by Steve Cooper
TACKLE
In the surf, when fishing for mulloway or gummy sharks, a running paternoster rig is used and rigging basically the same as you would use for snapper.
If you are chasing whiting, a 3 kg outfit will suffice. A running sinker rig is used and hook size should be from about No.4 Baitholder pattern to a 1/0 Suicide. Anglers chasing silver whiting in the shallows use a fixed paternoster sinker rig with two leaders with No. 6 hooks attached and baited with pipi.
Snapper near Wallaroo Tyre Reef |
BAITS
Snapper bait includes squid, salmon, pilchards, whiting heads and Tommy ruff. Whiting will be caught on pipi and squid.
Anglers using crab pots off the piers rig them up with a bait of fish frame or similar, drop them to the bottom from the pier and lift them every 20–30 mins to see whether they have attracted crabs.Snapper bait includes squid, salmon, pilchards, whiting heads and Tommy ruff. Whiting will be caught on pipi and squid.
This is an edited extract from Steve Cooper’s book "1000 Great Places to Fish in Australia" reproduced with the kind permission of the publisher Explore Australia. You can buy "1000 Great Places to Fish in Australia" online at Explore Australia for $34.95 or find it at selected bookstores.
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