Kelvin

Landbased is hard work. Plenty of fish from the jetties but be prepared to fish after dark. At the moment there are squid and tommies, but at times I gave caught good catches of gar, snook, ST, bream, yellowfin whiting, mullet and crabs.Torrens outlet will fish well for mullet and bream in a few months once we get some late autumn rain. Mullet run starting on the beaches and jetties but fish from just before sunup till just before the high tide.Westlakes and the Onk have plenty of bream.Westbeach and OSullivans beach breakwall can produce a mixed bag of fish.Southport holds salmon in winter. Plenty more spots within an hour or two of Adelaide

As well as fish, tomato, pumpkin and all sorts of meat. Pumpkin is great. Hot smoke for 2 to 3 hours, then scoop the flesh out and mash.'For my Chinese New Year meal last night I put in a couple of kilo of chicken wings, a 1.5kg pork belly and a 2kg duck. Marinade overnight, then in the smoker at low heat for 3 hours, then finished the pork belly and duck in the oven at 240 for a crisp skin.

Baitholders are fine for worms but for metro fish size 6 or 8 will be better. Longshanks work as well and I used these a lot in previous years. Now I prefer a fine worm baitholder hook.Use as much worm as you can afford. I like to cover the hook as much as possible but often one worm will be only long enough for 2 or 3 baits and it soon gets expensive if you are not catching your own bait. When I was a poor uni student I used to use size 10 hooks and 2cm lengths of tubeworm to make them last longer. Could get my bag of 20 YFW from one packet of tubeworms if I was lucky.

4/0 circle landbased and yak.2 snelled 8/0 gama suicides off the boat and the biggest bait I can find.

I've got a few ideas for a great kayak rod.7 foot long to clear around the front of the yak. something around 1 1/2lb test curve.Interline blank with the line running on the inside of the blank. The lack of guides makes tip wrapping a thing of the past and also less likely to break if you roll the yak in the surf.(Daiwa seem to be the only one with a reasonable line up of interline rods. Example here) http://daiwafishing.com.au/tmx-interline/IM 6 graphite with a tip large enough to pass a 20lb leader knot. Fat foam grips for comfort (25mm) and also to provide some positive buoyancy and float when balanced with a light 2500 reel. Ideally short butt to sit in a kayak rod holder such as the scotty rod holders.http://www.scotty.com/fishing-gear-equipment/rod-holders/bait-caster-spinning-rod-holder.htmProbably about 20cm of 25mm OD foam butt, small real seat like a Fuji DPS 18mm of equivalent, then another 20cm of 25mm OD foam for a foregrip or even slightly longer to provide buoyancy. Entry guide about 60cm above the reel seat. This rod would be good for surf launching and landing in the yak as there are no guides to get caught. 7 foot is long enough to clear the front of most yaks. Short 20cm butt to fit comfortably in a scotty type rod holder that lost of the kayak fishers use. The foam grips and light IM6 blank would provide enough positive buoyancy to float a small spinning reel if the rod went over the side. (similar to the Okuma Baidarka rods but lighter) http://www.allcoast.com/discussion/ViewTopic.cfm?topic_ID=83968&printerfriendly=trueAnd finally a large enough tip to pass a 20lb leader knot so the rod could be multi purpose to fish for squid and whiting but enough grunt to land snapper.

I like thinking outside the box when fishing. The old guys on the jetties get plenty of fish, but as more and more people fish the fish get smarter and you need every advantage you can get.I have fished Glenelg jetty for about 12 years and started with cheap outfits, mono and glass rods. Since upgrading to long, light graphite rods, light high end threadline reels, braid, fluorocarbon trace and chemically sharpened hooks I am catching more fish and enjoying it much more. Once you use high end gear, it is just too hard to go back. Now most of the locals on Glenelg use graphite, braid and even soft plastics for tommies and snook.I am always searching for the edge in my fishing and bream on bait is another example. Longer rods allow me to cast baits with lighter or no weight and fish with more finesse. I went to the effort of sourcing some fly rod blanks to build up into 10 foot bait rods and have also picked up a pair of 13 foot tacklebuster rods for the same. Another example is long distance surf fishing. There are almost no surf rods available off the rack in Australia that can handle power casting (OTG, pendulum etc.) with 6oz and bait or more. I currently use a pair of South African Poseidon 3 piece Rods that come with 3 different tips and allow me to cast sinkers from 3oz to 8oz. They are a joy to use but very much go against the grain of traditional thinking.

I like thinking outside the box when fishing. The old guys on the jetties get plenty of fish, but as more and more people fish the fish get smarter and you need every advantage you can get.I have fished Glenelg jetty for about 12 years and started with cheap outfits, mono and glass rods. Since upgrading to long, light graphite rods, light high end threadline reels, braid, fluorocarbon trace and chemically sharpened hooks I am catching more fish and enjoying it much more. Once you use high end gear, it is just too hard to go back. Now most of the locals on Glenelg use graphite, braid and even soft plastics for tommies and snook.I am always searching for the edge in my fishing and bream on bait is another example. Longer rods allow me to cast baits with lighter or no weight and fish with more finesse. I went to the effort of sourcing some fly rod blanks to build up into 10 foot bait rods and have also picked up a pair of 13 foot tacklebuster rods for the same. Another example is long distance surf fishing. There are almost no surf rods available off the rack in Australia that can handle power casting (OTG, pendulum etc.) with 6oz and bait or more. I currently use a pair of South African Poseidon 3 piece Rods that come with 3 different tips and allow me to cast sinkers from 3oz to 8oz. They are a joy to use but very much go against the grain of traditional thinking.

I like thinking outside the box when fishing. The old guys on the jetties get plenty of fish, but as more and more people fish the fish get smarter and you need every advantage you can get.I have fished Glenelg jetty for about 12 years and started with cheap outfits, mono and glass rods. Since upgrading to long, light graphite rods, light high end threadline reels, braid, fluorocarbon trace and chemically sharpened hooks I am catching more fish and enjoying it much more. Once you use high end gear, it is just too hard to go back. Now most of the locals on Glenelg use graphite, braid and even soft plastics for tommies and snook.I am always searching for the edge in my fishing and bream on bait is another example. Longer rods allow me to cast baits with lighter or no weight and fish with more finesse. I went to the effort of sourcing some fly rod blanks to build up into 10 foot bait rods and have also picked up a pair of 13 foot tacklebuster rods for the same. Another example is long distance surf fishing. There are almost no surf rods available off the rack in Australia that can handle power casting (OTG, pendulum etc.) with 6oz and bait or more. I currently use a pair of South African Poseidon 3 piece Rods that come with 3 different tips and allow me to cast sinkers from 3oz to 8oz. They are a joy to use but very much go against the grain of traditional thinking.

I like thinking outside the box when fishing. The old guys on the jetties get plenty of fish, but as more and more people fish the fish get smarter and you need every advantage you can get.I have fished Glenelg jetty for about 12 years and started with cheap outfits, mono and glass rods. Since upgrading to long, light graphite rods, light high end threadline reels, braid, fluorocarbon trace and chemically sharpened hooks I am catching more fish and enjoying it much more. Once you use high end gear, it is just too hard to go back. Now most of the locals on Glenelg use graphite, braid and even soft plastics for tommies and snook.I am always searching for the edge in my fishing and bream on bait is another example. Longer rods allow me to cast baits with lighter or no weight and fish with more finesse. I went to the effort of sourcing some fly rod blanks to build up into 10 foot bait rods and have also picked up a pair of 13 foot tacklebuster rods for the same. Another example is long distance surf fishing. There are almost no surf rods available off the rack in Australia that can handle power casting (OTG, pendulum etc.) with 6oz and bait or more. I currently use a pair of South African Poseidon 3 piece Rods that come with 3 different tips and allow me to cast sinkers from 3oz to 8oz. They are a joy to use but very much go against the grain of traditional thinking.

I like thinking outside the box when fishing. The old guys on the jetties get plenty of fish, but as more and more people fish the fish get smarter and you need every advantage you can get.I have fished Glenelg jetty for about 12 years and started with cheap outfits, mono and glass rods. Since upgrading to long, light graphite rods, light high end threadline reels, braid, fluorocarbon trace and chemically sharpened hooks I am catching more fish and enjoying it much more. Once you use high end gear, it is just too hard to go back. Now most of the locals on Glenelg use graphite, braid and even soft plastics for tommies and snook.I am always searching for the edge in my fishing and bream on bait is another example. Longer rods allow me to cast baits with lighter or no weight and fish with more finesse. I went to the effort of sourcing some fly rod blanks to build up into 10 foot bait rods and have also picked up a pair of 13 foot tacklebuster rods for the same. Another example is long distance surf fishing. There are almost no surf rods available off the rack in Australia that can handle power casting (OTG, pendulum etc.) with 6oz and bait or more. I currently use a pair of South African Poseidon 3 piece Rods that come with 3 different tips and allow me to cast sinkers from 3oz to 8oz. They are a joy to use but very much go against the grain of traditional thinking.

I've got a few ideas for a great kayak rod.7 foot long to clear around the front of the yak. something around 1 1/2lb test curve.Interline blank with the line running on the inside of the blank. The lack of guides makes tip wrapping a thing of the past and also less likely to break if you roll the yak in the surf.(Daiwa seem to be the only one with a reasonable line up of interline rods. Example here) http://daiwafishing.com.au/tmx-interline/IM 6 graphite with a tip large enough to pass a 20lb leader knot. Fat foam grips for comfort (25mm) and also to provide some positive buoyancy and float when balanced with a light 2500 reel. Ideally short butt to sit in a kayak rod holder such as the scotty rod holders.http://www.scotty.com/fishing-gear-equipment/rod-holders/bait-caster-spinning-rod-holder.htmProbably about 20cm of 25mm OD foam butt, small real seat like a Fuji DPS 18mm of equivalent, then another 20cm of 25mm OD foam for a foregrip or even slightly longer to provide buoyancy. Entry guide about 60cm above the reel seat. This rod would be good for surf launching and landing in the yak as there are no guides to get caught. 7 foot is long enough to clear the front of most yaks. Short 20cm butt to fit comfortably in a scotty type rod holder that lost of the kayak fishers use. The foam grips and light IM6 blank would provide enough positive buoyancy to float a small spinning reel if the rod went over the side. (similar to the Okuma Baidarka rods but lighter) http://www.allcoast.com/discussion/ViewTopic.cfm?topic_ID=83968&printerfriendly=trueAnd finally a large enough tip to pass a 20lb leader knot so the rod could be multi purpose to fish for squid and whiting but enough grunt to land snapper.

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A paternoster with short droppers to the hook will cast well. For longer distances I use a clipdown pulley rig. Rig small neat baits of squid strips or cube of gar or Tommie. If you can get a fresh salmon, they make great snapper bait.Snapper sinkers will cast fine. Rod and reel and line are just as important to casting distance as the rig.All spots fish differently. Most of the land based metro snapper spots require a good cast to reach the structure. Off Yorkes, some of the deeper jetties such as Wallaroo have deep water and structure straight down and you don't need to cast at all.

A paternoster with short droppers to the hook will cast well. For longer distances I use a clipdown pulley rig. Rig small neat baits of squid strips or cube of gar or Tommie. If you can get a fresh salmon, they make great snapper bait.Snapper sinkers will cast fine. Rod and reel and line are just as important to casting distance as the rig.All spots fish differently. Most of the land based metro snapper spots require a good cast to reach the structure. Off Yorkes, some of the deeper jetties such as Wallaroo have deep water and structure straight down and you don't need to cast at all.

A paternoster with short droppers to the hook will cast well. For longer distances I use a clipdown pulley rig. Rig small neat baits of squid strips or cube of gar or Tommie. If you can get a fresh salmon, they make great snapper bait.Snapper sinkers will cast fine. Rod and reel and line are just as important to casting distance as the rig.All spots fish differently. Most of the land based metro snapper spots require a good cast to reach the structure. Off Yorkes, some of the deeper jetties such as Wallaroo have deep water and structure straight down and you don't need to cast at all.

Are you after KGW or YFW?metro Adelaide or country?I still do a fair bit of landbased and jetty fishing and prefer a 10 1/2 foot light graphite rod, small threadline rod and light braid. A high quality 10 foot graphite rod is as light as a 7 foot glass rod but will cast a lot further which is a big advantage if casting light baits to whiting or casting out further for squid. It is also a huge advantage casting a float off a jetty for gar and tommies.There are a few options in the $100 price range. I fished with a pair of 9 foot starlostix for a while and caught plenty of good fish on them.

If the snails were collected from an intertidal rocky reef below the high tide mark then it was illegal. There is no size or bag limit. If they were collected from a break wall rock or the like then that would be legal.Also the definition of intertidal rocky reef as per PIRSA is from the high tide mark down to 2m depth. http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/13100/intertidal_zone1.pdfIf the snails were collected from above the high tide mark, then technically this is legal."The highest, most exposed sectionThese areas are generally wetted only by extreme high tides or by spray. The zone is known as the 'littoral fringe'. In South Australia, this zone is dominated by:â—¾littorinid snails (Nodilittorina unifasciata) â—¾dark patches of cyanobacteria (Calothorix fasciculate, Entophysalis) â—¾lichens (Lichina confinis) in the lower reaches."http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/fisheries/recreational_fishing/habitat/intertidal_habitats

http://www.strikehook.com/forum/22-saltwater-fishing/226511-fish-id-weird-lookin#226516

Another one from a few months backhttp://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/06/18/322015_ntnews.html

Silver Dory (Cittus Australis)Sometimes caught on the deep snapper reefs.Very unusual catch off a metro jettyAwesome eating.

Sunline Super PE or power pro. If you can stretch the budget Sunline Castaway is good.

Put in a few hours tonight off the yak. I made the most of the break in the weather and fished a metro spot a few hundred metres off the beach this evening. Got one run at 7:30 and hooked a good fish. Went on a great first run and took me a while to turn its head. Eventually had it next to the yak and netted my PB Yak snapper. Went just over 80cm.

Put in a few hours tonight off the yak. I made the most of the break in the weather and fished a metro spot a few hundred metres off the beach this evening. Got one run at 7:30 and hooked a good fish. Went on a great first run and took me a while to turn its head. Eventually had it next to the yak and netted my PB Yak snapper. Went just over 80cm.

Put in a few hours tonight off the yak. I made the most of the break in the weather and fished a metro spot a few hundred metres off the beach this evening. Got one run at 7:30 and hooked a good fish. Went on a great first run and took me a while to turn its head. Eventually had it next to the yak and netted my PB Yak snapper. Went just over 80cm.

just happened to be my 47th birthday.. mum and dad couldnt be with me, so they sent me a present from heaven.. (R.I.P.)