Kilcunda 27/07

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Kilcunda 27/07

Post by mpharris66 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:12 pm

Headed down to Kilcunda Frid night before high tide around 7pm. A full moon and pretty good conditions wind wise were in my favour , or they were in my mind at least! I was thinking of going 1 more park up to Cemetery beach but that #*&^! sand dune on the way back brought back memories lugging gear back up the hill in the dark, hands full and promising never to do it again. Left it for another night.

I pulled into the 2nd car park with the toilet block and had a couple of 12ft rods in the surf in short order targeting Gummies (now officially on my most wanted list btw). I was using banana prawns and chicken necks roughly marinated in tinned sardines. I had a running rig as well as paternoster with #8 circle hooks. I had heard that prawns are gobbled up by Gummies so I was optimistic. But the fish had other ideas (or a meeting to go to) as I didn’t get a single bite. A couple of guys further up the beach had 4 rods going but nothing doing with them either. As the big man once said “I’ll be back” . It was still a great session … funny that.

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by Lightningx » Mon Jul 30, 2018 1:26 pm

Chasing gummies from the surf is something I enjoy too mate.
Hopefully next time you will get onto a good one.
Nice report!
Cheers :thumbsup:

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by smile0784 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:12 pm

Interesting report
Keep trying mate

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by Nude up » Mon Jul 30, 2018 9:31 pm

That walk from the cemetery to the beach in waders nearly killed me. Have you tried the mouth of the powlett river

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by mpharris66 » Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:47 pm

After a couple of walks up that track lugging rods, Eski, bucket and backpack I swore to travel light. Not easy when surf fishing for me anyway.

I haven’t tried powlett surf yet, mostly up river.
I’m learning what’s essential and what’s optional. trial and lots of error but getting there slowly.

I was caught in a gale walking back from the mouth back to the car park a few months back, was leaning 30deg into the wind getting pelted with hail (happy days). Mouth is still blocked I think, crappy results last time I visited. They need a webcam installed so I can see what’s up before heading down.

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by Lightningx » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:11 pm

Yea it didn’t take me long to work out that travelling light is the best option when Fishing some of these locations :rofl:

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by StarrangerAU » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:47 pm

mpharris66 wrote:They need a webcam installed so I can see what’s up before heading down.
Some fishing locations that are shared with Surfers (like Gunnamatta) can benefit from webcams that are set up to show real-time footage for the surfing folk.
Examples below, but there are a bunch of others you can find by googling around .
http://www.triggerbrothers.com.au/surf- ... urf-cam-1/
http://www.swellnet.com/surfcams/13th-beach
https://www.travelvictoria.com.au/victoria/webcams/

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by Kimtown » Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:41 pm

Stick to it mate

Surf fishing is the most unproductive form of fishing I've found but also the most rewarding when you do eventually get that big run.

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by Brett » Tue Jul 31, 2018 4:50 pm

StarrangerAU wrote:
mpharris66 wrote:They need a webcam installed so I can see what’s up before heading down.
Some fishing locations that are shared with Surfers (like Gunnamatta) can benefit from webcams that are set up to show real-time footage for the surfing folk.
Examples below, but there are a bunch of others you can find by googling around .
http://www.triggerbrothers.com.au/surf- ... urf-cam-1/
http://www.swellnet.com/surfcams/13th-beach
https://www.travelvictoria.com.au/victoria/webcams/

We have a whole topic on surf cams already on the forum, with these and several others linked.

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Re: Kilcunda 27/07

Post by Defender130 » Fri Aug 03, 2018 7:20 am

mpharris66 wrote:After a couple of walks up that track lugging rods, Eski, bucket and backpack I swore to travel light. Not easy when surf fishing for me anyway.
I invested in a trolley from beachwheelsaustralia.com

Pricey, but the balloon wheels are fantastic, they make carting important stuff like an esky full of beer so much easier.

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