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rb85 wrote: My advice to you would be to go to a tackle shop near where your going to take the young fella get them to show you a few rigs, tips, techniques and best times be a sponge absorb that info then implement it. May cost you a little purchasing line, hooks, burley, bait etc but will help you on your way.

You can learn much more on this site than any tackle shop trying to sell their own stuff and inflated egos. This bloke wants his son to catch a fish 8 year olds lose interest pretty quick if nothing much is happening. A paternoster rig with 10lb line and whitebait or cut up banana prawns from the supermarket will attract plenty of different species.

Thanks Boonanza, thats all I want is for him to get on to a fish or two this school holidays. I try to avoid piers due to crowds especially at this time of the year that's why I mainly stick to surf and rock fishing.

Boonanza wrote:

rb85 wrote: My advice to you would be to go to a tackle shop near where your going to take the young fella get them to show you a few rigs, tips, techniques and best times be a sponge absorb that info then implement it. May cost you a little purchasing line, hooks, burley, bait etc but will help you on your way.

You can learn much more on this site than any tackle shop trying to sell their own stuff and inflated egos. This bloke wants his son to catch a fish 8 year olds lose interest pretty quick if nothing much is happening. A paternoster rig with 10lb line and whitebait or cut up banana prawns from the supermarket will attract plenty of different species.

A tackle shop wouldn’t exist if they didn’t sell their own stuff. Don’t know how much experience this bloke has but a decent shop will have staff teach them how to tie rigs explain the basics sometimes first hand teaching is better than reading.

Don’t think every tackle shop is a bunch of egos.

KeenAds wrote:

bowl wrote:Sheepwash Rd Barwon , toilets n plenty of shaded areas

Thanks bowl.
Will the standard 2 hook paternosta rig be ok or should I be using something different? Also for bait, pipies, blue bait and squid are my usual is that ok or shoukd I use something different?

I recommend that place as well. Last time I was there got couple of 40 cm + trevs, plenty of juvenile salmons and mullet for the kids to have some fun with. Paternoster with pippies and bluebait worked fine :thumbsup:

Cheers Lx

Rb85 I have been fishing for about 30 years mostly from a boat though however after my father got sick and passed away the boat was sold so for the last 10 years I have been land based so I have a good understanding of most things. I know that land based is tough and more often than not you will get donuts but I am just trying to get the young bloke on to a fish.

KeenAds wrote:Cheers Lx

Rb85 I have been fishing for about 30 years mostly from a boat though however after my father got sick and passed away the boat was sold so for the last 10 years I have been land based so I have a good understanding of most things. I know that land based is tough and more often than not you will get donuts but I am just trying to get the young bloke on to a fish.

No drama KeenAds it’s hard to gauge someone’s knowledge and experience here.

From time to time there’s a lot of small bream in the rivers around the Gippsland lakes area if you have time to take the young man up there the local prawn and sand worm will do the trick on a small running sinker rig.

More locally if you just want any fish perhaps try a local creek or river such as the Barwon or Patto burley hard using a bread crumb and tuna mix should be able to pick up gars, mullet, juvenile salmon etc and the chance of a bigger fish coming along.

I’m not from Melbourne so don’t fish the areas mentioned hope this helps.

Werribee south breakwall isn’t bad for land based. Inside and outside is worth a shot. If that’s too blowy just go down to the river.

Good luck to you & your young bloke KeenAds there's nothing better than seeing the smile on your kids face outfishing their old man :thumbsup:

Boonanza wrote:Good luck to you & your young bloke KeenAds there's nothing better than seeing the smile on your kids face outfishing their old man :thumbsup:

Cheers mate.

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