Billfish Burgess

Try fishing at night, the later the better. A little bit of chop doesn't hurt either. With the baby trout hanging about in plague proportions, they should move on in the dark. are u sure they arnt tommies? Might be worth chucking out a livey, with all the bait about U never know a mulloway or two could be lurking. I've caught Mullies near by, and there's no reason why they wouldn't be there. Best of luck.

Yeah it's a shame. The same thing has happened to 4wd Action. The DVD's use to have hours of 4x4 footage with a few adds in between. Now there is more adds than footage of their trip. Advertising has ruined it, I use to look forward to every issue! I can't believe Roothy would sell out like that, it seems money can buy almost anyone these day's.

So, we all have a favorite drop (or 3). A "Spot X" if you like. whether it be natural bottom or a drop that has been made out of car bodies or whatever. I'm not necessarily talking about snapper either, could be a whiting drop or a flatties drop or a mixed bag drop. DO U FEED IT UP? have u found that dumping burley there regularly keeps it fishing well? do u sometimes go out and burley it up and not fish it that day? what do u use, i have heard chicken pellets can do the job and i use them for my surface burley mixed with tuna oil or throw them out loose on shallow whiting spots. i have a mate who uses pilchard in a can cat food on his drops. another mate is a chef and can get lots of fish frames and stuff like that which we were planning on dropping on one of our snapper drops.What do ya's think? worth it? i have spoken to another mate who said that when he does it he puts it in a weighted bag so as it stays on the drop and doesnt get carried away with the tide. opinions?

Whilst cleaning my snapper which i caught last week, I found these Seahorses in the reds belly , as anyone else encounted this, or any other oddities whilst gutting?

That's why i will no longer buy fishing mags. Too much advertorial content and stories or articles with product placement. If i want all that i'll just pick up the free mag that has all the new fishing gear in it you find around the traps at tackle stores etc.

I like lure fishing don't get me wrong there's nothing like a snook, salmon or even a flathead inhaling on a soft plastic or a hard body, whilst u strike and watch the tip load. But what really grinds my gears is that in 21st century opening up the various fishing magazines from around Australia and seeing every fish great and small with a lure dangling or hanging from its mouth. The lure industry is a multi million dollar game, and I have no doubt that a lot of these products are gently pierced through the fishes jaw after capture to sell a product or its line. I find it sad that the corporate marketing crap that you would expect to find in a jewellery store. is more than present when your out fishing trying to get away from the everyday :c

I like lure fishing don't get me wrong there's nothing like a snook, salmon or even a flathead inhaling on a soft plastic or a hard body, whilst u strike and watch the tip load. But what really grinds my gears is that in 21st century opening up the various fishing magazines from around Australia and seeing every fish great and small with a lure dangling or hanging from its mouth. The lure industry is a multi million dollar game, and I have no doubt that a lot of these products are gently pierced through the fishes jaw after capture to sell a product or its line. I find it sad that the corporate marketing crap that you would expect to find in a jewellery store. is more than present when your out fishing trying to get away from the everyday :c

I like lure fishing don't get me wrong there's nothing like a snook, salmon or even a flathead inhaling on a soft plastic or a hard body, whilst u strike and watch the tip load. But what really grinds my gears is that in 21st century opening up the various fishing magazines from around Australia and seeing every fish great and small with a lure dangling or hanging from its mouth. The lure industry is a multi million dollar game, and I have no doubt that a lot of these products are gently pierced through the fishes jaw after capture to sell a product or its line. I find it sad that the corporate marketing crap that you would expect to find in a jewellery store. is more than present when your out fishing trying to get away from the everyday :c

i have never caught a shark except for once when i was about 7 and i pulled in the crab net and found a gummy sitting in it, so i've been told anyway, i dont remember. also caught about a million doggies but i dont count them, they just steal my snapper baits. im talking about bronzies mainly, and a hammer if they are in the area. in this thread im looking for any information that people can give me regarding fishing for sharks from the boat. i have tackle sorted, i got a Stella 10000 spooled with 65lb braid and a 40-80lb Terez so will be able to knock over any shark that might come my way, even if i have to up anchor and chase it. I've also got bait and burley sorted, got heaps of tuna oil as well. The information im looking for mainly is what sort of area i should be trying in, shallow (30ft or less) deep (30ft+), reefy or weedy or broken bottom? i have three areas in mind here in Whyalla, two are shallow and one is deep. Of the two shallow ones one is mainly broken bottom (Mt young through to cowleds landing general area) and the other is a bit more reefy (false bay round to black point), . the deep one is sandy (fitzgerald bay, north of the Pt Lowly rip). I think that the best technique would be to balloon with one bait and suspend the other in mid water otherwise i can see myself spending my time trying to skull-drag 50kg+ smooth rays to the boat and if it sticks itself to the bottom getting frustrated coz i cant snap it off when using such heavy gear so potentially losing 50ft of braid at a time. im not too keen on that!So yea, any tips from the shark fisho's out there would be sweet.cheers

hey mate welcome, have a search for info re Butlers beach. That's where i would be guiding you.Mulloway are around at the moment. salmon trout baits are working well.