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    stockton tips

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

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    20 hours ago, Restyle said:

    yea id be finding a new gutter if that's the case. hopefully it isnt too bad tomorrow when i head up for a few days. 

    The heaviest casting rod i know is the "ASSASSIN BEACH MASTER ZERO" which is casting close to 250g. My sensor surf has no issue casting out 300g of bait and the limit of that is 190g

    How far up north do you head? We went yesterday and absolutely struggled, 12psi, 35s and just kept getting bogged, was an absolute struggle. We tried a couple of gutters but every bait was just washed back in and up the beach. 

    stockton tips

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

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    12 hours ago, Restyle said:

    size 2 stars are around 110g. with current swell way to small with large whole squid baits. 110g would be more suitable to whole pillies or smaller squid strips.

    If your gutter has too much sweeping currents just find a new one or you may not be casting far enough. The southern end of the beach can be pretty bad with those currents while the mid to northern section can be alot more tame 

    For large whole squid baits id be using minimum 140g sinkers which means you'll be lobbing out close to 500-700g of stuff into the surf. can you're rod even cast that weight.

    I'm actually using prawns and beach worms  and still having issues 🤣

    Where do you even get a Rod that can cast 700g? I thought that is drone territory. 

    Thanks for the advice though, much appreciated. Mainly targetting bream ect. 

    Importance of local knowledge

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

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    Nelson bay 17/7/23

    Gkt chatting to some locals and was given a few secret spots where large fish have been caught quite regularly. Anyways traditionally haven't caught anything big apart from sharks. 

    Anyways got there got pike after pike on cooked prawns. Many garfish around as well. Threw out a chunk of tuna on a 6/0 circle, and after about 10 mins, went to check the rod and felt a very heavy weight. After a good 20 min fight, big portjackson, close to 1m, wasn't able to land, so cut the hook and released. They put up a good fight though 

    Rerigged put a pike on a 9/0 and 6/0 snell rig, under a float and threw it out into the current. After about 30 mins or so, slow peeling of line, waited a few seconds then turned off bait runner and had a massive weight, felt a lot heavier heavy, and just a slow but very strong pull until these big shakes. I was starting to loose line, and about to get into the backing, so i tightened the drag and dug in like fighting a shark, was thinking it was a Jewish because of the shakes but never would have thought a Jewish would be this strong. Kept leaning back and eventually the rod gave in and snapped. The one time I use lighter gear I hook into a monster and break the rod, bit of a heart break but still an awesome experience. There's definitely monsters around there. 

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    Banjo shark eating

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Fried Rice said:

    Tried a "black" stingray once that I speared many years ago at Durras. About 70 or 80 Cm across. From memory I took some skinned fillets and BBQ'd them. Should have BBQ'd my boot instead.

    Haha, yeah need to curry them. Uncle said would be easier to eat his leather belt 

    Banjo shark eating

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

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    1 hour ago, noelm said:

    Banjos have a lot of blood meat and sinew, the amount of edible flesh return is tiny, and the taste is just OK, so (in my opinion) not worth the trouble. Shovel nose, although look kind of similar (in so much as the tail is the edible part) are much whiter flesh and almost Flathead like to eat….almost! 

    Heard lots of mixed reviews about banjos, quite a few say they're good deep fried and I was going to use the head for shark bait. Definitely want to try shovel nose, apparently very popular in Europe as fish and chips.

     

    What about rays? Have a indigenous mate who loves them but also have another mate who says they're a bit chewy. I was thinking to do a thai green curry inspired thing with chilli's and coconut with the ray. But don't really want to waste a life if it's a bad idea. 

    Thanks 

    Roseville Bridge shark fishing

    in Saltwater Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Not much around at the moment. 

    As for tips, go out to the middle, or right on the edge of the chanel. The sharks there aren't your average size pups or 1m, they're minimum 1.5+. As for bait, slabs of eel or whole/ half mullet on 16/0 or 20/0 circle hook, 600lbs wire about 3m, with 100 lbs topshot. Evening/ night by far the best. Be prepared to be broken off. 

    Old Hobie Seat Alternatives

    in Kayaks and Paddling

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    I've adjusted so that I sit in like a normal chair and when I use the pedals my back isn't leaning on the rear wall bit and find it is pretty comfortable. I guess maybe a few pieces of pool noodle cable tied together to form a pillow of sorts, and placed behind might help? 

    Float stoppper

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    i use a bit of fly screen rubber, the hollow one, cut it into small chunks, thread the line through the hole, loop it back over and through the hole a second time. allow me to adjust the depts of the bait by sliding the rubber up and down and its large enough to stop the float from moving up 

    Beach rod reel recommendations

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, Green Hornet said:

    My choice would either be a Stradic SW or a Saragossa, both solidly built and well sealed reels. I have a 4000 Stradic SW and it is a lovely, smooth reel to throw lures with. 

    May I ask why you want to fish 15kg mono from the beach? Unless you’re chasing large sharks, it’s really overkill and will cost you valuable casting distance on a spin reel. Just my opinion.

    I found that constant beach fishing puts a lot of wear and tear on braid, hence i prefer mono over braid off the bech. Ive also observed a lot of dedicated beach fishos (using bait) using mono 

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    pie warmer

    in Boating

    Posted

    31 minutes ago, BaitDropper said:

    Now I too was looking at putting an oven in my boat.

    It's effectively a cuddy cabin, which is fine by me, I get a big fishing deck, BUT, it does get a bit bumpy up front, in the short sharp stuff,, How do the ovens stand up to a bit of pounding ???.

    I definitely have the room in the cuddy to install one, but was worried how they stood up to punishment..

    As long as it is secured down, it will be fine. They survive our 4x4s fine the kick ass brand ones are definitely robust, the travel mate is very durable as well, kings for the price was great. Just make sure it doesn't come loose or gets smashed by anything. Overall though they're pretty robust. I don't know how they're going to stand up to salt though 

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