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Brodie_S

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  1. Yeah cheers thanks yeah catch a lot of different species off the rocks we also hooked up to a big stingray and big wobbegong both released and a big tailor that bite through my leader as I brought up the rocks and feel back into the water was bummed about that but overall had a good day. Always losing grouper and other species as well might have to use heavier mainline
  2. Caught the first fish on fresh yellowtail off the rocks never seen or caught a fish like this in my life decent sized but not massive put it back to grow bigger and was unsure of eating quality ( after some research I believe this fish is a yellowbanded Wirrah or Acanthistius cinctus ) also caught a scorpion fish I believe but wasn’t certain and also heard they are venomous and didn’t wanna risk getting an injury trying to fillet it so I put it back. Looks small in photo but was quite decently sized caught on yellowtail off the rocks as well
  3. You’ve Been catching a lot of good fish as of late and that jewfish is no exception absolute beauty of a fish good job on catching and landing him. those tailor would be good fun to been getting onto a few myself recently. Your reports now are definitely better than the reports from last year you get that with experience and trying new spots I guess. Great work Hamish.
  4. Cheers thanks for all the advice everyone. I'll try live yellowtail with my mates like @AUS-BNE-FISHO and @mzaakir suggested. And try plastics like others suggested when i'm fishing by myself as my mates have just started fishing they need to get the basics down pat first such as quick and fast knots and good bait presentation. I'll go light at first for lures and see how i go like @Noah Fitzpatrick said i'll use my atomic arrows estuary rod paired with a 2500 ci4+ with 14lb leader and see how that goes. @ellicat Thanks for the video i'll save it and give it a watch. Cheers thanks to everyone for all the advice should help my chances on getting a decent Jewie.
  5. Was wondering if anyone knows how to consistently catch Jewfish or kingfish off breakwalls or just a few tips. Me and my mates are using the same setup a 750 Penn Spinfisher matched to a 6-8kg 8 foot fiberglass rod. Reels have a few hundred metres of bright 20lb green mono i usually tie this to a running sinker rig with a swivel and use clear 70lb mono for leader. Not sure if this is overkill but there is a lot of structure and hazards in the water so i want to be safe. Been using freshly caught yellowtail or whole frozen pilchards as bait. I'm not sure if this is the best tatic for jewfish and kingfish but giving it a go. Any tips or advice appreciated. my mate managed to catch a small jewfish on sunset the other night but that was it. We kept getting baited by what i presume to be pesky bream and left shortly after as we fished all day on lighter setups for bream/trevally and also baitfish. 45cm jewfish caught on a whole pilchard using the running sinker rig.
  6. Stopped fishing for awhile because of work/school and everything else.Now my mates have their Ps and soon myself. Started fishing pretty regularly. Fortunately i haven't lost any knowledge or skill and have been getting onto some good fish while teaching my mates.Tried beach and rock fishing for the first time yesterday with a new bait rod setup 8 foot fiberglass rod matched with a 750 Penn reel spooled with roughly 400m of 20lb mono and landed some solid fish. caught these two a bit back and was looking for an offical species name rather then just calling them Rock cod or Trevally. PS. Good to see this forum hasn't died as its very useful and everyones pretty good.
  7. Not a bad session considering the conditions nice GT.
  8. yeah wiping down reels/rods with a damp cloth after each day is good spraying some silicone spray on the line keeps it in good nic braid mono or leader is fine with silicone spray. spraying some WD40 on a cloth and wiping down reels and rods is a good idea if you've been fishing in heavy saltwater never spray WD40 or anything like that directly on to a reel. Other then that if you have rod and reel covers use them and always make sure you reels are well greased and oiled
  9. id give it a try considering how cheap it is . Ive tried a few different braids and have always came back to Daiwa J braid x8 or Tasline both of these braids are great but are fairly pricey. The price of Tasline is scary but worth it for bigger setups
  10. Herring sounds similar to Herron
  11. Giant herring? also known as lady fish
  12. @riceoppa I know this is unrelated to the topic but that's a really impressive planche in your profile picture I can only hold the tuck planche for 5 seconds
  13. Yeah that's a good idea I used to find cheap reels at local markets and used them for practice as well as older reels that were in bad condition. Doing that and doing a lot of research helped me a lot im pretty confident with reels now I have ruined a few cheap reels in the process but you learn from your mistakes. Awhile back I bought a used Stradic Ci4+FB and it had a few minor issues I opened up the whole reel greased the gears and oiled the bearings as well I removed sand and salt in the reel and replaced a worn bushing with a ball bearing. The reel was in great condition just had been misused a bit. I use that reel pretty regularly now and its great if I didn't service that reel it would be a different story so its a handy skill to have. Some tips when oiling or greasing reels make sure you use the right type of oils and greases certain reels mainly Daiwa and Shimano need certain type oils/grease and require a specific product to do so Take your time and try not force things when taking reels apart keep everything in order as you take it apart so its less confusing when you put it back together hope that helps
  14. Thanks I’ll have to use this tip on my local bream that are a bit shy with lures lately .more then likely cause of the recently flooding they only seem to be nipping the tails of my plastics. Thanks for the tip
  15. yeah I just use a rod length and a half for leader if im doing big bait fishing or using heavier leader I might only make the leader 1-1.5 metres long as heavy mono and FC tangles easily
  16. not to sure on the rules but I got my boat licence a few years back when I was 12. im pretty sure its illegal to use a motor boat in public water under 12 years of age without a license in nsw even if its only 2.5HP.
  17. finally had a good sesh yesterday gonna write a report tonight unfortunately for me mullet aren't on the leaderboard and the biggest bream I got was the exact same measurement as the best 32cm . I put something blue next to the mullet cause I forgot the species list and wondered if it would be valid clearly after looking I found out it was not a valid species .and I didn't bother doing the same for the bream cause it was the same size as the best on the leaderboard
  18. Personally I’ve never caught big snapper before but I’d imagine using freshly caught baits such as white bait garfish or yellow tail would work alright. This sounds like a question for @Junky @Cobiaaddict @ellicatand some others who have good experience with snapper . Can’t remember all the snapper fishos on AFO but there’s a fair few
  19. I’d use a small bead between the sinker and swivel but really it’s not necessary and you can get away without using one fine. And yeah swivels sounds fine and I’d use freshly caught mullet or whiting as bait I’ve found with the only few jacks I’ve caught freshly caught bait worked better then servo Baits. I would cast right up against the mangroves and it seemed to work well the only issue I had was it was very tricky pulling them away from snags and structures in the water. Estuary cod and queenfish were very common by catch
  20. Pretty good setup for baitfishing should be able to land some quality fish with it
  21. Baitrunners definitely have their time and place and in your situation it would suit well. But like @Kat mentioned it is easier to get busted off when using them near heavy structure. I’ve always just used standard spinning reels for bait fishing with loose drag and it has worked fine.when I get a run I flip the bail arm over so the line can go out freely while I tighted up the drag then when the drag is tight enough I flip the bail arm back over and then I’m on. I would suggest save your money and just get a spinfisher again if you wanted a higher quality spinning reel you could go with a daiwa legalis or shimano nasci but I think the penn would do the job just as well as it did before. No need to buy anything fancy . hope that helps
  22. Yeah I agree with everyone else here I’ve used the aird x rod and it’s good for the price. the new aird 2021 rods feel slight better to so can’t go wrong with that
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