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G'day Pete. I'm from the area, Box Hill just out of Windsor, however fishing in the part of the Hawkesbury that runs through there isn't the greatest due to the blue-green algea (so definitely not worth a feed) and there are a few no fishing signs around the area that I've seen. Mind you, I'me only new to fishing so perhaps someone could shed more light on this. In saying that, there are some land based spots on the Wilberforce side. I normally drive out to Berowra Waters which is about a half hour drive from Box Hill. Wisemens Ferry is also about 40 minute drive out of Windsor if that isn't too far for you.

Thanks for all the replies guys. I ended up going with the Shimano Sonic Pro 7" 2-4kg + Sienna 2500. Couldn't find a Catana locally but the Sonic Pro looks to pretty much be the same thing. Will be taking it out on Sunday to see how it all goes

Thanks for the input guys. BCF have a deal on at the moment for a Shimano Sonic Pro 2014 7" 2-4kg and a Shimano Cazna 2500, so I'll probably go with that. I saw a few articles about the Catana but haven't been able to find anywhere local that stocks them @Sydneyfisher12 Scratchie: The Sahara also looked good. I wasn't sure on the line size, though 10lb might have been a good choice, but something more around the 8lb mark seems a better options. Congrats on the flattie @antony.

I'm mainly fishing for Bream and Flathead, and other small species, and want to set myself up with something better suited. At the moment I'm using a pretty entry level combo by Jarvis Walker that seems too big, and heavy, for this kind of fishing. I've taken a look through a lot of information here and come to the conclusion that a decent setup for this would be a 7" rod at a 2-4kg rating with a 2000-2500 reel. With that being said I've had a look around to see what I can pick up within my price range and found the following 2 pieces available at BCF. Rod: Shimano Sonic Pro V2 2014 Spin Rod 7" - 2-4kg rating Reel: Daiwa Sweepfire spin reel - E2500A Would these be a good choice for around a $100-$150 budget for bream/flathead fishing, predominately on soft plastics?

Cheers Tef1on. I'll go with some bait soon enough, but I like the plastics for the time being. I've been changing the lure every 30 minutes rather than 15-20 so far, but I'll definitely work on "matching the hatch" as I add more gear and lures to my kit.

Just an update. I went out for 2 hours after work yesterday and scored a 26cm bream, and also had a lot more bites this time. I was using a jighead this time (just made it myself) and I was also pulling a lot higher before letting it sink each time which seemed to make a large difference in attracting fish. Previously I was only giving the rod 3 very small tugs before letting the bait drop back down.

@Belligero - Thanks for the response. I have noticed that, when practicing in a shallow depth so that I could see the movement, it did often spin and at times the hook and plastic will spin and get caught over the sinker. Thank you for the offer, I'll certainly let you know if I travel further up. @W4z, Thank you for the advice. I'll work on moving around a bit, the area I was casting from had about 20 metres I could walk up and down so I'll do that around there.

Thanks for the replies guys. I did a search prior to the post, but more so wanted advised on my technique. I did see a video that talked about a jighead, but I was worried that if I was to make my own (e.g: Sit the hook and bait right up against the sinker) that it might look unnatural to the fish as the sinker would not be covered by bait. I'll give that a go the next time I head out there, maybe tonight, and I'll give the prawns and running sinker a go over the weekend

Hey Guys, As mentioned in my introduction post, very new to fishing - only bought my gear and license within the last week. I headed out to Berowra Waters on Sunday at about 7am and was there until 4pm predominately looking to catch a few flathead after hearing it was a decent area for them. Over the course of 9 hours I didn't get a single bite, not even a nibble. I was land based, I has crossed the ferry from the Dural side onto the eastern side and walked up the walking track and found a few nice rock locations. After failing miserably on the Sunday I headed back out there on Monday afternoon, 5:30-7:30 for a quick stint to see what I could come up with. Again, no bites or nibbles at all. No I know you can go a few hours without anything, and often longer, however I assumed that within 9 hours a should have seen a few bites. During the Sunday, a couple came and were fishing for about half an hour 10 metres down from me and within that time I saw them reel 2 large flathead in. This got me thinking that maybe my technique wasn't quite right. So I'm after some advice to see where I could be going wrong. The following is my set up and technique: Bait: Soft plastics - Gulp Nuclear Chicken (Pink and Green) 4" Hook: Size 2/0 Sinker/Weight: Size 3 Setup: Sinker was about 15-20cm up the line from the hook. Bait was pushed up around the hook with the sharp end sitting out about half way down the bait. Technique: I was casting out and letting it sit at the bottom for 2-5 minutes. Then reeling in the slack and pulling the rod up 3 times quickly and then letting the bait fall back to the bottom. Repeated reeling of slack and bait movement every 5-10 seconds. After it was done I'd cast into a slightly different direction and repeat. Based on the above, is there anything I could improve, or was I just having some bad luck for the day?

G'day guys. Name is Jye, I live out in the country around the Box Hill area, Hawkesbury. I'm 24 year old working within the online marketing and design industry and relatively new to fishing, however always had a strong interest in it since the few occasions of hand reel fishing as a child. Picked up a Jarvis Walker combo over the past week and a bit of equipment and finally got myself started. Might be nice to see some of you out there at some point.