Can you catch BIG fish on $20 Rod? Kmart Challenge!

[@hiltonmccowage9436]

Keep the Kmart challenge going. Awesome video.

[@ShroomFishing]

I might have to Hilton! Should I do it as soon as next week’s upload or give it some time you reckon?

[@GulpAction]

WOW. You never fail to surprise me shroom. Every single video you always catch a decent fish. I'VE FINALLY DID IT! I've uploaded my first fishing shorts to youtube. Thanks so much shroom! You've inspired me to go fishing and make a youtube shorts. I couldn't have done this without you.👍

[@ShroomFishing]

Excellent, good stuff! Now is the time to get out there and catch a lot of fish these holidays haha, once this 40 degree weather goes away of course lol

[@baileyscootz16]

My biggest bullshark was caught on that exact rod. Which was about 1.3 metres. They hold up pretty well

[@hazzaladd5182]

Love your videos bro , thanks for the shout out on tiktok . Learning alot watching your videos bro. Keep it up 💪😎

[@kirk2632]

it is a stingray, reason for that is when you were fighting the fish sometimes it becomes heavy, that when those red stingrays bury him self in the sand and then once you pull them out of sand you then feel much lighter when pulling them back. I fight them in upper parra river with soft plastic and saw them doing this in front of me.

[@ShroomFishing]

It was my first thought as well Kirk, spewing we never saw it

[@bushfishncook2128]

Literally nailed the guess on the 38 mate, I caught a 38 not long ago and was like that looks the same 😅 A 35+ I always think is going to be over 40 when in the water, you pick it up and then start to umm and arr you know it's a 38 😅😂 Well done on an awesome Kmart gear session, you should do a hand reel session for big fish on the Parra one night 👍 Spewing about losing that mystery big fish after the Breambo, I guess it was mulloway but I wasn't fighting it haha, no big head shakes it had to be a ray of some kind... Another 2 nice Bream to end the video I thought that second one was going to be another 38 😅😂 I enjoyed it as always legend, I'm going to have to try this spot soon 🎣

[@ShroomFishing]

Excellent guess mate! Twas a good session even the smoking was a bit of fun of sorts haha. We will never know but maybe one day I can make up for it 😎👍

[@fishing4life616]

Haha same I took one look and immediately thought 38 jaw dropped when I heard the number

[@splitgod4030]

Great vid shroom I think that fish you lost was a shovel nose shark they always eat those type of baits and it was fighting and pulling like some type of shark ❤❤

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks, I was thinking shark too after if didn't seem to behave like a sting ray. It pulled like a truck too lol

[@oijosh6286]

I reckon you're right, I've caught a heap of them at night , usually on a piece of yakka too. Although it could've been a port-jackson , they also often grab bottom baits at night . But if I had to pick one I'm with you on the shovel-nose.

[@daisiesandcorals6246]

where are you fishing mate? I just relocated here and M looking for good fishing points in Sydney...

[@AveChristusRexRegum1]

Video idea: fish in the smallest part of the river.

[@RG-ls2db]

Yep, we need to see what that rod is capable of. I have quite a bit of faith in it. we need to see a decent swamp monster put it to the test.

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep, time to put it to the test, like that fish that smoked us

[@1_ant]

Shroom!! The weather the last few days has been driving me mad!! How will i ever catch a flatty in these conditions 😢😢

[@Bloskii]

I agree

[@ShroomFishing]

True Ant, this wind and rain has been terrible! Hard to catch anything (or make videos) but it looks like it's improving!

[@davesboatingfishing]

Flatties love the dirty water, lob a stinky or oily bait out in good current flow

[@benjaminlane9491]

I have 3 Kmart reals . Catch flathead and Bream regularly . The odd rat king in the harbour . If you loose one over the side its not so bad.

[@ShroomFishing]

Nice one Benjaminlane, I'm sure you've put them to good use

[@thetoymanator7723]

Good session mate, and thanks for showing how you don't have to spend a fortune to go fishing. Have to tell you a story: I was up the coast in a little fishing tackle shop looking at all the lures, when an old bloke came past and said "mate, these lures catch more fisherman than fish". Had a chuckle...

[@ShroomFishing]

That is so true, I use a lot of expensive gear but I always stress its not necessary. No need to spend as much as a used car to get that extra 1% lol

[@thetoymanator7723]

Thanks mate, tight lines and keep the vids coming!@@ShroomFishing

[@SWFisho]

As I was writing 38 you measured the brembo haha solid sesh !!

[@ShroomFishing]

Nice, excellent guess!

[@stanley9653]

Haha i said out loud 39 and he measured 38. one off! 😆

[@izzymcgdog7653]

You should put teh measurments at the end of the video, makes it more satisfying.

[@french_mcnugget2711]

Nice vid shroom is this the jetty at Ryde?

[@sunseeker7099]

Chunky Bream. And I'm going to buy you a long-handled net for Christmas 😂

[@hazzafishing0880]

What go pro would you recommend? Great vid keep up the good work.

[@davidshaul5265]

Just popped up mate , me Thursday fix . Im on it now . And read the title , and will say thise cheapie combos go ok mate . Ha ha we shall see in the clip . 👍✔🎣

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks David, they go hard, and the fish go harder 😅

[@jakattah]

I remembered my net today. Won't be missing any tonight. A few moments later... Doh!

[@ShroomFishing]

The best plans still come unstuck hahaha 😂

[@jakattah]

Don't ever change. I get so much value out of your videos. Watching you attend to a fish and your other rod going ballistic in the background was like "Shroom your other rod!" Thanks for the content is a highlight of the week and I do learn stuff!

[@GosperTYVS]

Loving the K-Mart challenge brother and another banging session noice Shroom !!! 🔥❤️‍🔥🔥😎👌🏼

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Gosper! Just thinking whether I should do a part 3 or not? Maybe it's a bit too much you reckon? 😎

[@GosperTYVS]

@@ShroomFishing If it’s producing brother that’s a W 👌🏼 also shows you don’t need all the expensive gear to catch good fish … 😎👍🏼

[@oijosh6286]

Man you had that one bsll-bearing working overtime!

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha yep, that one bearing was going over and beyond 🤣

[@scpk7366]

Hi mate I saw one of your video that you use a mussel lure for bream fishing what weight are you using? Cheers.

[@peter166]

Shroom man, please, when you coming to my school? I'm really looking forward to it. Yours Truly, Captain of the Fishing Club

[@ShroomFishing]

I don’t know yet Peter but I will… I just don’t know which school yet either 🤣

[@peter166]

@@ShroomFishingSounds good, we are about to go on holidays over Christmas now anyway. Looking forward to it though!

[@MoistMage69]

Do you know Shein also has the similar rods and reels that Temu sell I am curious if they are just as good or not? They also have telescopic rod kits I wonder what you think of them

[@ShroomFishing]

Never tried Shein, and no one really talks about em

[@judhasoog6801]

love it. still need to catch my giant 😅

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Judha! We both need to catch the giant, mine swam off on the side lol.

[@FlattyDaz]

Nice session Dave 👍🏼🎣

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Daz, but who's Dave lol

[@FlattyDaz]

@@ShroomFishing ok then, nice seasion Shroom 😂

[@FlattyDaz]

Sorry, I meant to say Pete 🫣

[@ShroomFishing]

Ahaha all good Daz 😅

[@davesboatingfishing]

​@@ShroomFishingDave? Daves not here, man.

[@desgoulding7154]

Hi mate, Hope you catch some Big one. Thanks for sharing.Very nice BIG BREAM. Shark mate

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Des! Hooked a big something back there, was on for ages too bad it was a bit too big haha

[@hairyscary8511]

Big Jewie for the mystery fish

[@ShroomFishing]

That would be heart breaking but I wouldn’t be surprised 🫣🫣

[@kennykoalaz5922]

Part 3 please? Congrats on some nice bream

[@ShroomFishing]

You keen on part 3 as soon as next week or should I wait a week or two 😎👍

[@kennykoalaz5922]

Next week please

[@midgetjim__1492]

Shroom I found the flatty hole but then 1_ant poured industrial oils into it!!!!

[@ShroomFishing]

Ahhh nooo Jim! I haven't see Ant yet, he must be cleaning that off himself still

[@Bloskii]

Mr Jim! That is so terrible 😠!!!!!!! You should report that to the police and have 1_ant arrested immediately.

[@FishingFrenzyMadness]

Great video Shroom as always, how big do you reckon the jewwy you lost last video was?

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks, it was a small one, maybe 40-50cm

[@Maleektube]

Love the videos mate kep up the great work ❤❤❤❤

[@ShroomFishing]

Thank you Ethan ❤️❤️❤️

[@Vdanman]

Shroom mate when u coming back to the hood(George’s river) the hood misses u

[@ShroomFishing]

Pretty shortly I reckon! I’m always in and around there 👍

[@matui6983]

Try the Ugly Stik Dock Runner combo one day.

[@ShroomFishing]

Matui, are they like short kids rods, might be interesting

[@matui6983]

@@ShroomFishing Sort of like an ice fishing rod, but meant for kids. They are 36 inches long built like all Ugly Stiks ( almost unbreakable) Seen 100's of vids on guys in US using them to do crazy fishing with. Bought sum here in NZ and what a little weapon they are. Landed a 12 pound Snapper on one and it was bent right down to the butt. Reels they come with are not flash so I swap to little Shimanos from 1000-3000 sized. Keep one in the car to have a sneaky fish here n there. Cant stop smiling each time I use one.

[@trevordonohoe3712]

i love your release method... yer shes good

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep had to make sure haha

[@alvindeo9377]

I've just moved to Sydney. Can you eat the fish caught, read online a whole bunch of stuff? I mean I've eaten from Brisbane river all my life and haven't had a 3rd arm growing yet. curious on some thoughts

[@ShroomFishing]

You can eat in some areas, but not in the Parra though. Just gotta pick your areas, closer to ocean is generally safer

[@nobodyhome8148]

When I was your age we had to pay an arm and a leg to get a rod and reel combo half as good as that $20 K Mart deal 😵‍💫

[@ShroomFishing]

You’re right, I would have been over the moon to own something like this as a kid 🔥

[@mattynorton4383]

I caught a 75cm Aussie salmon on one of them rods

[@yakikadafi9221]

How do you light up the area? What are you using? Battery etc

[@ShroomFishing]

I use solar generators, I have a few of them basically a battery that provides powerpoints

[@brettellis1837]

Nice fish.

[@davidshaul5265]

Damn , actually was gonna say that , but thought , nah go bigger . 😃

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha David, it looked a monster lol

[@FenrieYT]

Did you throw it back in with the hook in it?

[@ShroomFishing]

Yep. That's what the recommended advice is if you want the fish to live.

[@FenrieYT]

@@ShroomFishing Really? How so?

[@sunseeker7099]

Not a bad job with the fish you lost. Maybe a big Tailor, Trevally or Jew?

[@RonzaBonza]

Hey Shroom, where is this place you’re fishing? Let me know and I’ll give it a crack!

[@davesboatingfishing]

Kmart gear does the job, heck, the river donkeys ive dragged in on kmart gear....

[@ShroomFishing]

Looks like it’s producing the goods Dave

[@gamingboys5238]

Yo where in Australia is this?

[@charty7980]

What’s a good rig and bait to catch yakkas?

[@ShroomFishing]

Sabiki jigs or a single small hook #12 for example and a sinker as a paternoster or simply sinker to swivel to leader then hook

[@ChillinDayz]

What bag you use to hold your rods in

[@ShroomFishing]

I got it from Isofishinglifestyle

[@ChillinDayz]

@@ShroomFishing thank you ☺️

[@brettellis1837]

I missed this sorry mate.

[@eaglesilk9213]

there is also a $10 dollar rod that you could use and then spend the remaining $10 to buy kmart lures or hooks, sinkers instead

[@Joeymakdessi]

Ye he could get the bream pack from Kmart with the 10 dollar rod

[@ShroomFishing]

I might try that one day Eaglesilk, leaves some room to do some more Kmart challenges!

[@Thoeun-uj1sy]

Losing fish is my specialty lol 😂

[@A.CFishingextreme]

good vid

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks AC!

[@A.CFishingextreme]

@@ShroomFishing Alg mate

[@maxfish4770]

Second hook up was Raymond 💯

[@ShroomFishing]

Very likely Max

[@louisel-khouri1015]

U KNOW AS MUCH AS I DO THEM 20 DOLLAR RIDS & REELS ARE JUST AS GOOD AS SOMETHING THAT COSTED 200, 20 TEARS AGO

[@allanotoole3304]

😅Shroom ya win sone and ya lose some👍🏽But very entertaining. Al

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks Allan, I didn't quite get the number of that bus

[@allanotoole3304]

@@ShroomFishing 😀👍🏽

[@BennyGodfrey-i5v]

Me watching his other rod going off while he’s fighting another fish😅 my brain🤬

[@ShroomFishing]

Haha spewing I wonder what that fish was too 🤣

[@MarijaDuffin]

Bankstown kmart 🤙

[@petrkovarik8067]

Shark bro😂

[@ShroomFishing]

What kind you reckon

[@vineshnarayan5490]

I remember watching this night on the tok

[@ShroomFishing]

Awesome, I hope you enjoyed both and hopefully I can be back on again soon

[@danielmegahey7571]

Those reels sound beautiful. Music to my ears 👌

[@lawsonbrett194]

We’re is this

[@ShroomFishing]

Parramatta river

[@thesydneyfisherman]

We need a number 3

[@ShroomFishing]

Maybe I should try to get some monster hookups and see if the rod holds up lol

[@thesydneyfisherman]

@@ShroomFishing Yeah maybe for kingys or jewys

[@WLDNSwilderness]

Where do you keep all of your gear?

[@ShroomFishing]

At home, what do you mean lol

[@WLDNSwilderness]

@@ShroomFishing I just thought you’d have a lot of gear so I was just wondering

[@ShroomFishing]

I just keep em in boxes and bags etc

[@WLDNSwilderness]

@@ShroomFishing ok thanks love your vids

[@n3ro-tulip]

I like your videos bro, but please return the fish to the water with a little more haste 🙏

[@ShroomFishing]

Will do Gav

[@drew2684]

My guess is that it was a Marlin you dropped.

[@ShroomFishing]

I think you’re right! 🤣

[@thesydneyfisherman]

That fish u lost was a jewy, shark or ray i think

[@davidshaul5265]

A ray me thinks mate . ✔

[@ShroomFishing]

One of them three almost for sure I reckon

[@capz6192]

Where is this located

[@ShroomFishing]

Parramatta river

[@shaun5902]

What's that tackle box you're using with the built in rod holders? Looks great

[@ShroomFishing]

It's a livebait box called Feeling. I got it at Isofishinglifetsyle

[@Velocity_FilmsNSW]

Your making me want to get out and do this challenge so bad🎉 but. I need help editing if I do make it😢

[@ShroomFishing]

I want to get out there and fish some more now haha

[@Velocity_FilmsNSW]

@@ShroomFishing haha I will go with you one day

[@CrerarAdventures]

Exact same challenge as a week ago..

[@ShroomFishing]

Thanks for feedback. What did you want to see instead?

[@Sam123QU29]

Yeeeehaaaaa

[@ShroomFishing]

that's the way!

[@Ocean.and.outdoors.]

35 cm😊 :edit I was wrong it was 38cm

[@geoffb108]

Tell Annette that she must come with you and not spend her evenings curled up on couch

[@JayWright-v7m]

I think 38

[@thesydneyfisherman]

5th

[@davidshaul5265]

41 cms

[@danielnorman2770]

Kmart fishing $55

[@alexwoolford_surf]

Was a 3 metre flatty you lost mate

[@ShroomFishing]

Grrr… I reckon you’re right! 🫣

[@ShroomFishing]

I reckon you’re right Alex! 😫

[@cousinjeramytv1789]

38cm

[@cousinjeramytv1789]

YO I ACTUALLY GOT IT

[@999theRaMbO]

lies

[@cousinjeramytv1789]

eh ur just sad@@999theRaMbO

[@issad3543]

Did you release the last brim with the hook in his mouth? If so thats horrible...

[@CoolestMoth45]

Fishing hooks are specially designed to breakdown overtime . Fish that are gut hooked have a much better chance of survival when you cut the line rather than when you try to pull the hook out.

[@issad3543]

@@CoolestMoth45 Fish hooks take months to break down, if it is gut hooked the chances of survival with a hook in its guts is very very low, better to kill it quickly than a slow death.​

[@Jake12724]

38

[@ShroomFishing]

Nice!

[@jameshuang8668]

First

[@ShroomFishing]

First in best dressed James!

[@Jake12724]

go boat fishing

[@ShroomFishing]

We shall do that soon Jake

[@Bill-jt7ts]

To big to big lol

[@터키어-x6l]

🙋‍♂️

[@ShroomFishing]

Enjoy mate

[@mikeyp3789]

42cm

[@ShroomFishing]

Good try

[@louisel-khouri1015]

38cm

[@JhettAtkinson]

46cm