head to a local tackle store and pick there brains!!

are handy in the tacklebox..a couple of  halco slices maybe...I'm more a bait fisho depends what your targeting....good to have options though

 What sort of gear are you brining?

As already mentioned you could pop into the local tackle store when you're down there and ask them.

If you've got a light flick rod i'd deffinitley bring some soft plastics and small metal slices.

3-4inch jerkbait style soft plastics work great down there on a variety of species (berkley power minnows are my personal favourite). rig them on a jig head to match usually 1/8-1/4 oz with a size 1-2/0 hook should be fine. pink, watermelon, bloodworm and pumpkinseed are all great colours.

for slices id bring some 10g & 30g twisties and some 65 and 85g raiders. 

richter poppers will work great in many situations as will halco roostas. you could also bring a few bibbed lures such as halco laser pro 160s and rapala x-raps. 

I would be getting quite a few different sizes metal lures, raiders are my pick because their cheap and cast a mile. You could then get some swimming lures, then poppers such as the halco roster poppers or the ritcher plugs. It also depends on what gear you are using to the lures that you buy. As for the squid jigs i would get a good quality one in the size 3.0 beacuse it covers lots of different ground and depths and also last longer. Look for a japanese brand like yo-zuri, yamashita, harimitsu and so on.

Like other have said go into a tackle store and talk to them about your gear and they should help heaps. cheers

Cheers guys, just what I was after.

10ft Daiwa Sensor Surf with a Stradic 5000. Got an 8 footer as well. I'm a bit of a newb so I just want to keep it simple and have some fun with them

 i would be going the richtor plugs at a couple of sizes and the halco chrome twisties. both of these can account for various species.you could also try some soft plastics for the bottom dwellers like skippy and flathead

 I wouldnt go past the Rapala X-raps. They are amaznig lures and have seen them outfish on many occasions. Pick a colour the same as those in the area, perhaps a bluey pilchard colour if your going down south. Also they make a walk-the-dog popper, which is probably perfect for the predatory species down there like tailor. In saying that the you cant go past the rigter plugs for a cheap and easy to use lure. Iv had sucess on the white coloured ones, in the 2oz also colouring their head in red with a permanent marker :) As also said before halco twisty's are a great lure. If using plastics i would recomend snapbacks for the tooth critters simply because of their stretch and also because they work! Hope that helps mate :)

ive got the exact same combo its balanced nicely hey,get some yozuri squid jigs for the jetty i like the flashdancer and give the squidgy flickbaits a go in pilchard colour.good luck

do yourself a favour and get a smilin jack in ya tackle box mate

they look like this http://www.bassermillyard.com.au/?p=1212

and you can get em from the sports store or the shell servo in dunsborough among a bunch of other places.

they cast a treat, are reasonably priced, and account for more than their share down these parts.

always in high demand around salmon season. good luck, have fun, take your litter with you.

As you can see, the Richter Plugs come highly recommended. They're a great surface lure, works well for salmon and tailor. Casts a mile and built solid as a brick. Perfect for the southcoast beaches. Recommended sizes for 10-12ft rods would be 3-4oz and 5oz for the heavy surf rods.

Halco Rooster poppers are another must have for the tackle box. Works well as a slow blooper or a fast retrieve.

Another great lure for shore casting in calmer water and a bit of trolling is the Rapala X-rap shallow diver minnows. Heavy enough to cast and comes with strong VMC hooks.

Last but not least is the old Halco Twisty, definately a must have, in a variety of sizes. From 10gm to 70gm. A couple of each will sort you out for a variety of species, from Herring to Salmon and tailor.

 Good shore jig setup, if your gonna fish deeper water would definitely pickup couple of octojigs nothing too heavy though 40gm is nice size.

A Gulp/Powerbait/Squidgie/Snapback/McArthy in a white colour, at least 5" long, and with a 1/2 oz jighead will get them every time, as long as they're close enough to cast to...sp's "tumble" through the air and don't cast as far as the other lures mentioned, but if a salmon sees it...hang on! They are also the best lures to use when the fish are hard up against reef ledges/rough ground...the tail/jighead combo costs around $2-$3 versus a 140mm X-Rap, which is somewhere between $15-$20, so not so hard on the wallet if you start losing them.

Rapala X-rap size 10, i think theyre called SR10, caught 15 landbased salmon last year on the one lure.

I agree with the x-raps beau but i'd recommend the sxr14 slashbait. By far the most effective Salmon lure we've found. Me and a mate have a comp going on them. We both have one that we've had since 2 seasons ago. They have both landed at least 50 Salmon each . I think the counts around 68-53, but could be many more. Changed the hooks on mine 3 times, haha. Little scared to use it this season, would be a disaster to lose it. Might wait to see if he catches me

landbased beach work with 10-14ft graphite rods. Generally just use the blue pilchard colour. They're 40 odd grams so they cast very well, perfect Salmon candy mate. Well, proper Salmon anyway 5kg+.

Hell of a lot? On a good year if you chase them seriously it's not hard to catch 150+ over the season, even more if you have a boat. Late Feb - June.

Landbase & boat base we use the SXR14. Favourite colours bleeding sardine & golden bunker .........they love em.

Geez I might have to buy a few more than first thought!

Thanks guys, you rock!