anybody bored? need some help haha.
Well incase you didnt alreayd realise from previous posts im slightly cluey when it comes to fishing still trying to learn and well looking in my tacklebox i noticed its quite bare and i often dont have the things i need so im going in on friday to buy a heap of tackle but thing is i really dont know what kind of hooks sinkers swivels ect ect and leader i need let alone what sizes and was wondering if anyone could help me set up a shopping list!
to give some help ill list what i fish for and what bait i use.
Tailor
Mulloway
Bream
Flathead
Whiting
Herring
Tarwhine
I fish bait mainly with the exceptions of metals and poppers for tailor looking to get into some softplastics for the bigger fish off rocks and beach
Any help is much appreciated!
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UncutTriggerInWA
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Things you need
Firstly, you need money! Then you need an idea about what your main priorities are in the type of fish you want to go for bearing in mind that if you don't have a boat then you most prolly will not catch Dhuies. Use one of our sponsor shops as a base for info as they are proven genuinely into it and great fishermen.. Just be careful to give them time to sell while thay are at work LOL.
I think we have mentioned this before in several conversations that all or most of the above can be caught on very simple small gangs with blue bait or similar using very inexpensive gangs (even more so if you make them youself). The rigs are simple also.
In my younger days I bought fishing books and they had so many hand drawn rigs etc it was incedible. Maybe you should consider buying one or two.
Just get out there mate and get into them!
Vince.
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couldntcatchacold
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i have money :P and yes i
i have money :P and yes i know what rigs to use and i do have a book on rigs and knots now thank you. But none of the books seem to tell me what size or what kind of hooks to use just have diagrams with the rig and there name. Just trying to get an isnight into what you exprienced guys keep in your tackleboxes so your ready for all occasions is all.
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UncutTriggerInWA
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In my tacklebox
I am no purist but I can catch fish. As I said before, keep it simple and talk to the tackle shop guys. Read your books and look at the size of the mouths of the fish and read up on feeding habbits. That will help heaps. Burley up a lot and even the wrong sized hooks will provide results.
Vince.
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couldntcatchacold
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ok thank you i guess im just
ok thank you i guess im just a bit lazy when it comes to doiung my research :P and all this crap weather not giving me the chance to fish is making my brain go into overdrive and want to ask a million and one questions about everything and everything
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gumbyconts
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right with ya! ive got the
right with ya! ive got the itch. just starting to go out reguarly too!
ive been researching heaps cos i cant get out, ended up grabbing some lures today. hopefully i can catch something with them cos ive never hooked anything with a lure so far.
where are you going beach fishing when it fines up?
catchalittle
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Chief quite a few of the
Chief quite a few of the species that you have mentioned you could almost use the same gear
Tailor sets of quality gangs,Fc rock leader,penn 10x plus some lumo sticks for nighttime ball bearing swivels owner or saltiga stick baits
Mulloway owner live bait hooks penn 10 x leader 40lb owner 3 way swivel
Bream long shank hooks swivels bean sinkers 10lb leader
Flathead same as above 10lb leader
Whiting long shank hook green or red lumo tube swivel ball sinker 10lb leader
Herring as above without sinker 10lb leader
Tarwhine long shank hook or worm hook swivel bean sinker 10lb leader
not rocket science
Nathan
sixinchrhino
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when are you free??
If your able to wait till next saturday I should be able to help you out.
Colin Hay
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Couldn'tcatchacold
Tailor - The most commonly used rig would be a set of 3 or 4 ganged hooks of 3/0 to 5/0 in size. Around Perth you would most likely use three 4/0 hooks. It really depends on the size of the bait you are using. Popular hook styles are Mustad, Tarpon, Gamagatzu
Mulloway - You will also catch Mulloway on ganged hooks, but the most preffered set-up in snelled hooks from 4/0 up to 8/0.
Bream - Size 1/0 circle hooks work well. Though if the fish are small in the area you are fishing you can go down in size.
Flathead - Flathead have big mouths and will take just about anyyhting, but a 1/0 circle hook will woek well, although many people prefer a long shanked hook. A Mustad blood worem size 1/0 is a good choice for a long shanked hook.
Whiting - Long shanked hooks are favoured with whiting. A Mustad blood worm size 12 is ok for small sand whiting. A good tip is to place a free running red bead on your line above the hook.
Herring - A size 12 long shanked hook will also work here. You can catch herring without bait if they are on the bite by sliding some gren tubing over the shank of the hook.
Tarwhine - The same as bream.
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crasny1
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Steve Correia's book
Try his book on fishing specific species. It does help the beginners (and not so).
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flangies
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I can recommend gamakatsu
I can recommend gamakatsu octopus circles as they are my favourite hook for just about every species including mulloway, strong and easy to snell with and not too thick gauge
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They sure are sharp too
I am with you on that James
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