Great Ocean Road Fishing. HELP

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Great Ocean Road Fishing. HELP

Post by Leronzia » Sat Jan 19, 2019 6:21 pm

Hi,

Heading down to cumberland river for a couple days and looking to get on some fish. Im aware the beach possess whiting and wondering whats the best rig for getting onto them and whether lures vs bait. Continuing looking to fish off artillery rocks for some salmon, is Paternoster rig best, what else can be caught off those rocks, is it possible to catch salmon off metal slugs on rocks or would i get snagged. Continuing keen on heading down to erskine river for some fish aswell as fairhaven for some surf fishing. What species can i expect to get and whats the best way to target them and is there any other hot spots i should try while around the area.

Thanks In Advance,

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Post by Sebb » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:12 pm

I've caught salmons and couta off artillery rocks. 9ft rod and 15-20 gram galco twisty. Was in autumn i think though. Was a while ago.
You need to be able to cast far, especially if you bait fishing.
And reel in really quick.

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Post by canned_tuna » Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:45 pm

Youve got a much better chance of getting whiting and pinkies off artillery rocks than cumberland beach, paternoster with squid for bait will get you all fish off this ledge. Good Luck

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Post by Leronzia » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:19 pm

Seb85 wrote:I've caught salmons and couta off artillery rocks. 9ft rod and 15-20 gram galco twisty. Was in autumn i think though. Was a while ago.
You need to be able to cast far, especially if you bait fishing.
And reel in really quick.
How do u avoid getting snagged

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Post by Lightningx » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:32 pm

Caught some very nice sambos from artillery in the past on both bait and metals :)

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Post by Leronzia » Sat Jan 19, 2019 8:52 pm

Lightningx wrote:Caught some very nice sambos from artillery in the past on both bait and metals :)
How long ago was that, and off what bait, are poppers required or you can get em on twisties.
Does it matter the weight of twistiem :-D

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Post by Lightningx » Sat Jan 19, 2019 10:01 pm

Leronzia wrote:
Lightningx wrote:Caught some very nice sambos from artillery in the past on both bait and metals :)
How long ago was that, and off what bait, are poppers required or you can get em on twisties.
Does it matter the weight of twistiem :-D
Was awhile ago mate. Caught them on blue bait, pillies and pippies. The metals I was using were 40g in size :)

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Post by Sebb » Sun Jan 20, 2019 3:06 pm

Leronzia wrote:
Seb85 wrote:I've caught salmons and couta off artillery rocks. 9ft rod and 15-20 gram galco twisty. Was in autumn i think though. Was a while ago.
You need to be able to cast far, especially if you bait fishing.
And reel in really quick.
How do u avoid getting snagged
Fish low tide and cast far past the weed, then retrieve fast and dont stop. Single hook helps.

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Re: Great Ocean Road Fishing. HELP

Post by DougieK » Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:36 pm

Can't go wrong spinning highspeed metals off any of the ledges there at dawn or dusk. Be wary of the swell.
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