Fishing Victoria Forum

I recently bought a lewmar 1000 pro fish anchor winch and have two options on what rope I can fit it with, either 3 plat nylon rope or the 8 plat. I have heard that the 8 plat rope is better but is worth more and would like to get someone's opinion if the extra $$ is worth it. Cheers Aussie

Purchases these yesterday at the boat show, has anyone used the hook and jig brand I believe it's called Suko, if so were they any good?

Drifting worms with a orange bead above it will probably be your best bet at a rich if it's as dirty as others have said. But if your dead set on lures rapala cd5s work well in trout patterns.

My guess is a conger eel or a large sand eel.

Yeah I was sure it wasn't a normal flying gaff, just wanted to check. At least I got two good gaffs for a nice price.

I seem to Catch them when I don't target them, when I do actually try to get one I never can. Catch them on metal blades 100mm . Anything smaller there not really interested.

Just purchased 2 gaffs off eBay, one a normal gaff and the second a flying gaff ( apparently). I am certain the normal gaff is a gaff Mann and not a dodgy rip off but not really sure about flying gaff. Flying gaff is a screw on, so not sure if this is just a real old gaff or I've been ripped off. An...

Have used it for both freshwater and salt water, in the berley bucket it just soaks water up and clogs it up, even if it gets chucked in it just floats and doesn't disperse or anything, and haven't found it attracts anything besides carp.

So does that part of the river produce trout and redfin consistantly or just a guess, it does look very fishy the plenty rarely produces trout but they are in there and you do get the occasional reddie. good report mate :thumbsup: As fishmagnet said it rarely produces trout, with the Redfin they ar...

had a look outside at 11am today. I could see big patches of blue sky,and big dark clouds scattered around. to me it looked ok for a fish. Headed to carome homestead, as soon as I arrived the weather cleared, I was thinking might turn out ok then just as I Cast my first line, it starts belting down ...