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chasing my first aus salmon

hi everyone im currently looking for my first aus salmon i bought a metal slug its a malosi marksman, and i live in mascot nsw im looking for salmon spot i tried la perouse but it hasnt produce much of it i saw couple youtube vids but hasnt been able to get it my self, im looking for a 15-25 min ride spot and could anyone help me out with the setup

ps: im kind of new to fishing but not that newbie to it i usually fish in Indonesia where people rent the place and filled fish with it so its kind of easy and i havent been able to caught anything great in the wild

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u/Icedpresso — 1 day ago

Anyone tried hard body swim baits?

I noticed they’re not really that popular in Australia, compared to say the US. Most people are into soft plastics or metal jigs.

They seem like a pretty easy lure to use as a straight retrieve is all that’s needed to give it that lifelike action.

Anyone tried or have had good experience with swim baits here in Aus? Especially Sydney?

I’m thinking of picking up some pillie/sardine type ones online

u/storm80error — 1 day ago

chasing my first aus salmon

hi everyone im currently looking for my first aus salmon i bought a metal slug its a malosi marksman, and i live in mascot nsw im looking for salmon spot i tried la perouse but it hasnt produce much of it i saw couple youtube vids but hasnt been able to get it my self, im looking for a 15-25 min ride spot and could anyone help me out with the setup

ps: im kind of new to fishing but not that newbie to it i usually fish in Indonesia where people rent the place and filled fish with it so its kind of easy and i havent been able to caught anything great in the wild

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u/Icedpresso — 1 day ago
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How to get into spearfishing (NSW)?

Hi guys, hope y'all are catching fish.

I'm interested in getting into spearfishing. I'm based in Canberra, so I'll be fishing along the NSW coast abt 2 hrs away. Any tips on spots and how to get into the sport in general?

I'm thinking of starting with spearing flounders in the shallows first before moving on to wet suit/spear gun, but I don't know if there are flounders (or any other fish I can target this way) in this region.

Any tips would be greatly helpful, thank you.

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u/lilboi45 — 2 days ago

Top end trip

We are planning a once in lifetime trip with my old mates for this time next year. A Swain’s reef trip looks amazing (Big Cat looks the ticket), but a few of us have always wanted to fish the top end (thinking NT to cape York).

We have been doing some research but folks on this sub I am sure have fantastic recommendations for camps or lodges that would be great fishing and somewhat remote.

Thanks in advance

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u/Ok_Elk6891 — 3 days ago

Good resources to learn surf fishing?

Hello everyone!

I live very close to the beach and wanna take advantage and learn surf fishing. What are some good resources to learn?

Thank you!

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u/bones_bn — 4 days ago

SE Qld yabby bank locations?

Hey I was hoping someone might be kind enough to let me know some yabbie pumping spots in SE Qld. Gold Coast preferably.

I got one spot at cabbage tree Point which is muddy as shit so I'd like to find something a bit more accessible.

I'm land based so cant get across to the other spots i know behind wave break island.

Any spots (PM if u like) would be appreciated 😊

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u/themmagambler — 3 days ago

Anyone Know a Magnet Fisher in Melbourne? Phone Lost in Yarra Today

Hi everyone,

My colleague accidentally dropped her phone into the Yarra River today 17/08 at lunch time (hence im writing this post) beside the Yarra Botanica jetty at Southbank.

We're hoping to find someone experienced with magnet fishing, underwater recovery, or diving who may be able to help retrieve it.

The phone was dropped at approximately 2pm and we have a fairly good idea of the location.

If anyone can help or recommend a local magnet fisher/diver, please comment or send me a message.

Thanks so much!

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u/lunaloops — 3 days ago

Tackle box that lives in the car.

So I have a 2-4kg travel rood and a 3000 size reel that lives in my car. I want to make a small tackle box to live with it. What lures would you put into this?

I travel around central Qld a fair bit so fish creeks out west to the 3 main rivers and ocean estuaries etc.

Main concern is soft plastics in a hot car for weeks on end and I can get to focused on details so chasing some suggestions or I'll get too decisive. Need those all rounders the ones that someone who only fishes those freshwater creeks would know about etc. I am aiming to fit everything into a small tray that will fit in the Jack cutout of my Navara

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u/Glad-Wealth-3683 — 4 days ago

Anyone here who’s had success on both bait and lures but prefer to use bait?

Was just curious as a lot of the time people transition from bait to lures and then stick with lures.

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u/storm80error — 4 days ago

What lure and line should I use?

I'm buying a rod (9 ft 6) and reel (Diawa Aird 10000 surf spinning) combo from BCF for surf fishing. I plan on targeting flathead, bream, tailor, whiting all those smaller fish. I don't thing anything plastic would work cause it would just get bashed around in the surf. Are those Malosi metal ones any good? I was also planning on getting a 300m braided line (30lb also Diawa). Any tips on that?

u/Slow-Elk224 — 4 days ago
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Ich bin ein Angelbegeisterter und habe Fishing Tracker für iOS entwickelt — ich freue mich auf euer Feedback!

Ich liebe das Angeln, vor allem auf Raubfische. Ich erinnere mich, wie wir vor etwa 10 Jahren mit meinem Vater Excel-Tabellen führten, in denen wir aufschrieben, wo ungefähr der Biss war und welchen Köder wir verwendet haben. Ich war damals noch klein und ging zur Schule, aber sobald sich die Möglichkeit bot, beschloss ich, eine App für mein Haupthobby zu entwickeln. Ich habe bereits Erfahrung mit einer Angelapp, aber das ist eine völlig andere Geschichte, die sich in eine andere Richtung entwickeln wird.

Die App wurde vor 2 Monaten veröffentlicht, aber gestern Nacht erschien ein sehr wichtiges erstes großes Update — das hat mir die Zuversicht gegeben, endlich öffentlich darüber zu sprechen!

Das Grundkonzept ist die Verfolgung des Angelvorgangs mit schnellem Protokollieren am Wasser, Notizen, Stellen und Fängen. Alles ist an Ihren Standort gebunden, was der Schlüsselfaktor ist. Wenn Sie eine Sitzung starten, läuft die App im Hintergrund weiter, um den Akku zu schonen. Außerdem werden in Echtzeit Wettervorhersagen und eine Karte mit Ihren Ergebnissen angezeigt, die Sie bearbeiten, löschen oder ergänzen können. In Zukunft hoffe ich sehr, dass ich auch Angelrouten aufzeichnen kann — das ist beim Trolling sehr nützlich, ich bin sicher, das wird klappen!

Ich verstehe, dass viele gerne erst nach der Tour protokollieren, daher habe ich eine manuelle Erfassung hinzugefügt, die der Live-Erfassung fast identisch ist — außer dass Sie Datum und Standort auf der Karte manuell wählen müssen. Ansonsten ist es derselbe Prozess, der jederzeit ausgefüllt werden kann.
Das Hauptziel ist es, nicht nur ein Tagebuch zu schaffen, sondern vollständige Saisons, in denen alles rund um die Tour und ihre Statistiken aufgebaut ist — damit Sie alles an einem Ort speichern und bequem einsehen und verbessern können.

Saisonstatistiken und Filterung fehlen noch, werden aber kommen.

Alle Prognosen basieren auf verschiedenen Indikatoren und haben eine Fehlerquote — Ihre Erfahrung und Ihr Angelplatz stehen immer an erster Stelle. Jede Erfahrung ist nicht nur praktisch, sondern auch theoretisch — vergessen Sie das nicht 😊

Ich freue mich über Feedback — schreibt Kommentare oder eine Privatnachricht 🙌🏻

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u/Sufficient_Trade895 — 7 days ago
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Rod and reel match

Hi all,

Wondering peoples opinions on the Abu Garcia veritas 5, specifically the 7’4ft 3-5kg (9-28g lure weight).

Also wondering what reel would be a good match with it. I am thinking a Shimano Stradic c3000hg with PE1.2 braid.

Targetting big flathead, soap Jews, Aussie salmon and tailor off the beach and potentially some rat kings in the summer.

I got the rod and the butt was much longer than expected, but will hopefully help with fighting fish and casting distance.

Any suggestions and help will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the help!

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u/Upbeat_Sundae4845 — 6 days ago