kingpig

Well done guys. I fished Clarke Point for a big fat zero. If anyone wants to help me out with a few tips on spotz to try, I would realy appraiciate the help.

Macca. I have not caught any on feather jigs but several on hard bodies in red and white patterns. I know a couple of places up the coast where mullet will school usually in the colder months. I have best results at the bottom end of run out tide and in the dark phase of the moon. We aslo used to live bait on boby corks off stockton brea1k wall during flood. The dark water ran out hard and usually the current went south so cleaner water was on the north side of the wall. Live baits into the clearer water usually resulted in jew or sharks.

Nice catch I do not know the harbor well and am looking to fish on Tuesday. I have weed and would gladly share if there is anyone with some local knowledge that would help out with some tips on spots.

After not fishing for a long time, my son and I decided that Friday morning was the designated time to pull the 2 man caneo off the fence, the lure boxes from the bottom draw and try to catch a few bass in the Nepean River. Its been over 18 months since I have been at the end of Devlin's Lane and with the sun not yet up we carried the caneo down the rock steps and launched it into the river. The first thing we noticed is the water in the river is warm and a great colour. I do not like it crystal clear and to me the very slight mirk shows good water flow. As soon as we paddled out into the river the major change became very clear. THERE IS NO WEED!!!!! As the light became stronger and it took very time to find that fish were active with mullet and herrings everywhere and the first strike from a bass came soon after. Actually it took 4 strikes on a surface crawling cicada lure before the fish numer 1 was brought to the caneo and then released. As normal this fish was not large but thats what we expect from the Nepean River lots of little game fish, but for years I have said to my son I think bigger fish are here but in the weed beds and not catchable. It took about 4 more fish to find out that maybe my theory was correct. A small purple deep diving lure hit the water and within milliseconds was swallowed in a take that looked like a tiny fish. About 3 seconds latter with line coming off the reel and not making any ground on the fish I soon said to my son this could be the biggest bass i have caught in the river. It was and measured 38cm not a huge Bass but a good solid fish. Over the full session we landed and released 17 Bass from the usual little guys that amaze you at their ability to hit lures not much smaller that they are to the biggest of 38cm, with quite a few fish in the 34cm to 36cm range. As we were putting the caneo back on the car we both said that we had the best session ever had in the Nepean River and we have fished it from Wallacia to the entrance of the Colo over many years. If your after a bass guys I dont think you will have a better chance that right now and and this summer in the Nepean River.

Hi Just thought I would add a little to this thread. Look at Surtees boats. A guy I know had a Barcrusher and has sold it to purchase one of these. They are very similar. Cheers Kingpig

There are squirt worms in Chipping Norton Basin and also along some of the banks of the Georges River. You can pump them. If you have done this before then I will not try to tell you how to suck eggs. I find them best if rolled in an old towel to sort of dry them out. If you used to the big fat squit worms that you see down south them the ones up here are going to dissapoint but not to bad.

Hi Well done on the bass. Fishing in the tidal zones for these guys can be a bit hit and miss. Can you tell us what the tide was when you got fish. I have usually found the end of the run out is better. Cheers Kigpig

Hi. My brother and I have caught several Jew on hard bodies however I must say that this has only happend in two locations. One is in Ballina and the other is Stockton. The thing both these locations have in common is:- They are regular jew fish haunts. They have overhead lighting not bright but still enought. Bait fish school there. Specially mullet and in Ballina Herrings as well. We fish manly new moon faises. 1 hour before and after low tide. If you can find this combiantion then use faily large shallow diving lures and work them slow. Stop start wind and then let the lure suspend the jerk again. Hope this helps

Excellent result. The ugly looking character you caught is actually a Numb Fish. Be careful with these they are an electric ray and can give you a nasty shock. It is actually intersting you caught one im not sure how many people would have seen one up close. Cheers and tight lines Kingpig

Mark the spot where you got the Jew. Most likley you found a hole or some other structure they hang around and if you fish this area again on tide changes more fish may come your way.

I have fished beaches with large slab and live baits for jew. I think your looking to small. Try a 7144 Schnider. I have used this rod to fish unweighted crab for groper and cast big slab baits for jew. Lives i find are beeter swum then cast. castnig them kills them to fast. Put a balloon on and float one out.

Mate Thats a cracker pig. Did well to get him out. South of Knobby's around bar beach there is some good platforms usually with lots of cabbage and weed. Or Merryweather baths down to the bogie hole. Take care fish in pairs and watch the water. Tight lines

Hey guys My brother is a fairly serious lure maker and has good results on his efferts. He uses 2mm polycarbinate. Lezan or perpex. Perspex can crack and cause you greif but the lezan is good. Cheers.

Mate on that occasion he may of caught more fish but i dont think it would be bait selection. Pigs love pealed prawns but you need to berly hard with bread and fish as light as you can. I use 20lb mono but i find the absolute smallest sinker possible is the trick. when you feel it begin to settle on the bottom lift he rod tip and let it slowly sink again. Gropper are another story they will take cunji but their favourate is red crab. That will out fish any bait anytime. Again the lightest sinker you can get away with is best. Just my thoughts. Stay safe if you go looking for cunji it grows low down and is not that easy to cut off the rock. Cheers Kingpig

Always bleed your blackfish either when you catch them or keep them alive before you are going to clean them, then bleed them first. I dont even scale them. Fillet and skin them the scales on makes this easier. Just my thoughts and man i have caught lots and lots of blackfish. And enjoyed many many meals of white sweet blackfish fillets. YUMMMMYYY Cheers Kingpig

Hey man Very very nice fish. To get him in an unknown spot first time out is a good acheivement. You can see by the look on your face how it made you feel. Congratulations and im jelious

Hey there. I am not sure the apoxy will be flexable enough for what you are suggesting. Its good for bindings because the added rigidity of the rapped thread and the runner in that area means the rod will not bend that much just there. However in other areas i would think it will not handle the bending specailly at the tip end. Have you thought about some kind of wax or maybe even a very fine cut and polish used on cars. Cheers Kingpig

Possibly it it could be but it looks more like a big eye trevally to me. Either way they fight pretty well for there size.

Try Crookhaven head. walk in around the north side then all the way around until your looking south. There is a bommie on that corner of the rock platform. Careful here pigs asually fish best in the crappiest weather and the best time to fish this is when there is a small southerly swell. However like always when your rock fishing never take your eye of the water be aware of the big stray wave set that will come. Dont fish alone and be safe. No fish is worth injury.

Mate where do you live? I have fished beaches all my life and currently that feels such a long time. PM me and maybe I can assist.

I have seen with my own eyes a fish of 55.45Kgs caught off a beach on the mid north coast. Now it was 38 years ago. My brother got one 38.6kgs about 12 years ago. These are two biggest i have seen and we used to fish for them hard and in many locations.

This question could take forever.The answer realy depends on what you are targeting as i species to catch. 1 Whiting and bream. Best bait (beach worms) Fish the the areas that have a bit of wash running into deeper water. Of the edge of a sand piont into a gutter or a small channel that is being filled by the rising tide. Into some stired up sand of a rip. These fish are looking for small things being washed from the sand to feed on find places where this happing and fish into them. 2 Tailor or Salmon. Best bait (gannged pilchards) Fish deeper holes and gutters. I like the places the gutters run out to sea they are easier to fish. Do not be afraid to fish under a little foam if there are sand bars at the gutter edge. 3 Jew. I still say best bait (beach worm) but the head and gut off a tailor make a great bait as well. These guys come to hunt. They like to wait in deeper water and let the current bring things to them. Watch if there is water running through a gutter and then out to sea. Fish these places. On a lot of beaches gutters will form and run both directions into a hole and then out to see . Good Jew locations. Gutters that form along rock ledges are prime spots as well. Stand up on a sand dune and look at the beach you want to fish at low tide. At hige tide there is too much water to get a good idea of the structure. If you fishing at night, go the afternoon befor and find the best location to fish if you can. It all gets harder to work out in the dark. Thats my say Good luck and tight lines. Kingpig

There are many types of Mullet. Some bite in salt water and some dont. The type that you are most likley seeing are Sea Mullet and they run from fresh water to salt every year. They do not bite in salt water often and would be hard to catch. They school up this time of year prior to their annual spawning run. The smaller mullet or what i would call (lano mullet) will bite in salt water. Berly with bread fish with a float and about a No8 hook. If they are feeding on the bread then you shoud not have to much trouble catching them. Althought i find it takes a while to get the first one then after that its ok. Cheers Kingpig

Hi Mate I grew up in the Hunter amd i cannot think of anything in the Broke area, If you have a boat the closest thing I cna think of is Lake St Claire. But this lake can be tricky if you dont know the area.

Not sure about the lake but there are a few whiting in the beach. I got 8 in about 3 hours last Wednesday. I used tube worms and fished some of the small rips. good luck