Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Hi. Ive been fishing for a while now and im starting to use live bait (yakkas). I usually throw out a livie at balmoral but havent caught anything yet but i have hooked onto some big fish that have smoked me off tho (at that time i was really bad at tying knots but im better now 😆). Anyway, i would like to know if there are any goods spots where i can catch salmon or maybe kings (some bonito would be nice too) pls give any advice u have. Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Barranjoey, Nth Whale, Sth Whale , Nth Curlie , North Head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 Ok thanks. Whereabouts on northhead? Ive fished there before and its mostly rocks. Too dangerous for me 😱😵 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 They are all rockfishing spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted December 16, 2023 Share Posted December 16, 2023 Hey @Dumpling Democratic, keep fishing Balmoral, but upgrade your gear, I’ve hooked some Bull sharks there at night (scares me a bit seeing all the early morning swimmers crossing the headland over the bait grounds there). Also tailor and salmon there at the moment (Dec 2023). Have you tried filets of fresh yellowtail and slimies. I’ve found the Yakkas around Balmoral pretty small, so maybe butterfly one. I also like circle hooks - rarely miss with these, but DONT STRIKE, let the fish take and swim off with the bait and hook themselves. Fishing with circle hooks is very different to other styles of fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/16/2023 at 6:04 PM, PaddyT said: They are all rockfishing spots Ok. Thanks for the info 😀. I dont like rockfishing tho.😣 too scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 5:19 AM, Pickles said: Hey @Dumpling Democratic, keep fishing Balmoral, but upgrade your gear, I’ve hooked some Bull sharks there at night (scares me a bit seeing all the early morning swimmers crossing the headland over the bait grounds there). Also tailor and salmon there at the moment (Dec 2023). Have you tried filets of fresh yellowtail and slimies. I’ve found the Yakkas around Balmoral pretty small, so maybe butterfly one. I also like circle hooks - rarely miss with these, but DONT STRIKE, let the fish take and swim off with the bait and hook themselves. Fishing with circle hooks is very different to other styles of fishing. Wow thanks!!! Im heading out today to balmoral. Ill write a reprt about it soon. Ive tried using yakka fillets before and caught big trevally. I do have some cricle hooks. What size should i use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 the live bait hooks im using now are just bigger than my thumb. Do i use circle hooks around the same size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faker Posted December 18, 2023 Share Posted December 18, 2023 On 12/17/2023 at 5:19 AM, Pickles said: Hey @Dumpling Democratic, keep fishing Balmoral, but upgrade your gear, I’ve hooked some Bull sharks there at night (scares me a bit seeing all the early morning swimmers crossing the headland over the bait grounds there). Also tailor and salmon there at the moment (Dec 2023). Have you tried filets of fresh yellowtail and slimies. I’ve found the Yakkas around Balmoral pretty small, so maybe butterfly one. I also like circle hooks - rarely miss with these, but DONT STRIKE, let the fish take and swim off with the bait and hook themselves. Fishing with circle hooks is very different to other styles of fishing. I never catch anything in balmoral these days. Wharf is too packed and swimmers out there too early in morning to make it worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumpling Democratic Posted December 23, 2023 Author Share Posted December 23, 2023 Oh. I still carch some bream trevs and takkas there tho. Fun on light gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faker Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Dumpling Democratic said: Oh. I still carch some bream trevs and takkas there tho. Fun on light gear Yea but legal fish are far and few in-between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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