Fishing Victoria Forum

Sebb wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 27, 2024 2:17 pm

Trawling??

No trawling in corner only. It's a siene net. Usually used in very shallow water. They wouldn't have quota for that quantity of snapper, so would need to purchase quota from another quota holder.

Quick report, the squid weren’t very aggressive today. The calm water and lack of clouds probably didn’t help. Often saw 2-3 following my jigs, getting close then backing off then repeat often. The initial bite window was first light to sunrise, picked them up on the white yamashita, then the second...

I was thinking to go there Monday. But I don't want to get caught in traffic otw back towards Melbourne. There'll be heaps of people coming back from the long weekend trip. I can’t advise what the traffic is like heading back your way, any direction close to Melbourne seems to be very average nowad...

Hey all, Punched out for a quick session, couldn't spend more than two hours on the water. Launched 7am, back in by 9am. Light winds, overcast, cool temp. Getting chilly! Heading straight out from the ramp 2.5 - 3.0m chasing calamari. Caught six, kept five. All were super timid, and would strike on ...

You’re tempting me! They look a similar size to what I was getting Easter Saturday. That’s my favourite jig, NAEBA often gets the job done. Haha! The small ones are fun, but it won't be long till we're puling in big hoods! My biggest there last year was a 48cm hood! The jig is solid and one my favo...

Sebb wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 10, 2024 6:09 am

Looks like the water is pretty clear now.
Enjoying your kayak fishing Andrews?

Yeah, has been keeping crystal clear which is aways nice.
Loving it now that I'm more confident in the kayak, loading it on the car, and being on the water.
Punching out weeky now which is great for fresh seafood!

6.2:1 I like spinning off the beach and casting to salmon and Skippy's out of the boat but for using plastics for snapper on the reef and pulling gummys off the sand 5.2:1 is good. I find the best reel I have is my shimano bio master SWAPG 5000 at 4.8:1 I also find the lower gear ratio lasts longer ...

Sebb wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:54 am

A friend of mine has it and i tried it. Casting 3-5g gram easily and fairly long distance. The rod super light too.

Thanks friend, got one for fairly cheap as an impulse buy, and that’s like 90% of the style of fishing I do, so feeling more justified in my purchase.

Hey everyone, I found 2 baitcaster reels amongst my collection of rods and reels so decided to teach myself how to actually use them, I got them from hard rubbish but never actually bothered using them. Now I'm keen to try something new ive come to realize how hard they are to use. A mate of mine sa...

I worked for a few months in the NT and used a Daiwa baitcaster. I started off not trying to cast too far, kept a bit of pressure on the spool, and gradually increased the distance and the lure weight. As they say practice makes perfect!