How to fish the Estuary’s (catch & clean)

G'day Fisho's, this week I get back to the basics after being tasked to catch dinner in an estuary by the legends at BCF Australia. Having not fished like that in years I didn't want to leave anything to chance. So I stocked up on fresh local bait and headed out with my old man to see what I could find! Luckily for us we didn't have to wait long!
Check out all the gear I used at www.bcf.com.au/
Instagram: / sammy_hitzke_fishing

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Happy Sunday legends! Hope your all getting stuck into a few fish 🍻🍻 Lets settle the debate once and for all, what do you call them? Yabbies or Nippers?

[@codlip8089]

Yabbies all day bruh

[@bretthowie4292]

Sammy Hitzke Fishing yabbies

[@mungbean84]

Yabbies.

[@hunting4sanity365]

Yabbies it is mate

[@frothinadventures9963]

Yabbies!

[@gavinswanson666]

Back to basics mate, love it !!! nothing better than fishing with the man that taught you , I can`t do that as the old man passed away over 10 years ago but I`ve passed on that knowledge to my 3 and I love watching them put that into practice. I also love that sometimes I don`t have to drive the car or the boat..... time for Dad to have a beer !!!!

[@kevinegger9646]

Nice to see you out with Dad! I still remember the times I went with my Dad. He's been gone along time now, but the memories never die. You won't have him forever so spend as much time as you can. Great video! Kevin

[@lucasrussell8215]

this guys such a legend

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Lucas Russell 82 cheers mate! Thanks for watching 🍻🍻

[@frothinadventures9963]

Sammy supplying the videos during the rough times 🤙🏽🍻🇦🇺 Legend mate!

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

FrothenFishen Just doing what needs to be done mate 🍻🍻💪💪 cheers for tuning in!

[@CalaisRider]

Sammy you produce some excellent and informative videos (I've watched a lot). And most are in my area of Aus so its a great learning curve bouncing off you and your experience and knowledge. Thank you sincerely for taking the time to video and post

[@peterm6199]

Relatable fishing Sammy! Bread n butter fishing at its best. Thanks for the vid, nice work. 👌 👌 👌

[@terrytailor]

That was a good fun day together. Loved it. Couldn’t wait to see the dropping drone drama.

[@clinty51]

Catch of the day, Drone flying fish, new species stay airborne for what seem like a lifetime, four sharp teeth, great work on the catch....

[@The_Bushman]

Plucking worms out of the sand is an art if you ask me.

[@boomboom78oz]

Great vid loved the back to basics.

[@smee103]

Top effort Sammy just reminds me just to go back to basics and enjoy some quality family time and fish are a bonus

[@williamatta3279]

Hey Awesome Estuary Catch and Cook video Sammy !! Keep up the amazing work Sammy !! Thanks for the hard work and dedication you put into making these awesome videos and content for to watch over the past few weeks Sammy I really appreciate it Sammy !! I can’t wait for the next video Sammy !! Cheers William !!

[@paulj1522]

Enjoy seeing you and your old man getting out for a fish Sammy. Nothing better than seeing you both reel a few in. Tight lines and enjoy🐟

[@hunting4sanity365]

Geez that brought back memories👍👍🍻 awesome work Sammy always good to catch you every Sunday

[@Rtechmobile]

What an epic save ! happy it turned out well.

[@anthonynelson2015]

The things you have to go through to get some footage! Always good to see your father with ya. I love fishing with mine!

[@SSHK237]

All the very best for you and for your old man! Stay Safe!

[@stoniofishing]

Good timing, I just started this kind of fishing yabbies and fresh live worms are dynamite bait it's amazing! Got myself a 37cm whiting pretty stoked with that!

[@old4wds_aus]

Really really enjoy these back to basic vids, they are quite helpful for me as a land based beginner fisher. Cant want to get out and walk/wade around some sandflats with bait and some lures to have a try with.

[@FrenzyAdventures]

Some nice elbow slappers there. Love the bait fishing.

[@Lure_Loser]

The drone was definitely the catch of the day. I was getting worried watching you chase it. Could only imagine what you were thinking lol 👍 Nice video

[@iraqi9974]

Awesome video you legend, your actually the one who made me go out and buy a cast net to do some prawning, keep it up 🍻

[@benturton3358]

Outstanding mate.

[@johnmclaughlin1804]

Awesome video Sammy. I was holding my breath when your drone came down.....

[@jordanhawkins7073]

amazing ep as per usual mate good on ya cob!

[@Milaandlukeliketodostuff]

Nice vid man, spot looks awesome

[@paulwong3359]

Good clean basics fishing , live worms and yabbies! Good Feed! Cheers Mate and Hi to your Dad ! Hope he enjoyed the Trip! I do that basics sometimes to enjoy a good feed of Whiting and bream though they're smaller sized here ! Tip Of Borneo , Sabah, East Malaysia!

[@alleycat8483]

Your so lucky with the drone Sammy lol, and great day out with dad, for mine fish swallowing hooks down deep puts me right off bait fishing, and the numerous stingrays in the passage.

[@WEEKENDSOUTDOORS]

Nice one mate!! Taking it back, hanging out with the old boy 👍👍🍺

[@davidcooke7661]

Nice work sammy!! Super keen for more of your gear(the misso keeps taking my grey hat) taking my girls fishing tomorrow they are super keen after watching your vid this morning

[@thataussiefisho6397]

Only bad part about this vid is 34:12 . Keep up the good stuff Sammy 🤟

[@jasperhall3756]

Nice one Sammy!

[@ByMillz]

Always fish with fresh Yabbies with my Dad in the Broadwater! Good fun on light gear no matter how big or small they are :D

[@matthewclifford2407]

Love your vids bro keep going strong 💪

[@jacksonyang2044]

had a real good laugh on that drone episode ^v^ another 5 star video

[@samthedroneman]

Hey Sammy, just a tip with your failsafe setup on the Mavic - when flying off a boat or any moving platform like that, set your signal loss failsafe behaviour to 'hover' instead of return home. That way if you have something happen and RC discconects it won't fly home through trees etc if you are on a river with bends or have moved a long way from your launch position. Love your work mate, if you come back to Vic in future and want a pro drone/camera op on your shoot I'd love to tag along on a fish mish ;)

[@craigmccann1028]

Nice save on the drone.

[@jamesmay7]

went out the other day fishing in the kayak with worms and yabees and had a great cople hours and went home with a nice 2.2kg 50cm grassie sweatlip. was very nice for tea that night

[@fishingnotcatching9622]

Just confirms why I wish I lived far north of Victoria, keep fishing with your dad (phantom) those memories are forever. My mouth is watering surely you could have added a squid!!!

[@amasterfishing5544]

Nippers here in Sydney...whitings taste so much better than the bream, good session.

[@brisbanefisho9105]

Gotta love the humble whiting, I started on those as a child and will teach mine how to catch them too. Nice save on the drone mate. Maybe drone fishing is out of the question then? 🤙🏻

[@epposcrap]

Good catch Sir, great day out

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks for watching 🙌🙌

[@gonefishing5214]

Haha pro catch Sammy!

[@marksaxon2468]

Love it Bro.. Tasty Video..

[@rosschizzoniti906]

Great work nothing like fresh live bait ! The beach worms are a must . I use to. use. Blood worms and they were Perfect but now it’s those beach worms there the best catch them on the low tide. Keep up the good Fight .!! .

[@pffear]

What you called a trailer looked like what we call a bluefish up here in Rhode island USA..... If it's got a row of razor sharp teeth that you can't see until you pull it's lip down that can literally cut a live 12 to 16 inch manhaydan in half with a single hit then I'm sure it's the same fish..... When they get grown out here (24" and up) all a bluefish is, is mussel, teeth and attitude and will take one of your fingers off as quick and clean as any bait.... And I've seen them chase a school of Poggie (manhaydan) right up out of the water onto dry land trying to get away from a school in a feeding frenzy, to where I was able to pick up 2 5gal buckets full for live bait and chunk bait fishing and chumming with my bear hands for stripped bass fishing. When they go after a school of Poggie the top of the water just boils with the action. And if you can throw your bait into the middle of a boil and get it to sink fast enough to the bottom without getting slammed by a bluefish that's where the monster stripper's are sitting feeding on the chunks of Poggie pieces dropping down from the maylay up above and you have a chance to get a 40 or 50 pounder cow stripped bass because that's where they like to sit and wait.....

[@JamesSmith-cq7hi]

quality vid mate, cheers for the content

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Thanks mate! 🍻

[@ClickBAITFishing]

dang that drone recovery!

[@everogers1479]

What a good technique to harvest sand worm.

[@garysmeltzersmeltzer319]

Hey Sammy us fishos tend to stick to what we know I like you have spent hours fishing for Tailor at dawn and dusk using Schneider fishing lines have recently switched to Suffix Extra Strong I was impressed with how smooth and supple this line is also it does seem very strong you may like to give it a try

[@jakefrancis640]

Cracking vid Sammy. What brand is that bait board ? I’m in need of a new one.

[@johnkeynes8873]

Great video Sammy your younger brother looks like he had a good day.😅😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

😂😂😂 common now! At least older brother!

[@rajazamri]

Nice 'catch'😁

[@turbostyler]

Great vid as always Sammy. Did the drone controller run out of juice or did it die? I've had a few issues with my DJI drone, so I've been too chicken to take it over water because of what you went through lol.

[@haithamal-hashmi7135]

Thanks for god after long today I will be able to go for fishing.

[@Mcnutsackpro]

More clean and cooks pls 🙏🏼

[@Biigsauce]

Hey mate what size reels are you using on those combos looks like some good fun on the light gear 👌🏼

[@BasicFishingNZ]

you make catching worms so easy haha might have to spend the whole day trying to catch the bait XD wat u call yabbies we call them ghost shrimps here in nz.

[@63off]

Another good way to catch nippers is stomping through the reeds at the edge of the lake. This brings the nippers to the surface and you find them by looking for their back arching slightly above the waterline. Never caught a single fish on them but caught heaps of nippers this way :D

[@paulw9293]

Noice soize fish there Sammy! And it's yabbies all the way legend, nippers belong down the surf club...👍✌

[@skylaryoung3750]

When your pops was talking I wasn’t paying attention and straight up thought it was you 😂

[@TripFishingMyLife]

Nice video.. Great

[@ashleysmith2994]

I love soaking a bait. All I can say is look at the chewing qualities of what you caught. Except the drone, good catch tho. 😂

[@pyra6517]

Where all them tinny owners gone ? Great video

[@berad2752]

Hey mate good work love your vids i live in brisbane and hope to see you in a fishing competition

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

DJ games27 cheers mate! thanks for tuning in, I don’t fish many comps unfortunately, but will more then likely see you out on the water at some stage or at one of the fishing shows once they start back up 🍻🍻

[@shainovh9750]

Legend!!!!

[@SeaHunterFA]

1st comment Idol Sammy💪🏼🎣 great video as always👍😎

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Fishing IsLife! Haha cheers legend! A few people claiming first, you reckon you got it?

[@SeaHunterFA]

Sammy Hitzke Fishing oh shoot, i think im second from Austin Cass😅 so what second place award? Fishing with Sammy? 😅yearly you should hve that price - trip to Australia Fishing with Sammy😂 kidding✌️ thanks again on wonderful videos you really bring us to sea while we are on lockdown😇🙏🏼 Cant wait to sail and hear my screaming reels again🥂 cheers and be safe as always👍

[@blanchardelectrical1245]

Prefect video to get my chick into fishing!! Step by step getting your bread and butter fish! Thanks for another Stella episode mate!

[@campbellnicholls7949]

Nice one Sammy

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Howl-_- cheers mate appreciate it 🍻🍻

[@campbellnicholls7949]

Sammy Hitzke Fishing when are you heading offshore 🍻🍻

[@Hayydawwg]

I live close to Redcliffe are there any beaches nearby I can give worming a crack? Love the content Sammy 🤙🏼

[@63off]

How happy is Tessa? Damn but this looked like a good day.

[@norcorider15]

did the mavic controller go flat or just went off? i have the same one but use iphone in the standard mavic 2 controller.

[@h_doyley2346]

Hi sammy Hitzke im a big fan of your fishing could you tell me in your next videos where you are fishing

[@TheUndisputedGodFather]

Catching that drone was insane!! I've lost 5 while filming professionally... Yes 5

[@sw33tr1de4]

Im suprised you didnt chuck the net aswell and get some herring or poddy mullets great bait very rewarding for the bigger fish

[@sw33tr1de4]

I also use whiting for bait lol best bait you can get ive gotten massive flatheads and gummy.sharks on them

[@marcus4526]

good on ya man

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

RyZe cheers legend 🙌🙌

[@danieljenkins3894]

Hey mate where were you fishing in this vid. Do you live on Bribie island ? Cheers

[@harrisonbailey5293]

You should do a rod collection tour

[@edgarajeffersjr5892]

In the states we call Yabbys Ghost Shrimp.

[@WildfishSA]

Can you please do some harbour fishing ? Keen to see you do that

[@WildfishSA]

Love your vids bro

[@aussiefishing4wdadventures370]

Nice👍

[@danielwillaton7479]

What boat are you boys useing? Cracking session mate

[@terrytailor]

Yeah, we had a blast. It’s a 4.1 Stessco Bass Tracker. Great for that sort of fishing, prawning etc

[@danielwillaton7479]

@@terrytailor cheers mate!

[@MyTyeman]

What was that tool your dad used to hold the rays tail?

[@arronwellington5522]

Thought u learnt ur lesson last time with no shoes sammy😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@terrytailor]

The sandie had him hopping!

[@MrBiddo]

What beach were the worms grabbed from mate?

[@marcrobinson8223]

I think Moreton Bay is fished out.

[@ostrichlicker6171]

You mind sharing the location mate wanna go with my pops

[@amosleeming2346]

nice

[@nolixss694]

How do you stop leader wrapping around main line when using swivel and sinker?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

It does happen some times unfortunately. Keeping in contact with the bait does help a fair bit though 👍

[@petermarch3274]

What hardbodies do you on the tailor? Raise leader strength?

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Hey mate, I like Zerek Zapplins, and also duo 170 ghost minnows and usually 30-40lb leader 👍

[@lukeisanuke2551]

What size long hook was it?

[@slowfishing3508]

👍

[@bop-ya-good]

Shouldn't drone go back to home when signal lost?

[@dylanc6542]

You should put a red bead in between the hook and sink and check out one of my vids I caught 22 whiting smallest being 38cm and biggest being 45cm average size around 41cm.

[@magicmaddie5846]

I court a mitre long flathead in a kayak on a estuary one time fed my camp 2 nights

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

That’s a beast mate! 🍻🍻

[@mattgovan9418]

Noticed you didn't use the plastic tube on your rig mate is that cause u were chasing all types of species

[@oscardellamina886]

I call em yabbies in Victoria

[@stripedninja5985]

difference between a river and a estuary?

[@mackenziesoutar3853]

Does Sammy have a code for bcf

[@johnscheffel1157]

In the USA we call em ghost shrimp

[@SammyHitzkeFishing]

Well there you go! Good to know 🍻🍻