7/0 circle with a live whiting 5 meters below a float... 50lb mono 100lp trace, I get plenty around the 1~1.5m mark using that rig. Have your bait any higher in the water column and I seem to get hammers of a similar size, that's just fishing over sandy ground for whiting in 12m. If you want smaller sharks to eat live baits such as whiting, herring or yellowtail are the way to go (that's what I've found anyway, alll mine have been caught in the boat)
For the bigger sharks 2~3.5m same rig but with a full mullet on gangs, if I put that rig out 80% of the time we will hook up. This is just over areas where you catch sand whiting between Mandurah and warnbro sound. No burley ever used and you don't need big baits to get big sharks.
all the larger sharks we've caught have been tigers, got a 2.5m one 3 weeks ago and last year ones upto 3.5m.
Think big Spanish Mackerel, Rankins Cod, Dhu, Spangled Emperor, large YFT, Red Emperor, or if you want them superdeep, Ruby Snapper usually seem to bring them, apparently. Have I missed anything? oh, yes, Timboon reckons big Coral Trout work a treat . Although the best bite I ever had on big bronzies was with a whole, large live sailfish.
i used to put a live mako shark no smaller then 3mtrs on a paternoster rig with a 8 oz sinker and a small float and cast it up around guildford area for big big bronzies
Dale
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Big hooks, big wire, big bait, big wait, big reel, big rod. Don't think I missed anything.
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mykel
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Date Joined: 28/01/17
Thanks a lot everyone i will
Thanks a lot everyone i will let you know how i get on, I have lots of the gear but no live bait?
mjohns
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Date Joined: 11/01/07
big burley
big burley
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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Date Joined: 01/01/70
7/0 circle with a live
7/0 circle with a live whiting 5 meters below a float... 50lb mono 100lp trace, I get plenty around the 1~1.5m mark using that rig. Have your bait any higher in the water column and I seem to get hammers of a similar size, that's just fishing over sandy ground for whiting in 12m. If you want smaller sharks to eat live baits such as whiting, herring or yellowtail are the way to go (that's what I've found anyway, alll mine have been caught in the boat)
For the bigger sharks 2~3.5m same rig but with a full mullet on gangs, if I put that rig out 80% of the time we will hook up. This is just over areas where you catch sand whiting between Mandurah and warnbro sound. No burley ever used and you don't need big baits to get big sharks.
all the larger sharks we've caught have been tigers, got a 2.5m one 3 weeks ago and last year ones upto 3.5m.
hilly9
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Date Joined: 13/10/12
Do you get many gummies
Do you get many gummies using that rig?
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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Date Joined: 01/01/70
No I havnt , but if I was to
No I havnt , but if I was to fish inside the sound I would be in for a better chance for gummies... I think haha
Callum24
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Date Joined: 24/06/12
Land based or boat mate i can
Land based or boat mate i can help with landbased
Qualified carpet layer available for jobs big and small
mykel
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Date Joined: 28/01/17
Bronze Whalers
Hi! Callum,
I was trying to catch them from by boat out of Bunbury?
All i seem to catch is Gurnard and wrasse.
So thought i would actually target something edible
ChrisG
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Date Joined: 30/12/11
Live bait after dark wire
Live bait after dark
wire trace
get rid of buggers for rest of us
meglodon
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Date Joined: 17/06/10
3.5 metres
That's a big bitey to have at the side of your boat when you have been giving it some jip for the better part of an hour.
Anyfishwilldo (not verified)
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Date Joined: 01/01/70
2 hours with a 15 year old
2 hours with a 15 year old pen 330 gti & a $50 rod haha
ranmar850
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Date Joined: 12/08/12
large live baits
Think big Spanish Mackerel, Rankins Cod, Dhu, Spangled Emperor, large YFT, Red Emperor,
or if you want them superdeep, Ruby Snapper usually seem to bring them, apparently. Have I missed anything? oh, yes, Timboon reckons big Coral Trout work a treat . Although the best bite I ever had on big bronzies was with a whole, large live sailfish.
Moist and Salty
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Date Joined: 28/10/14
Agreed, The bigger the red
Agreed, The bigger the red emperor, the better the live bait it makes
Travis p
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Date Joined: 28/07/16
best method for bronzies
i used to put a live mako shark no smaller then 3mtrs on a paternoster rig with a 8 oz sinker and a small float and cast it up around guildford area for big big bronzies
wont catch em sitting at home!