Redfin galore at Lake Hume

[@robbiefishing]

If you're looking for something to do with the kids these coming school holidays, they will LOVE doing this. I was doing this over 30 years ago when I was a kid and remember how much I loved it. (And still do). With kids it doesn't matter how big the fish are, as long as they are catching fish and as long as the fish wiggles you won't stop the kids from smiling. Make sure you pack sunscreen and a hat.

[@TheOutbackFisherman]

Absolutely I would love to be able to get out and do this sort of stuff. Maybe a way to spend Christmas Day

[@ChillinLikeAVillain1210]

Love the bucket hat rab. Reminds me of the Happy Monday's & Oasis days back in the early 90s

[@Vincentdonnelly5158]

Wow what a beautiful day. Magic.

[@liamb830]

Nice little fishing session Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Liam.

[@jamesebeling6871]

Dear robbie Alexander, my brother and me had fun today and yesterday at lake hume at kookaburra point, yesterday my brother caught 74 redfin and no keepers and today 65 redfin and 3 keepers. I just had fun holding and realeasing them. It was funny when my brother was on the kayak, caught one and threw his line back in and while he was realeasing it he caught another without even casting. Btw we are a big fan of you. From James and my bro kurt

[@robbiefishing]

Hi James, WOW that is so amazing. WOW... I need to go back and have another go. Your story is inspiring. As soon as I get a chance I am going to go back for another fish. I may even take my kayak. Thank you for the wonderful report buddy. Well done boys. 👍

[@jamesebeling6871]

@@robbiefishing yeah but my brother used a squishy lure thing im not sure what its called

[@robbiefishing]

Awesome. Sounds like a sift plastic buddy.

[@pattymate1226]

Gday Robbie, love your videos mate!! Me and the mrs were up at lake hume last weekend and i caught a big fat yella just off kookaburra point using a a similar vibe mate! Found a big school of reddies and swapping through the lures till the mrs caught a good yellow belly too! yeehaw!! Was bloody awesome and now im hooked on the lures. Was using worms up until then now im definately converted. Hooroo mate, keep the vids coming! good bit of entertainment whilst stuck in the burbs of old melbourne town. Cheers mate. ta ta!!

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate thanks for the great feedback and great report. WOW it sounds like you both had an absolute blast. Its sure isna ripper place to fish.

[@GRBAquatics]

Awesome Session on The Redfin. Stunning little fish. Nice Work Robbie.

[@bearfootbushmanmorgan4217]

love the work mate :) :)

[@THEFISHINGMAFIA]

Best type of fishing Robbie. Great work.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks buddy. I reckon so too. I absolutely LOVE this type of fishing.

[@julianigoe1291]

@@robbiefishing Can you Up load it to you tube. I would love to see it. Unfortunately I don't have any other form of socal media ( by choice).🍻🍻👍👍

[@legendarylobster2367]

Love all you vids Robby you are my favourite KZbinr keep the good work ip

[@MOOSEDOWNUNDER]

Love the hat mate lol.

[@charltonfishing2107]

Good video Robbie looked like you had fun making this video and I had fun watching it

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate, I sure did have fun making it. I LOVE this type of fishing!

[@lukesfishing4921]

Nice video Robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks heaps Luke.

[@vincecotton127]

Nice Vid. Cheers Robbie!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much Vince.

[@trentjacobs4286]

Robbie you need to try some light braid line, its like day and night, cast twice as far and the bite feel is phenomenal

[@andrewtodd3468]

Hey Robbie you should go there in your fishing kayak

[@robbiefishing]

Hey buddy, you're not wrong... I must do that after Christmas.

[@andrewtodd3468]

@@robbiefishing yeah 100%

[@truthz2123]

yr a champ, ty mate

[@TheGreatoutdoorsAndGourmetVic]

Looks GR8 out there at the moment Rob!

[@rohantaylor1998]

🏆 Winner of the 2020 Redfin Toss goes to Robbie Alexander 🏆Are you sure you don’t fit appointments around your fishing trips? Great fun, great vid, keep them coming.

[@dennisfromoz6436]

Am happy to have found your videos mate...and, anychance you can show us 'wanna be" fishers your casting techniques with with different equipment please.

[@alancampbell8760]

A right hander myself I see you cast with the the right arm and wind reel with your left, the way I was taught. See so many people cast with right hand then take rod in left hand to retrieve a lure, just an observation, your thoughts Robbie

[@jimdobies7314]

Those flies would drive me nuts. Is there effective repellent? Have you thought about wearing a head net?

[@hanna2nv]

Robbie gotta try the power pro bite motion braid in 3lb for that rod would work really well i recon and helps casting

[@mrpoopypants9586]

Another ripper Robbie. Looked like a great day out. Cheers PP

[@peterk7377]

Redfin pest fish?

[@pommiesteve]

Hey mate. I called into adventure camping & fishing today when I was working in wang for a “look”. Walked out with a new combo for myself and one for the little lad aswell as some other lures. Great shop! I picked up some strike tiger nymphs. My question- do you use a lure clip or just tie the hooks?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate, it is a ripper shop. I use a line clip when I am cod fishing, but for trout and redfin, especially soft plastics I always just tie straight to the lure. When cod fishing I use Mustard Fastatch 100lb clips.

[@pommiesteve]

@@robbiefishing beauty, thanks for that bud. Yes awesome shop and the staff are very helpful. I’ll definitely be supporting them in the future instead of the big stores 👌

[@striker1938]

Love the hat mate another great vid

[@robbiefishing]

haha Thanks mate. That's my Canadian Club hat. LOL

[@CamBill_ROBLOX]

Good one mate 👍👍👍👍 good way to kill a few hours 👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Cam, sure is. A great way to escape the heat too.

[@kevcollins1640]

I live in Albury lake Hume is one of the best places to fish I reckon great vid Robbie

[@GinandRing]

thats unreal mate this place is where I caught my first yellow on a hard plastic {green and yellow frog ] well done again mate !!! its amazing how hard those little reddies hit ....great fight for there size!!! from Brendan and Gin

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much for your kind words mate. I love fishing up there at Lake Hume.

[@pecanjesaaleksandrom1108]

Bravo care.

[@samwesson1555]

What do you recommend when bait fishing for yellow belly

[@robbiefishing]

It's hard to go past live shrimp buddy. Or small yabbies, or worms.

[@samwesson1555]

@@robbiefishing okay thanks Robbie I seen some small yabbies one the creek near by I will use yabbies

[@trueaussieray9093]

There's a massive bust up out there but I just can't cast that far.. the cast lands 2 ft in front of ya 😄😁😂🤣.. 🎣 🐟👍

[@mohammednovalija]

Hey Robbie - what is the best way to dispose of unwanted line? Just chucking it in the bin gets rid of it , but it still may do harm. Or is the bin the best ?

[@tommaher1386]

Looks like the perfect day for it and how good is the scenery in that area. Black lures are always my go to for summer reddies and yellas, you can't beat them!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Sure is a lovely lake. I like black because I reckon it silhouettes against the sky.

[@Hshshhxhxjdb]

My mates and I about 6 months ago snuck into a golf course dam and caught 85 Redfin in 2 hours almost all bigger than 30cm, using relatively small soft plastics, is there any reason we caught no small Redfin?

[@murrayhowse4905]

I caught my personal best Redfin on fly

[@Urbanfisho]

Nice Robbie! I've been getting into a few reddies this week!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks UF. Well done mate. Its a great time of the year to chase reddies.

[@Urbanfisho]

@@robbiefishing Yep. Got 3 reasonable 1s in the fridge. Will cook them on the weekend.

[@rodneymcgiveron]

We're encouraged not to throw them back in many waters in Tasmania ...Considered an invasive species but actually eaten fresh they are one of the nicer fresh water fish ...Some would argue that trout are too and have decimated the grayling , blackfish and such native fish but they are more an introduced species . Grayling and blackfish are still around after 156 years since trout came along and all the famous southern hemisphere trout including the monsters from N.Z. are originally from the 1864 Tasmanian hatch that were introduced to the Plenty River and nearby other local rivers initially and have provided anglers from all over the world with so much ..Sometimes introduced things are not so bad ..

[@TheOutbackFisherman]

Wowww!!! Such awesome action. In this video you remind me of me, I’m not sure why. I think it’s because you enjoy catching any fish and don’t care on the size Your an awesome fella Robbie 👍🏻😃

[@robbiefishing]

Thank you so much mate. You would absolutely love doing this. I remember doing it when I was your age.

[@ryleywest857]

You're got 44k subs but you still reply to everyone. Great work mate.👍👍

[@daveb6470]

Robbie, Are Redfin are an invasive species in Aus? If yes, why do you put them back?

[@robbiefishing]

They are invasive in some places. In this lake they are food for the massive yellowbelly and even the large trout, and they provide hours of enjoyment for many anglers. Also, in a lake that holds over 3 million megalitres, I am certain that anglers have zero chance of effecting redfin numbers by killing them, which means that I would be killing something in vein and that is something that I can not do. I can kill them to eat them, or feed the pelican, or even use a crayfish bait, but I can not just kill them for absolutely no reason.

[@padsmm]

@@robbiefishing excuse my ignorance about freshwater rules..... but is it illegal to have live redfin in possession? I reckon they'd be awesome in an aquarium!!

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Paul, In Vic and NSW it is illegal to be in possession of live redfin. You can put them back into the water in which you caught them, but if you want to keep one you must kill it. That law is to stop people relocating them from one waterway to another. If you want one as a pet my advice would be to call fisheries and ask them how to go about keeping one as a pet. I know a lot of people keep them, including tackle stores and I have heard stories of people getting a permit.

[@padsmm]

@@robbiefishing cheers mate.... and keep the videos coming. I love the realness (If that's a word) of them. True Aussie bloke. Love to share a beer one day!

[@daveb6470]

@@robbiefishing Thanks Robbie, I was not having a pop at you for culling or not culling them, I just wondered if all invasive fish had to be culled. I've seen some of your Carp videos and wondered why the different treatment for Redfin... I keep RedFin and Carp in my garden pond and as a schooling pack hunter, as seen in todays video, I would have thought Redfin would do more damage to the native predatory fish population, Yellow Belly, Murrey Cod etc... because they directly compete and will eat native fish. They can be very agressive when feeding and will have a go at most things that they can get in their mouth...lol. Keep the videos coming mate... I particularily like your small stream trout stuff. That said, todays video inspired me to hit my local lake for Perch... wish I had your weather...

[@RKJFishing]

That looked like loads of fun mate, well done. It's actually quite similar to my experiences today in the river. I've never actually fished Lake Hume before, I'll add it to the list haha.

[@RKJFishing]

@@mana-de1sh That's awesome thanks mate!

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. Bloody awesome, I can't wait to see your video.

[@TheCaptainbeefylog]

There are guys in the UK that would be wetting themselves after catching that many 'big' perch.

[@robbiefishing]

LOL I would love to catch redfin as big as some of the monsters they catch in some of the European countries.

[@julianigoe1291]

Great little session Robbie. Loving the early summer action. Hopefully going to have a fish with the fishing mafia in January. Might see me on one of his videos 🤣🤣. Tight lines and merry Christmas to you and your family.👍👍🍻🍻

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much mate. Merry Christmas to you and your family as well, and good luck fishing with the Fishing Mafia.

[@julianigoe1291]

@@robbiefishing shame I have a face for radio 🤣🤣👺👺

[@AndrewFishman]

Good fishing when you find the schooling reddies. Cricket scores are always fun.

[@robbiefishing]

You're not wrong mate. IU had an absolute blast!!

[@tristanlilburn6024]

Lake Hume is awesome robbie have you ever been to tallangata

[@robbiefishing]

Sure is mate I love it. I sure have been to Tallangatta, but not fishing.

[@SinghFishing]

Nice work Robbie. Seems to be a crazy good lake hella fish caught. I reckon I should probably head out to the creek and try to catch another Redfin again lol.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks champ. Sure is a ripper of a lake. Heaps of fish both big and small.

[@AndrewFishman]

Try an evening/night session, Singh. I have been getting a heap at night. And plenty of carp action. Eels are always a good option at night also.

[@SinghFishing]

@@AndrewFishman Bro you are slaying em at night haha. I'll give it a go next time I head to the creek.

[@AndrewFishman]

@@SinghFishing Good luck with it mate. I love the night fishing. In summer you avoid the worst of the heat, there are plenty of fish and most of all, nobody saying "Did you just catch that in here?". My reply to that is usually something along the lines of "Nah, just brought it with me so I could look like I was doing alright, mate". Ask a stupid question, expect a smart arsed answer lol.

[@GoMidwestFishing]

Those Redfin look like perch to me. Do you guys just call them by a different name than us, or are they a different species"

[@stephenandpaulinemccall813]

They are English perch-also in Europe. called redfin for obvious reasons

[@mohammednovalija]

So when you need to add more line to the reel , don't you find that where you joined the new to the old , the knot messes up your casting and you cast the same distance just the same ?

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Mohammed, I find is messes with my casting, which is why I always take the old line off first. I don't use backing. Most of these light spinning reels can usually hold about half a spool of 4lb Maxima Ultragreen. A spool is about $16, so it costs me around $8 to fill up a reel with no knots and that usually lasts me quite a long time. This current spool that is on there now has been there for around 14 months.... and I've done a LOT of fishing in that time. LOL

[@mohammednovalija]

@@robbiefishing So you take off the old line , then put new line on all the way and throw out the old line , or do you put say half a spool of new , the add half a spool of old so the knot is way down ?

[@robbiefishing]

@@mohammednovalija I prefer to take all of the old line off and replace the entire spool so that there are no knots anywhere in the spool.

[@mohammednovalija]

@@robbiefishing I am too much of a tightarse to do that - But I have now got money and all I need to do is learn how to spend it again - not on McDonalds or $700 watches , but like your line - stuff that improves the situation for small outlay. I need to realize sometimes a few dollars spent is well worthwhile and saves more than a few dollars of hassles

[@captainfrank01]

"Disappeared into thin water" lol. What a great day and looks like you had a heap of fun Robbie.

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha Well I couldn't say air. LOL I absolutely love that type of fishing.

[@cointector]

Pelicani lol cracking me up haaaaa

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha That's the Italian coming out in me.... even though I have absolutely no Italian background. LOL

[@AndrewFishman]

When you see a peli take a big carp, you begin to realise how important the carp are to the food chain. As you say, a big carp is a meal, or 200 bloody small reddies. Thinking the peli prefers it all in one go myself.

[@robbiefishing]

You're not wrong mate. Luckily for the pelicans they can work around the bones a lot easier than I can. LOL

[@johnskelly2542]

the problem with that second cast was that you were standing too close, it reminded me of my father playing golf, always standing too close to the ball, after he hits it.

[@nicholasminter4044]

Always the issue with fishing, so many little ones that will hit the line but nothing of a decent eating size.

[@masondonkeyyt7880]

What spot is this located I’m thinking of going there Tomorrow?

[@marktaylor524]

Love the hat m8

[@robbiefishing]

haha Thanks Mark, I won that AND a 6 pack of CC & Dry in a competition recently. hahaha

[@mickhurley4660]

Got 20 of the little bastards in 10 minutes out the bellbridge side a week ago

[@hntrkai8559]

Hey mate do you know the best way to get worms for fishing

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate, dig them up from damp ground. The ones that I use can be bought online and mailed out. www.fishingworms.com.au

[@hntrkai8559]

@@robbiefishing thanks mate, I’ve already got a few for a farm from digging them up but I’ll check out that website

[@sleaxe2085]

Really love the long vids full of fishing

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks so much buddy.

[@maxtheflsh]

When were you up there filming this?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Max, I think it was last Thursday, or maybe Friday. I honestly can't remember exactly which day it was but it was within the last week.

[@ISCDesignArchitect]

Throwing Redfin: new national Aussie sport! :)

[@robbiefishing]

Include it in the next Olympic Games. LOL

[@jindatackle]

I was just going to say put a blade on when the inhale tiger nymph wasn't getting the distance then you did it 😁 yes love the hat

[@jessicarobinson4699]

hey bro my nan and pa went to lake hume 2 days ago i said to look out for they did not see you but there was alot of peaple fishingthey went from the wall to the exact spot you were thats insane

[@robbiefishing]

WOW That is so awesome! Were they fishing?

[@jessicarobinson4699]

@@robbiefishing yes

[@kingsleyjames7617]

Do you wear polaroid sunglasses Robbie ? Great video as always. Thanks for taking the time to share.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks for watching mate, I usually do wear polaroid's, and I was on this occasion.

[@Jpenno]

Haha you threw that Redfin a fair way mate😂😂😂 not gonna lie I find myself doing that to crap fish to try keep them away lol.

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha I wonder what was going through his mind? LOL

[@commonsense7754]

Ecogear ZX blades are sweet for land based Redfin fishing. Mad range and easy to fish slow

[@Gazman152]

When they are busting up on top try a walk the dog type surface lure. Fun X 10

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Gazman, that is awesome fun. I have tried redfin fishing with surface lures. I caught a couple but lost a lot more than I caught. LOL I must give it another go.

[@FishtalkVideo]

There are so many little reddies in Hume at the moment. I've got video ready to go, but I want at least one keeper on camera before I upload!!

[@robbiefishing]

haha You might be waiting a fair while Ross. LOL

[@Legion-Games]

YEET!!!

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha I have kids and they teach me all of the cool words. LOL

[@shadowjohn2266]

cool video m8 lots of fun long time since i have done that must try that soon

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks John, it sure is fun and a wonderful way to escape the heat mate.

[@liamjuggins4253]

4:03 that Redfin now has ptsd from that 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@robbiefishing]

hahahaha He almost went as high as the trout that I reefed out of the water a couple of weeks back. hahaha

[@liamjuggins4253]

@@robbiefishing 😂😂 keep the amazing work up mate!! 👍👍

[@robbiefishing]

@@liamjuggins4253 Thanks so much buddy.

[@Tonnnix]

Hi robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Hi mate.

[@peterb8468]

Throwing small streamers at reddie bust ups on a summer evening is great fun. Any chance of more redfin on fly vids Robbie?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks Peter, I must do that again. I have a video doing that, and you're right, it is wonderful fun. I must give it another crack.

[@samwesson1555]

What’s the longest video you have ever done

[@robbiefishing]

Hey Sam I think it is around 30 minutes mate. I have a few about that size.

[@sebastianmuswere2700]

Been there...caught lots of Carp though, up to 45cm😊

[@damianshale4567]

Awesome stuff Robbie! It looked like a pretty warm day out there, glad to see you being sun smart even for a short session. Btw, that larger Red you spoke of catching about a year ago; did that make it to your Dad's pan?

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks mate. haha From memory I am pretty sure that fish ended up in my own pan. LOL

[@outbackmaster8195]

Robbie we should go fishing some time

[@noahriha7931]

hey robbie hope your having a good day, just wondering how do you start to get bigger {as in KZbin} because i do carp fishing but i make montages of carp fishing, so whats your best tip for this, thanks robbie

[@robbiefishing]

Hi Noah there is so much to explain, but the biggest tip is to always just be yourself and make sure that you do it with passion.

[@ChillinLikeAVillain1210]

Lol ill just yeet him over here to not scare the others 😂😂😂 nearly spat out ma tea lol

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha I have an 11 year old daughter... I know all the cool words. OOF!

[@ChillinLikeAVillain1210]

@@robbiefishing am buckled mate 😂😂😂 very cool dad

[@mungoman9253]

Sounds like you been watching William power fish with them bust ups 🤣

[@robbiefishing]

haha Bust-ups have been around for a lot longer than powerfish mate. LOL Usually the term is used in salt water fishing but it is the same thing but on a smaller scale.

[@mungoman9253]

@@robbiefishing lol yeah mate I know I been in a few 😁

[@Vicariousleighilive..]

Yeet 😂 the evolution of the English language

[@robbiefishing]

hahaha My kids teach me all the cool words. LOL I actually got a lot of satisfaction watching my youngest daughter crack up laughing when I showed her that. hahaha

[@jessicarobinson4699]

they were kayack fishing for red fin and said it was quite clear

[@oli_large]

Been a while since a lake Hume video. Do you ever target yellowbelly in there?

[@robbiefishing]

Hey mate I have in the past, but not as often as I probably should.

[@austinball5991]

i thought it was against the law to throw red fin back in the water

[@robbiefishing]

No mate. S.A. is the only state where it is against the law to throw redfin back. It is illegal to be in possession of live redfin. You can thie them back, or you can kill them, but you can't keep them in your possession if they are alive.

[@austinball5991]

@@robbiefishing hi robbie wen i was young there was nothing we liked doing better than chasing the reddie in our local irrigation channels there good eating to

[@robbiefishing]

Absolitely mate. Excellent eating.

[@johnskelly2542]

i was surprised to see a flying fish in that lake, i thought they were salt water fish

[@katelynrobbo6441]

Hahah imma just yeet him over there loving the sick lad words robbi lol

[@carlstone880]

Am I the only one who could only see a black screen

[@robbiefishing]

I think you might be mate, nobody else has said anything.

[@tensrubber821]

Robbie! I caught you early Again!!!! hehehe........T

[@robbiefishing]

haha Well done buddy.

[@chriscoyne4827]

Great stuff mate what a great session you had. I texted your number just before don't know if you got it or not mate.

[@robbiefishing]

Thanks buddy. Just replied now. Sorry, been out fishing. LOL