I am going to come out and say it Allan you are a genuine legend!! Love your videos and love the passion you have for the art of fishing. Everyone else is "dont ask a fisherman his favorite spot", while you share these great locations and even give us hints on how to catch genuinely a legend!!!
Thanks !! I really appreciate the kind feedback and yeah Shimano reached out a few weeks ago keen to work together on some projects, so I'm just testing a whole heap of gear for them at the moment. ill still be covering heaps of different brands and products on the show as that's really important.
Thanks so much, yeah its been many years of hard work, thousands of hours. Its really humbling now that quite a few of the big brands are keen to get behind the show.
When your back down for a fish at lake tyers id love to come and chuck the kayak in and have a fish with you if youd be happy for me to tag along im only 45 minutes from there
Hey Alan I absolutely love your videos you've gotten me back into fishing, especially with plastics, and I'm now considering getting a kayak, I have a coupple of questions. How do i know what brands are good to get into at a lower price than something like a hobie. And is it worth going for a pedal drive for my first kayak. And my other question is what is that rod you have with the full cork butt the one that has the stradic on it at the start of this video I love the look of it and haven't seen anything like it before. Thanks again mate for the amazing entertaining very well produced content keep up the amazing work
Thanks for the kind words, Buying a kayak can be a tricky thing as there is so much false advertising and generally in the kayak space you get what you pay for. I've owned and used so many different yaks and nothing has come close to the stability and features of the hobies especially the PA and Outbacks. 100% you will want a peddle kayak i hated fishing with kayaks that dont have them as you spend so many time paddling and so much less time fishing. My best advice is wait and save a bit extra and and keep an eye out on 2nd hand hobies on marketplace, ebay and gumtree which often have good yaks at discounted rates. There is heaps more info on this on the fishingmad website and an hour video on buying the right kayak in the fishingmad members area.
@@fishingmad thanks so much Allen I really appreciate the advice I really appreciate it I'll definitely do that and keep an eye out for a hobie thanks mate
Hi there, im up from queensland and im a beginner in bream fishing i have caught a bunch of dusky flatheads but never get many bream got any tips Thanks mate also keep up the great work!
Gday Allen, tips for whiting,flattys and snapper/pinkies and bream? I’m new to saltwater, lures or bait? Soft plastics or hardbodies? Cheers, and keep up the great work, tight lines brother 🎣 Edit: can u thump flattys, bream, pinkies and whiting? If not how do ya hold em?
100% go back and have a look at so much of our previous content that walks through heaps of tips and techniques on those species you mentioned, we also have a members area with dedicated workshops to help anglers really FastTrack there skills with plastics and lures for all those species which would likely be really helpful for you. you can see that at www.fishingmad.com.au/member now handling each species requires a bit of knowledge, flathead have very sharp bristle mouths so if you use your thumb in mouth to hold them it usually tears up your skin, also need to be careful with the spins on the side of their heads, whiting can be very slippery and have very small mouths so very hard to do and bream have teeth,
Guess what, Alan? I caught my very first salmon trout on a soft plastic grub. I still don't know how to work with the rod properly because it's like 7 ft and I'm only like 5 something. Got a good question and I really need the help I'm a right-hander should I have spinner handle on my right or my left like I don't know which hand I'm supposed to use to pull the rod up and spin with because I'm a right hand?
Thats fantastic, well done. Hopefully first of many. Regarding which hand to hold the rod and which hand to reel, many people will argue different opinions here. I would say go with what ever makes you feel most comfortable. Ideally not needing to swap hands once casted
Btw im looking for a rod but im on a budget, is abu garcia veritas plx batcasting rod 7” a good pick if i may ask ? Great video as always btw. Youre the one that make me change to use soft plastic, before i always use chicken
@@fishingmad actually i kinda changed my mind, i check your website and found the daiwa td 23 commander is soooo beautifull, but it cost waaay more. Is it worth the price tho ? Thankyou so much for replying !
I'm heading to a spot similar to Inverloch tomorrow to chase EP,s so hopefully i can get some helpful content covering that. A trip to Inverloch is prob overdue so will have to make an effort to get there soon.
hi allan i love your videos and coming home from school and seeing you have posted a new video is nice to see keep up the good work
Thanks 👍so much !! I hope you enjoy the vid and Ive got some great content on the way.
I am going to come out and say it Allan you are a genuine legend!! Love your videos and love the passion you have for the art of fishing. Everyone else is "dont ask a fisherman his favorite spot", while you share these great locations and even give us hints on how to catch genuinely a legend!!!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoy the content.
Back in Gippsland Allan! No place greater, best lifelong memories made down there!
Yeah 100% agreed, was back there this week in a new spot and got some massive fish. It keeps bringing me back, cant get enough of it
@@fishingmad 100%, are you gonna be down there for the twin rivers bream comp?
Nice mate some ripping fish there mate it’s on my bucket list to fish there and looks like it won’t disappoint cheers mate
Thanks and yep 100% its a brilliant spot and a must visit place for fishing
Awesome video mate 👏
Thank you
Cracking video Alan, quality fish there. Do you have a new sponsor with shimano mate? Keep up the good work legend.
Thanks !! I really appreciate the kind feedback and yeah Shimano reached out a few weeks ago keen to work together on some projects, so I'm just testing a whole heap of gear for them at the moment. ill still be covering heaps of different brands and products on the show as that's really important.
@@fishingmad thats awesome mate, very happy for you to get with a big brand like that. Good work, well deserved
Thanks so much, yeah its been many years of hard work, thousands of hours. Its really humbling now that quite a few of the big brands are keen to get behind the show.
You motivated me to get into fishing more, I've been yellow belly and murray cod fishing in central Victoria
That's awesome, I hope you have been catching a few. Native fishing in Victoria is so good these days
Well done
Thank you !!
When your back down for a fish at lake tyers id love to come and chuck the kayak in and have a fish with you if youd be happy for me to tag along im only 45 minutes from there
Yeah I'm looking forward to heading back there. Prob early next year id say
@fishingmad well Id love to join you for a cracking session if you're keen 👌
Hey Alan I absolutely love your videos you've gotten me back into fishing, especially with plastics, and I'm now considering getting a kayak, I have a coupple of questions. How do i know what brands are good to get into at a lower price than something like a hobie. And is it worth going for a pedal drive for my first kayak. And my other question is what is that rod you have with the full cork butt the one that has the stradic on it at the start of this video I love the look of it and haven't seen anything like it before.
Thanks again mate for the amazing entertaining very well produced content keep up the amazing work
Thanks for the kind words, Buying a kayak can be a tricky thing as there is so much false advertising and generally in the kayak space you get what you pay for. I've owned and used so many different yaks and nothing has come close to the stability and features of the hobies especially the PA and Outbacks. 100% you will want a peddle kayak i hated fishing with kayaks that dont have them as you spend so many time paddling and so much less time fishing. My best advice is wait and save a bit extra and and keep an eye out on 2nd hand hobies on marketplace, ebay and gumtree which often have good yaks at discounted rates. There is heaps more info on this on the fishingmad website and an hour video on buying the right kayak in the fishingmad members area.
@@fishingmad thanks so much Allen I really appreciate the advice I really appreciate it I'll definitely do that and keep an eye out for a hobie thanks mate
Hi there, im up from queensland and im a beginner in bream fishing i have caught a bunch of dusky flatheads but never get many bream got any tips
Thanks mate also keep up the great work!
If your getting flathead and no bream then you might be fishing to heavy. Try reducing the leader and the jig head weight.
@fishingmad alright mate 4to5 pound braid and a 2500 reel should work?
Thanks
What miller rod is that
Twitch Freak LT an amazing rod.
Gday Allen, tips for whiting,flattys and snapper/pinkies and bream? I’m new to saltwater, lures or bait? Soft plastics or hardbodies?
Cheers, and keep up the great work, tight lines brother 🎣
Edit: can u thump flattys, bream, pinkies and whiting? If not how do ya hold em?
100% go back and have a look at so much of our previous content that walks through heaps of tips and techniques on those species you mentioned, we also have a members area with dedicated workshops to help anglers really FastTrack there skills with plastics and lures for all those species which would likely be really helpful for you. you can see that at www.fishingmad.com.au/member now handling each species requires a bit of knowledge, flathead have very sharp bristle mouths so if you use your thumb in mouth to hold them it usually tears up your skin, also need to be careful with the spins on the side of their heads, whiting can be very slippery and have very small mouths so very hard to do and bream have teeth,
@@fishingmad thanks mate, your channel is extremely helpful to me
Thanks, really glad to hear it
Guess what, Alan? I caught my very first salmon trout on a soft plastic grub. I still don't know how to work with the rod properly because it's like 7 ft and I'm only like 5 something. Got a good question and I really need the help I'm a right-hander should I have spinner handle on my right or my left like I don't know which hand I'm supposed to use to pull the rod up and spin with because I'm a right hand?
Thats fantastic, well done. Hopefully first of many. Regarding which hand to hold the rod and which hand to reel, many people will argue different opinions here. I would say go with what ever makes you feel most comfortable. Ideally not needing to swap hands once casted
Btw im looking for a rod but im on a budget, is abu garcia veritas plx batcasting rod 7” a good pick if i may ask ? Great video as always btw. Youre the one that make me change to use soft plastic, before i always use chicken
Yep abu garcia veritas rods are fine, lots of good cheap option like NS Amped, Atomic Arrowz, Shimano Raiders etc
@@fishingmad actually i kinda changed my mind, i check your website and found the daiwa td 23 commander is soooo beautifull, but it cost waaay more. Is it worth the price tho ? Thankyou so much for replying !
@@fishingmad and too bad i just moved out from melbourn, i live at dubbo for a while, theres no way to do saltwater fishing around here
Could you do a video chasing estuary perch at inverloch? They have been pretty tuff on me and wondering if it’s the way I am fishing?
I'm heading to a spot similar to Inverloch tomorrow to chase EP,s so hopefully i can get some helpful content covering that. A trip to Inverloch is prob overdue so will have to make an effort to get there soon.
Where I an from there is a man that takes flathead over 1mtr 😡 next time I see him do it im going yo report him!