First surf fish of the year! | Solo overnight camping adventure

Ahoy legends! This week it's just me and the 4x4 as I head for my first surf fish of the year! A solo overnight camping adventure!
My target is of course trophy Tailor or bluefish, but along the way I manage to catch some exciting bycatch which brings about a cool catch and cook!
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[@allancai8985]

Beach fishing is a lot more relatable 😂. Love this style of fishing videos.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@EndlessWeekendlife]

This is great, more fish and camp trips! 🙌🙌

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻🍻

[@lifeonthebay2974]

As an ex Victorian, I am amazed how frowned upon Sharks are in Queensland. No wonder there are so many sharks in Queensland, everyone throws them back 😂. Gummy is definitely the best choice, but nothing wrong with a whaler or reef sharks. One great tip I’ve picked up, is soak the flesh in milk for 24 hours. Gets rid of the smell and makes the meat more tender. Great vid as usual 🤙🏼

[@Browntribeadventures]

I was thinking the same thing we are from Gippsland and just moved to brissy last year, you thro a shark like that back in western port you’ll get the book thrown at you 🤣🤣

[@andrewpicha6238]

Excellent surf fishing session. Thanks 👍

[@jakebaker1912]

Awesome trip keen for more like this sammy

[@bElLtOn14]

That was awesome watching man, so funny that other rod going off while ya chatting to the camera 😂

[@michaelobrien1444]

Always good to watch your videos

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for tuning in mate 🍻

[@franiannarone8196]

That was a great video - something different! Loved seeing you have shark🤙😋

[@EndlessWeekendlife]

Shark tastes great and plenty of them in Qld. Quiet an interesting way to fillet it, great idea really. I find they blunten the knife real quick so I use a steel throughout it. Also I've served it up as 'chicken' nuggets and the kids had no idea! 😂😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah I bet the kids were none the wiser! Yeah I thought that was a great idea going from the inside, definitely saves the knifes!

[@benroche181]

Thoroughly enjoyed this vid Sammy! Def do more like this 🍻 Catch & cook style

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching mate 🙌🙌

[@daviddarmali9466]

Excellent catch and cook sessions👍👍👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate!

[@joshuafigueroa6]

Awesome action!

[@brettjohnson1475]

Great Day Sammy, looking.forward to tailor season this year

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Should be a cracker fingers crossed 🍻🍻

[@nicholascairns5251]

Great video!!!

[@liamross8641]

Awesome video mate! Love the camping/ filleting cook up 🍻

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate!! 🍻🍻

[@scotttomlinson1057]

Good stuff keep the beach fishing coming!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! 🍻🍻

[@aussiejournoyeah]

Great timing, just what i was after!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🙌🙌

[@garryknox1614]

Good on you Sammy, love a good beach sesh. I have been eating shovel nose rays for years and the whole family loves them. I prepare them as nuggets in panko crumbs, it's just moist and tastier chicken really.

[@mrmatthewjflanagan]

Never go wrong with a beach Vid!

[@the_dingo_show]

Always keen for more beach + camping content. great feed that little shark and no bones = win for the family.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Bloody oath mate! They are awesome! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@aschuster421]

great stuff Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate 🍻🍻

[@drewby9672]

Love this time of year on your channel. Next tailor vid can you give us a quick look at how you’ve got your rod holder set up. Looking forward to more tailor vids mate cheers

[@frednurk8590]

Onya Sammy. Great format, perfectly timed. Ssshhhh about the flake, geez. Cheers.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah thanks mate! Plenty of flake out there for everyone! 😉👌👌

[@scottbeattie6645]

Great video Sammy. Loving the solo beach trip. Do we get to find out the secret to the smoked brisket in the future? Keep up the good work.

[@Dougtroutfisher.4046]

You got to love the whistling line, you know that it's a good one.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha bloody oath!

[@arnoldrudder9624]

Awesome 😎 love the beach 🏝️ fishing 🎣 👍👍🍺

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@garysmeltzer1933]

Yeah mate it was great

[@omidkhajeh2931]

Enjoyed the video Thank you master

[@user-vr9wq6lf1u]

Big Greenbacks love it!!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

You and me both mate 💪💪

[@SheriffRon]

Wooh! boss coffee is the best!

[@ultramoon4]

Bloody great

[@calumtaylor7313]

Shark looked unreal 👌👌

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Gets a big thumbs up from me!!

[@OPTIMUS6LTR]

my style of fishing loved it sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching!

[@Perkos_fishing]

Great vid good to see some who knows what a good bait is

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Good give the big girls what they want 😉😉

[@rowanmuir1002]

Great episode Sammy! Enjoyed it a lot... Same thing happened to me on the beach a month ago almost losing a rod. The outcome was the same. A little shark. Bit of a bummer i gave it away to another bloke on the beach.

[@danielwicher3599]

Learning how to make shark fin soup is an skill worth learning. So good.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah? Can’t be that good can it?? Might have to try it one day

[@vinniebarbarino-1]

Yup, do more solo beach fish and cook with Alvey reels and rods , good show again : )

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Roger that mate 👍👍

[@claytonoconnell5061]

Great Video Sammy got me thinking I’m not throwing small sharks back anymore mate !

[@fishingoz279]

sammy, next time get a mixing bowl of water with a tablespoon or two of vinegar in it, soak bronzies, big schoolies or big gummy fillets for 20 minutes to half hour, then dab it dry with paper towel and cover in flour and dipp in egg, then crumb with crushed down salt and vinegar chips, then shallow fry .guarantee u wont beat it! the vinegar and water gets rid of excess mercury. shauno will be giving u hell for that cook up sammy lol

[@nicolsteve]

Awesome, flake been a goto for years.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Will be mine now as well!

[@marktuttle8226]

Mark from Nevada a bit aways . Fishing from shore and several rods you need some clip on bells to put near the tip. You might find this helpful. And tie off the fishing pole to another stake. Love watching your videos.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah bells wouldn’t be loud enough near the surf I don’t reckon, but definitely need to dig the sand spike in better!

[@alstoiche2045]

Great stuff mate, and nice job on grabbing the second rod too haha. I lived on those noodles when i was a student, i reckon thr brisket might have pulled the water temperature down a bit too. I used to drop boiled eggs in them after the noods were cooked for a bit more bulk too

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Ohhh yeah great call, brisket and boiled eggs next time 👌💪💪

[@AlejandroCello]

Fantastic video mate

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻

[@marki-p5065]

Good to see you keeping the shark... Need to yry and get those numders down😊

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

And they are just bloody good eating 👌👌

[@garrybutler9030]

G'day Sammy. Good beach session. Remember a year or so ago, I suggested you try the green eye shark... Same deal, good tucker and too good to waste from a deep drop.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Mate I reckon I’m going to have to try a green eye soon! The bronzed opened my eyes! 🍻🍻

[@ermannodibenedetto3064]

Anyways .... excellent job Mr. Sammy... beautiful day...and video....ciao

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🍻

[@AndrewHartill]

Cracker Sammy! Would love to see a few more vids on cleaning and filleting sharks though, no idea where to start either! 😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha I’ll get a bit better at it first! That was my first go 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@colinmyers8841]

Gday mate from sunny Queensland , top vid this one , love it , cheers

[@jamesalford-wells8642]

Such as epic video and I loved every bit of it, I do abit of beach fishing here in North Queensland… we mainly target school mackerel in winter and black tip reef sharks in the summer, but seeing new species that we don’t get up here caught beach fishing was awesome, loved this mate so keep them coming, p.s could you do a beach session on the jewfish by any chance?

[@petersegger]

Well Done again Sammy, just love your beach fishing vids!~ More please this winter. Is that North Stradbroke? With the wire trace do you run straight from hooks to main line swivel 40cm or so? Thank you again for making beach fishing vids

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah mate will be plenty more coming! I use a bit less about 20cm. Tie it too some leader and then go to the swivel. That way the trace is about 60-80cm total length 👍

[@maxfish4770]

What a catch, magnificent effort that. Trophy that lure before ya loose it 👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha thanks mate 🍻🍻

[@anewrealm]

Our colder water does make a difference too mate. 🤟🤟🤟

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

💪💪💪

[@bElLtOn14]

Such an Aussie, great fisherman to, 🍻

[@ajimaster287]

Hell yeah more beach fishing please

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

💪💪

[@brusselsprouts6847]

Great vid loved it , top effort all night 👍

[@justinolexienko6536]

Love catching the little sharks. We love them in my house. Should have kept the liver from the shark. Makes the best crab bait around.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Well there you go! Might have to try that next time! 👌👌

[@MarkKnoop-zb8zy]

Great to see your channel steadily improving and gaining more traction, road to 1m subs here you come!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate! Will be a long road to 1m but I’m keen 💪💪

[@normgood2467]

Looks like you have a legendary gold Raider!!!

[@DCA001TUBE]

Great job Sammy, I had a couple of pommie friends holidaying with us on Russell Island and their daughter wouldn't eat any of the fish we caught, so I got her to try some flake, she didn't leave any for us. It is a great tasting fish, specially in a "Larry" beer batter🤣

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah well there you go! My kids smashed it as well 👌👌💪💪

[@Savviiee65]

Just picked my brand new forester and part of the reason I changed my car was to do exactly that, beach fishing. I've fished many different types of fishing but never beach fishing so I'm really eager to try but little apprehensive coz never did any 4wd etc n little worried I might get bogged..! Awesome video Sam.!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

You’ll love it mate! Such a cool way to fish 💪💪💪

[@CouchLobster]

I regularly spin for tailor and have found that for those surecatch knight type lures, adding an extra split ring or two can help decrease the drop rate. Alternatively, switching to a single with kevlar works great and I've had no trouble with teeth or hookup rate.

[@marcuslarwa9098]

Do you eat them? We call them bluefish and her in the northeast they taste like absolute shit. They feed on the nastiest bait fish which I believe makes them taste disgusting. People in Florida say they don’t taste that bad so I’m guessing the diet of the fish must mean a lot when it comes to taste.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah mate I have a bit of a system that usually works really well. Just one of those days that trip! And Marcus, our tailor (bluefish) are great eating 👌👌

[@marcuslarwa9098]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing one thing I have noticed is the flesh looks the same. It has they grey tent to it. Is it also really soft? If so that’s another reason I don’t like bluefish/Taylor. Over her they are soft, grey and very oily tasting. My friend is a commercial fishermen and sometimes gets them as by catch and he said they only get 1$ 1.25$ a pound if their lucky. That’s how shity tasting they are.

[@hdconley]

Great stuff mate. Chewed on some Bronzey a while ago and it was delicious. Well familiar with Gummy having grown up on King Island in Bass STRAIT, but had never tried anything with pointy teeth ha ha.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah no thumb grips for these ones 😂🫣

[@jeffposchalk1740]

Buy your self a jet boil mate or permanently borrow one of shauno

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah sounds like a plan that 👌👌

[@johnlifton-jones8365]

Great video mate, commercially we used to chop the tails off too.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Just for storage or for bleeding? Cheers for watching 🍻🍻

[@johnlifton-jones8365]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing more so for bleeding. Used to hold the hose on the centre of the tail and it used to flush the blood out and clear it out completely. Tail also holds a bit of ammonia so best to get it gone too.

[@davidgc4396]

Loved that beach fishing video Sam it’s the best way to fish. That shark would have been lovely eating. Would circle hooks on your lures work better than trebles? I don’t know.😊

[@nikhayes3396]

favorite youtube channel, bar none

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Appreciate it mate!

[@timriley2092]

Gday Sammy it’s Unclr Buck in New York looking forward to another great video Cheers Mate Lol picking up on the lingo

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah I can imagine there would be a few sayings we use that might stump you a bit! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻🍻

[@darranadam992]

my favorite eating fish here in nz is the spotted smooth hound or gummy shark easy to fillet and tastes great

[@aaronmassingham1345]

Same here in England, smoothound and spurdogs, largely overlooked by most anglers as fish for tbe table but really delicious.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Nice one mate! Definitely going to be exploring it more 👌👌

[@christiansethi938]

Epic vid as usual mate! I want to get out and do my first ever beach fishing session for tailor, never gotten one before so keen to tick that off the list! Any pointers for beaches locally and what to look for? Cheers! And cheers for a cracker video mate! 🤙🍻

[@jaar8320]

mate I had some of the most insane seshs on tailor the past month, more than I've ever seen in my area on the north coast. something about the water temp this year staying consistent seems to have brought literally millions of fish around, most of them undersize but good fun on spinning tackle. I hooked a monster bronzie (maybe even a white pointer) that spooled me clean out behind the back breakers - I hooked it no more than 10m from me at low tide at night but could see its dorsal sticking out of the water as it swam out of the gutter along a sandbank, would've been very near to 9ft. Still haven't managed a jewie but the way the year is turning out I shouldn't have to wait long haha. best of luck with your winter species anyway, if I'm not catching them you will be haha cheers

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Jeez that’s pretty crazy about the shark! Lucky you didn’t Wade out further! Hopefully those tailor all get nice and fat and big over the next few months 💪💪

[@davidthelan9304]

The belly flaps are the best bit. Remove them skin them and just roll in flour and garlic powder salt and pepper and fry to golden. Yummmmmmmmmmmm

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah I got them off, haven’t tried them yet though 👌👌

[@davidthelan9304]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing I was watching an old eppisode where you got done by Barracuda. Have you ever tried them as a troll bait for Mackeral

[@jordanhedrick2018]

Totally recommend small hammer head shark if you ever catch one. But I use to catch 1 meter bull sharks in Moreton Bay and still pretty damn good. Fantastic in fish curry

[@graememccutcheon8267]

Sammy, great vid ..love the beach and bycatch stuff :) ..my favorite type of fishing. Question if I may, the bait fishing rod you are using is a .....???? thx G

[@crisad8674]

Sammy, you should try some drone fishing for "casting" beyond the trough.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

It’s on the list already mate 😉🤫🤫

[@dogg15]

Some nice fish mate. For this early in the season northern nsw maybe.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! Yeah well and truly on the hunt for them now 👌👌

[@user-hi6mr6zy6h]

The ol ABU Toby trick , I came to have one in my tackle box the same way lol

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

They still work a treat!!

[@pirththee]

The beach fishing suits me fine.For the ultimate beach fishing challenge you should try fishing for Swordfish off the beach.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah I really don’t think that one would be possible here. Where swordfish live is about 40km offshore here!

[@camsfishingaddiction]

Ripper of a video mate, nearly did yourself a doozy in that first clip😂

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah yeah would have bought the mood down losing a rod that’s for sure!

[@camsfishingaddiction]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing not even usain bolt could have gotten there quicker than you did that day 😂

[@sniktripn7217]

Got a few small whaler or dusky sharks at the port of Bundy a month or so ago and they cooked up awesome planning to go back and try bag a few more soon

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah nice mate 💪💪💪

[@lovingburnettheads2190]

Two takeaway words from this one. “Oops “ “Wow” And an educational “and that’s how you get a hook in you” Cheers

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

😂😂😂 last thing I needed was another hook in me!

[@saltyoutdoors534]

Nice vid sammy.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

🍻🍻🍻

[@dannywayne1217]

Good crab bait collecting

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Tailor frames are good crab bait actually! 👌👌

[@RozzyWozzzy]

Awesome video Sammy we wanna know where the hell do you find a beach like that with no one else on it!!! Nice shark by the way 🦈

[@MrAcuta73]

Taking my girl down to the coast Tuesday for my first trip for surf perch this year. Kinda the opposite of you, finally warming up and the surf laying down. Not as big as those fish, but make FABULOUS fish tacos (I can keep 15 of them legally). Hopefully pull out a few crabs too. Make a meal of it Wednesday with any luck. Been over 32c the past few days, we don't usually get that kind of heat until July/August, not the damn Spring! Looking forward to cooler ocean temps! Edit: Crazy to catch shark off the beach. We get a LOT of Blue shark, occasional (rare) Great White close to shore. Mako and Thresher in the blue water in Summer. About the only bi-catch I've ever had in the surf is juvenile Coho Salmon. Not really exciting. LOL

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Nice one mate! Enjoy your trip 💪💪 What part of the world are you in??

[@MrAcuta73]

@@SammyHitzkeFishing Oregon, Left Coast, USA. lol

[@ross49452]

Gummy sharks are next level, I've never tried a bronze before but I have eaten black tip reef shark and they are always good chewing

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

I’m yet to try a gummy shark! Will have to give it a go now 👌👌

[@micksoa.k.885]

Awsome catch mate... i love shark so much, maybe its the mexican in me lol, give it a go guys.....

[@bisharieartie8675]

Can u do a video on your rod holder setup on your car, looks mint👌

[@iain1969]

I sound like a broken record but I don't throw a Bronzie back - ever! The BEST fish and chips going - beautiful soft, white meat AND the kids love it.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah I don’t think I will be either now!!

[@catfishpoptart8895]

Makes me want to try out my little sharks here in BC

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Give them a whirl 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@wolfysrebuilds3093]

Hey mate best thing for shark as soon as soon as you have dispatched it slice its tail off and all its fins and put it head first in the sand to bleed it good and proper.

[@guruscux3053]

- very good video,well done, can you supply some details on the rods your using for surfcasting please , interested in buying a couple

[@mulletsfishing5703]

Great video mate. Us Victorians are definitely onto something! Shark is beautiful chew. Considering you haven’t cleaned a shark before that was a magnificent effort. Red stuff on the skin is 🤮

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hahah I was right!! I was looking at it going if it’s that deep dark red it can’t be good! Thanks mate 💪💪

[@nigebkk]

Try the self heating instant noodles. No need for a hot water source . Great for the beach. Not as big as that bucket ya have there but pretty good on a cool night.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Self heating noodles?!?! I didn’t even know that’s a thing! What a time to be alive 💪💪

[@elihbrooks5062]

I always keep a shark or 2 for a feed when I’m at sea but to bleed them properly cut the tale off straight away and you won’t get any blood running up the skin.

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah Righto! I’ll give that a try next time 👍👍

[@zekeydoodle]

Gee mate invest in a jetboil they take up bugger all room and woulda made those noodles better 😉👌 nice tailor session too 👍

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Haha yeah a few people have said that. Might have to!!

[@hollyrepton7170]

Awesome video Sammy. How long do you think it will be until the tailer are up on the Sunny Coast beaches ? Hot tip for you mate get your self a JetBoil they are a game changer for them long nights and early morning coffees to kick off the early morning beach sessions 🤙🏼🎣

[@scottcopus8285]

Stockton beach is going off Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Yeah I’ve heard some stories mate! Great to hear 👌👌

[@user-rh2ri3pn6m]

Soak your shark in milk for 20 minutes. Change milk and resoak the shark for further 20 minutes sammy. Milk draws out the ammonium plus tenderise and add sweetness to the shark. Try it out and let me know your thoughts sammy.

[@seanbeal7479]

Pro tip with the shark do not throw out the belly flaps they are great for homemade fish fingers cut into fingers egg wash and crumb fry in pan with butter and hands down the best fish fingers you will ever have 👌

[@gnanazan-bq9dq]

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