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Woronora RSL & Citizens Fishing Club |
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LURE FISHING: The use of the lure to catch fish on the beach is an exciting method. Tailor, Salmon, Flathead and even the occasional Dart or Bream will take lures. Tailor and other fish which feed out wide need a lure that will carry the distance. In these conditions a metal lure weighing anywhere from, 25 to 90 gms is needed. They take the form of chrome spoons such as the Toby design, the Wilson Big T and stainless flashback Spoons. Lead bodied lures such as Juro Lasers, have a strip of prism tape to add flash, and give you a lure with maximum weight with minimum bulk to help you attain a distance. Another popular design is the sliced chromed metal type, one of the original lure patterns. To get the best results when spinning , you need a fast retrieve. the Alvey 700C and 650GRC models have the best line recovery for spinning the surf and a drag to handle the heavier strike you will get on a lure. The smaller you go in spool size the slower the retrieve and the less effective. You do not need a sinker when using lures, however the addition of an extra swivel in the form of a snap swivel to connect the lure to the line will help alleviate the increased line twist that comes with spinning. Try to cast to the edges of Tailor schools. Often the lure continually being pulled through the school can alarm it. Give the lure an erratic action by working the tip of the rod as you retrieve. The fish of the shallower water such as Flathead will take a lure. A smaller spoon or minnow pattern lure is ideal. You don't need the fast retrieve you use on Tailor. A steady but still erratic retrieve is all you need. Again move carefully when wading, so you don't frighten the fish. Start at one end of the gutter and cover the water in a series of casts before moving on a short distance and doing the same. SWIVELS: SUGGESTED SWIVEL AND LINE COMBINATIONS No. 14 Swivel - up to 5 kg line. No. 12 Swivel - 5 - 8 kg line. No. 10 Swivel - 8 - 15 kg line. No. 9 Swivel - 15 - 20 kg line. The only essential called for in sidecast angling is that an ordinary small running swivel is placed above your rig. Any type of rig, spinner or float can be used below the swivel, but nothing on or attached to the line above it. In this position the swivel will, for all practical purposes, keep line free of twist from any cause whatsoever. The use of too large a swivel is often another cause of line twist, the swivel being to heavy for the light line to turn. |