Fishing Victoria Forum

e.welch wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 03, 2022 3:43 pm

Sebb wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:38 am

Not a lot caught but still well time spent I'd say. How's your arm?

The arms out of the cast I’m just building up the strength in it again

Strong enough to fish

Short notice decision. Me, mrs and mates decided to hire a boat off Mornington boat hire. They're not really into fishing but the 10yo kid always keen on fishing. Fished 1-4pm, overcast becoming sunny. South wind low to moderate. The sounder didn't work for some reason, so was just randomly picked ...

Yeah fair comments, and you're right about the PE diameter being the determining factor here. The previous braid I ran was J-braid #0.8pe at 10lb, as opposed to the new Satliga braid at #0.8pe 16lb. Some people would consider 16lb a little heavy for squid, but for the exact same diameter and weight,...

Well done welch, 63cm is a good snapper.
Good luck with the whiting fishing.

No need to say sorry. Writing gotta come from you, when you want and how you want it. As long as you enjoy writing it.

Sooner or later you may end up on the mud.

Chasing what and from what boat? You can work the Hastings channel itself for flathead and whiting. Even if it's blowing 30 knots provided it's a low tide the banks are high enough to give plenty of wind cover. Otherwise head out the channel and find a nice bit of ground near the shipping channel no...

Ok went out at 0400 yesterday morn hooked 8 biggins then No4 hook in finger past the barb onto a nerve
Back home the young fella next door did the job https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LswVD7TsU8U
Then back out and collected the other 12
Out today same spot hooked 20 in 2 hours all good size

If he is new to boating I'd be learning the ropes in PPB first. WPB is a whole different beast that needs respecting

Best advice I could give you, is to go out a couple of times with someone experienced fishing Westernport.
It's not about whether you can drive a boat, it's the conditions your going into..

Without giving away the exact location I was snorkeling some shallow reef the other day in mornington area and on the edge of reef where it met sand. 15m from shore I spotted a school of 100-150 whiting. Most in the 25-28 range with a few stonkers mixed in. Right next to a packed beach. Don't be afr...