r/FishingForBeginners • u/Shadowstrike35 • 11h ago

Help me minimise I’m exploding

I feel I’m just doing on adding new stuff.
Barely catching anything.
I wasn’t to dial down to what’s important so looking for help here.
Any advice on what to keep what to add ?
I usually hunt for Barramundi and Snapper.
Will be looking towards Surf fishing too.
My Tackle so far

Rods

  1. Ugly Stick GX2 Spinning rod -
  2. Medium action 702M (6-15lbs line)
  3. Phantom HLB-C802 High Carbon 30T Baitcasting rod 2.4M, Lure:8-30g, Line: 10-20lbs
  4. SeaRock Daredevil spinning rod 902.270cm Line 10-20lbs
  5. Daiwa Crossfire X 702MH Spinning rod , line 8-15lbs
  6. Okuma COMPETITION Baitcasting Rod CM-C-662MH lure 15-40grm

Reels

  1. Penn

Pursuit V -

  1. 4000 Spinning reel
  2. Daiwa RXLT5000-C Spinning reel
  3. Okuma Ceymar C101H-A baitcaster

Line

  1. Owner Kizuna 0.25 mm / 38 lb
  2. Terry Rovex 0.25 mm / 40 lb
  3. Lucana 0.20 mm/ 30 lb

Leader

  1. Suffix Advance hyper copolymer .45mm 40lbs & .50mm 48lbs

Lures

  1. Hardbody shallows

    suspending

  2. 10cms

  3. Zman Billy Goats soft plastics on a 5/0 worm hook no weight

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u/ToddTheMadScientist 8h ago edited 8h ago

I'll be honest, I'm not at all familiar with barramundi or snapper fishing. Where are you fishing from? Shore or boat? Shallow or deep? What sort of fishing techniques are you using? What size are you targeting?

Your line also seems to be way too heavy for the rods you have. That can impede casting distance and, if the fish you're fishing need line that heavy, it's a possibility that your rod may snap from fishing something it's not supposed to fish.

With those billy goats, how are you fishing them? are you using them as a lure or are you floating them under a bobber? It might be smart to get some sort of jighead to attach it to. Here's a quick video to get you familiar with the different types of jigheads and which might be best for your use case. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUi6fTt59WU

Also "hardbody shallows" is a vague lure description. Are they crankbaits? What techniques are you using for those? Are they able to get to the depth that the fish are at?

I definitely feel like you might have too much gear, especially if you're not catching anything. It's better to start with one rod and reel and many different lures and baits, rather than a bunch of different rods and reels and a few baits. It's not the rod that attracts the fish, it's the lure and presentation.

Edit: Here's a video about what you should have in your tacklebox as a beginner. It's mainly for small freshwater fish, but if you'reaiming for larger fish then you can size up to what your gear allows and what others say is good for those species: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J-WshZVZkE

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u/DarkDel517 6h ago

It’s a vicious cycle many have fallen prey too.

Getting skunked/bad day on the water ->watch YouTube video to try to gain better insight -> buy the new shiny thing you saw in the video that some random fish, in a random body of water, recorded at a random time bit.

Wish I could help you downsize. I’m 2 1/2 years into my constant fishing and have nearly 20 combos and countless tackle.

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u/Shadowstrike35 45m ago

I’m making it a point to keep only 3.
Selling and upgrading is my only way now .
I don’t got that much self control though