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Gatte

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Hi all,

Fishing for some advice off the beach if anyone can offer some. I've had some great success recently getting onto a few schools of salmon and even landing a big port Jackson off the beach. I've noticed however sometimes when I head out my line seems to end up going horrizontally across the beach and seems to be washing up on the shore. The swell will be similar to other days where I haven't found this problem and use the same rig. What can I do when this is happening, it's usually at night time so I can see the gutters/rips etc.

Thanks in advance!

Gatts

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Its a rip or side sweep and it usually produces poor fishing.

What you need to do is keep moving along the beach until the sweep slows or stops and this is where the fish will be.

Star sinkers are great for this type of thing and will anchor your bait much better too the sea bed and wont roll around like ball sinkers.

Regards Stewy

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Thanks stewy!

I suspected that was the solution, my usual spot has a great hole where I've had most of my luck so haven't found much time during daylight hours to hunt out other gutters. But next time it gets me I'll start moving up/down the beach to find where it slows.

I've heard the star sinkers are great and will invest in some. I'm not using a ball sinker, it's a weird shape, I think mostly used for reef fishing or something? Not ideal but gets the job done :)

Gatts

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Thanks stewy!

I suspected that was the solution, my usual spot has a great hole where I've had most of my luck so haven't found much time during daylight hours to hunt out other gutters. But next time it gets me I'll start moving up/down the beach to find where it slows.

I've heard the star sinkers are great and will invest in some. I'm not using a ball sinker, it's a weird shape, I think mostly used for reef fishing or something? Not ideal but gets the job done :)

Gatts

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