I Finally got some time to watch this video. Great to see you back out on the water. Totally agree with your views on the fishing restrictions. Hopefully we can all be back out there soon.
Thanks !!! Im hoping to smash out plenty more kayak vids soon, just been holding back the fishing the last month with these restrictions. As soon as there over it will be all systems go. Thanks for watching !!
Thanks Robert. Yeah the plan before this lockdown was to put together a very comprehensive vid on how to catch snapper before the season started, Lets hope we can get out soon so I can start putting that together.
Thanks Noah, yeah the fishing is very tough at the moment. Water temperature under 12 degrees generally makes August the toughest month for fishing around Melb. It should slowly start to improve as the weather and water temp raises. More local content on the way too !!
Thanks Lauren. I know what you mean I have had to cancel about 6 filming sessions in various locations around Melb/Vic because of these lockdown and restrictions. No end in sight at the moment which is very frustrating. Yeah pound Bend might be worth a shot with these restrictions, pretty sure there are some massive carp and reddies in there.
Good on you for being able to get out there Alan. Think I'll have forgotten how to launch and retrieve my boat by the time we're actually allowed to get back into it. Last time for me was in Mid May.. Tight lines.
Thanks Matthew. Yeah I hear ya, my boat hasn't been used in months and months aswell. I too will prob need a reminder how to use it LOL. It sure has been a frustrating time, lets sincerely hope were allowed out in September, I fear the start of snapper season might be in jeopardy the way things are going.
Great vid Alan. Was actually wondering if we are allowed to get out in the Yak during lockdown so I guess you've answered that question. Keep em coming mate, really enjoy watching with a couple of vinos at night and getting inspired to get out there once this is over. Watched your trout fishing vids and managed to get the kids down to Emerald lake and caught a nice 32cm Rainbow on the third cast with a Tassie Devil lure. Kids loved it! Look forward to the next one mate, keep up the great work!
Thanks Sam, yeah 100% allowed to use the kayak as long as it s within 5ks of home and only for 2 hours and not at a facility like a pier or boat ramp. Glad to hear you caught a 32cm trout with the kids, thats amazing. beautiful part of the state Emerald.
Thanks !! Yeah its not looking good for wither Sydney or Melb. Syd case numbers are rocketing up in the hundreds daily and melb today had their highest case numbers, so this lockdown is here to stay for some time. Its very frustrating. Lets hope things in NSW start to improve really soon.
Sounds good im sure we can tee something up. Send me a PM when were back out again without restrictions. ill be going live with some new updates on the website soon to, which will give people more access to stuff soon too
Nah no loop hole, in Melbourne were allowed 2 hours of exercise per day this includes fishing but not from a facility like a public pier or boat ramp and only within 5 kilometres. There very tough rules, but no rules broken here. I've been updating the fishingmad website with rules every week for almost 16 months now. Thanks for watching.
@@fishingmad I agree you have not broken eny rules and I don't agree with the rules as well but what can you do right. I just keep praying that things get better. Thanks for the vid by the way awesome to see you at it again
Hi Glen, Thanks yeah you should be fine to fish of the rocks there within your 5Ks and 2 hours. Only the public places like some piers and ramps have been closed.
Love your videos mate thank you for the content, Just wondering if you have any experience on the kayaks2fish nextgen 10 mk2? Thinking of getting into it
Thank you !! I really appreciate the positive comments. Im on the fence with the Kayak2fish nextgens, I have mates some who love them and some who have sold them as they were a little unstable out in the bay. On my tests i found them to be quite good, great value, but certainly no where near as stable as they advertise. I did a full review of kayaks on the market here which might be helpful fishingmad.com.au/article/fishing-kayak-buyers-guide-2021
Hi mate, just catching up on this vid now. You described the slow plastic retrieve in this vid for cold water fishing, how does the summertime/warmer water retrieve compare? I'll have to check the channel to see if you have covered it in any kind of tutorial type video perhaps, cheers
Hi Sam, in the colder months certain species like pinkie snapper, flathead etc become less frequent and quite timid. I find working the plastic extra slow helps with catches and hookup rates in summer and warmer months you can work the plastic a bit faster and more aggressive as the strikes are usually more frequent and much more aggressive, I hope this helps, lots of how to stuff on the channel and lots of workshops and tips in our members area. Have a great day
Thanks !! Yeah I agree. As I said in the vid my day job requires me to travel frequently to highly populated areas which would be considered high risk ( this is OK ), yet I cant drive down the road in complete isolation to fish. I don't envy the government but some of the rules are very strange.
I believe so, as long as your not using the public facilities. I know people are still launching from Altona so i don't believe they have closed it off.
Alan, I’m really disappointed. Been trying to catch anything for the last month, I couldn’t. I live in point cook. Tried Werribee South beach and K road. Nothing. Any suggestions
Hang in there, i know exactly what you mean. What I would say is this is typically the hardest month for fishing around Melbourne. The reason is the water temperature is at its coldest under 12 degrees and many of the fish we target go dormant. I've kinda taken the restrictions as a time to sit back for a little as I know the fishing will be awesome in about 2 months as the water temp starts to rise. Surprisingly I to had a fish at Point Cook not to long ago and also found it very very quiet.
Great content as always Alan. While I agree the rules for fishing are crap, I'm happy we're in Vic and not NSW, where they are starting to treat people in hospital carparks. Stay safe mate, we'll all be back at it for snapper season.
Hi Denis, yeah in Melbourne were allowed 2 hours of exercise per day this includes fishing but not from a facility like a public pier or boat ramp and only within 5 kilometres. Which is what I did. Fished for 90 minutes and only a couple of kilometres from where I'm staying. Hope that helps.
I fished off Millers this evening - 2 hours between 3.30-5.30. Picked up a couple of nice flatties and decent pinky! that was a boost to the ole mental health!
Awesome !! Great to hear it. Thats exactly where I was in this vid. I too agree it was actually very refreshing for the old mental health which has taken a beating the last 2 months. Hope to see ya out there soon.
100% agreed. Im asked to travel in the city frequently and do services/repairs in very busy areas. Yet i cant go 5 minutes down the road and fish in complete isolation. Doesn't make any sense. Yet we allow the AFL, Olympics and other stuff to go ahead. Does make you question everything.
@@fishingmad I was on board at the start..But I’ve lost all respect for our government. They should just be controlling it with contact tracers and isolating positive cases, We gotta live life
I Finally got some time to watch this video. Great to see you back out on the water. Totally agree with your views on the fishing restrictions. Hopefully we can all be back out there soon.
Thanks Isaac, its very much appreciated bud. Stay tuned got a ripper episode set for tomorrow. A very productive one too
I really like your kayaking videos, fishing is full of surprises
Thank you, I'm Glad you like them! Plenty more kayak vids coming up soon.
We’ll said and keep up the great content as always Alan, hopefully more of us can dust the kayaks off soon.👍
Thanks Sean !! I really hope things improve soon so we can see lots of good people out there enjoying the waters again
Thanks for continuing to produce video during lockdown. Hope to see you soon on the water again.
Thank you, Hopefully we can get out again soon, with all this lockdown mahem
Great stuff love to see the kayak vids are back👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks !!! Im hoping to smash out plenty more kayak vids soon, just been holding back the fishing the last month with these restrictions. As soon as there over it will be all systems go. Thanks for watching !!
Awesome stuff 👍🏼 I can’t wait to get back to fishing
Thanks Jared, yeah it sure is challenging at the moment.
Good stuff mate ENJOY!!!
Thanks 👍 George
Thank you for the video Alan.
Thanks for watching!!!
great to see you out and agree with all you said . can you do a vlog on everything Snapper before the season starts . cheers mate.
Thanks Robert. Yeah the plan before this lockdown was to put together a very comprehensive vid on how to catch snapper before the season started, Lets hope we can get out soon so I can start putting that together.
great work mate keep it up enjoy watching your videos mate
Thanks !!! Will do. Its been a massive challenge navigating through the restrictions so hopefully will work out the next vid soon.
Went to miller's rd ramp last week got nothing, maybe next time. Love the local vids.
Thanks Noah, yeah the fishing is very tough at the moment. Water temperature under 12 degrees generally makes August the toughest month for fishing around Melb. It should slowly start to improve as the weather and water temp raises. More local content on the way too !!
@@fishingmad got my first ever fish today on the kayak. 34cm flathead, bring on spring weather!
Itching to get back out there! I’m so bored I’m even considering setting my rods up at Pound bend here in Warrandyte. Keep the vids coming!
Thanks Lauren. I know what you mean I have had to cancel about 6 filming sessions in various locations around Melb/Vic because of these lockdown and restrictions. No end in sight at the moment which is very frustrating. Yeah pound Bend might be worth a shot with these restrictions, pretty sure there are some massive carp and reddies in there.
@@fishingmad I’ll give a go. Got a new savage rod I wanna try and even if I don’t get any bites, fresh air never hurt anybody
100% you should. What Savage Rod did you get ?
@@fishingmad Savage Maniac combo
Hi mate, you should do a spotlight flounder fishing vid.
Plenty around at the moment close to you
Yeah that actually would be a great idea. I've never targeted them this way but would be very interesting.
Good on you for being able to get out there Alan. Think I'll have forgotten how to launch and retrieve my boat by the time we're actually allowed to get back into it. Last time for me was in Mid May..
Tight lines.
Thanks Matthew. Yeah I hear ya, my boat hasn't been used in months and months aswell. I too will prob need a reminder how to use it LOL. It sure has been a frustrating time, lets sincerely hope were allowed out in September, I fear the start of snapper season might be in jeopardy the way things are going.
@@fishingmad Amen to that! Going by a few good fish getting caught, start of the Snapper season looks like it'll be a belter!
Yeah I think so too. I was suspised as we caught a few reds at the start of winter which is a great sign.
Great vid Alan. Was actually wondering if we are allowed to get out in the Yak during lockdown so I guess you've answered that question. Keep em coming mate, really enjoy watching with a couple of vinos at night and getting inspired to get out there once this is over. Watched your trout fishing vids and managed to get the kids down to Emerald lake and caught a nice 32cm Rainbow on the third cast with a Tassie Devil lure. Kids loved it! Look forward to the next one mate, keep up the great work!
Thanks Sam, yeah 100% allowed to use the kayak as long as it s within 5ks of home and only for 2 hours and not at a facility like a pier or boat ramp. Glad to hear you caught a 32cm trout with the kids, thats amazing. beautiful part of the state Emerald.
Great vid mate still struggling to get out fishing in sydeny
Thanks !! Yeah its not looking good for wither Sydney or Melb. Syd case numbers are rocketing up in the hundreds daily and melb today had their highest case numbers, so this lockdown is here to stay for some time. Its very frustrating. Lets hope things in NSW start to improve really soon.
Great that you managed to get out mate. 🎣🤙
Thanks Terry, been a while since I've been out. Almost forgot how to catch a fish. Cant wait until these crazy rules are over.
Hi Alan when the restrictions ease I would love to take you out on my boat and U can teach me how to catch whiting smiles
Sounds good im sure we can tee something up. Send me a PM when were back out again without restrictions. ill be going live with some new updates on the website soon to, which will give people more access to stuff soon too
Well done on getting out mate. You can only try. With the ridiculous rules and tough time of the year, you did well getting anything at all.
Thanks Darren, lets hope these rules are finished soon so we can get on with some exciting adventures.
Your a legend awesome loop hole
Nah no loop hole, in Melbourne were allowed 2 hours of exercise per day this includes fishing but not from a facility like a public pier or boat ramp and only within 5 kilometres. There very tough rules, but no rules broken here. I've been updating the fishingmad website with rules every week for almost 16 months now. Thanks for watching.
@@fishingmad I agree you have not broken eny rules and I don't agree with the rules as well but what can you do right. I just keep praying that things get better. Thanks for the vid by the way awesome to see you at it again
Thanks John, i really appreciate it. I too hope things get better soon, so we can all get back to our normal lifestyles
Great work love the video.Is it ok to fish off the rocks with the current lock down in your 2hrs and 5 km from home .
Hi Glen, Thanks yeah you should be fine to fish of the rocks there within your 5Ks and 2 hours. Only the public places like some piers and ramps have been closed.
Love your videos mate thank you for the content,
Just wondering if you have any experience on the kayaks2fish nextgen 10 mk2? Thinking of getting into it
Thank you !! I really appreciate the positive comments. Im on the fence with the Kayak2fish nextgens, I have mates some who love them and some who have sold them as they were a little unstable out in the bay. On my tests i found them to be quite good, great value, but certainly no where near as stable as they advertise. I did a full review of kayaks on the market here which might be helpful fishingmad.com.au/article/fishing-kayak-buyers-guide-2021
Hi mate, just catching up on this vid now. You described the slow plastic retrieve in this vid for cold water fishing, how does the summertime/warmer water retrieve compare? I'll have to check the channel to see if you have covered it in any kind of tutorial type video perhaps, cheers
Hi Sam, in the colder months certain species like pinkie snapper, flathead etc become less frequent and quite timid. I find working the plastic extra slow helps with catches and hookup rates in summer and warmer months you can work the plastic a bit faster and more aggressive as the strikes are usually more frequent and much more aggressive, I hope this helps, lots of how to stuff on the channel and lots of workshops and tips in our members area. Have a great day
I have fished off my hobie mirage eclipse in the past. It’s a pretty cool way to stay healthy 👌🏽
100% agreed
@@fishingmad it has been tuff. I have been pretty much every week and 2 hours goes past very quick especially if the fish are on 👌🏽
I hear ya, 2 hours goes so quickly on the water. Especially when you consider the time to setup and pack up. Its very frustrating that's for sure.
@@fishingmad hopefully only a couple more weeks ready for snapper season
100% I cant wait, had a few trips which have already been cancelled, so lets hope were out soon as the season starts
Thanks for the vid Al. These restrictions are BS mate. I could go fishing without making contact with anyone yet NO! It's BS mate. cheers.
Thanks !! Yeah I agree. As I said in the vid my day job requires me to travel frequently to highly populated areas which would be considered high risk ( this is OK ), yet I cant drive down the road in complete isolation to fish. I don't envy the government but some of the rules are very strange.
Can I fish the end of altona rockwall alongside the boat ramp?
I believe so, as long as your not using the public facilities. I know people are still launching from Altona so i don't believe they have closed it off.
what area of the bay were you mate? cheers
Hi Scott, towards Altona. Cheers
Alan, I’m really disappointed. Been trying to catch anything for the last month, I couldn’t. I live in point cook. Tried Werribee South beach and K road. Nothing. Any suggestions
Hang in there, i know exactly what you mean. What I would say is this is typically the hardest month for fishing around Melbourne. The reason is the water temperature is at its coldest under 12 degrees and many of the fish we target go dormant. I've kinda taken the restrictions as a time to sit back for a little as I know the fishing will be awesome in about 2 months as the water temp starts to rise. Surprisingly I to had a fish at Point Cook not to long ago and also found it very very quiet.
Great content as always Alan. While I agree the rules for fishing are crap, I'm happy we're in Vic and not NSW, where they are starting to treat people in hospital carparks. Stay safe mate, we'll all be back at it for snapper season.
Thanks Andrew, yeah I agree with your comments. Lets hope things start to improve really soon.
I thought it’s only 30min excersize you may want to check
100% its 2 hours within 5 kilometers from home. vfa.vic.gov.au/recreational-fishing/COVID19 cheers
Wait, are we allowed to go kayak fishing ?
@Bilal Daouk at least something, I mean we shouldn't be restricted at all but...
Hi Denis, yeah in Melbourne were allowed 2 hours of exercise per day this includes fishing but not from a facility like a public pier or boat ramp and only within 5 kilometres. Which is what I did. Fished for 90 minutes and only a couple of kilometres from where I'm staying. Hope that helps.
100% correct also the travel limits which is a tough one for many people
I fished off Millers this evening - 2 hours between 3.30-5.30. Picked up a couple of nice flatties and decent pinky! that was a boost to the ole mental health!
Awesome !! Great to hear it. Thats exactly where I was in this vid. I too agree it was actually very refreshing for the old mental health which has taken a beating the last 2 months. Hope to see ya out there soon.
You wouldn't have a problem going out. This is your channel and you need to make videos to earn money.
Apparently journalists are allowed to go wherever so technically i should fit under that category somehow LOL
Ridiculous rules mate. They close playgrounds but people are breathing down each other’s necks at supermarkets. Strange
100% agreed. Im asked to travel in the city frequently and do services/repairs in very busy areas. Yet i cant go 5 minutes down the road and fish in complete isolation. Doesn't make any sense. Yet we allow the AFL, Olympics and other stuff to go ahead. Does make you question everything.
@@fishingmad I was on board at the start..But I’ve lost all respect for our government. They should just be controlling it with contact tracers and isolating positive cases, We gotta live life
agreed !! I know many small business that have lost everything the last 12 months. Its been really sad to watch.
@@fishingmad terrible