fishing for bait at Denham
Submitted by The Fisherkid on Fri, 2026-01-02 18:06
My dad, my brother and i are going to denham for a 9 night holiday. does anyonr have any tips for catching baitfish, mainly yellowtail scab and slimy mackeral. we normally use western butterfish and trumpter to get some emperor but want to try for pinkies. any help would be appreciated, thanks
piscetor
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Bait at denham
If your going for snapper whiting are the go to bait use the heads as they hold on really good.
Filletmaster
piscetor
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Date Joined: 13/05/16
Bait at denham
If your going for snapper whiting are the go to bait use the heads as they hold on really good.
Filletmaster
The Fisherkid
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yeh
i just got some whiting heads, any rigs that are good?
piscetor
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rigs?
Not sure if you can use a patrnoster up there? or just one hook. i like using hook at the bottom about a half a meter leadr 80 lb with a ball sinker above the conneting swivel. Works ok for me. A sigle hook about a 6/0 and float the bait down in the burly trail is another winner.
Filletmaster
The Fisherkid
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ok, i will try to do that,
ok, i will try to do that, thanks
Bradmac73
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Butterfish
Pinkies love fresh butterfish, it's all I ever use as bait in Denham. Depends where you are fishing with the rigs question. Out deep in the channels (bent pin etc) you'll need a dropper rig with a fair chunk of lead if the Tide is running. In shallower areas where there is less current, small bean running to the hook or no weight at all works well, Pinks will happily follow burley and cubes up the water column to take a bait. Octojigs, bigger plastics and the like are also a good option inthe deeper water.
The Fisherkid
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burley
can anyone give me a burley recipe as i dont want to buy from shops, thanks
Bradmac73
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Burley
My mix is, Chicken pellets, bit of fish oil, and whatever left over bits of bait you have or cube a few of the butterfish and add them. Just don;t overdo it on the burley or you'll be swarmed by NW blowies
The Fisherkid
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ok
so just that and i might add some rolled oats? do i let out like a nandful every 2 minites i should i put it into a burley bucket and just leave it in the water?
Bradmac73
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slow feed
I'd avoid the burley bucket. I just chuck a bit now and then. No real science to it.
The Fisherkid
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ok
ok