New to the Central Coast

[riz]

Hello everyone,

i am new to central coast and even newer to fishing. I bought myself a light weight fishing rod and reel and having been casting out around saratoga and davistown and even woy woy on occasion. Now i'm really serious about catching something legal so i can take home. Any advise and assistance will be greatly appreciated. I often fish with bait, and have caught a few undersized ones but I really up the game and also catch ratio. 

 

Please advise. Will update as I go along and learn new things.

Thanks for the help.

[kingie chaser]

32 minutes ago, riz said:

Hello everyone,

i am new to central coast and even newer to fishing. I bought myself a light weight fishing rod and reel and having been casting out around saratoga and davistown and even woy woy on occasion. Now i'm really serious about catching something legal so i can take home. Any advise and assistance will be greatly appreciated. I often fish with bait, and have caught a few undersized ones but I really up the game and also catch ratio. 

 

Please advise. Will update as I go along and learn new things.

Thanks for the help.

Welcome aboard riz.

 

Just keep at it, learn more about different bait rigs & also how to use soft plastics.

 

The biggest thing is to try & understand that different species need to be fished differently.

 

Tidal times & other factors also have an effect on different fish, some prefer live bait like worms or nippers but will also take other baits like prawns or pipi's. 

 

Lots of info in here to look at, just try the search tab & you will find some great info, even on your area!!

 

Half of fishing is about the research of both the fish, their surroundings & the rig/gear to catch them.

 

 

Edited July 6, 2020 by kingie chaser

[Rebel]

Welcome aboard.

You are in the right spots, just keep trying.

There is a fishing tackle shop at Woy Woy. Drop in and say hello, they will point you in the right direction.

Buy some Lures.

Cheers.

[campr]

The trick to being a successful fisherman is to not just try to catch something but to target specific species.  In other words specialise with one species until you can catch them regularly and move on to another if you want.   This requires you to learn all you can about them, the locations, rigs, bait or lures etc.  If bàit fishing forget buying it and learn how to catch your own such as poddies, nippers etc and your results should surge ahead.  Catching your own not only provides better bait but teaches you how their environment works which helps locate youur target species.