Gummy shark fishing

[Telec]

Hi guys,
I am new to gummy shark fishing and would greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me to where and what kind of tide to look at, as well as what rig to use I have gone and got at rod 10 kg and using a 4000 Stradic with 20 lb daiwa braid and 30 lb black magic leader,
Whats type of bait ? is it the same as the snapper rigs
I am located in the western suburbs and have been told to look at werribee beach wall, swan bay and st.leonards
Trying to find a beach place before I try the piers or rocks thanks .

[bowl]

Hello .
I use paternosta,sometimes with flashes.
Salmon for bait.
I have caught them them in as little as 2metrs of water in my boat around werribee
Was a bronze bronzes whaler caught off that rockwall

[BIG GAV]

I've never caught any in port Phillip but I fish wp more. Tenby point/ corinella is a great spot to target them landbased..

My gummy rod is a 10-15kg ugly stick and a 6000 bait runner but your outfit is fine u would want to consider beefing up your leader to about a meter or more cause they wrap themselves up sometimes.. Fresh salmon works a treat so does squid heads whiting heads etc but I normally use a big bloody fillet of a yakka or salmon.. 6/0 hook should suffice just pierce the fillet through from the flesh through the skin on a running sinker rig.

In saying all this you can catch em while snapper fishing on pippi or squid pilchard etc.. Happy hunting

[ducky]

Read and apply this mate. Admittedly it's targeted towards boats but landbased isn't a hell of a lot different.

http://bigtimefishingcharters.com.au/wp ... me-Way.pdf

[matt1991]

I recently headed up to st leanords and we hooked onto a couple of sharks. Ended up landing a 1.2 metre gummy that put up a decent fight and must have hooked a couple of 7 gillers or schoole sharks because they would do a couple of head shakes and bite straight through the line....

I had 40lb mono leader with 20lb mono spool 7000 series pen and 5 to 10kg rod.....I plan on putting a lot heavier leader next time i go.

[DougieK]

Read and apply this mate. Admittedly it's targeted towards boats but landbased isn't a hell of a lot different.

http://bigtimefishingcharters.com.au/wp ... me-Way.pdf

great link.

[Brett]

My advice, go out and put baits inthe water, the more you read and the more help you get(which none of it will be the same) makes you over think things.
KISS, is a very good rule to follow.
Running sinker 2 to 6oz, 6/0 to 8/0 circle hook, 60lb leader, 30lb mainline(or lighter if you like). Pick a beach between Somers and Flinders, cast a bait out and wait.
Best bait by far is FRESH squid, off these beaches.

Again, don't over complicate things.

[4liters]

If you go to Tenby Point or Lang Lang use banana prawn instead of squid. On Tuesday I had a couple of gummies swim straight past the squid (caught that morning) I had out and hit the prawn instead.

[Buckle&scream]

Werribee rock wall or st lenords jetty would give you a good chance at one, if it was me I'd be going To the Rock wall as the water is fairly deep there and I have caught many gummys on the boat not far out from the rock wall a chunky salmon cube on a 6/0 octopus circle hook running rig usually gets them good, Good luck!

[GONE FISHING]

Hi guys,
I am new to gummy shark fishing and would greatly appreciate if anyone can guide me to where and what kind of tide to look at, as well as what rig to use I have gone and got at rod 10 kg and using a 4000 Stradic with 20 lb daiwa braid and 30 lb black magic leader,
Whats type of bait ? is it the same as the snapper rigs
I am located in the western suburbs and have been told to look at werribee beach wall, swan bay and st.leonards
Trying to find a beach place before I try the piers or rocks thanks .

Your gear is fine. I have caught meter gummies on 15lb mono in Westernport so your 20lb braid in PPB would be plenty to stop them. 4000 reel is also sufficient.

I have caught almost all my gummies around a tide change