How to catch tailor Rigs and Techniques A long, light spinning rod and spinning reel with 6-10kg line and 15kg-plus mono leader will do fine for most situations, though you may wish to alter this depending on the location you’re fishing. With smaller tackle or hooks, using a short length of wire leader can [...]
HOW TO CATCH AUSTRALIAN HERRING Rigs and Techniques Herring can be caught from the beach, jetties, rock walls and boats. Fishing close to shore or coastal islands and downstream parts of river systems will usually see you catching a feed. While herring are the most sought after recreational fish species, [...]
How to Catch Dhufish Rigs and Techniques A short, heavy rod with an overhead reel and heavy braided line with a mono leader is a good set up for dhuies. Adjust the leader for where you are fishing- if it’s reefs and cave structures use a heavier leader, towards 80lb. The most effective [...]
How to Catch Giant Herring Rigs and Techniques These fish are amazing fighters and offer a massive challenge on light gear. Although they are not that hard to hook initially, keeping them connected is another matter altogether. Their bony mouths and violent head-shaking leaps throw the hooks most of the time, leaving the angler [...]
How to Catch King George Whiting Rigs and Techniques A light, 5-8kg bait-casting rod will do nicely for King George whiting with 4-8kg mono or braided line. It is largely accepted that fishing with bait is the best way to catch King George whiting. The best baits are squid, sand or blood [...]
How to catch mulloway Rigs and Techniques Depending on where you plan on fishing - estuaries, rivers or beaches - the tactics differ slightly. You won’t need a very heavy rod for mulloway despite their size as they aren’t particularly hard fighters and an overhead or spin reel with about a 10kg line and [...]
How to Catch Pink Snapper Rigs and Techniques A 6-8kg spinning rod with 6-10kg line and about a 20kg mono leader will do just fine. Sometimes the heaviest gear isn’t the best for catching big pinkies. Snapper are fished most often on baits such as mulies, slimy mackerel, pilchard, squid and octopus. The bait [...]
[/fusion_text] [/fusion_text] HOW TO CATCH SALMON Rigs and Techniques Fishing for salmon in the Easter holidays is an iconic Western Australian thing to do. Salmon schools are usually large and can be spread from Esperance all the way to Fremantle depending on the stage of the [...]
How to Catch Samson Fish Rigs and Techniques Short heavy spins rods and heavy overhead reels are preferable for this hard fighting fish. It’s best to use something like a 24kg braid and 30-50kg mono leader. Samson fish are most often fished on deep vertical jig rigs or baits such as live fish, [...]
How to Catch Spanish Mackerel Rigs and Techniques An outfit with an over head reel, 6-15kg line (depending on the fishing method) and a meter or so of heavy wire trace (something like 25kg will do) to avoid and bust-offs on those sharp teeth. Chemically sharpened hooks are a good idea to get the [...]