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Headed down south to the Fleurieu Peninsula today with Southie to chase some carp for fun on our bream gear. Day started slowly but the fish came on the bite around 11:30am. We managed to land 7 carp to 55cm, with many bustoffs either at the net or getting snagged throught the reeds. Was a good day even though the weather wasnt the greatest.

Headed down south to the Fleurieu Peninsula today with Southie to chase some carp for fun on our bream gear. Day started slowly but the fish came on the bite around 11:30am. We managed to land 7 carp to 55cm, with many bustoffs either at the net or getting snagged throught the reeds. Was a good day even though the weather wasnt the greatest.

Headed down south to the Fleurieu Peninsula today with Southie to chase some carp for fun on our bream gear. Day started slowly but the fish came on the bite around 11:30am. We managed to land 7 carp to 55cm, with many bustoffs either at the net or getting snagged throught the reeds. Was a good day even though the weather wasnt the greatest.

Headed down south to the Fleurieu Peninsula today with Southie to chase some carp for fun on our bream gear. Day started slowly but the fish came on the bite around 11:30am. We managed to land 7 carp to 55cm, with many bustoffs either at the net or getting snagged throught the reeds. Was a good day even though the weather wasnt the greatest.

Headed down south to the Fleurieu Peninsula today with Southie to chase some carp for fun on our bream gear. Day started slowly but the fish came on the bite around 11:30am. We managed to land 7 carp to 55cm, with many bustoffs either at the net or getting snagged throught the reeds. Was a good day even though the weather wasnt the greatest.

What a day of perfect weather Wednesday was.What better to do than spend the day wading on the sandflats in glorious sunshine. You could not get nicer conditions. Crystal clear water, barely a breath of wind, the water like glass and the warm winter sunshine on your back. So nice it would not matter if I did not catch a thing.Just as well! I could not find any Yellow Fin Whiting. I was surprised as I had seen plenty of feeding marks in the shallows near the mangroves where they were feeding at the top of the tide. No fish yet, but I was having a marvellous day in magnificent conditions. I moved over to another large sandy area and what do I run into but some Yellow Fin Whiting. In these conditions they are seen clearly. You stand perfectly still. Minimise as much movement as possible. You know if you can see fish right on the extremities of your vision, then rest assured, they have seen you long before you saw them! Quality polaroids are a must.First cast a nice 35cm fish came in with the usual tenacious tussle these little fish are capable of. The second fish was caught as I cast back over the school that chased the first one in. They are competitive, chasing the one with the bait and hook in its mouth! In beautiful conditions, Sight fishing Yellow Fin Whiting is such a delight. It goes something like this;You cast out beyond the school and retrieve your bait past them. Tempting them to take it. "Ooops!" I startled them the cast landed right in the middle of them. They scattered! No bite!"Aaaahhh!" perfect cast. You just allowed enough for that light breeze that can drift your light tackle across.It's a slow steady retrieve past the fish ... "Take it, take it, taaaaaake iiitt! " you scream and plead at the fish as you drag the bait past its nose!"Yes! Yes! Yes! Go ooonnnh! Take it a bit harder. Hit it harder now." you coax the fish.You strike. "Yes! gotch ya! Gotch Ya, Ya buggah! Trying to pinch my bait! and get away?"You reel it in. It pulls hard. Some drag comes off. It is feisty. You can see it has got some size to it. It is in close within reach then it darts through your legs. You raise your rod, directing it away from your boots and lift it up, some solid weight to it, as you try to grab it against the belly of your waders and then the lip hook pulls! Damn! I should have used the landing net. The cycle starts all over again, but you are still smiling. You are hooked on this, not the fish.It sounds like and is simple fun in glorious conditions. When the water is crystal clear, sun shining through the water, with perfect visibility, your gear needs adjusting to suit these conditions. I get rid of my heavier running sinker that is usually up the line above the swivel and replace it with a small 0 or 00 ball sinker that slides down against the long shank hook. I always only ever fish for YFW with the 1 hook. A size 4 Gamakatsu long shank at the end of a metre length of Flurocarbon. This now resembles a jig head for soft plastics. Except the weight is removable and adjustable. Very light but all the weight is concentrated near the hook which allows for a good cast with a flicky soft plastic rod. It creates very little splash, so it wont spook the fish. The clearer the water the easier they spook.Well it was a bit of a procession so I tried to mix things up a bit. I got the poppers out! Yup the previous week I went out did the round of stores and bought a collection of poppers. After seeing this video clip;http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=NWJCxIl1wSkI thought these must be the ants pants. They can out fish bait! The conditions were perfect, weed free. I tried these 4 poppers and managed a fish on each. Yes my first, second, third & fourth Yellow Fin Whiting ever on poppers.Frankly I was not impressed. It took on average, about 12 to 15+ casts per strike. Maybe my technique is no good? I checked to make sure, in case the fish had moved on. After every popper fish I changed back to my bait rig. In every case I had a fish within 3 casts of the bait, at the most! So a nice bit of video editing makes it look like non stop action instead of a tedious 4 hour session. Poppers have certainly caught a lot of fisherman me included.I don't see why you would use your thumbnail to put a screw in the wall, when you can use a screwdriver or a power drill! Just my take on it.However the Gulp soft plastic sandworms in the "bloody" red colour worked well, as always. It took the bigger fish. A 40cm, a 39 and a few 37-38cm were the better fish.The fish I kept are from 33cm to 40cm. I would have released another 20 odd fish in the 29-32 range. there were plenty of YFW about on a heavenly day!Cheers, Des

I got crashed on by one or two larger waves. Luckily the weather was conducive for it. Was a good day out Southie, got me my first tommie caught on a lure.

There hasnt been a quick trip report for ages so heres one.... Went out today With Leigh chasing ST's and possible squid down the stones at Hallet Cove this arvo.. Got out there and the water was flat. Threw some burley out and we had fish everywhere... spent 2 and a half hours catching and releasing BIG tommies and legal Trouties with a few small ones mixed in... was an awesome arvo and was good to be out on the water..Between us we got 30-40 fish and probably dropped just as many...They were taking all sorts of lures and plastics... So if your needing bait or even a feed get down there... You would easily bag out if using bait but whats the fun in that...

Fished the jetty at Moonta (a first for me) on Monday night after picking up some car parts in the area.Plenty of tommies around and put together a nice bag of squid over the course of the night. Also hooked a couple of massive doggies which I wasn't able to hoist up onto the jetty (gotta take a crab net to land and unhook them next time)

The mullies are around already! Just not in big numbers I've heard it's been good at 42 lately, so I went last night after work and got this one, went 23lb, 100cm long, I was chuffed!!

For the snook, use either 60-100mm hardbody lures that can dive a bit off the jetty. A straight retrieve with a few pauses or twitches depending on whether it is suspending or floating should be okay. I use xrap 08s off brighton jetty near the lights and twitch and pause them.For YFW, poppers are good when there is a school visible. However, live beach/tube/sandworms are a good option and should get results, but there are others who are more experienced in this area.

Berkley jerkshads 5"Zman StreakZ Curl TailZ 4"Squidgy flick bait 110mm Pillie or evil minnow colour.There's plenty to choose from but anywhere from about 90-140mm should cover it.

I use the lighter stuff 5lb for all my luring including snook. And it has held up well, even landed a 9lb carp on it no worries.

The Shimano Aernos FA is a different reel from the Aernos advertised. The one advertised is the Aernos XT, a similar budget reel to the Sienna. The Sienna however has more bearings (+1) and is differently shaped. The Sienna has similar shaping to the sedona and cazna, other budget reels.The rods that are available are as follows:1. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-3-5kg-662SP.aspx?pid=121785&variant=true#Combo - 3-5kg, 6'6" = general combo2. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-7-2-4kg-2-Piece.aspx?pid=121786&variant=true#Combo - 2-4kg, 7' = bream and whiting3. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-7-3-6-8kg-2-Piece.aspx?pid=168119&variant=true#Combo - 7'6", 5-8kg = snapper

The Shimano Aernos FA is a different reel from the Aernos advertised. The one advertised is the Aernos XT, a similar budget reel to the Sienna. The Sienna however has more bearings (+1) and is differently shaped. The Sienna has similar shaping to the sedona and cazna, other budget reels.The rods that are available are as follows:1. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-3-5kg-662SP.aspx?pid=121785&variant=true#Combo - 3-5kg, 6'6" = general combo2. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-7-2-4kg-2-Piece.aspx?pid=121786&variant=true#Combo - 2-4kg, 7' = bream and whiting3. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-7-3-6-8kg-2-Piece.aspx?pid=168119&variant=true#Combo - 7'6", 5-8kg = snapper

The Shimano Aernos FA is a different reel from the Aernos advertised. The one advertised is the Aernos XT, a similar budget reel to the Sienna. The Sienna however has more bearings (+1) and is differently shaped. The Sienna has similar shaping to the sedona and cazna, other budget reels.The rods that are available are as follows:1. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-3-5kg-662SP.aspx?pid=121785&variant=true#Combo - 3-5kg, 6'6" = general combo2. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-7-2-4kg-2-Piece.aspx?pid=121786&variant=true#Combo - 2-4kg, 7' = bream and whiting3. http://www.bcf.com.au/online-store/products/Shimano-Sonic-Pro-Spin-Rod-7-3-6-8kg-2-Piece.aspx?pid=168119&variant=true#Combo - 7'6", 5-8kg = snapper

I would suggest to have a look at BCF's latest catalogue. Can get a Sienna plus the same Shimano sonic pro rods for the same price. I have the Sienna as a backup reel and it's a good budget family-type reel.You also get a can cooler bag with it

I would suggest to have a look at BCF's latest catalogue. Can get a Sienna plus the same Shimano sonic pro rods for the same price. I have the Sienna as a backup reel and it's a good budget family-type reel.You also get a can cooler bag with it

I would suggest to have a look at BCF's latest catalogue. Can get a Sienna plus the same Shimano sonic pro rods for the same price. I have the Sienna as a backup reel and it's a good budget family-type reel.You also get a can cooler bag with it

Also don't forget that you can help to erase some memory in the line by placing the line off the spool and into a bucket of warm water for a while. It helps to reduce the memory by warming the line up slightly.

Of course there are hotter women up north but the blokes who date them have guide dogs also . hahahahahahahahahahahahaha . But the fishing ......

From Perth, I would suggest looking at Rottnest Island as the samsons over there are pretty large.

I have used small rock crabs on a single size 1 hook attached to a rod length of 4lb fluorocarbon leader. Proved good on the legal bream, using two or three small ones if large ones cant be found.

I've used a $20 inflatable kayak prob more scary then fishing out of a belly boat. His a Jeremy Wade wannabee clone but with no class or skill. I still watch it though nothing else on at that time.

I've caught salmon trout and had follows from snook on the smaller models in the black and sardine models. I've also got some larger salmon on the bigger models from the beach.