Catching longtails in the sound???
Submitted by Markie on Tue, 2016-03-01 06:32
So in the last few years i have had a fair few attempts at bust ups of longtails. Casting my stickbaits and minnows smack bang in the middle of them and absolutley nothing!!!! not even a follow. Have had live hezzas in amongst them and not a touch. Trolled for them and nothing.
So my question is. How on earth do you tempt these longtails in perth??? Iv seen a few landbased ones landed but very few.
big john
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Feeding
What bait are they feeding on?
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Billcollector
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Chrome slices like halco
Chrome slices like halco twisties work for us up here. Tuna are usually found on bait schools of tiny fish so match what they are eating. and wind flat out they move around real quick
Paul H
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+ 1 on dropping the lure size
+ 1 on dropping the lure size to match the hatch and winding quick, you won't out wind a tuna and speed turns them on.
They have very good eyesight and the speed also helps stop letting them getting a good look at the lure.
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scano
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Bluewater do some nice weighted mini slicers
called ARMA's
they are nice and small yet with really good cast weight for their sizes, I would recommend getting a few of those and running a 30-40lb fluorocarbon leader. That at least gives you the best fighting chance at landing one of these bad boys.
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Markie
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Iv casted smallish
Iv casted smallish stickbaits but the bait they feeding on is bream sized lures Hahaha. Can try a tiny 10 gram twisty with assist? Lite may not be strong enough. Been using lifht fluro so must be lure change needed but too light and I can't get good distance. Long tails in perth super flighty. In exmouth they were quite easy for me. Pain in the ass it's hurting lollll
Billcollector
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20-30 gram twisties =lots of
20-30 gram twisties =lots of flash and splash like the baits they're feeding on. and as dodgy said small pushers run a long way back and troll round the school so the lure cuts through. Frustrating fish at the best of times.
dodgy
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Trolled super small pushers?
Trolled super small pushers?
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Markie
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Cheers fellas. I'm going to
Cheers fellas. I'm going to try these methods (if I bloody see em.again this year) and hopefully have a 20 plus kg longy on the deck :)
Got clean snipped by grey macks at my squiding spot other day aswell. Swam straight under the boat ... small school very decent size
Callum24
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the little duplex divers by
the little duplex divers by Maria I think 28g just upgrade hook
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100series
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longtails
Try the sea iron super sprats in 21 grams with 30 lb fluro, they cast like a bullet and can be wound back as fast as possible without breaking out. Haven't used them for longtails but work a treat on ytk's, shark macks and smaller tuna when they are eating tiny bait fish. Just upgrade the hook
GGs
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+1 on the sea iron super
+1 on the sea iron super sprats. They are small, heavy and cast like a bullet.
The 21g and the 40g are about all i use up north for tuna bust-ups. The longtails love them when they are locked onto tiny baitfish.
Have caught a couple of bonito in the past few weeks on the 21g's.
Markie
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Sounds good lads. Where do I
Sounds good lads. Where do I buy these sprats from ?
GGs
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I buy mine from Compleat
I buy mine from Compleat angler Nedlands.
I'll be heading in Thursday to re-stock and to look for any other micro casting jigs.
sheldoncy23
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Plastics
tried soft plastics yet? I know a large amount of guys over east use 3"-5" jerkshads in either pearl or pink. Don't think the jighead weight is a big deal so I imagine you could match the cast weight of the rod. Might be worth a shot
Paj man
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Sp's
I killed it casting soft plastics into the tuna schools up north when they were cagey. White 5 inch flickbait with as little weight as possible (just a hook if you can reach). I use the same technique for Salmon who are shy.
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100series
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super sprats
Bluewater sell the super sprats too Hoookt, they come with a single hook i like to change it to a owner treble. Good luck!!