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18 hours ago, OttoVu said:
Sorry, have I read that right ...these man made ponds have been deliberately stocked with carp !! Thought that was illegal (not to mention stupid and reckless)
They do it to eat the carp apparently. But yeah its pretty dumb and reckless. They installed an electrocution thing on the main pond
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13 minutes ago, mrsswordfisherman said:
Don’t be confused we have ALL the info on this forum.
Use our search engine to find the info.
Go into The Library area on here and check out Articles on how to catch squid in Sydney Harbour. There are dozens of things to read
Good luck
Ahh ok. Thanks
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Since when did they care about them lol
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4 hours ago, onearmedfisho said:
try the search function mate
I have gone on pretty much every website and this is why i'm so confused lol.
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The beaches will be very busy, If you want to try go late afternoon. Also manly dam is worth trying if your interested in freshwater (carp, bass, refin). I would suggest early morning or evening to night if you want to go to the wharfs as they get very busy. Narabeen is awesome for leather jacket, got my first one there, prawns work well as well as pipies.
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Hi,
I was wondering what kind of rigs people would use for Sydeny harbor kings land based.
I have seen some people floating a butterflied yaka or just strips of them or even live.
Then I have seen them just being drifted (butterflied, strip bait, live)
Also how do you guys like to target mulloway?
I have heard live, strip baits and butterflied all work well.
Also how do you like to catch squid in Sydeny harbour in the day time? I have seen people using 3 jigs at once and people just using 1 jig and people using a float with a jig.
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3 hours ago, Little_Flatty said:
I wouldn’t overthink it. The carp in the area are used to being fed and would suck up anything you offer them. Start with bread and then when you get bored start experimenting with lures.
I'm assuming you’re not talking about Norwest lake near the shopping centre. There are no fishing signs at least around the built up side of the lake.
Yeah, I wasn't talking about the main lake. Theres a smaller one like 5 mins walk away. Thank you very much for the help
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Hi,
has anyone tried fishing Norwest ponds? I have chucked some grass in and found some huge carp. Apparently the locals stock the ponds.
Also what rig do people use and baitcaster or spinning? I always put a chunk of bread on and wait. This is in a stocked dam much smaller than norwest.
I didn't see any sign that said no fishing but does anyone know if its legal?
Also how do people lure fish for them? I have seen soft plastics being used like the ones for bream, and top water for whiting. I thought something like a bass worm (like googan baits lunker log) or something like that pulled along the side of the bank would work well.
What capacity rod? I have a 2-4 1 piece shimano I do have heavier stuff but i don't think it is needed?
Also what leader would people use or any? Is 20 lb to much?
I'm no expert at fresh water. I have literally never properly fished freshwater so any help would be great
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On 3/23/2021 at 2:58 PM, Green Hornet said:
Take up jewfishing and you'll catch all the sharks you want, haha.
Seriously though, your balloon is only going to be effective from the beach when there's a very small swell and a strong offshore wind. Not a great time to be fishing the beach anyhow.
Most of the guys who shark fish with short, game fishing type gear seem to be using drones these days to get their baits positioned.
You don't necessarily need to cast far if there's a decent gutter in close, your Spinfisher outfit may get the job done, though you're not telling us the length of your Aerowave rod. The biggest problem with a short rod is your line tends to get pushed around by the waves, making it difficult to keep your bait in position.
Not saying it can't be done, but you'll do far better on whiting and similar small species with a lighter rod and reel suited to line around 4kg than your heavy gear.
Thankyou very much for your reply
The aerowave is 12 ft.
To sort the problem of the short rod could I use one of those 'spider sinkers' (the one with the wire prongs sticking out to hold in the sane)
My light reel broke (one of the teeth on the gear broke) and spare parts won't get here until after my trip
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On 3/23/2021 at 5:09 PM, JonD said:
Ive gone back to longer rods for the reason mentioned above (line gets pushed around in the surf to much and also picks up more weed on shorter rods). When I say Ive gone back to longer rods, I mean its what I lend to people silly enough to want to play with sharks from the shore, my back doesn't like doing that anymore.
The rod doesn't have to be anything overly great as long as the reel seat can handle the drag the reel you are using is capable of. The reel you mention should be fine for most sharks unless you hook into a 3m+ bronzy you can't turn. I find the penn battle 3 6000 has been great for sharks so far, mine has 500m of 40lb braid and not gotten down to half that that in any runs yet. We have hooked a few on other outfits that we got to the spool backing and had to break them off (luckily breaking at the terminal end).
Casts really dont need to be far if you have a decent gutter, 40m will most often get you into very big sharks. You aren't so much casting to sharks but bringing sharks to your bait by putting small amounts of burley into the surf. I start off with a jewy rig to catch fresh salmon or tailor, which is slabbed into bait then the frame broken up and tossed into the surf. Both salmon and tailor will continue taking even bigger shark baits, so I often end up using 4-5 of these on a night session with two rods. Any old oily fish frames are good to take to the beach with you.
Any bigger than 30kg we tend to leave them in the water or at least partly in it with the surging surf.
There are heaps of sharks about at the moment so your learning curve should be quite quick.
Will be interesting to see if the sharks are still in close with all this rain, Im thinking they will be.
This small whaler was under 10 mins to land and release from just over a week ago on a 13ft cheap penn rod.
On 3/23/2021 at 5:09 PM, JonD said:Thankyou very much for the help
With all the rain and the murky water is it worth trying river mouths with all the fish and eels being flushed out sharks should be around them right?
I am getting a saltiest 8 ft pe 8 rod. Would this work well for beach or is it better for river mouths.
Would it be possible to use the squall setup off the beach? Could I just walk the bait a bit out in a gutter and let it do the rest or should I use a balloon in the gutter to get it out then pull the line straight and the balloon comes loose (having a piece of string tied to the line and the balloon so it doesn't fly away)
On 3/23/2021 at 5:09 PM, JonD said: -
Hi,
I'm looing to get into shark fishing in the surf but my setup isn't able to be cast (squall 50 vsw with 5ft6 rod). I don't have a kayak so that isn't an option. I was going to try ballooning baits but how does that work if there is no wind?I also have a spinfisher 950 ssm with 50 lb braid (300 yards and about heaps of 50 lb (tested to be good until 60 lbs) mono backing (It originally had the mono and I just did an FG knot to the braid) with a ex heavy shimano aerowave, the first owner had used this for sharks. Would this be able to cast far enough or would it need to be ballooned as well?
Another question is is it ok to use the spinfisher for whiting ect just add a light leader like 12lbs?
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Hi i'm looking to buy a penn ally 15-24 kg for kings and sharks. is it any good? im paring it with a spinfisher 950 ssm with 50 lb braid. Im landbased
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I already caught one there before on the squall. But it's quite heavy to carry since I have to chatch trains and walk. So I was wondering if any of the other options would have the next highest chance. My spool of 50 lb braid comes 1 day to late.
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if your targeting kings you want it near the top, get 1 m leader then a float then swivel then main line.
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ive heard the head works quite well, also bonito head isn't to bad
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I have caught kingfish before but am unsure of what gear i should be using for land based (walsh bay peir 8). I have caught one from here before but that was on my shark setup (squall 50 vsw on a roller tip rod 5.6 ft).
i have 3 reels including the squall which i have been told will work for them but am unsure, need others advice
1. spinfisher 950 ssm - 30 lb mono
2. sienna 4000 fe - 20 lb braid with 50 lb leader
3. squall 50 vsw - 80 lb mono
planning on using live slimy mackerel or yakas, which im planning on catching from the warf as well as I've been told they are there in great numbers
Does anyone have a SALTIST BW SJ 82XH SPIN?
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I have been looking for this rod but I have been told conflicting information.
Firstly i emailed dawia and they said the SALTIST BW SJ 82XH SPIN and the Saltist Bw Sj 802 xh AO were the same. But theres a price difference of $25. Also they said the SALTIST BW SJ 82XH SPIN was a mid join instead of a butt join (at the top of the foregrip). This was different to the pictures I was given by someone and Dinga and Motackle when I emailed them about it.
I was wondering if anyone could confirm the join is on the top of the foregrip and it has a rubber gimbal.
Thankyou for your help in advance