What goes in a basic fishing kit?

[Timmo]

i 7 rods and they cover a variety of species from small Barramundi to Medium Barra to Big Barra lol

[MEGOMONSTER]

My Missus just sent me this pic. What a beauty.
93cm flathead. Not sure where it was caught but bloody hell.
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[threedogs]

That can't be a bay rat, I'm thinking Hawkesbury NSW, thats a Horse of a flatty ,one of those huge Duskies

[Cuppa]

As a kid growing up in the land of the Pom I would occasionally go fishing with mates, but it could almost be guaranteed I'd be the first to get my line tangled in the nearest tree or bush.

Never did any fishing for many years until we took off around Oz for 18 months a few years back. Although finding that most people who catch a feed on a regular basis fish from boats I managed to get us enough feeds to provide me with the reinforcement needed to keep trying.

Best eating fish I caught were both in WA. One solitary King George Whiting on the south coast. Mmmm. And up north of Broome off the reef around the James Price Point coastline where over a several week period I regularly went fishing with a senior law man of the Goolarabooloo we caught plenty of Bluebone. He used only a hand line, me a rod. He always caught way more than me. Up there I learned about 'minimalist fishing' - carrying minimal gear & finding bait at the place where fishing (usually hermit crabs).

My favourite fishing story - wasn't me fishing, but a young boy, maybe 7 or 8, camped next to Spring Creek, at the turn off to the Bungle Bungle, again in northern WA. The lad was so intent & focused on catching a fish that he eventually succeeded when his chances looked impossible. He had a short length of line he had found with a tiny hook on the end & no bait. You could see the fish in the clear water, no idea what sort they were, but they were very small, only a bit larger than minnows. This enterprising young lad caught ants & painstakingly threaded a couple on his hook. Took him about an hour & several re-baitings, but the look on his & his mother's face when he finally caught one was just magical.

There are trout & blackfish in the creeks around where we live. The trout are fairly easy to catch. They hide in holes waiting for food to pass by. Dunk the bait (garden worms) in front of the hole & ....bang! Trout hooked. The hard part is getting to the holes through dense undergrowth infested with red bellied blacks & tigers. Last time I went out I got to 7 holes & came home with 7 pan sized trout.

Cuppa

[threedogs]

X 2 on the KGW, You can have the snakes too.
Always found up north be it east or west all you need is a shiney hook.
loved Malcom Douglas docos and fishing tips

[MEGOMONSTER]

The squid jig is a must in tackle boxes but when catching them you have a dilemma. Keep it and cook it or fish bait.
I also go 50/50. Fresh squid is one of the best best baits you can use for almost every species if saltwater fish.
Remember fresh is best.
Here's a photos of my mates son yesterday morning at Queenscliff Vic.
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[threedogs]

Nice one again Mego, keep the hoods and freeze the tentacles for bait later.

As for fishing during closed season, we still go during Cod closure,
But just for the opportunity to go camping and sit by the Murray.
Always drop a line in, but not fussed if we catch anything or not.

Do they closed that section yarra to Toc to all fishing? bit harsh

[growler2058]

Mmmmmmm dried squid on the charcoal BBQ
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[MEGOMONSTER]

Nice one again Mego, keep the hoods and freeze the tentacles for bait later.

As for fishing during closed season, we still go during Cod closure,
But just for the opportunity to go camping and sit by the Murray.
Always drop a line in, but not fussed if we catch anything or not.

Do they closed that section yarra to Toc to all fishing? bit harsh

Yep, new sign on the entrance gate, CLOSED TO ALL FORMS OF FISHING,
Doesn't matter really, just means I do more pre fish on Mulwala.


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[threedogs]

Would like to call it home work for the Classic. I'll check with mate
and see if he's going to Bruces bend beach this cup weekend.??