Hello everyone, this is my first post having just signed up for the forums and I wantd to introduce myself.
My name is Nathan and I live in Lake Macquarie (Cardiff South) and I'm very new to fishing
I signed up as these boards seem very friendly and a valuble wealth of knowledge...
I've read the majority of the Lake Macquarie threads and they've given me some good spots to check out so thank you to everyone that has shared their knowledge as its hard to know what to do or where to go without such information.
I'll primarily be fishing from land and was after a few quick tips:
1. The line I have at the moment is a 11kg line, is this too heavy? I've read I should only be using the lightest line possible, which would be around a 3-5kg line unless I'm fishing for Whiting, in which case the 11kg is alright. Do people take multiple rods with different sized lines, or whats the deal here as line weight is confusing me a little.
2. Rigging options. What I've read suggests some good tips, but the majority seem to imply I should have as long as possible a leader (i think thats the correct term) - what is the purpose of this? Is it to ensure your sinker etc isn't visible to the fish, thus preventing them from possibly being scared off?
I don't have a lot to say nor brag about - just questions, so I'll slink away now.. but look out for some more newbish questions in the future