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 yellowfin whiting Yellowfin whiting fishing in our estuaries provide safe, sustainable, enjoyable and accessible fishing experiences for many Western Australian families. Leading into summer, the water temperature starts to warm up which is ideal for wading through the shallows of our estuaries and targeting this tasty species. The whiting fight well [...]
HOW TO CATCH BALDCHIN GROPER Rigs and Techniques When it comes to catching baldchin groper, a good choice of gear is an 8-10kg spinning rod with a heavy mono trace to 10kg mono main line, although braided line can be used. Standard reef rigs are fine for these species with crab, [...]
How to Catch Blue Swimmer Crabs Like most fish species the tides, water temperature, time of day and available food will determine your success in catching these legendary crustaceans. Crabs will move about with the tides as they search for food and a mate, but during the daylight hours they are more cautious [...]
How to Catch Cobia Rigs and Techniques When encountered, cobia are usually not hard to tempt. They will happily take mulies, squid, strips of fish and other baits, especially when fished with just a light weight or without any weight at all. They also respond well to lures, including bibbed lures that are trolled [...]
How to Catch Coral Trout Rigs and Techniques Trolling is the most common technique for fishing for coral trout and because of the potential for break-offs on reefs, heavy gear is recommended. A short trolling rod with an overhead reel, 15+kg braid line with a 24kg leader is recommended. Diving minnow lures and poppers [...]
How to Catch Giant Trevally Rigs and Techniques A good spinning rod and overhead reel with 20-40kg braid and up to 60kg mono leader is a good choice. The weight of the gear you use can vary, but the best advice is to not underestimate this fierce fighting fish- you don’t want a 40kg [...]
How to Catch Golden Trevally Rigs and Techniques Although their mouth appears to be largely designed for bottom feeding, golden trevally are a very aggressive predator that will hit a large range of baits and lures. They do respond well to berley if they are in the area and will take most fish baits. [...]
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 [...]