been thinking about getting into LBG around the forster area, mostly chasing LT and cobes. I'd also be willing to travel up to hat head but not too much further than that.
I understand that no one wants to give away their spots but even some general knowledge would be much appreciated in the PMs. I'm aware of a handful of ledges in the Elizabeth beach area but no clue how to get down to them or any options for rough days.
Thanks