Fisherman's gear

20 hours ago, ellicat said:

mud and you have to dig for them. On the beach you get sand worms/beach worms. I can't impart any knowhow as I have tried and am hop

most beach in GC hold beach worm. For beginner i suggest using a plier, BCF has it for $15. My success rate increases a lot when using pliers, but you do have to dig down and grab the worm with your hands as well. 

Patience is the key, as well as don't try to be quicker than the worm, coz you will lose every time, gentle grab onto it when it arches up, then slowly pull it up in one go. Practices more you will get them, try a day with low tide with small swell.

Appreciate that Scaley, you have been helpful as always mate. I think what i do wrong is probably I drift fishing a lot in these areas as I dont have an electric motor and afraid to lose my anchor there, which result in a lot of snags like you said and not a lot of fish. Or i use no sinker the bait just drift on the surface with the boat.

Looking to explore the electric motor option soon, hopefully I will score a tuskie. Thanks again.

Hi Old Scaley,  any tips on catching Tuskies? I have fished for them for a while, never caught an undersized one even. I even trapped some small live crab just to target them to no avail. I think i am targeting them on the right area around bay island where there is a lot reefs and broken rocks, but i don't have the result to back it up.

Can you give me a couple of tips?

Very good read Wazza.  Question though, when you say float a pilly out, did you mean float it under a float or ballon? or small to no sinker let it drift down the water column.

1 minute ago, Old Scaley said:

Looking at the forecast for Thursday, I would be going early and getting back to shelter before the tide change around 11. That way you should avoid wind against tide and have a good run back home. In spring and summer, you will often get a NE wind springing up at around 11.15 and combining that with a run out tide can make it a long wet trip home.

Old Scaley, thanks for your input, this is exactly what I am looking for. And my plan is also leaving early 5ish, and come back by then. Probably takes me 2 hrs to get there and back from Port as my boat only does 18kts on a good day. Thanks a lot mate.

17 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Initially a good day to go would be when the wind is forecast to be no more than around 10 knots. After you're comfortable with that, then maybe up to 15 knots.

Thanks Ellicat, I think i will start seeing doubles if it goes to 15 knots. I will stick to below 10 knots for now.

Google found me this old thread. Got myself a 4.3 stacer with 30hp 2 stroke. Been having a burning desire to go somewhere other than inside the river and southern bay, especially chasing mackies in measured mile. 

My question is how do you pick a good day as many of you mentioned here. I am looking at this Thursday, will I be able to make it out and back safely? Thanks everyone.

Nice catches Dino.

Can you eat these fish? How do they fare in the plate?

How would a 4.3 tinny handle the fresh water in a gusty day though? I have never fished fresh water myself. What's there to look out for?

Thanks in advance.

Hi Daryl,

Any chance we can listen to this again somewhere? Just got into fishing for Tailor. Sadly missed your show. 

Nice photos mate. I found big arrow squid hard to catch too, see them around a lot but just won't take any jig you throw at them.