Nice one Alan! The comment about rod sensitivity is spot on. They love to just sit on the hook and even for stonkers the initial bite can be really subtle, to the point that you might think it's some little pest fish and then it's on! They love to run into structure, and the mussels on the rocks and pylons just slice through line. Another thing is the toothed plates on the top and bottom of their mouths can make it challenging to set the hook at times, and there's been more than one occasion where I've lost decent fish cause they've spat it out at the last minute.

Great one Alan I have my morning tea here at riverside golf while I’m at work cheers

Hi Alan, I'm a new Fishing Mad member and appreciate all the time that goes into your videos. Great to see you back at the Nong! Funny you mentioned the Perch as I was there last week and caught 13 fish. 3 Bream and the other 10 were Perch.

uploaded 21mins ago and already watched all 18mins! really appreciate these uploads. I think I've mentioned on another video of yours that I'm quite new, so these informative yet fun videos are bang on what I'm after! I've recently got a kayak and been binging your kayak videos. I finished just this morning the video of you looking for Kingfish in my home town of portland! gutted you missed em due to kayak troubles, but what great fun it looked like. thanks again!

Another top quality video. Nice change up from the bay stuff.

Thanks Alan haven't done a lot of river fishing so found this really helpful. Heading to Tassie in March looking forward to some nice quiet sessions.

Good to go back to the roots sometimes, I enjoyed watching this, thanks Alan. Those Arrowz Whiting Tip rods are way underrated, they actually perform better on the flats than some of the big-brand flats rods. We found it is one of the best rods out there to throw the 95mm Double Clutch for bigger flatties, which I beleive tells a lot about its capabilities 💪💪💪

Oh wow just down the road from me ... nice to see !!!! The entrance to that canal next to the golf course has some nice Mulloway when there in season ...Although i probably wouldnt be eating bream out of the river, especially that spot .... lots of bad stuff in the mud there...

Just love the laughter. The joy of fishing.

Another quality video

Cool Vid Alan!!!

Just like back in the days when u would catch hundreds of bream in the rivers of lakes entrance

Hi Alan, Great video and some good sized bream! You mentioned that the fish will come in closer to the rocks, etc. at high tide. Were you casting out towards the middle of the river or staying in closer?

Great video, good to see the system is healthy. Was this filmed recently or before the floods.

Hi Alan. I subscribed to you channel a few months ago and i loved it!! As i remember you had a trouble with you gopro cameras. Let me ask you what action camera did you use on this video. Thanks mate

Hi Alan, thank you for the videos. This is so informative and can you please share where I can get one of this chair?

Great vid! Where did you get your burley sinker/cage? Thanks!

Hi Alan, been watching your videos and they are great, being new into the hobby I'm taking my 3 boys fishing this weekend. I'm just wondering, and it might be a stupid question, but could that Burley cage be used as the bottom weight of a paternoster rig? Also what's your thoughts on Ferguson St pier, low tide and sunset nearly coincide Saturday so am going to get lines in the water about 2hrs before that happens, thanks mate.

Great video mate, I'm interested in the barley sinker you were using, I haven't seen them here in Adelaide.... where do you get them from?

Do maggots stay on the hook?

Hey Alan! Just wondering where you got the maggots. Do you know anywhere in Melbourne that sells them, preferably inner city?

Hi Alan we are heading to Geelong. From South Australia Would like to know if tonight you can teach my son and IA few little things or 2 we have our own fishing routes and set out and beatbox by let me know what I have to do and if the dates add up?

Hey mate I’ve been on your website and just saved about 60-70 fishing spots around Victoria that you had listed on there, thanks heaps. Narrowed it down to the nearest ones, and this Maribyrnong river is actually the closest, this will probably be my first spot to visit and my very first time fishing. Any advice of what specific gear to bring? I do have a full brand new set up from anaconda but I only have mono line for my entire rod, should I go grab some braid? as you said it allows better control and feel with soft plastics. And where abouts on the map is this bridge spot that you fished in the video, is there a few other nice spots to set up at? Cheers

Hey Alan how far did you cast from the bank?

Alan why are you throwing the fish back when they are keeper fish

Alan taking note of the water color what plastics do you recommend for the river ? Also do you have a good hook remover ? Or should i cut the line and leave hook in the fish

can you eat fish out of the maribyrnong river

Awesome video! Is there main spots to go or can you just look out for certain things to cast into. Also have you tried the soft plastics along there? Cheers

Never seen a burley cage like that, what they called mate?

Hi Alan what reel is in the atomic rod mate

What was the tide like?

Were about is that location I would love to take my little boy down there for a fish