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Hi Guys, I'm looking at setting up a whiting rig, I wan't to know how long should my Paternoster Rig leader be?, what length cm spacing should I have between the Sinker and First and Second hook ? I'll be mainly fishing of piers and the rocks. The rigs I use landbased for whiting are similar to Che...

Do loop droppers work well ? ATM I've just been using a 3-way swivel

Hi Guys,

I'm looking at setting up a whiting rig, I wan't to know how long should my Paternoster Rig leader be?, what length cm spacing should I have between the Sinker and First and Second hook ?

I'll be mainly fishing of piers and the rocks.

Hey all, I'm looking at heading down to Mt Martha to fish of the rocks at the same location where Hearn Rd meets Esplanade. I was just curious is it snaggy there ? I'm just looking at the view on google maps looks a bit reefy at certain areas, can it be a bit of graveyard for the paternoster rig ? L...

Have you named the penguin yet lol ?

Is it safe to fish there during high tide ?

The salmon will be whereever they want. On a calmer day 35 could work. Check out some surfcasting tutorials for ideas on how to get some more distance. I paced my cast with my 9foot catana and a 40g slug to just over 110m with a tail wind. In no wind it's more like 80. You're probably not going to ...

You'll get fish there no matter what the time of day. Last catch there was a 49cm sambo bang 11am of one of the hottest days of the year. Dawn or Dusk have been hits more often for me though. Oh wow, I'll have to try again at Pre-Dawn and Dawn. How far out do you need to cast out ? from the beach s...

Thanks for the advice, was wondering is it good idea to fish Gunns during the day ? i.e 10am till 5pm ?

Raulfc7 wrote:The beach does produce a lot of fish but I guess they weren't there this evening. Tomorrow morning with the wind at your back inc high tide might be worth a crack

Yeah the window was a South Southerly, waves were wild.

What size sinker do you normally recommend to use at Guns ?