Spinning lures for bonito land based at sunrise in Sydney NSW Australia - Bugsy Fishing Ep 24

In Episode 24 Bugsy takes us down to a ledge fishing in Sydney NSW Australia for some land based lure fishing targeting bonito at sunrise. Bugsy uses a range of lures including poppers, bibbed minnows, and soft plastics. Techniques used include spinning lures and popping. Sydney has a number of premier rock fishing locations. Fishing off the rocks is a dangerous activity and safety should always come first. If you are going rock fishing check the swell conditions, wear a lifejacket, wear rock cleats or spikes, wear light clothing that you could confidently swim in, and fish with a friend to keep an eye out for each other. Remember to do your part to look after our fish stocks too. If you are going to keep fish, look after them and only take what you will eat. Take your rubbish home with you or throw it in the bin. Respect and preserve our natural wonders. Thank you
GEAR
Medium outfit
Rod: Oceans Legacy Specialist 9'8" PE 2-4
Reel: Shimano Stradic SW 6000
Line: Daiwa PE3 12 Strand Braid
Leader: 40lb monofilament
Lures:
110mm 64g DUO Rough Trail Blazin bibbed minnow in white and silver
Heavy outfit
Rod: Zenaq Tobizo TC83-150G All-Round Casting Rod 8'3" PE 5-8
Reel: Daiwa Saltiga 20000
Line: Daiwa PE8 12 Strand Braid
Leader: Varivas 140lb Shock Leader
Lure:
9 inch Sluggo in white colour

[@niccoli31129]

How good is that! All the ledge lords present on this fine day🥳

[@bugsyfishing]

Just missing you brother!

[@SeanTv8]

Great episode Bugsy! Gotta love the local stones consistently delivering! - SMITHY 😉🤙🎣🐟

[@bugsyfishing]

Thank you Smithy. Yeah, we are fortunate to have pretty good fishing on our doorstep in Sydney

[@kamadowoah4584]

Again I must commend you for looking after the fish so well in an ice slurry. If we as humans are going to take fish to eat we need to treat them with as much respect and care as possible.

[@bugsyfishing]

Couldn't agree more. Thank you Kamado. That first bonito tasted particularly amazing because of the way it was handled throughout

[@HaiFishing]

Those Bonnies are getting bigger! Good session mate! 🤙🏽

[@bugsyfishing]

Nice fat ones for sashimi! Cheers mate!

[@johnarrones5396]

Nice session. Love the ledge✌️

[@bugsyfishing]

How good are sunrise sessions?!

[@robtaylorshotwater]

Nice vid mate. Chunky bonito!

[@bugsyfishing]

Cheers Rob. Some nice ones for sashimi. Looks like there's been some good fish up your way lately!

[@robtaylorshotwater]

@@bugsyfishing was a good start to the season mate but gone a bit quiet the past few weeks

[@indosydneyfishing]

chunky bonnies! nice sess bro! 🔥🔥

[@bugsyfishing]

Solid ones! Cheers bro!

[@harrygoodenough]

Love your content mate! Any idea on where to order one of those trail blazin 110s from?

[@bugsyfishing]

Thank you Harry. I'm having the same issue trying to find the Ivory Halo colour in a 110. I can't see any options without overseas shipping

[@harrygoodenough]

@@bugsyfishing let me know if you find any!

[@bugsyfishing]

@@harrygoodenough will do!

[@martingray8350]

Good to see everyone wearing their life jackets lol

[@bugsyfishing]

I choose to wear one every session these days. You never know when you will need it

[@martingray8350]

@@bugsyfishing I think it’s compulsory to wear one in NSW when Rock fishing ?

[@bugsyfishing]

@@martingray8350 compulsory within the declared areas listed under the Rock Fishing Safety Act 2016. But I choose to wear one everywhere I fish from the rocks in NSW. Could save my life one day

[@martingray8350]

Pretty sure that area is declared lol anyway good to see you wearing one yes you never know

[@abdulazeem5738]

Great catches mate. 👏 What's this location by the way!

[@bugsyfishing]

Cheers Abdul. It's in Sydney on the ocean ledges. I don't get more specific than that to respect the regular crew who fish it. All those ocean ledges fish pretty similarly

[@xXDEFYETXx]

Loving the channel mate. How do you like the 83-150? Can’t decide on that or the 84-100….

[@bugsyfishing]

Cheers mate. It's a great rod and I've been surprised at how well it casts, even with a 60g Hydra (fairly light for that rod). I bought the 83-150 because I could only afford one and wanted to be able to use it at home targeting big kingfish (yes, rare) and also be able to use it for dogtooth tuna and GTs when I travel (rare too). The 84-100 paired with a 14000 size reel is probably a lot more sensible for Sydney. In saying that, my next Zenaq purchase will be the Defi Muthos Accura 100HH paired with a 14000 size reel for spinning and shore jigging. 100% I will use it a lot more than the 83-150, the extra length and ability to use it for jigging are appealing

[@xXDEFYETXx]

@@bugsyfishing Thanks mate!! I'm Melbourne based and think the 84-100 is more suited to the type of fishing I'll do down here both from shore and boat based. I have a 9'3 PE8 shore casting rod and a Muthos Sonio 93m. Looking to bridge the gap.

[@bugsyfishing]

@@xXDEFYETXx sounds like a great quiver of rods! Yeah, I like that the 8 foot range can be used in the boat too. Versatile

[@xXDEFYETXx]

@@bugsyfishing ended up getting the 84-100

[@bugsyfishing]

@@xXDEFYETXx nice!

[@Deqkd]

my first striped bonito was about 60cm i didnt realise that wouldve been classified as a big bonito

[@bugsyfishing]

60cm is a solid bonito for sure. Apparently they can reach up to 100cm in length

[@brandonrayans6400]

I’m work in photography, wouldn’t mind checking out what’s under the water there, would you mind telling me where that is, I’m from Darwin and new to Sydney.

[@bugsyfishing]

Hi Brandon, from a diving perspective pretty much every headland in Sydney holds fish. Each have their own unique features. Lots of coastline to explore. If you are interested in pelagics, look for the edge of drop offs to 20m+. I don't name spots to respect the crew who fish them regularly. Cheers

[@oscarfrog8538]

Where are you fishing in sydney

[@bugsyfishing]

Hey mate, I fish on the north and south sides of the city. Mainly on the ocean ledges when the conditions are safe. All these ledges fish pretty well, all have great days here and there

[@oscarfrog8538]

@@bugsyfishing thanks mate

[@Davide608]

My biggest question is how do you pull out your lure from the water when you don't catch anything? For me either I get it stuck on the ledge or I skyrocket it in the air just trying not to do option 1.

[@bugsyfishing]

Hi Davide, good question! I had a friend hook himself in the leg attempting this recently. I usually wait for a wave and bring it up onto the ledge with the surge of the wave with the lure on the top of the water so it doesn't snag. Then lift it straight up carefully when the lure is directly (or close enough) under the rod tip. That way you get less of the pendulum effect. Hope that makes sense. Cheers

[@Davide608]

@@bugsyfishing 🤔 gonna learn to time with the waves then. For this reason I practically stopped using metals from the ledges, when I don't lose them they get beaten so bad! Thank you btw 🙏☺️

[@bugsyfishing]

@@Davide608 it's not perfect. It still happens to me every now and again where I scratch a lure. Depends on the ledge too. A longer rod helps

[@Davide608]

@@bugsyfishing Yeeeah, I mean, as European used to surfcasting, adapting to Oz rockfishing while trying something new (never tried spinning before) it's honestly one regret after another!