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Hi everybody, I did launch at Clifton Springs this morning around 8am. A day to forget. Conditions were a little ordinary. Fish were scarce for me except for undersized pinkies. Two hours later decided to prop with the anchor first time and it got worse. I came off the kayak. Just being silly and n...

Sounds good all, Winds do look pretty perfect, water was a little churned up yesterday from the winds but clear. Has been some nice kgw shallow in the warmer water, and pinkies around over the broken bottoms 1-4m . Squid are still pretty slow. I'll be chasing some kgw / pinkies on plastics, and the...

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Mon Jan 15, 2024 6:28 pm

Potentially Saturday 20, Clifton Springs, 7am.

I might join you.
Weather forecast looks ideal. Very low east wind and incoming tide.
Wind been blowing west, so maybe water be clear enough.
Be good to look for kgw and some squid.

How big is it?

That's interesting.
Usually those stores only match with other stores (as ij there's physical store in Australia), and not online stuff.

Cheers Sebb, I did have a look at some rod holders but honestly had no idea what was actually worth getting. They seem quite expensive for what they are, but I guess if it saves a rod it's probably worth it. The Bunnings wall screw hooks sounds like an interesting idea, I guess I would be concerned...

For rocks, get yourself a rod holder. It'll help to keep your rod secured, and not getting knocked on the rocks (pulled by fish). Set the drag low but not zero. You still want some pressure to set the hook For piers, there's few rod holders to suit each. Some people make their own. Some people tie t...

Good luck.
I'm going to Melton Res tomorrow morning.

Hi guys, am currently in Warrnambool and looking to get some bream in the Hopkins, struggling to get in good spots land based though as the water level is so high, could anyone spare me any spots for bream upstream of blue hole? Fished there for a bit today and only managed one juvie salmon under t...

I'm tossing between Clifton Springs and Melton Res. Sat morning.