Fishing Thread

426Tlgerland said:
Lightly ( Panko ) fried crumbed whiting fillets
Grilled Mackerel steaks ( olive oil , salt , Pepper )
BBQ. Snapper Fillets ( Butter , Lemon juice )
Deep Fried ( Beer Battered ) Blue Eye Cod Fillets
Sea Perch poached in lighy soy sauce / water / Garlic / Parsley / Shallots

all served with Home made Potato salad and a nice fresh Garden Salad. chips optional
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OK, that's done it.
I need your address - and we're all coming over if you're cooking! 🤣
 
Go_You_Good_Things said:
Interesting, sleeve. I'm an FC Rock guy as well. It seems to have a harder "shell", if you know what I mean. Better for luring around rocks and racks, and baiting through weed and kelp.
Years ago, I used to go into the Schneider place at Caringbah, IIRC, and buy the line at good prices. I also remember his daughters used to work there as well. Good sorts serving you good line at good prices.
I'll have to look up your youtube test.
Cheers mate.
Edit: I just watched the youtube testing. Very interesting and methodical way of doing it.
I use 6lb for whiting, and 9 or 10lb for flatties and bream . . . so the 20lb sampling was not exactly relevant for me, but in principle I'm happy to go with his findings. Co-incidentally I recently bought a couple of spools of the Wilson FC and was quite happy with it. I did find it a bit thick for test, but also noticed the abrasion resistance.
I'll have to get me some Schneider for sure.
Thanks again for the tip mate.
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Yes mate, but the trick as they said, diameter is related to abrasion resistance, Vanish for example is good on abrasion resistance, but is so much thicker in diameter, so you lose on the visibility in the water, and finess of a light line. FC is not invisible but close, the thinner diameter the more invisible the line is,. Happy fishing and tight lines, G,U,G,T.
 
Carefactor said:
My uncle taught me about what he called a pudding bait. Bread ,cheese and Devon mainly with garlic and aniseed added and then put through a hand mincer . He would always out fish us 5 to 1 when it came to bream.
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Sounds a winner.

Back in the 80s during school days 2 or 3 of us on Saturday mornings would go breaming with 6lb handlines to the piers at Walsh bay before daybreak. We would fish inside the fire hydrants small cavities along the wharf back when the world was a freer place.

We would buy a small roll of chicken processed roll from the deli at Burwood and using that we would bag 3 or 4 bream before daybreak....biggest one was a 4lb monster.

Late nights on the turps fishing for the ladies put an end to that
 
Magpie_Magic said:
Sounds a winner.

Back in the 80s during school days 2 or 3 of us on Saturday mornings would go breaming with 6lb handlines to the piers at Walsh bay before daybreak. We would fish inside the fire hydrants small cavities along the wharf back when the world was a freer place.

We would buy a small roll of chicken processed roll from the deli at Burwood and using that we would bag 3 or 4 bream before daybreak....biggest one was a 4lb monster.

Late nights on the turps fishing for the ladies put an end to that
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I've started making it myself.. I add a bit of veggie oil to help water proof it a bit.. and u just keep throwing it through the mincer until it's a smooth dough consistency. Then I just freeze golf ball size balls to take when I need them 👍🏻
Ps... could probably use tuna oil instead of veggie and use parmo cheese instead of cheese.
 
sleeve said:
Yes mate, but the trick as they said, diameter is related to abrasion resistance, Vanish for example is good on abrasion resistance, but is so much thicker in diameter, so you lose on the visibility in the water, and finess of a light line. FC is not invisible but close, the thinner diameter the more invisible the line is,. Happy fishing and tight lines, G,U,G,T.
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Yes mate, it's the trade-off.
When I'm whiting fishing, I'm on fairly clean sand . . . and so want invisbility ahead of abrasion resistance. I'm happy to go down to 5lb, because of the structure free bottom. Without tooting horns, I get whiting up to 45cm. They don't grow that big eating nippers on K-Mart 25lb fishing line.
For bream and flatties, I go up to 8, or even 10lb . . . but it's more about the abrasion.
I was super impressed by that youtube video, and have been churning the results around in my head since watching it last night.
No matter how much we think we know, we should always be prepared to learn more.
As a young bloke, and well into my adult life, I thought I was a decent fisherman. Then one day, I met up with a bloke that ran a tackle shop that I used to buy from. We had a bourbon and a laugh, and he told me where his new shop was, and to drop in anytime. After a few more visits, he asked me to go fishing with him. When a bloke that runs a tackle shop asks you to fish with him, you drop everything and just go. He has the direct line to where the fish are biting, as in yesterday, or even that morning. The reports you read in the papers are anything up to a week or 2 old. Anyway, we're whiting fishing and he's outfishing me like 9-2. I'm standing right next to him in his boat . . . like a metre apart !!! Same baits, casting pretty much to the same spot. Coz we weren't close mates at that stage, he was polite and didn't laugh at me. When we got back to his place, I swallowed my pride asked him where I went wrong, and how did he end up with a dozen fish and me only 3. Like Mr Miyagi, he lead me into his garage and it was stocked like a freakin tackle shop !!!. He picked 2 rods and reels and handed them to me and said" this is the start". He told me on our next trip, to copy every thing he does. Every single thing. He said it's a process, and not just 1, or even 3 steps will change it.
So from rod length, reel type, to line weight, leader, leader length, hook type, bait type and size, presentation, then all the different techniques for each type of fish.
We ended up being great mates, and I became his fishing partner in comps and socially for a few years. When I'd drop into his shop, all the barflies would look at me like " who the F is this bloke ? . . . prances in out of nowhere and gets on X's boat ? I've been asking him to take me for 5 years and he never does !!!"
Sadly, my mate passed away a few years ago . . . and for at least 2 years, I would be nearly expecting that 6.00am call to tell me that I had to move 15m to the right.
Long story, but keep on learning is the moral, I guess.
And sorry, but no I'm not telling you my whiting spot.
 
Go_You_Good_Things said:
Yes mate, it's the trade-off.
When I'm whiting fishing, I'm on fairly clean sand . . . and so want invisbility ahead of abrasion resistance. I'm happy to go down to 5lb, because of the structure free bottom. Without tooting horns, I get whiting up to 45cm. They don't grow that big eating nippers on K-Mart 25lb fishing line.
For bream and flatties, I go up to 8, or even 10lb . . . but it's more about the abrasion.
I was super impressed by that youtube video, and have been churning the results around in my head since watching it last night.
No matter how much we think we know, we should always be prepared to learn more.
As a young bloke, and well into my adult life, I thought I was a decent fisherman. Then one day, I met up with a bloke that ran a tackle shop that I used to buy from. We had a bourbon and a laugh, and he told me where his new shop was, and to drop in anytime. After a few more visits, he asked me to go fishing with him. When a bloke that runs a tackle shop asks you to fish with him, you drop everything and just go. He has the direct line to where the fish are biting, as in yesterday, or even that morning. The reports you read in the papers are anything up to a week or 2 old. Anyway, we're whiting fishing and he's outfishing me like 9-2. I'm standing right next to him in his boat . . . like a metre apart !!! Same baits, casting pretty much to the same spot. Coz we weren't close mates at that stage, he was polite and didn't laugh at me. When we got back to his place, I swallowed my pride asked him where I went wrong, and how did he end up with a dozen fish and me only 3. Like Mr Miyagi, he lead me into his garage and it was stocked like a freakin tackle shop !!!. He picked 2 rods and reels and handed them to me and said" this is the start". He told me on our next trip, to copy every thing he does. Every single thing. He said it's a process, and not just 1, or even 3 steps will change it.
So from rod length, reel type, to line weight, leader, leader length, hook type, bait type and size, presentation, then all the different techniques for each type of fish.
We ended up being great mates, and I became his fishing partner in comps and socially for a few years. When I'd drop into his shop, all the barflies would look at me like " who the F is this bloke ? . . . prances in out of nowhere and gets on X's boat ? I've been asking him to take me for 5 years and he never does !!!"
Sadly, my mate passed away a few years ago . . . and for at least 2 years, I would be nearly expecting that 6.00am call to tell me that I had to move 15m to the right.
Long story, but keep on learning is the moral, I guess.
And sorry, but no I'm not telling you my whiting spot.
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I have had similar experiences. it's surprising how many people that have fished for years, don't even know the basics. Keeping tight lines, size of hooks in relation to bait, a half hitch ,to stop the bait sliding down the hook,and the hook barb should be exposed. This is basic stuff.
Lure fishing is another whole world to learn,- it's always fun on or near the water !
 
Merlot said:
barr hum bug.skin on,bones in,head still attached-YUM. dont you like eye balls n cheeks
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Sorry Merlot, but no I don’t eat the white pussy eyeballs. 👀.
On a side note, I think you were the only one that got my “streak” pun. 🫵👍
 
Just set the world record for most burley/chunder by a male in the span of 6 hours


Kwells did not work for me for some reason


Was not a unsuccessful charter tho, anyone got any good recipes for kingfish ?
 
Go_You_Good_Things said:
Yes mate, it's the trade-off.
When I'm whiting fishing, I'm on fairly clean sand . . . and so want invisbility ahead of abrasion resistance. I'm happy to go down to 5lb, because of the structure free bottom. Without tooting horns, I get whiting up to 45cm. They don't grow that big eating nippers on K-Mart 25lb fishing line.
For bream and flatties, I go up to 8, or even 10lb . . . but it's more about the abrasion.
I was super impressed by that youtube video, and have been churning the results around in my head since watching it last night.
No matter how much we think we know, we should always be prepared to learn more.
As a young bloke, and well into my adult life, I thought I was a decent fisherman. Then one day, I met up with a bloke that ran a tackle shop that I used to buy from. We had a bourbon and a laugh, and he told me where his new shop was, and to drop in anytime. After a few more visits, he asked me to go fishing with him. When a bloke that runs a tackle shop asks you to fish with him, you drop everything and just go. He has the direct line to where the fish are biting, as in yesterday, or even that morning. The reports you read in the papers are anything up to a week or 2 old. Anyway, we're whiting fishing and he's outfishing me like 9-2. I'm standing right next to him in his boat . . . like a metre apart !!! Same baits, casting pretty much to the same spot. Coz we weren't close mates at that stage, he was polite and didn't laugh at me. When we got back to his place, I swallowed my pride asked him where I went wrong, and how did he end up with a dozen fish and me only 3. Like Mr Miyagi, he lead me into his garage and it was stocked like a freakin tackle shop !!!. He picked 2 rods and reels and handed them to me and said" this is the start". He told me on our next trip, to copy every thing he does. Every single thing. He said it's a process, and not just 1, or even 3 steps will change it.
So from rod length, reel type, to line weight, leader, leader length, hook type, bait type and size, presentation, then all the different techniques for each type of fish.
We ended up being great mates, and I became his fishing partner in comps and socially for a few years. When I'd drop into his shop, all the barflies would look at me like " who the F is this bloke ? . . . prances in out of nowhere and gets on X's boat ? I've been asking him to take me for 5 years and he never does !!!"
Sadly, my mate passed away a few years ago . . . and for at least 2 years, I would be nearly expecting that 6.00am call to tell me that I had to move 15m to the right.
Long story, but keep on learning is the moral, I guess.
And sorry, but no I'm not telling you my whiting spot.
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We occasionally get big whiting in the drag nets back when we dragged for bait .....
 
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