First time fishing in Melbourne.
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First time fishing in Melbourne.
First time posting too!
Went fishing on the Nong yesterday afternoon after purchasing some tackle from the Braybrook BCF, a chap there really sorted me out with a good soft plastic to use and an entry-level-but-decent Rod and Reel.
I tried my luck in Edgewater before casting under the bridge over where the lake leaks out into the river. No cigar there though so I walked downstream, towards the road bridge. I decided to cast in while I walked and before you know it I was onto something.
I later worked out it was a yellow eye mullet
See pic below.
Anyway I'm pretty new to Melbourne, and extremely new to the fishing scene here so I wanted to get involved with this forum as soon as possible!
Went fishing on the Nong yesterday afternoon after purchasing some tackle from the Braybrook BCF, a chap there really sorted me out with a good soft plastic to use and an entry-level-but-decent Rod and Reel.
I tried my luck in Edgewater before casting under the bridge over where the lake leaks out into the river. No cigar there though so I walked downstream, towards the road bridge. I decided to cast in while I walked and before you know it I was onto something.
I later worked out it was a yellow eye mullet
See pic below.
Anyway I'm pretty new to Melbourne, and extremely new to the fishing scene here so I wanted to get involved with this forum as soon as possible!
- Sinsemilla
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
:welcome: to the forum mate.
That's not a bad size mullet :thumbsup:
That's not a bad size mullet :thumbsup:
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
Welcome to the site, my best bream catches from the Nong have been in November... if you want to cover more ground a canoe or Kayak is perfect for that wind protected river.
He who has the most fishing rods WINS !
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
Well done ive been fishing for awhile but new to soft plastics and yet to even get a fish on one. So your off to a cracking start
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
G'day and welcome mate, cheers davo :thumbsup:
It's an exhilarating feeling catching a fish
But it's an even better feeling releasing them
But it's an even better feeling releasing them
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
welcome buddy grab yourself some of the squidgy dvds a good base to start off when using soft plastics
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
Thanks a lot chaps! It means a lot to be welcomed so warmly to a new community.
Can't wait to get on there again this weekend, I think I'll try between Footscray road bridge and Farmsworth Ave.
Of course mate, I'm not sure of the exact name of the plastic (I'll have a look later) but it was a shiny/glittery yellow grub. I used 1/16th jig heads.Nathan_867 wrote:May i ask what soft plastic you used and what size jig?
Can't wait to get on there again this weekend, I think I'll try between Footscray road bridge and Farmsworth Ave.
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Re: First time fishing in Melbourne.
Could you elaborate on what exactly a Squidgy DVD is?dazz999 wrote:welcome buddy grab yourself some of the squidgy dvds a good base to start off when using soft plastics