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Fishing tips

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 Monday, 2 Apr 2012 at 9:32am

OK, so I want to try my hand at fishing. I have a couple of rods and reels, and an assortment of stuff in a shiny tackle box (Chrissy present from a few years back). I've got salt water and fresh water options close at hand (Narrabeen). But, I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing.

Can anyone offer me some pointers? I'd really like to impress the missus.

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seeds Thursday, 17 Apr 2025 at 7:46pm

Hehe funny

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only-sams Thursday, 17 Apr 2025 at 7:49pm

Yup silver trevally as FR mentioned - “Pseudocaranx dentex“.

Incredible sport for their size, anything over 5kg in NZ is a trophy fish (I think the record is near 10). The one in the photo was about 3.5kg.

They are a much longer and narrower shaped fish compared with GT’s or bluefin trevally.

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seeds Thursday, 17 Apr 2025 at 8:05pm

Last time I fished offshore was 3 years ago and I caught this small trevally. I don’t even know what type it was.
IMG-2739

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freeride76 Thursday, 17 Apr 2025 at 8:28pm

Thats a juvenile Golden Trevally.

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seeds Thursday, 17 Apr 2025 at 8:37pm

Okay. Fin colour I assume.