Fishing Victoria Forum

I've got a three year license. I'm guessing most members here do. Given the price point, I wouldn't bother. I kind of like that the minimal fees cover stocking places I occasionally fish (like Devilbend). In the words of a Disney princess, let it go. EDIT Also, man, we're in the midst of a pandemic....

Now that we're managing the apocalypse, and can at least go fishing, I've been back out there. I have another rod, too -- a Daiwa Gekkas with Freams 2000LT. I still use the Itchy Twitchy, though. I've picked up some trevalley, salmon, and pinkies since getting back into it ... and dropped a garfish...

Anyone who buys the idea of a government conspiracy (about anything -- whether it's Jack Kennedy getting whacked, or Covid-19) has clearly never, ever worked for the government in any capacity.

Nice. I'm too soft and pathetic to go wading beaches at night at the moment -- and I'd be trying to catch flounder on plastics rather than with a pointy stick -- but well done. The Whole Fish book advocates brushing with olive oil and grilling them over coals. He dresses them with a bit of verjuice....

Too late, perhaps, but flick plastics (and jigs, I've heard) in that part where the ferry docks. Current is a *****, though. EDIT If you're in Metro Melb -- and Franghanistan is part of Metro Melb -- you can travel anywhere in Metro Melb to fish. Obviously, a 'hot spot' suburb is a **** idea. And, o...

It can be done. I mean, you're at risk of losing a fish due to bad luck, or unfriendly structure ... but it can be done. The pinkies are more likely to give you trouble than the flathead, but even then you should be okay so long as they don't beeline for pylons or etc before you can turn them around.

I've used the smaller ones (1.5? 2 inch? I don't recall) put out by Keitech. They have a couple of squid-shaped offerings in their range, actually. I found pinkies went for them ... but sometimes, especially on warm summer evenings just as it goes dark, pinkies will smash *anything*. So I don't know...