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I blew up a cheapo chinese reel on a stingray yesterday afternoon.

It doesn't matter at the moment, they are thick everywhere over weed, in front of the island in about 4m water
 
Ditch that white lure you get with the kit, a metal with either a red or green strip on it is best.
Speed, not super fast but a decent speed, distance from the boat, I am no good with this but I would say 20m+

Mine is a quiet as a mouse, I would be taking it back immediately, hopefully you get a staff member with some idea about fishing so they understand what you are saying.

Good luck lol
 
Snapper fishing has been very quiet here for the past few years

When you lose a fish of a life-time to crap braid you will start forking out extra dollars.

When you lose a fish of a life-time to crap braid you will start forking out extra dollars.

When you lose a fish of a life-time to crap braid you will start forking out extra dollars.

Pflueger Trion is about that price and is better than those two rods combined.

With squidgies I find it easiest to make a slight cut where you want your hook to come out. 100% success. (with fish and wrigglers)

With squidgies I find it easiest to make a slight cut where you want your hook to come out. 100% success. (with fish and wrigglers)

It is pretty average, if you go for a little drive you can get to a few spots that hold a few fish.
 
You will probably get Tommies and Garfish if you berley up off the wharf....a rat kingy will come through evenutally. The tackle shop there is pretty good, they will know what the go is.

Sanctuary Zones are like an orcas all you can eat buffet

omg the more worn and torn the better, I can't believe what I am seeing.

Gulp is bait.

Well if that data didn't come from the rec fishing surveys where did it come from? Have there been some third party scientific assessments carried out in SA without public knowledge or something?
 
The reason why I ask is despite declining recreational fishing participation between the 2 'known' surveys, recreational caught snapper supposedly increased in 2007 compared to the previous survey. Section 5 page 3.
 
http://www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/123539/A618891_South_Australian_Recreational_Fishing_Survey_2007-08__3_.pdf

Squidgies have poor quality control. The Bloodworm colour in particular is one that changes from batch to batch. They have not deliberately changed the colour from the original. One batch got to a stage where they were basically see-through. Check this out The pale ones were hard and rubbish from all reports, I never purchased any. In my opinion the new ones they have released they have over compensated with too much glitter and too dark of a colour but I am sure they still sell well.

Using mono backing is not wastage, it protects the spool

S-Factor

Use a yozuri red head white body and you could use rope and still catch a feed.

The lure in the first post is a Slavko Buggood on Cod I believe, some of them are fairly valuable.

The lure in the first post is a Slavko Buggood on Cod I believe, some of them are fairly valuable.

http://www.fishingtackleshop.com.au/categories/Penn-Reels-Clearance/?sort=priceascGood price and it has line included

i wouldnt use anything less than a 12ft rod sorry... the key to snapper from the rocks, or big salmon from shore for me is rough dirty water.. when its rough, its hard to get a bait out into a blowing head on gale.. thats where the long rod comes in handy.. also when its rough, the longer rod will lift your line above the breakers... old school mt8144 snyderglas for me, with a 650c alvey... drop it, abuse it, never wash it, and never let you down.as for jamming the rod into the rocks, get a piece of plumbers pipe about 600mm long from hardware store.... cut it on an rough 45 degree angle at the bottom with a hacksaw, jamb that into the rocks. (the proper ones from fishing shop are a bit flimsy IMHO.. and overpriced for what they are imho ).not only does it protect the rod butt, its also a damn sight easier to get the rod out in a hurry if its bent double... many a fish has been lost when the rod spike has fell dropping the rod so make sure its solidly jammed in..good luck mate.. looking forward to reading about some rock fishing..

as for line, trial an error wil soon show you whats good and whats so-so from the rocks.... dont just think expensive quality line is the go, ive learnt the hard ( read expensive ) way... briad is brilliant in a boat, but incredibly uesless on the rocks.. i wouldnt even use it to tie a sinker to be honest.. it doesnt like rocks at all.. one decent rub on a sharp reef and it just falls apart.. leave the good stuff for the boat..line i use is k mart cheapy,few bucks for 300mtrs or so of 25-30lb... it will rub them rocks no matter how hard you try, and mines changes around every 6-8 weeks... ive tried the expensive line, its great for low stretch, but again, the rocks will kill anything, and the cheap stuff IS holding up better.. soon gets expensive when 50bucks of line goes onto the alvey,and will chaff just as much as the cheap line. its a good thing i dont really use the 651 alvey i have much.. that holds 1000mtrs