Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

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Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by in2nettt » Tue Oct 13, 2015 12:55 pm

Hi
New to this forum and australia!
Im looking at buying a rod and reel combo and other equipment needed to fosh for snappers off at kilda pier and break water.
Any info would be great on anything been up for sale or anything i need.

Thanks in advance
James

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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by 4liters » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:39 pm

Whats your budget? If you're just bait fishing and don't want to spend much the Penn 12' combos at Kmart would do fine.
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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by BIG GAV » Tue Oct 13, 2015 1:39 pm

Dunno much about surf rods but a 4000-5500 size reel will suffice. Good luck fishing for snapper landbased..
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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by 4liters » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:00 pm

https://www.specialtyfishing.com.au/pro ... nd-leader/
If you want cheap and good, get the braid and fluorocarbon from there. You can get Mustad hooks from any Rays Outdoors or BCF if you want a good value hook, probably 3/0 or something depending on how big a fish you hope/expect to catch. The 2oz star sinkers from Kmart should do the job landbased unless your fishing somewhere with high tide flow.
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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by in2nettt » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:04 pm

St kilda pier brake water iv been told

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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by in2nettt » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:05 pm

4liters wrote:Whats your budget? If you're just bait fishing and don't want to spend much the Penn 12' combos at Kmart would do fine.
Hi there thanks for your reply, about $200?

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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by in2nettt » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:08 pm

4liters wrote:https://www.specialtyfishing.com.au/pro ... nd-leader/
If you want cheap and good, get the braid and fluorocarbon from there. You can get Mustad hooks from any Rays Outdoors or BCF if you want a good value hook, probably 3/0 or something depending on how big a fish you hope/expect to catch. The 2oz star sinkers from Kmart should do the job landbased unless your fishing somewhere with high tide flow.


Thanks for the reply and the info! :) iv been told st kilda pier break water is ok. I live 5 minutes walk from there.

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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by Lightningx » Tue Oct 13, 2015 2:21 pm

If you don't have a car, st kilda pier would be your best option.
On a nice southerly wind I have caught nice pinkies on the right hand side of the pier a bit up from the hut... Anywhere along there all the way up to the cafe area of the pier. Hope that helps :)

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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by 4liters » Tue Oct 13, 2015 5:11 pm

in2nettt wrote:
4liters wrote:Whats your budget? If you're just bait fishing and don't want to spend much the Penn 12' combos at Kmart would do fine.
Hi there thanks for your reply, about $200?
Well get the Kmart ones if you want two rods. They won't set you back much but the rest of the stuff (hooks, line,leader, sinkers, swivels, tackle boxes, scissors, pliers, knives, fish scalers, landing net, lips grips and all the other **** that makes life a lot easier) will add up pretty fast.
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Re: Snapper surf gear for st kilda needed

Post by in2nettt » Tue Oct 13, 2015 6:49 pm

4liters wrote:
in2nettt wrote:
4liters wrote:Whats your budget? If you're just bait fishing and don't want to spend much the Penn 12' combos at Kmart would do fine.
Hi there thanks for your reply, about $200?
Well get the Kmart ones if you want two rods. They won't set you back much but the rest of the stuff (hooks, line,leader, sinkers, swivels, tackle boxes, scissors, pliers, knives, fish scalers, landing net, lips grips and all the other sh*t that makes life a lot easier) will add up pretty fast.
Cheers pal, I will do mate!

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