Fishing Victoria Forum

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30lb tasline or shimano/daiwa if you didn't already have a 30lb option. 50lb tasline will do the job on literally anything you'll hook from the shore in Victoria Top shot it with enough mono that the braid will never touch the rocks / pier etc that you're fishing off, I would suggest 10ish metres jo...

Also, since I don't live there anymore and nobody ever actually did this with me other than Cam.... Grab a bait pool, squid sorrento jetty and keep some live squid alive, then drift them off the jetty on a low tide between 7 and 10 am. Rip the biggest shiniest popper you can back and forth around wh...

Not joking.

This is from 2018/19

I spent the almost a decade wandering around clifftops in Victoria and abroad, eventually found a spot I liked so much I moved here. I barely camp at all anymore, mostly because I have world class rock fishing at my doorstep and no need to travel long distances. I really really enjoy swag life, and...

Actual fishing gear? Quality braid makes an absolute world of difference if you're casting lures land based. The difference between a Finns or Powerpro and a quality 8x weave like Tasline or more recently i've been using shimano grappler/ocea is staggering and will 10x your enjoyment of firing lures...

I know I don't post on here much anymore but I thought I'd try and write fairly regular reports about the LBG situation up here at JB. Watching the currents drift down the coast and the warmer water start to arrive, Cam, Sammy and I decided it was time to start putting in some significant effort off...

Inspired by the weekends success, I returned the following Thursday out to the same spot in the rain. Messaging a friend of mine who fishes a bit from his boat, he agreed to meet me out there when he finished work. Pushing through the wet and heading out to the ledge about 3pm, I spent nearly an hou...

I finished work at 11am yesterday and got out to the same spot for some more. Pretty ordinary conditions found me in a crosswind with a bit of rain as I was rolling up to the ledge, soaked head to toe from the only shower of the day on the 30 minute walk in. I could see some bustups and I was climbi...