Preston beach advice?

 hi lads!

planning a trip tp preston beach for a few days drop a line or two the usual!

I need some advice about spots along the beach etc but mostly ive never really been surf fishing before. Would like some suggestions rod wise, bait wise rig wise etc... any help is much appreciated. Rod wise the budget is pretty low about $50-100 i have everything else.

cheers lads!


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went down friday night and

Sun, 2013-03-17 11:51

went down friday night and sat morning, beach was a dream, hard and wide, low swell, easterly winds for a bit, no weed,  crystal blue waters... couldnt of asked for nicer conditions.

Preston can be quite hard work if the swell is up and the SW wind is coming into your face, we always use out 12 to 14 ft rods with bigger reels, you'll need them.

But this weekend i was just using my light 7ft rod 2500 cathcing loads of herring, choppers on it, was fun on the light gear, biggest talior was 44 cm, also got a small shovelnose, nor west blowie, had most luck on dusk and the high tides, just burley up and they stay around.

Wind was good for ballooning, we put out herring, tailor , mullet but nothing was touched, oh well never mind.

 

If your after a rod put a wtb ad on here, theres always guys wanting to of load there older gear.

 

Always take squid it will catch u herring , whting etc, once youve caught them put them on your big rod for bait.

Mulies are good for Tailor.

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 aw yeah ive heard its

Sun, 2013-03-17 23:08

 aw yeah ive heard its decent!

Ive got a 7ft 4-6kg shimano with a 2500 too ill take that along as well. what line did you have on it? 

 

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only got 12lb mono on my

Mon, 2013-03-18 08:54

only got 12lb mono on my light rod.

30lb braid on my beach rod .

You should be able to land small sharks on 30lb easily enough mate.

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 alrite too easy i got 12lb

Wed, 2013-03-20 00:03

 alrite too easy i got 12lb on my 7 footer aswell

do you only use braid on the beach rod? 

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i only use braid on my beach

Wed, 2013-03-20 11:43

i only use braid on my beach rod yes, not much reef at preston so you should get pinged off on the rocks.

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 what size braid do you use?

Tue, 2013-04-23 14:57

 what size braid do you use? i have 50lb 0.36mm.and what sort of leader do you use? im having a problem cause im using 112g sinkers with my 50lb no leader and the sinkers are snapping off when i cast. any advice from anyone? running a simple 1 hook paternoster. help would be appreciated as im going there this weekend!

cheers lads