Surf_94

Nice to see I'm on the right track. Being a lover not a fighter, I only gave him a stern look from the camp and after 5 minutes he returned to his spot 200m up the beach which by the way was where the trouties and mullet were caught, by me, two days earlier. Tip.... not in the gutter but on the sandy flats close to shore! So it's official.... 100m - 200m for most and others the further the better.

I was wondering what would be the perceived ettiquette by all in the sense of what distance one group of fishers should be from the next when fishing along the beach at Salties? I would think if there is plenty of beach available then 3 maybe 4 dunes or 150m-200m apart? I think this would be appropriate in case a sizable hookup is acheived.I'm just venting.... just because I experienced one person who thought 15m was was a good distance to flick lures onto a berley trail (my berley trail).

this is what I think..... I fished salties between christmas and new year (5 days) and the baits I took consisted of; fresh mullet caught at Parsons, fresh squid caught off Myponga Rocks,fresh salmon trout caught by a mate,pillies I buy from the wholesale fish shop by the box (which I bag into 1kg bags and vaccuum seal),a total of five legal mullaway were caught ranging from 12lb to 28lb. ALL were caught on... you know what...."pillies"! So never underestimate this bait and don't leave home without them!

Ahhh I call it an annexe. I made it myself and it rolls into the luggage rack. Th luggage rack has two extendable poles off the side and one from the middle with two tent poles placed at the back of the rack and two at end of the annexe you form the tent shape. Both sides can be zipped up at once or stretched out with the back rolled up. Very wind resistent especially at salties and plenty of shade when all open. Makes it very easy to live out of the back of the car. Takes about 30mins to set up.

thanks for that. fox wing in my avatar?? What's a "fox wing"?

I always try to use an oil based berley when fishing for either bait fish or mulloway. I too am a firm believer that IF the fish are around then you have a far greater chance of landing something by using a berley with an oil. I have always used a fish oil of some kind but this season I have experimented with different oils as tuna and fish oil are now making it an expensive exercise. I believe using a fish sauce or a molasses oil can do the same job. Have used both these of late with my last few outings searching for bait fish and have been successful on all of them. 40 mullet on one, 36 mul

Not a tight arse at all Cooki. I use a garden mulcher that belongs to a fellow fisho of mine and find that it works a treat, although I do agree that they tend to make them a more purue (mush) style of berley. I also incorporate some pellets through the mulcher as well and then freeze. As I only do beach fishing using a frozen block (berley layered into a 20lt bucket making about 5 blocks) they last quite awhile.They are safe enough if you treat with respect. Turn them off and disconnect the spark plug lead when or if they become jammed (larger heads and frozen stale baits tend to do this) a

Agreed.....circle hooks, don't wait for second run, don't strike hard they will generally run hard enough to set the hooks themselves.

:woohoo: :woohoo: WooHoo!!:woohoo: :woohoo: well I can say that i'll be heading for Yalata on thursday and returning next tuesday.Booked a campsite today, so we are on ourway!! Shall let you all know what the fishing is like in april on the beaches!

Nice job! Great fish, enjoyed the vid immencely! Keep the partnership going and it's bound for greater success!

Fished Carrickalinga Head last week and got smashed by what I thought was a ray, ran like Kathy Freeman round a rock ledge and snapped the line. Took a full salmon trout bait. Spotted 4 big black rays that day. Was there today in the wind and spray and saw 2 big black rays for no reward.

I buy my pillies from the fish munger around the corner at edwardstown. Costs me $88.00 for 15 kilo. then I bag them into 1 kilo bags and freeze. They are just the normal pillies but alot fresher and better sized than the shop ones. Want to see if I can get them from St Marys where they box them up. Not sure who they are though.

definitly dangerous for me. I'm either in thermals or wetsuit pants, both will keep you warm when wet, but thermals are much easier to change out of.

Thanks for the heads up, I shop there a bit and now you will be pretty close to Boots Camping where I fill the gas bottles!

A reminder to all that the southern end of the coorong park will be closed from 6pm sunday 18th until the 23rd. That includes 28 mile right up to tee tree crossing, so there is no access to the old coorong road for next week. Information can be seen on the parks site under "parks, tracks and trail closures." Let's hope they don't get too cheeky and start the annual beach closure early this year. (or should I say "earlier") Heading down myself this weekend, only thing I can suggest apart from all that has been suggested is go in via tee tree and ease yourself into the 4x4 driving. Good luck, ha