Idan

Poor are the ones who have to grind a 9-5 in Sydney, to be able to afford buying a place outside of it in the future! 🙂
 

Hi All,
 
New to fishing here, I recently moved to Sydney from Auckland. Here I went to the store and got size 2 hooks, running sinkers, frozen prawn and pilchards. I cut the pilchards to 3 and was also taught how to half hitch the bait.
To my surprise, even with every parameter changed, the same thing that used to happen before happens here as well: I cast, I make sure the line is taught, nothing happens, I check it 5 minutes later and the bait is gone. Not even entirely sure what happens to the bait.
Meanwhile the guy next to me keeps reeling in fish left and right! I asked him for advice, but he didn't know what I was doing wrong. He also used frozen bait.
I also tried cotton before and it didn't help.
Lost and frustrated, though it must have happened to others before I couldn't find too much information on it... tips will be much appreciated.
Idan

Poor are the ones who have to grind a 9-5 in Sydney, to be able to afford buying a place outside of it in the future! 🙂
 

Poor are the ones who have to grind a 9-5 in Sydney, to be able to afford buying a place outside of it in the future! 🙂
 

Poor are the ones who have to grind a 9-5 in Sydney, to be able to afford buying a place outside of it in the future! 🙂
 

Thanks everyone, I certainly have many tips to try out. I am fishing in Blues point and other spots around central Sydney, if anybody else from the area wants to go for a fish that would be best.

Hi All,
 
New to fishing here, I recently moved to Sydney from Auckland. Here I went to the store and got size 2 hooks, running sinkers, frozen prawn and pilchards. I cut the pilchards to 3 and was also taught how to half hitch the bait.
To my surprise, even with every parameter changed, the same thing that used to happen before happens here as well: I cast, I make sure the line is taught, nothing happens, I check it 5 minutes later and the bait is gone. Not even entirely sure what happens to the bait.
Meanwhile the guy next to me keeps reeling in fish left and right! I asked him for advice, but he didn't know what I was doing wrong. He also used frozen bait.
I also tried cotton before and it didn't help.
Lost and frustrated, though it must have happened to others before I couldn't find too much information on it... tips will be much appreciated.
Idan

Hi All,
 
New to fishing here, I recently moved to Sydney from Auckland. Here I went to the store and got size 2 hooks, running sinkers, frozen prawn and pilchards. I cut the pilchards to 3 and was also taught how to half hitch the bait.
To my surprise, even with every parameter changed, the same thing that used to happen before happens here as well: I cast, I make sure the line is taught, nothing happens, I check it 5 minutes later and the bait is gone. Not even entirely sure what happens to the bait.
Meanwhile the guy next to me keeps reeling in fish left and right! I asked him for advice, but he didn't know what I was doing wrong. He also used frozen bait.
I also tried cotton before and it didn't help.
Lost and frustrated, though it must have happened to others before I couldn't find too much information on it... tips will be much appreciated.
Idan

Hi All,
 
New to fishing here, I recently moved to Sydney from Auckland. Here I went to the store and got size 2 hooks, running sinkers, frozen prawn and pilchards. I cut the pilchards to 3 and was also taught how to half hitch the bait.
To my surprise, even with every parameter changed, the same thing that used to happen before happens here as well: I cast, I make sure the line is taught, nothing happens, I check it 5 minutes later and the bait is gone. Not even entirely sure what happens to the bait.
Meanwhile the guy next to me keeps reeling in fish left and right! I asked him for advice, but he didn't know what I was doing wrong. He also used frozen bait.
I also tried cotton before and it didn't help.
Lost and frustrated, though it must have happened to others before I couldn't find too much information on it... tips will be much appreciated.
Idan