first try with soft plastics
Well I got myself some sp's and was going to give it a good crack.Headed out at 7:30 from Two Rocks and first stop back of the three mile .Jody was using the bait and Jesse and I were on the softies.Well not a lot was happening for the first hour or so Jody was cleaning up on wrase and Jesse did get a skippy.So we headed out a little deeper .Jesse was First to hook up to a little dhuie on a white snapback,Jody next with a dhu of around 660mm .Next drop and Jesse was on again, then jody .Yes I was fishing but not getting a touch .We moved around a few shallow spots and thing went quiet.Jody still managed to pick up the odd fish but the plastics wern't doing to well .I changed colour a few times but the fish weren't coming near my line .I stuck it out and was rewarded with a tiny little dhu at the end of the day .End result Jody 5 dhuies heaps of wrase 3 sambos and a bb. Jesse and I soft plastics 4 dhuies 2 sargent baker and a skippy . Fun day but was getting a little boring towards the end.One dhuie Kept all others were released in good condition only one needing the release weight .
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STEVE231
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Well done
It's good that they worked for you first time out. What sort of depth were you fishing Paul?
Paul G
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Between 18- 40m most fish
Between 18- 40m most fish were taken in 30-34m did have one get smashed Im guessing a snapper as The SP was in bits
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damo6230
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good work Paul
fish first time using plastics is good work
plastics do work well but like all types of fishing sometimes they dont work......
thats half the fun, trying to work out what is working on the day
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Will keep trying with them
Will keep trying with them ,just a matter of getting the action right and the colours sorted and should get some good fish.
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wazzbat
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Great effort first up. Is
Great effort first up. Is it a bit more rewarding than using baits?
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Paul G
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Wasn't for me I had a slow
Wasn't for me I had a slow day. Jesse did ok I would like to try an arvo fish upto 8 oclock see how they go in the shallow water .I would like to get a nice dhuie 10kg+ on a plastic Yer I think it would be a rewarding expereance.
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allrounder
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didnt see you out there
today.We had a couple of pingers come out of 2 rocks today.It is fast becoming a sport for me to avoid getting pinged and fish good ground at the same time.
Motored off a spot today as one approached and still had them set up a drift over rubbish.
So tell me have you got your info from years on the water or hours on the internet?
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Yer its hard to stay
Yer its hard to stay invisable .I don't have a lot of trouble with other boats .Anyways when I head up to exmouth they will all be Jodys spots then and she can worry about it.Shit she will need a bigger boat to get out to them.
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Lucky Tim
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keep at it Paul, when it
keep at it Paul, when it finally clicks you'll never look back.
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Good work Paul. Definitely
Good work Paul. Definitely persist with the plastics!
till
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Sure - but try jigging
Sure - but try jigging too!
I know /other/ people catch fish on plastics, but I seem to do a lot better on jigs than I do on plastics.
Georgejungle
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with the plastics do you
with the plastics do you just drop them to the bottom and then just lift the rod up and down or whats the go with them ,Is there a technique you should be doing?.
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DON'T ask me ,yes there is a
DON'T ask me ,yes there is a technique,still got to learn it .we were just dropin to the bottom and giving it a couple of fast jigs the fish Jesse got hit on the way down once you had pulled it of the bottom and it was sinking back down.
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good try Paul but i think it
good try Paul but i think it might be easier to come home smelling of bait.
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Well done Jesse on your first try. So who was the star under the mask?
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Paul I also gave the soft
Paul I also gave the soft plastics a go on Sunday for the first time. I was so excited caught my first dhui and king george. Like you said they hit it on the way down.
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First Crack
At least you got fish Paul. Probably a good thing you didn't land a 20kg fish, you'd think it was all too easy.
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Keep at it Paul, 4 dhuies
Keep at it Paul, 4 dhuies (altho not huge) is a great start! Try some larger plastics too, 6-7 inch ones. I feel like bigger plastics entice bigger fish personally. You'll definately find a lot of fish will hit them on the drop, it's always exciting the first lift after letting it drop back down... hook up!?
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Good onya Paul
Keep perservering with that mate and I am sure you will master it as you do with all your pursuits.
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Wazo
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Shocking!!!!
I can't believe you'd go to the dark side!!!!
Next, you'll be ordering chai decaf peppermint tea and asking what to wear at the Mardi Gra.....or "does my bum look big in this?"
Joking!!!!
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Well Done
Good work mate plastics are the go for Dhu's and yes placcys get hit on the drop more often than not but wait till you get a solid hit on the jig nearly rips the rod out ya hands, great fun.
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Bodie
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well done paul, next trip up
well done paul, next trip up to Tweo rocks i will test out the plastics.
Geez theres some good signs of healthy numbers of young Dhu's around at the moment. Its got to make you wonder if the enforced use of release weights, and new bag limits is helping doesnt it?
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Thanks for the comments guys
Thanks for the comments guys and yes I will keep trying .Wazo I had allready pick the nice pink number for the Mardi gra.We are seeing heaps of small dhu fish diving and catching them .Lets just pray the ones released will servive to breed.
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Bit
Bit to soon, to unbolt the baitboard Paul. I have been giving the plastics a go of late, still indecided.
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I think there will always be
I think there will always be a place for bait but the plastics make a change .
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