Kat

True but I am so addicted I still carried on fishing and thought what the hell!  

Thanks for posting this Greg.  Pulled up to a local spot for a fish a couple of days ago - it had just started raining and  was filling up the yabby bucket with some fresh water and I  hear some thunder. Thought of your post and my anxiety levels rose quite high! 😬

Hi All
After watching numerous videos, reading articles and speaking to fishos I am still wanting further guidance.  I have heard from so many people that live bait is the best and as I live 5 min walk from prime yabbie territory I finally decided to buy a yabbie pump.  My brother in-law pumped yabbies as a kid and was a champ.  I will master the art in time - BUT , my two fishing trips with the live yabbies were completely unsuccessful.  I think I have now mastered the art of rigging them so they are reasonably secure and still wriggling - but I am not even sure if they are still on the line after casting.  I caught two miniature bream.  Mostly I don't even feel nibbles.  
I am going to the beach tomorrow to try worming (don't laugh) .
I haven't looked at catching live bait fish yet - I thought I would try a trap but then found out they are illegal in QLD.
Any advice on bait and baiting the hook or links to good videos or articles would be appreciated.

Thanks for posting this Greg.  Pulled up to a local spot for a fish a couple of days ago - it had just started raining and  was filling up the yabby bucket with some fresh water and I  hear some thunder. Thought of your post and my anxiety levels rose quite high! 😬

Thanks for posting this Greg.  Pulled up to a local spot for a fish a couple of days ago - it had just started raining and  was filling up the yabby bucket with some fresh water and I  hear some thunder. Thought of your post and my anxiety levels rose quite high! 😬

Thanks for posting this Greg.  Pulled up to a local spot for a fish a couple of days ago - it had just started raining and  was filling up the yabby bucket with some fresh water and I  hear some thunder. Thought of your post and my anxiety levels rose quite high! 😬

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

1. Get her hooked on fishing!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Sorry.  Autocorrect again.  Bream was pan fried!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Yes.  Hamish it does make me feel good!  But you can reach so many more places with a boat of some description.  The bream was good pantries we baked the flathead in butter with some slices of lime.  Pretty good but will try barbecue for the flathead next time I think.

Sorry.  Autocorrect again.  Bream was pan fried!

Yes.  Hamish it does make me feel good!  But you can reach so many more places with a boat of some description.  The bream was good pantries we baked the flathead in butter with some slices of lime.  Pretty good but will try barbecue for the flathead next time I think.

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

Decided to hop on the ferry from Macleay Island to Karragarra Island this morning a couple of hours before high tide.  My mum and her friend came along to keep me company.  My mum's friends husband headed out on the bay in a mates boat to a special spot.  I fished one of the little beaches.  Landed my first flathead.  Just over 45cm.  No fight whatsoever - wasn't even sure there was a fish on the line.  After a while going up the beach and getting no bites I returned to the spot where I got the flathead.  Mum wanted to go to the toilet so I went with her.  Her friend asked if she could have a go so I cast for her.  Briefly told her what to do if she felt anything on the line and left.  Came back to her jumping up and down about not being able to kill it - she landed a decent sized Bream.  Anyway line was all tangled around my reel and had to give it up for the day.  Travelled back to mums, scaled, gutted fish.  Awaiting her friends hubbies arrival he had been out for hours longer than us.  Thought he must be filleting at his mates.  But they had no luck.  I feel a little better about land based fishing now!

1. Get her hooked on fishing!

Bugger.  Has she been boating?  Taken to a nice secluded sandy beach?  Maybe you could try before you buy.  Anyway good luck to you.  But I guarantee anything where she thinks she will be left at home with the kids by herself is going on the cons side of the list!

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Bugger.  Has she been boating?  Taken to a nice secluded sandy beach?  Maybe you could try before you buy.  Anyway good luck to you.  But I guarantee anything where she thinks she will be left at home with the kids by herself is going on the cons side of the list!

Would absolutely love to come and be a decline.  But need to be taught how first!  My hubby passed a couple of years ago so no worries there! 🙂 Currently pretty free, not working -some volunteering and babysitting for my sis.  Let me know when and where!  But I am pretty attached to my fingers....