See, this is why I like you and your videos so much. You keep it basic with the use of basic equipment. Not everyone can afford the top of the range gear, and you just prove that it's not required. And you're so lucky to get such a calm day, I have been out in those conditions for months. Keep doing what you're doing🍻
Thanks heaps for the comment Flippa! We try to be as down to earth and relatable as possible mate, so that’s awesome to hear. We always try to preach that you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg on all the fancy gear that you see on TV to go out and enjoy catching some great fish! Yeah the weather lately has been atrocious most days, especially weekends! We are finding it hard to get out too, fingers crossed it clears up soon for us both! I hope you’re doing well Flippa, hope to see you out on the water one day soon 👍🎣
You're bang on Will, doesn't matter how good your sounder is, need to be able to use it and interpret what different fish types look like. Thanks for putting the video together.
Thanks heaps for the comment Ophet! Yeah that’s it mate, all sounders are slightly different and it takes some time on the water to figure it out and learn what to look for! I hope you’ve been getting out for a fish lately mate, thanks for your support 🙌🎣
That’s a great video Wil. The info on how you use the sounder was really helpful. Including discussions on how you program and interpret your sounder when chasing different species in some future videos would be popular with lots of us who are keen but still on a learning curve. Keep up the good work. Jim
G’day Jim, thanks for watching and commenting mate, I appreciate the support! I’m glad you found the video helpful. I’ll definitely consider those topics for future videos when talking about the sounder, I think that a lot of people would benefit from that as you said. I’m planning to go more in depth in terms of sounder skills, and I’m hoping to figure out a better way to record the sounder screen too in the future! Thanks for the advice mate, I hope you’ve been getting out on the water lately. Tight lines! 😁👍
Thanks John we really do appreciate that! I’m glad you enjoy the videos mate, I try to keep things as simple and down to earth as possible. Can’t wait to make plenty of videos over Summer 😁 tight lines and thanks again 🎣
Thanks heaps for the comment mate and I’m glad you enjoyed the vid!! We try to make the videos as down to earth and relatable as possible, so people watching see that they can go out and do this stuff themselves. I really do appreciate it, tight lines 😁🎣
@ All good Will. You keep making them... and I'll keep watching them! Pick up my boat early next year (had a few in the past... but not for a while.)... so hope to get onto a few here in the West. Cheers 🍻
@ Thanks mate, it means a lot! 🙌 That’s awesome that you will have a new boat soon!! I bet you’re super keen to get for some adventures and fishing trips in her. 😁 Keen to hear how you go when the boat arrives, WA definitely has some great fishing by the looks of it! Good luck and tight lines mate 🎣
Good one mate👍👍👍👍👍👍 I’ve never really seen much on sounders I used to have black and white ones don’t think I ever got the idea of it hahahha thanks for sharing found that interesting
Thanks Cam! Yes we had one of those black and white ones in the past - in fact it’s still alive, my mate now has it on his tinny! They are definitely a very important tool these days. This one that we have is very basic compared to some of the insane technology that some of the new and expensive sounders have. Live imaging is the new craze, some people even consider it cheating! However we like to keep things simple and this sounder is great for everything that we like to do. I’m glad you found the video interesting mate, I always appreciate the support. If you want to watch something interesting, search up ‘live scope fishing’ and watch some of the guys catching fish like barramundi. They can watch on their screen literally see the fish swimming around!!!
Thanks heaps mate! Yeah definitely simple and old school, but it’s amazing how well it shows fish. It still shows detailed arches and stuff when we sound up bigger fish! 👌 We run braid mainline with a fluorocarbon leader mate. We started off with mono but find that since it’s thicker and floats, it doesn’t cut through the water as well and you end up with a heap of line out especially when fishing deeper water. If there is a bit of current or even wind pushing your drift along, the water seems to catch the mono a lot more. A lot of people say that you need it for float lining but we have never had any issues with using braid, and can keep our line more vertical straight down with braid! Cheers mate, tight lines 👍🎣
Hey Will, I’ve just moved to Gold Coast from WA and am finding your videos so helpful, thanks heaps. Just wondered when you’re on the drift and doing a few passes of the same mark if you ever use burley? Typically in WA we anchor up and burley for snapper but I’m guessing there’s no point burleying on the drift? Thanks again for the great videos, my boat arrives early NY and I can’t wait to get out there!
A sounder is as good as the guy who knows how to work it. When I was kid our first one, printed out paper with the fish marks.. we slayed at the time. 🙌🙌
Yeah that’s it mate hahaha! No matter what sounder you have, you have to practice with it and learn how different things show up on it. Yeah I’ve heard people talk about starting out with paper sounders haha! Would be cool to get an old paper one some day and see if we could still catch fish with it 🤔😂🤣
Hahaha I have faith in you mate, you’ll get them 😎 plus, even though you may not get many snapper… it makes up for it when you get a massive one like the big fella you got recently!! 😉👍
Hey mate, thanks for trying to use the code and supporting me, I really appreciate it!! I just went to the website and tried to type the code in, and it seems like it isn’t working at the moment for some reason. I’ll get onto Salty Captain tomorrow and get it fixed ASAP! I’ll reply to your comment here when it’s working again. Thanks for the heads up mate, and thanks again for the support! 🙌👍
G’day mate, I contacted Salty Captain today and they said they have just disabled any discount codes while the Black Box sale is happening. You’ll be able to use my code again after the sale finishes though (on the 25th of November I believe) to get a discount on the rescue pack!! Give it a try in a week or two and it should work hopefully. Thanks again for supporting me mate and I hope you put the products to good use 😁🎣 tight lines
I plan on keeping my sounder when I down size my boat. It's not the best but I like it. Great video mate. Listening to you back off and pick up speed makes me want to be on the water. Great work, the both of you 👍🏻
@@EndlessWeekendFishing Yeah it’s not easy hey! The glare seemed to creep in from all angles 😂 I was wondering if we could capture screenshots or footage straight from the unit, however I doubt it with a sounder as old as ours 😅 I’ll look into it though 🤔 thanks mate
@@scale2tail Yes mate, once you get the hang of using a certain sounder and it works for you, it’s hard to change it hey! I definitely know that we are confident with our sounder and would want to keep if we ever changed boats as well. Thanks for the support as always mate, I hope you get out on the water soon and keen to see you catch some fish up here in QLD in the future!! 😎👍
Hi mate, the brand is called ‘GoSo’ I believe, we got them from BCF back in the day but they don’t make them anymore sadly! We are in the process of buying some new ones too, so we’re looking at different brands at the moment. Might have to produce a few of my own someday soon 🤔😅🎣 sorry I couldn’t be more help. I think Oakley have a good hat similar to these, maybe check those out 👍
As a former commercial fisherman who now runs charters on the east coast from JB to cairns stop parking on the biggest shows of life U can find. Yes U will catch the odd good fish from there. Life attracts life in the ocean but quite often those huge shows arnt the bait U think they are. They are crap like bellows fish. Look for a few bigger marks and they will Al ost never be right on the big pinniclea of reef. They will be on the up current side. The pressure point as we call it
Oh and look for smaller more isolated bits of reef. The bigger systems do hold fish but they are alot more spread around and they get hammered because everyone knows those reefs. Use Navionics at home. It's your best tool for finding fish regularly
Thanks for the insight Shane, I agree that this is all true in some circumstances, however it’s not always so black and white when you’re out on the water. We’ve definitely caught big fish off smaller shows before on isolated lumps (as I showed at the end of this video) however we’ve also had some of our best ever sessions fishing around larger shows of bait that’s being balled up by predators. I do agree though - sometimes the larger shows of fish on the sounder can just be things like surgeonfish or leather jackets, etc. however those usually show up differently and less ‘balled up’ from what I’ve seen. As you said, it can be a waste of time dropping baits around these as you usually don’t even get a bite. I think fishing the front edge/pressure point of structure is awesome, especially for snapper and northern species as you said, however once again we’ve found some of our best fish by sounding around over fairly flat areas and just finding where the bait and fish are. Sometimes you do have to chase them around a bit as they move around though. I definitely think that finding the smaller patches of reef or bommies out away from the main systems is best though as they get less pressured. Where you find fish and how they feed can vary depending on the day and learning to read what’s happening on your sounder is usually the biggest difference between catching them or not! Cheers and tight lines, good luck with the charters 🎣
@@michaelpeslow2839 Thanks mate, I’ll consider that for future videos! I just thought it would be better than having complete silence between my voiceovers haha. Cheers 🎣🎣
Yeah I’ve considered playing with the gain, however there are smaller/less dense shows of fish that we look for at times and I think we’d miss them altogether by turning the gain down. For example the smaller school of snapper at the start of the video. Each sounder is different and we are happy/confident with our settings as they are currently. If we weren’t seeing/catching fish I’d be more worried haha. I still might look into it and have a play around but I’m not too fussed. Tight lines 🎣
See, this is why I like you and your videos so much. You keep it basic with the use of basic equipment. Not everyone can afford the top of the range gear, and you just prove that it's not required. And you're so lucky to get such a calm day, I have been out in those conditions for months. Keep doing what you're doing🍻
Thanks heaps for the comment Flippa! We try to be as down to earth and relatable as possible mate, so that’s awesome to hear. We always try to preach that you don’t need to spend an arm and a leg on all the fancy gear that you see on TV to go out and enjoy catching some great fish!
Yeah the weather lately has been atrocious most days, especially weekends! We are finding it hard to get out too, fingers crossed it clears up soon for us both! I hope you’re doing well Flippa, hope to see you out on the water one day soon 👍🎣
You're bang on Will, doesn't matter how good your sounder is, need to be able to use it and interpret what different fish types look like. Thanks for putting the video together.
Thanks heaps for the comment Ophet! Yeah that’s it mate, all sounders are slightly different and it takes some time on the water to figure it out and learn what to look for! I hope you’ve been getting out for a fish lately mate, thanks for your support 🙌🎣
That’s a great video Wil. The info on how you use the sounder was really helpful. Including discussions on how you program and interpret your sounder when chasing different species in some future videos would be popular with lots of us who are keen but still on a learning curve. Keep up the good work. Jim
G’day Jim, thanks for watching and commenting mate, I appreciate the support! I’m glad you found the video helpful.
I’ll definitely consider those topics for future videos when talking about the sounder, I think that a lot of people would benefit from that as you said. I’m planning to go more in depth in terms of sounder skills, and I’m hoping to figure out a better way to record the sounder screen too in the future!
Thanks for the advice mate, I hope you’ve been getting out on the water lately. Tight lines! 😁👍
Always enjoy your content, Will 👌. Love how u guys keep it simple.
Thanks John we really do appreciate that! I’m glad you enjoy the videos mate, I try to keep things as simple and down to earth as possible. Can’t wait to make plenty of videos over Summer 😁 tight lines and thanks again 🎣
Great vid mate. One of the few people not trying flog high end stuff. 👍🎣
Thanks heaps for the comment mate and I’m glad you enjoyed the vid!! We try to make the videos as down to earth and relatable as possible, so people watching see that they can go out and do this stuff themselves. I really do appreciate it, tight lines 😁🎣
@ All good Will. You keep making them... and I'll keep watching them! Pick up my boat early next year (had a few in the past... but not for a while.)... so hope to get onto a few here in the West. Cheers 🍻
@ Thanks mate, it means a lot! 🙌 That’s awesome that you will have a new boat soon!! I bet you’re super keen to get for some adventures and fishing trips in her. 😁 Keen to hear how you go when the boat arrives, WA definitely has some great fishing by the looks of it! Good luck and tight lines mate 🎣
Excellent video Will 👌
Thanks heaps mate! I’m glad you enjoyed 😁👍
Good one mate👍👍👍👍👍👍 I’ve never really seen much on sounders I used to have black and white ones don’t think I ever got the idea of it hahahha thanks for sharing found that interesting
Thanks Cam! Yes we had one of those black and white ones in the past - in fact it’s still alive, my mate now has it on his tinny!
They are definitely a very important tool these days. This one that we have is very basic compared to some of the insane technology that some of the new and expensive sounders have. Live imaging is the new craze, some people even consider it cheating!
However we like to keep things simple and this sounder is great for everything that we like to do. I’m glad you found the video interesting mate, I always appreciate the support.
If you want to watch something interesting, search up ‘live scope fishing’ and watch some of the guys catching fish like barramundi. They can watch on their screen literally see the fish swimming around!!!
Nice video mate , that is a basic sounder are you on the mono on your overhead reels
Thanks heaps mate! Yeah definitely simple and old school, but it’s amazing how well it shows fish. It still shows detailed arches and stuff when we sound up bigger fish! 👌
We run braid mainline with a fluorocarbon leader mate. We started off with mono but find that since it’s thicker and floats, it doesn’t cut through the water as well and you end up with a heap of line out especially when fishing deeper water. If there is a bit of current or even wind pushing your drift along, the water seems to catch the mono a lot more.
A lot of people say that you need it for float lining but we have never had any issues with using braid, and can keep our line more vertical straight down with braid! Cheers mate, tight lines 👍🎣
@ Cheers mate love your work tight lines Dave 👊👊
@ Straight back at you Dave, it’s always good to see the fishing adventures you’re getting up to! Cheers mate 🎣👍
Great vid, enjoyed it...
Thank you mate, I’m glad you enjoyed! Thanks for the support 🙌🎣
Really good video!
Thanks heaps mate!! I’m glad you enjoyed, cheers and tight lines! 🎣👍
Hey Will, I’ve just moved to Gold Coast from WA and am finding your videos so helpful, thanks heaps. Just wondered when you’re on the drift and doing a few passes of the same mark if you ever use burley? Typically in WA we anchor up and burley for snapper but I’m guessing there’s no point burleying on the drift? Thanks again for the great videos, my boat arrives early NY and I can’t wait to get out there!
A sounder is as good as the guy who knows how to work it. When I was kid our first one, printed out paper with the fish marks.. we slayed at the time. 🙌🙌
Yeah that’s it mate hahaha! No matter what sounder you have, you have to practice with it and learn how different things show up on it. Yeah I’ve heard people talk about starting out with paper sounders haha! Would be cool to get an old paper one some day and see if we could still catch fish with it 🤔😂🤣
Great video mate nice catch
Thank you mate! I’m glad you enjoyed 😁👍
Heaps of tips mate... but doesnt matter to me, I can catch snapper for the life of me! 😅🙌🙌
Hahaha I have faith in you mate, you’ll get them 😎 plus, even though you may not get many snapper… it makes up for it when you get a massive one like the big fella you got recently!! 😉👍
I can’t get the Salty Captain code to work mate. Want to support you 👍🏻
It should work on the rescue pack as it’s not on sale
Hey mate, thanks for trying to use the code and supporting me, I really appreciate it!! I just went to the website and tried to type the code in, and it seems like it isn’t working at the moment for some reason. I’ll get onto Salty Captain tomorrow and get it fixed ASAP!
I’ll reply to your comment here when it’s working again. Thanks for the heads up mate, and thanks again for the support! 🙌👍
G’day mate, I contacted Salty Captain today and they said they have just disabled any discount codes while the Black Box sale is happening.
You’ll be able to use my code again after the sale finishes though (on the 25th of November I believe) to get a discount on the rescue pack!! Give it a try in a week or two and it should work hopefully.
Thanks again for supporting me mate and I hope you put the products to good use 😁🎣 tight lines
Get your act together Will get the glare of the sounder screen 😊
Hahaha don’t worry mate, I’ve been coming up with some ideas for better sounder filming in the future! 😂👍 tight lines
@@willkitching Its actually pretty hard to film without the glare. I see some dudes screen capture from the unit.. any other ideas guys?
I plan on keeping my sounder when I down size my boat. It's not the best but I like it. Great video mate. Listening to you back off and pick up speed makes me want to be on the water. Great work, the both of you 👍🏻
@@EndlessWeekendFishing Yeah it’s not easy hey! The glare seemed to creep in from all angles 😂 I was wondering if we could capture screenshots or footage straight from the unit, however I doubt it with a sounder as old as ours 😅 I’ll look into it though 🤔 thanks mate
@@scale2tail Yes mate, once you get the hang of using a certain sounder and it works for you, it’s hard to change it hey! I definitely know that we are confident with our sounder and would want to keep if we ever changed boats as well. Thanks for the support as always mate, I hope you get out on the water soon and keen to see you catch some fish up here in QLD in the future!! 😎👍
Where do you get your hats from
Hi mate, the brand is called ‘GoSo’ I believe, we got them from BCF back in the day but they don’t make them anymore sadly! We are in the process of buying some new ones too, so we’re looking at different brands at the moment. Might have to produce a few of my own someday soon 🤔😅🎣 sorry I couldn’t be more help. I think Oakley have a good hat similar to these, maybe check those out 👍
Just remember the boat going up and down makes the bottom look like it’s going up and down or jagged
Yes mate that’s a great point, I forgot to mention that!! Cheers 👍🎣
As a former commercial fisherman who now runs charters on the east coast from JB to cairns stop parking on the biggest shows of life U can find. Yes U will catch the odd good fish from there. Life attracts life in the ocean but quite often those huge shows arnt the bait U think they are. They are crap like bellows fish. Look for a few bigger marks and they will Al ost never be right on the big pinniclea of reef. They will be on the up current side. The pressure point as we call it
Works for snapper and kings and Jew down south to trout, reds and nannies up north
Oh and look for smaller more isolated bits of reef. The bigger systems do hold fish but they are alot more spread around and they get hammered because everyone knows those reefs. Use Navionics at home. It's your best tool for finding fish regularly
Thanks for the insight Shane, I agree that this is all true in some circumstances, however it’s not always so black and white when you’re out on the water. We’ve definitely caught big fish off smaller shows before on isolated lumps (as I showed at the end of this video) however we’ve also had some of our best ever sessions fishing around larger shows of bait that’s being balled up by predators.
I do agree though - sometimes the larger shows of fish on the sounder can just be things like surgeonfish or leather jackets, etc. however those usually show up differently and less ‘balled up’ from what I’ve seen. As you said, it can be a waste of time dropping baits around these as you usually don’t even get a bite.
I think fishing the front edge/pressure point of structure is awesome, especially for snapper and northern species as you said, however once again we’ve found some of our best fish by sounding around over fairly flat areas and just finding where the bait and fish are. Sometimes you do have to chase them around a bit as they move around though. I definitely think that finding the smaller patches of reef or bommies out away from the main systems is best though as they get less pressured.
Where you find fish and how they feed can vary depending on the day and learning to read what’s happening on your sounder is usually the biggest difference between catching them or not!
Cheers and tight lines, good luck with the charters 🎣
some feed back mate, dich the background music. you don't needed it.
@@michaelpeslow2839 Thanks mate, I’ll consider that for future videos! I just thought it would be better than having complete silence between my voiceovers haha. Cheers 🎣🎣
Turn ya gain down a bit buddy. Way too much cluter. Your literally marking plankton
Yeah I’ve considered playing with the gain, however there are smaller/less dense shows of fish that we look for at times and I think we’d miss them altogether by turning the gain down. For example the smaller school of snapper at the start of the video. Each sounder is different and we are happy/confident with our settings as they are currently. If we weren’t seeing/catching fish I’d be more worried haha.
I still might look into it and have a play around but I’m not too fussed. Tight lines 🎣