nutsaboutfishing Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Just had a question. Can you bottom bash in the Hawkesbury river the same way you do out at sea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazatherfisherman Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 (edited) Yes- it used to be (maybe still is) a popular way to fish for Flathead, just adjust sinker size to suit the drift There are no dumb questions! Asking is the best way to learn anything! Edited July 7 by wazatherfisherman 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD351 Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 By the words bottom bashing I guess you mean using a paternoster rig ? I used to use this for mulloway around flint and steel but you can most certainly fish the entire system with a paternoster rig . These days I tend to use a standard running sinker rig mainly because it is quicker to tie when re rigging. The last trip I did there a couple of weeks back I couldn’t get bottom with a 65 g sinker - wind , tide and water runoff from warragamba were all running in the same direction and I was drifting so fast I couldn’t get bottom. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 1 hour ago, XD351 said: By the words bottom bashing I guess you mean using a paternoster rig ? I used to use this for mulloway around flint and steel but you can most certainly fish the entire system with a paternoster rig . These days I tend to use a standard running sinker rig mainly because it is quicker to tie when re rigging. The last trip I did there a couple of weeks back I couldn’t get bottom with a 65 g sinker - wind , tide and water runoff from warragamba were all running in the same direction and I was drifting so fast I couldn’t get bottom. Thanks for that XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted July 7 Author Share Posted July 7 3 hours ago, XD351 said: By the words bottom bashing I guess you mean using a paternoster rig ? I used to use this for mulloway around flint and steel but you can most certainly fish the entire system with a paternoster rig . These days I tend to use a standard running sinker rig mainly because it is quicker to tie when re rigging. The last trip I did there a couple of weeks back I couldn’t get bottom with a 65 g sinker - wind , tide and water runoff from warragamba were all running in the same direction and I was drifting so fast I couldn’t get bottom. Hi XD, When I fish with my mate out at sea I usually connect my paternoster to a swivel and pre-tie about four more, save me having to tie the whole thing when re rgging. Just cut off below the swivel and re tie the new rig. Also makes it easier to change my sinker weight cheers Richard 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sashkello Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, nutsaboutfishing said: Hi XD, When I fish with my mate out at sea I usually connect my paternoster to a swivel and pre-tie about four more, save me having to tie the whole thing when re rgging. Just cut off below the swivel and re tie the new rig. Also makes it easier to change my sinker weight cheers Richard Same, but I tie a big sturdy snap to the mainline, then swivel on the paternoster can be snapped on, and no tying is involved in such case at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, sashkello said: Same, but I tie a big sturdy snap to the mainline, then swivel on the paternoster can be snapped on, and no tying is involved in such case at all. even better!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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