NewToFishing Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 (edited) Hi guys, Headed out to Kiama to a nice spot, this was last week, swell was 1.5 metres so not the best for fishing but managed to stay safe enough for a few hours. Used a halco twisty metal lure, hooked onto this nice Aussie salmon, put up a very good fight, best fish I've fought yet, the feeling of drag pulling is amazing. Was tough lifting it up the ledge as I was quite high up, but managed to do it alone and had 60lb mono. I am starting to love using lures, seems much more fun that just letting a float sit until it gets hit, when a lure gets hit it's just an amazing feeling, can't describe it. Can't wait for my first kingfish... Edited February 26 by NewToFishing 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 G'day mate nice Salmon- I reckon they fight as hard as anything. One tip for you and I mean this in the nicest possible way- DON'T wear long pants when you go rock fishing! Any water coming over your ledge can 'grab' them and aid in knocking you over. If for some reason you end up in the water (and I genuinely hope you never do!) they are really hard to swim in also. Would like to hear you out catching more Salmon and other lure grabbing species for years to come. Stay safe and happy fishing 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Did you say you use 60lb mono? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 Nice work 60lb mono might hold a good king too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewToFishing Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 2 hours ago, noelm said: Did you say you use 60lb mono? Yes mate, I originally bought that mono to use as leader, but had spare left over and threw it onto a spare reel and just used it. It served well on this ledge as I was very high up and relied on the line strength not to snap while hoisting the fish up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewToFishing Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 6 hours ago, wazatherfisherman said: G'day mate nice Salmon- I reckon they fight as hard as anything. One tip for you and I mean this in the nicest possible way- DON'T wear long pants when you go rock fishing! Any water coming over your ledge can 'grab' them and aid in knocking you over. If for some reason you end up in the water (and I genuinely hope you never do!) they are really hard to swim in also. Would like to hear you out catching more Salmon and other lure grabbing species for years to come. Stay safe and happy fishing Ah wow, I didn't realise that mate thank you ,definitely will wear shorts next time. Always use a life jacket now too and to be honest next time I won't go in such a high swell, it got a bit sketchy at times lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewToFishing Posted February 26 Author Share Posted February 26 47 minutes ago, jenno64 said: Nice work 60lb mono might hold a good king too! Thanks mate, hoping to get a king on a livebait, have all the setup for it just need to get out there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 2 hours ago, NewToFishing said: definitely will wear shorts next time An old pair of board shorts are a good choice . .. . nice and light when wet. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve0 Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 That's a very respectable first Salmon. +1 on the shorts message. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussie_fisher Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Awesome salmon. Biggest one I’ve caught was only like 45cm at Clifton but they fight hard for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy 75 Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Would of been a great fight . 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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