Hi team,
Love this forum long time lurker first time poster. I've tried searching for this advice which is how I came up with my usual fishing trip, but I think I'm in need of some more targeted advice to help me land some legal sized fish, targeting (whiting/bream)
I've been casual fishing for many many years, but I've been taking it much more seriously the last 12+ months, and I absolutely love the RNP and nippers.
My biggest issue is I've fished this area maybe 12-15 times over the last 12 months and I just don't seem to have much luck catching any legal size fish.
My usual outing - usually on weekdays or morn on a weekend is to do the following
1. go to maianbar and pump for nippers
2. then try fishing various spots but focusing in a few areas
3. I've tried various tides - generally I'm quite mobile too so if a spot isn't working I keep moving.
What do I catch currently
- Undersize whiting - 20-25 cm size
- Undersize bream - 16-23 cm size
- Undersize Flathead 15-20 cm size
- Lots of croaker fish deeper in the cabbage tree Basin - not sure the exact name but it has stripes and croaks as you try to unhook it.
I've had a few keepers but very very rarely. What do I use?
- 2-4kg corky rod
- 8 pound line + 8 pound fluro leader
- Size 4 extra long shank hook
- Small bean sinker in the basin/ medium bean sinker on the Simpsons bay side How do I hook my nipper
- Currently through lots of trial and error I feed it through the tail, push the hook out the chest plate and do a half hitch on the tail - they stay on quite well, so I don't feel like this is the problem. Questions
1. Any advice that can help me in this area to land some legal sized fish, anything I'm doing wrong or something obvious I am missing?
2. Are there any other spots in the RNP that is better suited for me to use my pumped nippers that I might have better luck landing bigger whiting/ bream?
3. I've tried runout/ run in tides - If there is something obvious here I probably don't know it.
4. Any other advice you may have?
Thank you!