Live Bait?
Submitted by ish_lovesfishing on Mon, 2010-07-19 16:54
Hey fello Fisherman/woman,
Just wondering what type of fish would attack live baits, such as herring and whitting, during the day from a rock groyne..
and the best way to rig them? (what size hooks, where to hook them etc)
Im not targeting any specific fish.
Cheers
Ish
southcity104
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snapper will take a livie
so will sharks, tailor and even rays if its on the bottom. You've also got a chance with mulloway and bonito. Expect squid too
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ish_lovesfishing
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dint expect
dint expect squid to b on the list lol...even if the conditions are calm? this week seems to be pretty calm..with swells been average...thanks southcity
Ish
chris raff
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Herring for mullaway etc...
Herring for mullaway etc... whitings yum yum for snapper ...a sliding snapper or star sinker on main line just enough weight to hold and get some tension...swivel ...maybe 4 or 5ft heavy leader ....then two snelled 6/0 circle hooks...and don't pin them too deep with the hooks...this is my standard setup...I also have a sliding bait setup as well...pm me with spot when you hook up a snapper lol...good luck
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ish_lovesfishing
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should i
should i pin the hooks..one through the nostril and one just before the tail?
haha yer mate..well it doesnt look too promising but u never now ay..cheers for that
Ish
chris raff
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I find sand whiting don't
I find sand whiting don't last too long so i just present them on the hooks ...with herring i hook them up further up from the tail I find they are more mobile ...thats just my preference...
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ish_lovesfishing
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cheers
thanks chris...now all i need to do..is catch some herring haha...
cheers
Ish
ps il pm you if i catch anyting reasonable
Dale
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Float out a live tailor for
Float out a live tailor for mullas, best live bait going for them.
Cheers
Dale
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ish_lovesfishing
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i want
never caught a tailor as yet..want to taste them first...lol c if they any good..yea ill give it a go when i do catch one haha
Cheers
Ish
dodgy
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One thing I have heard is
One thing I have heard is that Whiting go really well under a float. Apparently really light up and try to power their way back down. I know Barra love them that way but might be hard to find them in the Metro area.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
ish_lovesfishing
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barra?
where are barra normally caught? how would u normaly rig up a whitting? same as a herring? 2 6/0 circled hooks?
Cheers
Ish
Leemo
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hooked a large, suspected
hooked a large, suspected 40kg ray on a live herring the other night at hillaries.
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ish_lovesfishing
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geez
that woulda gone like a train! did u land it?
Cheers
Ish
Leemo
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got him to the rocks and he
got him to the rocks and he surfaced. turned around and took off like a bat out of hell with locked up drag. didnt like the look of the rocks. close enough to landing for me ahhaha
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ish_lovesfishing
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lol
damn man...i think i woulda gone in with him loli woulda been skeemin ontop of the water haha
Ish
Colin Hay
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Tailor love whiting and herring
Those fresh baits certainly give you a better chance of catching a big greenback.
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ish_lovesfishing
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i cant
i cant wait to get out there now haha..cheers colin :)
Ish