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    Shimano Fx 4000

    in Tackle Talk

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    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!

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    South NSW Beach fishing help

    in Tackle Talk

    Posted

    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🤞

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    After the pandemic restrictions are lifted - where will you fish first?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted · Edited by BigHorse

    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

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    Fishing Competitions

    in Waza's Yarns

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    On 10/3/2021 at 3:23 AM, wazatherfisherman said:

    Fishing competitions have been around in one format or another for many years. There used to be a series of events catering to fishing club members, known as A.F.C.A comps (amateur fishing clubs association comps) which were open to all registered club members. These were highly organised competitions which were usually timed to coincide with whatever the 'peak' season was in each fishing category. Category? For all the different fishing club divisions of NSW, there was one weekend set aside each year for the annual championships in each of the following: Rock, Beach, Estuary, Deep Sea, Luderick and Freshwater, plus an "Open Day" where you could fish anywhere you chose to from these categories. 

    To determine the winners, points were scored and the highest scorers in each of the following- Ladies, Men's, Juniors and Veteran's- declared the winner. There were also Teams, consisting of up to 4 fishers, which had to be registered before starting time. Points were awarded on a basis of 1 point per fish + 10 points per kg (or part thereof). The class of tackle, whether sporting or otherwise, wasn't a consideration. These competitions didn't focus on individual species prizes either, it was all about the total amount of points scored. No bag limits in those days and many fish didn't have a legal size limit either. Within AFCA guidelines, fish without an official size limit had to be a minimum size of 12 inches (30cm)

    Generally, for Sydney fishers, comp times revolved around only a few species. Tailor and Trevally were the most sought after in the Estuary comps, basically because the sheer volumes of them that were available exceeded all other species and they were easy to catch quickly in large numbers.

    The Rock Section was very similar, with Trevally, Tailor and Black Drummer (now called Rock Blackfish or "Pigs") making up the bulk of catches. Beach Comps were similar again- Tailor and Trevally being the main targeted species. The Deep Sea division was a bit different, Kingfish and Tuna, being much larger fish were generally the targets of most comp fishers, but Trevally were also high on the list, again due to the large numbers found off the Sydney coastline. Open Day would see similar targets as in the Deep Sea comps, again due to the larger sized fish being realistic targets.

    All the AFCA competitions were hotly contested, both individually and the teams segments, with some amazing catches weighed in by many competitors. Often there'd only be a couple of fish separating the winners and runners up and club members would focus on each category championship every year, usually doing a lot of 'ground-work' during the weeks prior to the event to know what fish were around in numbers. 

    With very little media other than newspaper or magazine form available pre the introduction of the internet, sources of information were largely "word of mouth" from bait or tackle shops, large workplaces and local clubs and of course the pub. The old "Fishing News" weekly publication was also a great source in regards to 'up-to-the-minute' information about what was happening fishing-wise, as it's contributors were either fishers or bait and tackle proprietors. Other than these sources, the Daily Telegraph newspaper had a decent sized column dedicated to fishing every Friday and there were several radio programs about fishing, including one on ABC radio and of course the long running "High Tide" show that was for many years on radio station 2KY.

    When a particular competition was coming up, all these sources of information came into play, to enable prospective competitors the best up to date information of fish movements and what was biting where. There were of course the occasional "Red Herring's" to be wary of when relying solely on reading fishing reports, as it was pretty common practice to manipulate the media. This was done by simply changing either the locations fish were reported to have been caught or even the species biting. For example, if club members had been catching Whiting in good numbers off the beach at Wanda using worms, the reports relayed to the media were something like "Good catches of Tailor this week from the National Park beaches using Whitebait",  Of course this information only went so far in attempting to send rivals in the wrong direction, as most of the genuine contenders would have been out doing their own preliminary research by going fishing anyway.

    Other than the AFCA competitions, there were also others run by ANSA (Australian National Sportsfishing Association) that were a completely different type of fishing, with the onus being on landing more meritorious captures on light tackle. In these types of events competitors use light line to try and catch large fish and events are won by an individual capture. To be in the running for a podium finish in these, fishers often use line as light as 1 or 2kg and some remarkable fish are brought to the weighmaster.

    Then there have been competitions run by other organisations like Rotary and Lions clubs and the occasional one run by local councils. As a kid I remember fishing in a competition run by the Festival of Sydney committee, where all participants fished from the shore underneath the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Entry was free and you just needed to turn up and register, fishing was done from both the Milsons Point and Dawes Point sides of the bridge and there were committee 'marshals' constantly moving around to monitor and register catches. This was a family friendly event and there were heaps of small prizes on offer, many of which were for kids- a great idea.

    From memory, it was held between 8am and 3pm, but there were 'on the spot' prizes given out every 30 minutes or so. These smaller prizes were handed out after being announced over a megaphone by one of the organisers, which kept all the kids interested and fishing. Every half hour the caller would come out with different targets to aim for, such as "next 3 Leatherjackets landed win a prize" or "next legal sized fish" or "next silver coloured fish" etc etc. There were also prizes for the smallest fish, colourful fish etc and there were plenty of kids with smiling faces proudly showing off their prizes. My younger brother won two prizes, one for a tiny Leatherjacket (it was genuinely only about 4cm long!) and the other for a colourful Wrasse. Events like this one should be annual. 

    Queensland has quite a few fishing competitions, far more than we've ever had in NSW, in fact, barring the ANSA and AFCA events plus that one Festival of Sydney day, there have only been a couple I can remember. One of these was organised and run by Dee Why Lions Club.

    In this event there were multiple weigh-in sites that were accessible from all over the Sydney Metro area and for a small entry fee, there were heaps of good prizes. Our club members fished the weekend event from both the rocks and by boat in Sydney Harbour and we won a few different prizes, both individually and as a club.

    Our rock fishing team had a great overnight trip to the Mattens at Dover Heights, catching Bream, Tailor, Bonito, Luderick and Trevally, while the boat guys caught Bream, Snapper, Tailor, Trevally, Flathead and some of the largest Whiting I've seen caught in the Harbour. As a club we won third prize overall and bought a couple of new fridges for the members. I managed the prize for largest Bream and won a "Blue-Eyed Spotlight" which wasn't exactly the best prize for a rock hopper, as it was a 12volt set-up, but a prize is a prize and it found a good home with another member. The great thing about this competition was, that for the first time ever (that I can think of) there was a bag limit of 5 fish of any species, so to do well, you needed to go for a variety of different fish. It was probably one of the only competitions of it's kind and a great innovation for Sydney fishers.

    Other than Game Fishing Competitions for members of Game Clubs, the only other competition held in Sydney that I remember was organised by Manly Council and centred around both Manly Dam and Queenscliffe Lagoon. I didn't fish in that one, but just happened to be on a family picnic in the park alongside the lagoon where the weigh-in was. We watched plenty of small catches of a variety of different species- all caught in the lagoon- being measured and weighed.

    Out of Sydney, there are annual fishing events run by local councils and others with the events organised for local charities, like the Greenback comp I posted about recently and others like the "Straddie Classic" or the Boyne Tannum Hook-up which are really big affairs that cater for all types of fishing and for all age groups. The only one similar to these was a one-of competition called "The Gosford Fun-fish"- run obviously from Gosford on the central coast. I have a story about that one, but it warrants a separate post as it's pretty long, so I'll post it by itself.

    If you get a chance to fish one of these type of events I'd highly recommend it, they're a lot of fun and it's always interesting to see what other fishers do and catch.

     

     

    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

    Swansea Channel FIshing

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by BigHorse
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    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.

     

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    Moonee Beach at Catherine Hill Bay (what to target?)

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    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👍

    Do Tides Matter?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    1 hour ago, noelm said:

    That pretty much sums it up, fish don't starve because it's high tide, the tide affects where fish might/can be, but that's about it, they feed when feeds there and they are hungry. That said, just turning up to a convenient spot (regardless of the tide) hurling out a black frozen prawn of 50lb line with a kilo of lead on a 10/0 hook is not the way to catch fish consistently. To be successful, especially in heavily fished city locations requires a fair degree of skill and patience.

    Thanks mate. Just got to got out and practice aye.

    13 hours ago, Fab1 said:

    Tides,times,days,weeks,months,years,seasons,baits,plastics,day,night,shore, boat fishing don't matter to me.

    One thing that I find 100% consistent is I'm a terrible fisherman.

    One thing I know is sitting here on the couch with my line out of the water won't increase my chances of catching that whopper!!

    Thanks mate only a couple more weeks then you'll be out there👍

    18 hours ago, turtleeater said:

    Tides are important for most species as it controls what direction the baitfish travel in and then where the predators would be located. For example, people normally pump nippers at low tide so when it's high tide, the water covers the sand banks and the predators come looking for an easy feed.

    Thanks for the help.👍

    Do Tides Matter?

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    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

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