Lure Casting Big Landbased Longtail Tuna from the Rocks in NSW(Pt-2 Sight Casting).

Join Phil Atkinson on Pt-2 of his Autumn quest to spin a big longtail tuna from rocks of NSW by Sight Casting.

[@georgelee8603]

Hi Phil, just subscribed to your awsome channel,have been reading your fishing world stories since th mid 80s ,really love it,,,, awsome fishing mate !!!! always an inspiration, would love some Mulloway live bait sessions if you have ,,,, Cheers Mate

[@diyforknuckleheads]

G'day Phil, l don't think you teach him but my young bloke at Year 9 BDC told me that you had a KZbin Channel so l had to check it out. Good stuff....being a Sawtellian, it was great to see what can be caught off our headlands......good stuff mate. I've subbed 👍😁🇦🇺

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Too funny Shane, I watched all 50 odd vids of your house Reno last year in syd before we moved up, and did a drive by on our one trip to sawtell at Christmas , I’ve owner built 2 houses and I’m currently have whole side of house open and pool 90% built but no pump yet , haven’t fished in 3 months but will hit it once this Reno is done , love to catch up , haven’t used any of your dad jokes in class yet still have enough of my own to cycle through. Cheers Phil a

[@diyforknuckleheads]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe 😂....Small world mate 👍If you're ever back in Sawtell, it'd be good to catch up for a beer 👍👍

[@vsonic86]

This is what I like to see, tuna fishing from the rock. I thought only young guy would do something like this, but man you are …unbelievable. Well good job and long live king! 😂

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers Phil a

[@nickcallegari]

The old video are so awesome & loving the new videos!!!

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers I enjoy making them

[@EmceeFuzz]

Proper fishing. Proper adventure. Not enough swearing! Love it Phil. Go son!❤😊

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Might add a few extra words someday when I give up school teaching for now it’s pg recommended -keeping it reel cheers Phil a

[@EmceeFuzz]

Well said. Cheers mate.

[@jangococo3273]

good to see you hit over 1k subscribers sir!

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers

[@mickanderson3593]

Just found your YT channel Phil, always liked reading your articles in the mags and watching the LBG vids back in the day.Good stuff.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers Mick , was hoping to reconnect with my old crews, after a break from the fishing media I’ve been slightly underwhelmed by a lot of what I see - cheers Phil a

[@justinadams5159]

Wow Phil, yr vids amazing, and addictive. I can’t catch Bream, sort of catch Flatties, and can catch Tailor when they’re on. Last several weeks, have, on Mid North Coast off a Breakwall I’ve been targeting these Longies. I’ve seen them caught there, two landed in front of my eyes, last couple weeks. I haven’t had a sniff. Reckon I’d get spooled on my first attempt. However just seeing these extraordinary fish landed there over these weeks enough! Both were around the 12-15kg and under no illusions that these fishermen were making it look easy coz they’ve done this for years. A joy to watch you gun land based game fishermen go about yr business. Go Phil!😮

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Thx Justin stick with it I’ve been doing this for almost 40 yrs it’s a skill for life you’re learning - cheers Phil a

[@usertobyotoole71003]

Awesome clips Phil - through the anglers eye on the cast 👌🏻.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers toby-reg phil a

[@simonviles5079]

Nice video, thanks Phil. Beautiful places, good mates and the occasional good fish. Can’t beat it

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

keeping it reel Simon-Reg Phil A

[@BigRedMachine85]

Cheers Phil, your stuff is always worth a watch. That’s a good longie on a lure mate. Cracking the 20 yewww 🤙

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers Sam, tyey def go harder when over 20kg-reg phil a

[@babycakes9612]

What a legend! All your videos never disappoint mate

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers-appreciate the kind words-reg phil a

[@Austin.harper]

I randomly found this video after looking up fishing in nsw, and was like this looks like the beach I go to and realised I went fishing there a couple days ago and caught a 50cm tailor. I also saw a bunch of long tail tuna and can’t wait to get back out there this weekend. But the tuna never got close enough but we had one chance to get bonito but missed it. I’m definitely watch your videos more often!!!

[@Austin.harper]

I have a photo of my brother jumping off that Rockpool next to you.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Stay safe 👍

[@Austin.harper]

Would a halco twistie work for maybe a bonito

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

@@Austin.harper yes definitely great Aussie lure catches everything

[@kingblackers7991]

Was told to check out your channel recently and I love it! Keep the vids coming Phil!

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers- doing might best to do something different-again-reg phil a

[@sydney8382]

Tuna steaks? Dam man sushimi that with some soy sauce wasabi and rice 🤤

[@robtaylorshotwater]

Nice vid Phil! Great to see them taken on the cast mate.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers Rob my right elbow is starting to feel it but I think it will see the landbased season out , reg Phil a

[@robtaylorshotwater]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe Mate I reckon you’ll still be casting when they put you in a nursing home. Rock fishos are just made tougher.

[@michaeldeo4707]

Hey Phil , great vid mate well done watching this almost makes me keen to get back onto the rocks . 😊

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Hi Michael thx enjoyed making it , might do one more before seasons end cheers Phil a

[@michaeldeo4707]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe are you back in Coffs these days or just visiting .

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

@@michaeldeo4707 yeh Michael I’m back after 15 yrs in Sydney enjoying the serenity and fishing , my cast arm is sore my landcruiser smells of fish but that’s good right 👍

[@michaeldeo4707]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe Good stuff mate might see you around . Btw it's Mick from Korora we use to fish for Jew there years ago .

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

hi mick yeh fished there a month or so back got a small one straight away-reg phil a

[@TOM20000]

Legendary! Nice fish mate

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers reg Phil a

[@MrSnazzy69r]

Great work Phil .

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers I enjoyed the challenge - reg Phil a

[@DiablosSukuros]

Good work mate good thing u never gave up

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Fish hard or go home -cheers Phil a

[@ozzierobbo]

awesome vid Phil, was a pleasure meeting you the other day , hope to see you on the stones sometime soon mate as its looking friendlier there than takin the yak out while these southerlies are blowin lol all the best & lookin forward to the next vid

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers peter, water has gone a bit cold atm, but will improve with one last push i think--reg phil a

[@ozzierobbo]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe i guess the downside will be having to target snapper, jew & kings...a tolerable trade off i guess lol ..rgds.pete

[@aussfish9995]

Nice fish mate, it takes some serious dedication and a bit of luck to land them

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers Dave I’ve been pretty single minded this autumn - reg Phil a

[@jestione]

Nice video, I'm hooked!

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers more to come , reg Phil a

[@CammybFishing]

Loving the Videos just started watching and Im hooked, what combo where you using. I'm trying to get into land based tuna fishing here in Vic!

[@mmc2377ify]

What a beast nice one Phil 👍

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers , we ate it for 2 weeks-cheers phil a

[@Schtevodevo]

Nice work Phil

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers steve- a labour of love-reg phil a

[@husseinalubaidy5465]

Legend

[@Nrdogcatcher]

had me thinking it was a gt how he came close and dived for the rocks. good fish

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Funny you say that I thought the same thing when I hooked up - cheers Phil a

[@joec00]

Good catch!

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Cheers joe reg Phil a

[@scottj4657]

G'day Phil, love the videos, watching this after getting smoked by a tuna whilst chasing tailor, didnt stand a chance haha! Do you have a vid where you go through the gear you use?

[@scottj4657]

Sorry mate, just seen further down you answered a few people about rods and line 👍 How much line do you have roughly. I had around 200m of 30lb but didnt last long

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Scott I’ve only got 300 of 50lb braid but I fish real heavy drag and 80lb leader the last fish have a good account but I stopped it with about 120m left on the spool , with 30lb braid you could go close to a spool job if you hook up at the front end of a long cast , 40lb braid is a good choice and popular

[@GroperFish69]

No better Gaffman!

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Jury is still out on that one

[@GroperFish69]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe Not here, stuck my first Mackerel 25kg in solid swell.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

@@GroperFish69 nice he gaffed both our bests

[@topendgold9284]

Mate, that would be a PB if I got it. Top fish. Grant K and I would be there if we could mate. Dave.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Dave I think of Kimie most trips miss you guys, my son Kurt got a big permit on the cast from east pt the other day , I’ll be up in oct for a fish with you - Phil

[@topendgold9284]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe be great to see you mate.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

@@topendgold9284 same-LBG bonds never break- watched Marlin Off the Rocks for the first time in a decade the other day, we both walked into Diamond together, you had your birdman T-shirt on- what a time capsule for the future we've left.

[@topendgold9284]

Hahahahaha, wish I still had that shirt, it was an original birdman stuka shirt stolen off my clothes line.I remember most of that day actually. The old LBG bonds are powerful, same as ex service bonds. I know, I have both.

[@taine5883]

solid fish mate, have you had much luck on em with stickbaits in the past

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Not really but enjoying using them now although things have gone quiet in the last week or so , dropped a couple of mackerel last week but nothing around atm

[@oscarjagal1081]

Well done mate nice long tail tuna ...👏👏 Where about in NSW ? How many lb the leader you are you using on lure and in your main line .

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

North of port Mac , 50ld braid , short double , gf knot and 80lb leader if I’m Solo , 60lb if not - cheers Phil a

[@oscarjagal1081]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe Thank you for the information and for sharing your experiences .... goodluck with more catch 😊

[@reazwanhossain5825]

Hi... Mate may I know What gears ur using ? If let me know in details plz ... Brst of luck 🎣

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

hi 2 x old saltiga 4500 H reels and 2 x saltist 962 heavy rods, 50lb braid , 80lb leader and Samson Slim minnows a lot of the time, Reg Phil A

[@harisbuza8862]

Way to go 👍

[@franksaunders6534]

Well done, Phil! Grew up reading your articles and used to read every line of them and map the info for future exploits. Do you still tangle with big pigs? Love my pigs and learned a few tips from your writings on the subject.

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Hi Frank-not really havnt fished for pigs in a ,long time, but might again this winter, cheers for watching reg phil a

[@franksaunders6534]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe I remember one your articles where you had found a spot with pigs up to 6 kg - have caught some good pigs and June 2019 saw me lose a 6 kg model in the final stage of a very long drawn out battle on 10 kg mono (undergunned that day big time). Still chasing that holy grail in pig circles!

[@WilsoonHarrvey]

Nice work mate looks like fun, how heavy are you fishing for them?

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

I’m 2 m tall and 120 kg and watch my arms taking the hit I’m on serious drag on 50plus braid and I’ve only got 300m to play with on the 4500h salty so any fish that goes that hard for that long is big

[@vsonic86]

I thought to catch tuna, you have to be on the boat paying expensive fee🤣 you make these tuna angler looks bad 🤣

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

What I do is not for most which is why I do it -cheers Phil a

[@kurtisbollard1231]

Bloody good fish

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

cheers kurtis

[@feriveysi3103]

Nice video Phil 👍 What weather app it's good to check current and water temperature Cheers

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

i use IMOS for currents and sea breeze or bom for weather-cheers phil a

[@feriveysi3103]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe legend

[@jzfishing103]

How heavy rod and reel u reckon would be good spinning for LT

[@philatkinson-hw1qe]

Im using a saltist 962 heavy rod and 50lb braid with heaps of drag-cheers phil a

[@jzfishing103]

@@philatkinson-hw1qe thanks mate