Why Beach Structure = HUGE difference to Your Fishing Success!

[@djfunkychicken]

Great idea showing the circles highlighting where the bait has landed after casting

[@patrickc8190]

Ya thats a great idea, shows what to be looking for while casting especially to amateurs like me !

[@L.Mcleod]

Lol I've been asking for it for a while tbh

[@andreaserdt5322]

YEAH, very good idea!

[@bertlindsay]

Yes, shout out to the camera woman

[@Sunny45553]

Those little breams make a good cut baits for bigger fish,

[@Mark-ew5jm]

Like you Roger, I have been fishing for a very large part of my life and never get tired of learning new things. I have said it before about your videos Roger and that is they are so instructional and you are happy to share rigs, bait and techniques. They are in real time and definitely not like others which seem to lapse into the old….”sit back and watch me catch fish”……thanks for sharing Roger.

[@dannidoods]

…oh yes and the cast landing spot circles is awesome! Please keep doing that!

[@patrickc8190]

Watching from Canada and was beach fishing in NSW last Feb while visiting my son, your bad day catching whitings would have been a fanatastic day for me while i fished. Only caught something around South West Rocks when i fished as we drove up to the Gold Coast and I don't know what they were, not whitings or salmon, We threw them back. Always enjoy your videos. I'm heading back next Feb for another visit and to try fishing again using what I have learned from watching your videos!

[@fishmut]

Hi Patrick try googling Australian fish species in salt water , should get a picture of your fish to identify , many species im sure your aware of , if your ever back here fishing in Australia you will have better knowledge of what you catch , some fishermen put back in the water very edible fish but they might not like that type of fish , nothing wrong with it just personal taste really to each person in what fish they like to eat.,glad you enjoy your time fishing in ozz , happy fishing. Tight lines as they say here. 👍

[@patrickc8190]

@@fishmut I looked up species that we may have caught and one was diamond fish i'm pretty sure about 10 " long and the other was some sort of wrasses with green stripes going from its head horizontal to the gills and then vertically along its body. that one was about 5" long . Then a few small flat ray types. Now after watching these videos I plan to do a better job fishing next trip in feb 25 !

[@robynmiles6344]

Thanks for circling where your bait is landing in this video Roger, I can never see where it lands. 👍

[@robbietownsley697]

thank you for showing us your cast distance in your videos

[@pigsandapples]

Thanks again Roger. So informative. I'm really enjoying your new technique of highlighting where your cast lands with a white circle on the screen. Many times in past videos I've wondered where you cast has landed but couldn't clearly see,

[@octavianotmar3693]

Wish we had such nice fish here in the UK. We only ever get leftovers from trawlers now, have not had a mackerel since 2022, big bass is as rare as white bunnies. What a fish feast you guys must have after your session 😊

[@robbietownsley697]

just want to thank you for your input! you help myself alot. more than the local feedback from our pros who really dont talk you through anything

[@monkold-sd6lm]

My weekend is incomplete without your video..just ammazing sir. A Big fan of yours.

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@Azz151515]

Thanks for circling the landing spots that's really helpful. If you could also mark the troughs and sandbars that Roger is talking about while he's pointing them out that would be super helpful too!

[@eltonandlisamccallpower3748]

Hi Rodger Loving the circle, loving the videos . The whiting story is very informative and of great interest I can’t wait for the next chapter with the plastic worm v real worm . My tip is the real worm. Many thanks 👍

[@gavinhowie8189]

Thanks Roger for another informative video. Love the addition of showing where your cast lands. Gives a much better perspective. Thanks for taking on the challenge of beach worms vs soft plastic worms. I look forward to the test results.

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Thanks Gavin

[@drorzy_0485]

Great video as usual. LOVE the white circles pointing out where you’re aiming the cast 👌🏽

[@robertharvie9032]

Roger thank you for the circle ⭕️ indicator. What a nice salmon on light line.

[@klockwurk]

I am very interested in the soft plastic beach worms and how to use them. I got sent some in a mystery package I bought a while back, and I've yet to use them - not really sure how I should go about it! Looking forward to that video!

[@uhhbam]

Perfect timing on this upload Rodger !

[@PEG8827]

Another relaxing video Roger. I agree with your comments re the beaches in Sydney. I still fish North Narrabeen. Whilst the fish are still plentiful I do find fewer ppl able to catch worms. Be interested to know where you believe the best beaches in Sydney are for worms.

[@klockwurk]

Thanks for showing where it landed! I love it!

[@steverichards966]

I love this, and all the other videos you have done. Thanks Rogers. As a man who has never lived near water, nor had any real exposure or opportunity to fish - I look forward to move to the coast and start enjoying some fishing when I retire (soonish). Not having anyone at all to teach me about fishing I have enjoyed your mentoring and absorbing the enthusiasm for fishing that you demonstrate in your videos. I have some video topic suggestions in case you need some video ideas. Being a complete fishing noob, and a little OCD, the suggestions are peripheral subjects rather than planning, catching bait, and fishing techniques (which are topics that you are already covering nicely - thank you so much). I am interested in your experience in some areas that you have covered partly in your many videos, but not in a targetted way. These could be a series of videos or shorts: - rod + tackle handling, storage, transport, loading line, care and maintenance (especially reel maintenence, and how to keep equipment in the best condition for use when in saltwater envs) - how to handle, dehook, dispatch, and bleed various common fish species found on the eastern seaboard (what equipment should be at hand, what are the key dangers) - best preparation, gutting?, treatment, storage of fish to ensure they arrive home in the best condition for eating etc. - best advice and safety when fishing from a boat, fishing ettiquete when fishing with friends or around other fishermen, off break walls, wharfs, off a boat. etc. - more fish filleting technique and / or cooking recipe videos to get the most from a catch - fishing gear equipment comparison, reviews of new and homemade equipment - testing and comparing the performance of diferent hook types and sizes in various conditions (such as the circle hook), and how does the rig and fishing technique need to change). - trip videos where you travel to a different location, or you cover your activities on a fishing trip weekend. Feel free to ignore the suggestions - you are doing a great job without them. The bigger message is my thanks.

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Thanks Steve, I appreciate your time to communicate with me. you have lots of suggestions and all very relevant. I am planning on doing some of the things that you have suggested. Coming up soon. NOTE - there is heaps of info at my membership website - rogersfishing.com

[@andym9924]

Hi Rodger, love the videos, very helpful and educational. Wonder if you could do one on the way you kill, keep and prepare your catch. I.E. what needs bleeding, how to dispatch quickly and humanely, how do you store the fish you intend to keep while still fishing (ice slurry?), gutting etc. Would be great to see a vid with that info.

[@cobaltgaming948]

Great video as always. Why use a jig head for the plastic worm? Why not thread on the hook just like a live worm?

[@pigsandapples]

Exactly. It would be a true comparison. I often thread soft plastics on to a drop shot (basically a pater noster rig). Works well when there's current.

[@paintitblack6728]

I do love that you are showing plastics Vs Live worms it was a question that I thought of this week ! Ha ! Answered. I thought of doing this myself {Yet to @ the mo} on sydney beaches.. great Vid , thank you Roger.

[@abdulshah7747]

Great video always do catch and cook.

[@scottroygbiv]

Hi Roger. Couple mates and I have just got into beach fishing. We have been getting some fish off Stockton Beach, puting your tips on how to identify gutters and sand bars and the like into practice. Keep up the good work, we appreciate it!

[@richiebenjamin1550]

Hi Roger,really enjoy your videos. Why do you walk deeper into the surf when you have a bite on? Can you not tire the fish out using your drag from the sand?

[@robbietownsley697]

we also have a worm here we call a moon worm, because it shines in moonlight. you catch it with a wire coat hanger straitend out and a small hook end made on one side or use a sand prawn pump to suck out.

[@robmarshall956]

Another great session Roger, the beach is looking clean of weed. Might have a go Sunday evening and Monday morning before this rain starts.

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Lots of rain predicted on Monday & Tuesday

[@robmarshall956]

@@RogerOsborneFishing yes just got down to holiday house yesterday .Oh well gives me time to get gear set up, looking forward to getting a line in the water at some stage.

[@robbietownsley697]

your bream("brim") over here are refered to as natal stuppies, we do have a bream, but it lives in brackish estuary waters, or rivers that are connected to the sea

[@daves7003]

Love the channel Rodger, keep up the great work! I'd love to see you explain your different rigs (after braid, hook, line & sinker set ups). I have seen you use Carolina type rigs and knocker (I think). Love to get some info from you on these. Fishing from beach in Durban BTW 👍

[@dannidoods]

Thank you as always ya massive legend! 🙏🏽🥳👌🏽

[@gino55yo]

Hello Mr Osborne, the video explains this montage intended for the beach. I fish with pieces of shrimp or squid. Is it better a round hook or a long straight? I always make the mistake I feel.

[@geoffbarnes9175]

Another good video, pity about the wind. It never occurred to me to walk out on a sand spit at the end of a gutter. Thank you!!. I like the circle where the bait lands. I have eye strain trying to see where the cast landed. Well done. Is your move completed. Regarding NSW beaches, Queenslanders talk about their beaches but right from the NSW border south are so many smaller beaches with a headland at each end. One day My wife and I are going to do a tour from Lakes Entrance to the Tweed dropping into many or all of the beaches along the way. I would like to see overseas commenters tell us where they are, just as an interest.

[@chrisdoran7596]

Nice whiting. Beautiful, clean fish. Gamakatsu great hooks.🙂🎣🤙🪝

[@johnkellet7783]

I watch a lot of your videos Roger. As you show you are on pristine beaches with hardly a person in sight. I fish a lot at Maroubra & get across to Wanda now & then & we have not had many fish there for a good year now. I don’t mind a road trip to a nice beach. It’s not like you are going to get hundreds of fishermen joining you if you tell us the name of the beaches you fish at.

[@JamesIbby]

This beach is lake tabourie beach 👍

[@trent3727]

You made it look so easy.

[@raynewman4904]

Great clip roger,love the content and you are so right, you never stop learning. Cheers mate 👍

[@robbietownsley697]

our flatties are called bar tails here wetend to only get or catch them in estuart conditions

[@kuhimahantadutta3813]

Thanks for nice videos.. please let me know name of the beach.. thanks

[@mickmcgrath8022]

Hi Roger. Thanks so much for your videos. I'm only new to fishing even though I've lived on the south coast all my life lol. I've only surfed instead but fishing has been really good for me. I just wanted to ask, after you throw your line out, it looks like you're holding your line. Is that what you're doing? Because I've been letting the line run out and I thought maybe that's wrong. Thanks again.

[@haydos781]

Brilliant work

[@robbietownsley697]

we have a carnivorous worm that lives between rocky strucktures and actualy hunts for food between the rocks

[@brendonmatthees1494]

i kinda wish our beaches looked like this in FNQ at the moment, went fishing at elim thismorning and ti was like glass. no structure for over 150m off the shore. will be trying again tonight abit south

[@alistairmills7608]

Perfect spot on the sandbar.

[@johnwarden4645]

Good day on the beach 👍👍

[@wayne8113]

Thanks Roger

[@markmay184]

Another great video Roger. I think all of those holes/gutters you fished in the middle of the day on the turning tide would/should have fired up a bit that evening on the high (some ok structure). To me structure has the biggest impact, even more so than what bait you’re using, on how successful you are. I find that no structure = no, or very few fish, sure if you’re using primo bait like live worms you might pick up the odd stray. Up my way (Ballina) all through 2021-22 and to Mar 23 the beach structure was fantastic, and the beach fishing, phenomenal. Then until January this year the structure was poor (just endless sand and sand backs) correspondingly the fishing was terrible. The beach structure has been on the improve since then and the fishing is improving along with it - happy days 😀 Cheers 👍🏻

[@rodpayten1891]

Hi Roger What does your 2 hook rig look like ?

[@johnkeynes8873]

Great info Roger thanks. 👍

[@alfredshearing6793]

Loved the prearranged meeting with 'like minded fishermen ' nice touch. Ha ha

[@m.j4037]

Love this guy's videos also

[@robbietownsley697]

what tide are youfishing in this video

[@robbietownsley697]

hi roger. i said that i would give you feedback on blood worms in south africa? the type you catch we dont have!! we do have a worm that is differant but refered to as a blood worm< but not the same.

[@kioloafishing]

What do you think of those hooks compared to normal long shank worm hooks?

[@SeaEagles06]

Mate your a expert Do you offer any type of beach fishing session

[@johnwarden4645]

Loving it bro

[@robbietownsley697]

can i ask you? do you do most of your fishing at dusk or dawn?? concidering our climate is much the same??

[@robbietownsley697]

maybe if i point out i live in kwa zulu natal you might be able to see on a global map" as to how our conditions match up to yours??

[@alistairmills7608]

Great strategy by the way.

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Thanks

[@danmeushar4485]

Hello from Israel! Here we use the Berkley gulp a lot when lures doesn't work, the sea bream like it very much. BTW, thank you for your great videos, i watch them when i cant go fishing.

[@Dardew-w3z]

What beach are you fishing at! Have learnt so much from your beach fishing videos 😊Darryl

[@robmarshall956]

It’s what I call stokes beach it’s actually not named on any topographical map I have. I wouldn’t think it’s wairo as that ends at tabourie beach before crampton island but these fish are everywhere up and down the coast line Roger isn’t just locating the one beach with fish on it )

[@RickysFarmAndHatchery]

Hey great videos, I have been learning a lot about surf fishing. The only thing that I'm a bit lost on is can you say what size hooks your using. Also have you ever fished at a super rocky beach where there are more rocks then sand? Im still catching up on all your videos. Not sure where your fishing but I would like to see you fish here in Huntington Beach CA. and rocky beach San Pedro CA. ? Any related videos maybe I haven't seen yet?

[@desgoulding7154]

Another great video Rodger. Thank you for sharing great idea what you are doing with worms 🐛 fake and real. II miss fishing very much. Take care

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Thanks 👍

[@Angler233]

Roger, do you have any luck on pippes/cockles?

[@YangLin-o7p]

What size of the worm hook were you using? The hook looks big

[@callistuswickham7848]

Fishing on shore where there is a lot of stones and rocks? How do you?

[@apm285]

Did you use the plastic worm

[@kyleb8686]

Roger, can you tell me about or talk about keeping fish, I was taught to put my fish on the ice after catching? Can I just bleed the fish and keep it in a bucket and keep on fishing ? I’d like to know more.

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

If you are fishing for a relatively short time, say an hour or two in the morning or evening when it is not hot, or in winter, in a bucket is fine I often just bleed the fish and keep them in my bucket.

[@jimmylee695]

fish lessons learned

[@robbietownsley697]

hope the input helps

[@robbietownsley697]

our whiting are called banana fish" "dont know why? but they are the same as your king edwad whitings

[@designerpaper]

Where are you, that people call them banana fish, just out of interest?

[@robbietownsley697]

@@designerpaper south africa natal provincenorth east of south africa.

[@designerpaper]

​@@robbietownsley697 Nice 👍

[@mickmcgrath8022]

Sorry I just saw that you're letting some line out haha. Sorry.

[@miskeen8701]

What beach is this ? I have no good beach spots

[@RogerOsborneFishing]

Tabourie Beach

[@birshre8468]

Nice beach. Too far from sydney. Can you recommend me best beaches around sydney for australian salmon, bream and whiting? Thanks.

[@miskeen8701]

@@birshre8468 im with you i live in sydney im always willing to drive north or south 2hours ethier way i dont mind it

[@alistairmills7608]

Thats a monster fat salmon. Very healthy.

[@Insideoutie]

If life gives you Salmons make Salmonade.

[@markbeard57]

you are casting over the top the whiting. you're probably spooking them as you wade out. just beyond the shore break is where they are. where sand sucks back off the worm beds!

[@M.L814]

Hey not to be Rude but you stoll my fishing spot

[@robmarshall956]

Never seen you there in my life )

[@Angler233]

Pretty average spot. You can have it back.

[@M.L814]

Ok

[@robmarshall956]

Australia’s coastline is blessed beyond measure, some of the most diverse and spectacular fishing in the world. 🌍 🎣 🇦🇺 you don’t realise how good it is until you have a look around overseas in many spots.

[@MakeAsylumsGre4tAgain]

You don’t own any spot. Lol