Getting back into the game
Hi Everyone
Ever since going fishing at Greenhead during Easter i have been hitting the river a lot with my girlfriend who has really taken to the hobby. Its been about 5 years since i have done any real fishing and im falling for the Swan all over again and have a few questions.
Gear - has it improved much or changed? still got plenty of TT jigs, ZZman, gulp placcys and little 10grams slices. Currently running a Penn Pinpoint Tournament and a Affinity 2000 but i am thinking of getting a Shimano Zodias/Samurai Reaction with a Penn Battle series 2 in a 2500 for the girlfriend and maybe something similair for myself. Whats good on the market for chasing flatties, herring off the metro groynes and bream/tailor in the swan? Is Flurocarbon leader still the Sh1t or has something bested that?
Spots - Because of all the work at Elizabeth Quay, has that changed the river much? is point reso still good for tailor/flathead, is claremont still good for the same?
Bait - I noticed the bluebait and river prawns have come under the hammer pretty hard? whats the story behind that?
So in the few weeks i have been hitting the Swan/metro area again i have got the following. Sizeable and plenty of Black Bream under the Causeway near Trinity College, Black Bream and whiting at Salters/Canning river SP Yacht club, tiny Tailor at Applecross jetty, flounder at mossies (saw some monster tailor chasing bait fish but i was on diving heard bodies :( ), decent herring feed at Floreat and the GF got busted off at Hillarys rock wall (probably a chopper).
some proof
Sea goat
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Date Joined: 26/03/17
nice ...is that flounder
nice ...is that flounder near mosman bay?? looks familiar :) good flathead around there too...
cant really comment on the river as havent done much river fishing for a while...used to get big fltahead fishing freshwater bay with a little scorpion lure...just walking along and casting...
also not a bad spot to try the fly rod....
good luck!
MAGA2020
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Date Joined: 24/04/18
Yep, caught on bait too at
Yep, caught on bait too at about 3pm.
Got a halco in gold and red i might need to dust off and use again :)
Uluabuster
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Date Joined: 12/12/10
What you stated is still
What you stated is still what I use and where I fish.
Yeah Flurocarbon still good to use due to invisibility & abrasion resistance.
With regards to your comment on tailor chasing baitfish but you were using diving hardbodies, I don't think there's a hard & fast rule on catching tailor. In fact, most of my tailors are on hardbodies, albeit floating shallow divers in minnow shape around 60mm-110mm. I only caught them as by catch using SP when fishing for other species.
I'll say continue doing what you are doing now because the results show for itself. However, take note of the change of seasons and that may explain why you are not getting as many/big as you use to get at the same spots.
MAGA2020
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Date Joined: 24/04/18
cheers mate i'll keep at it
cheers mate
i'll keep at it and see if i can grab a flattie before it gets too cold.