BigHorse

Hi all, I was fishing on the weekend when this happened. I only have a basic idea on how to fix/repair reels. I don't think i've done anything wrong, but i have played it with a bit as it was my pops and it was very rusted. I might of forgot a screw or something, or it might be stuffed. Any help would be appreciated!

104cm Thats a solid jew mate! Great report and photo as well. Don't worry about taking it home. If you honestly thought it wouldn't of made it then you did the right thing. Great job

Firstly Welcome to fishraider, I've only heard of one kingie being caught off the beach in south west rocks. There may be more but if you wany a higher chance of catching a big fish off the beach i would go for mulloway. But if you do decide to go for kingies and mulloway, if you can't read the beach learn how to. Watch some videos and then go to a beach or some aerial photos of a beach and try locate some gutters. If you find the gutter more than often you've found the fish. THere are tons of videos by Daiwa and the like that give tips of the tackle. If you can locate gutters and got the right rigs and bait then you've got a good chance of catching some fish. In beach fishing it only really differs in seasons, species and slightly location. Nothing too much to worry about. Good luck🤞

Sadly @mrsswordfisherman i think us in the hunter might have another week if our numbers continue to go up. Sydney's coming down with its numbers while we are going up. But who are we to complain, the people who lived in sydney have been in lockdown of over 2 months now (i think) but for now let's stay hopeful!🤞 Can't wait for more reports to come out of sydney

Great report and photos scratchie! Nice fish as well

Don't know much about catching Jewies but if you've got a plan like that you must have a pretty good chance, right? Good luck on your quest!

Holy Cow mate thats a monster! Well done👍

Nice report mate, what boat does your mate have. From what i've heard from you it seems to be an absolute beast Well done👍

Awesome report there mate, beautiful photos of the whales, amazing! Well done👍

Hey Waza, I'm always looking to have fun on the water and fishing comps seen like some good fun. WHere would be the best place to find or know about fishing comps or days. Do i need to be a member of the ANSA or just watch facebook and other social media sites? Thanks

I know that the rock in the middle of the beach can produce some nice fish. ludrick, bream and even Jew if your lucky

G'day guys this is just a small report from a days fishing with my mate. We started out the day by picking him up and pumping some nippers.(first time ever pumping nippers and it was successful.) After grabbing the nipper and some soldier crabs we headed to the rock break in the middle of the channel. Got no bites at this spot so moved to the dropover, where the swansea flats meet the lake. this is where my mate got his 20cm snapper on a piece of squid. I also caught a ray which i don't know if counts as a catch. After the long weekend lunatics came we decided to head over Boughton point. Didn't catch anything but some monster took my prawn and had a massive run before snapping my 6 lb braid. After this we decided to call it a day and head back home.

Smart decision going on the friday just went out in lake macquarie and there were hundreds of boats around. crazy times!😅 Nice report and a couple of nice fillets there well done!

Interesting report there mate!👍 They say you learn something new everyday and i just learnt how to grow some nightcrawler worms!

Great effort there Kobi! Some beautiful fish there👍

Great report there issac well done, sounds like an eventful morning fo fishing.👍

Great report mate, well done on some solid fish!👍

Sounds like an eventful day out! 😅 Well done👍

some solid fish there mate.👍 Sounds like it was a good session!

Nice fish there well done!👍

Hey mate, Telling us a more specific time frame might be helpful. But off any beach in the summer you are likely to hook up with some bream and whiting. Try catching beach worms and pipis for fresh bait but if not just go to your tackle store and get some dead or live ones. If i you are up for it i recommend going rock fishing on the rocks north of the beach. i don't know what you catch in the summer off those rocks but i know it can be very productive. Good luck👍

Thanks mate. Just got to got out and practice aye. Thanks mate only a couple more weeks then you'll be out there👍 Thanks for the help.👍

Nice report smole82, Dora creek has some nice fish and beautiful place to live in from what i've seen. (been there to play a few footie games) Nice Fish and well done!👍

Hi all, I've been trying to understand tides for fishing around the lake. I get that some times of the tides are more productive then others. That was all till today when i was watching someone catching jew and they said that tide in the middle of the lake didnt matter? I have been hearing that tides in general play a big part in catching no fish to catching buckets of fish. My question is, do tides matter and if so in what cases? Bighorse

Beautiful piece of work there, well done!👍