Slimy Mackeral
Submitted by meglodon on Sat, 2013-09-28 22:55
I'm planning on taking the grand daughter (5 years old) on her first fishing trip this coming Wednesday. My thoughts are that I want this to be a most enjoyable time and catch some fish so she will have an interesting time.
So I'm going to try for slimy mackerel as they are quite good fun to catch.
What I'm asking can anyone tell me if there are slimy mackerel at Palm Beach jetty, Kwinana jetty the Ammo jetty or e shed.
Any info would be much appreciated.
snapper_seeker
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they have been hot and miss
they have been hot and miss at the ammo jetty over the last few weeks but the last 3 days I've been and we have caught plenty. good luck
Dale
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Bait
Remember to keep some for bait, they are my favorite pinkie bait, cut into chunks and a single hook embedded and just left it drift down unweighted.
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Mel
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i caught 3 yesterday at south
i caught 3 yesterday at south mole... so i guess more of a miss at that place
meglodon
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Thanks to all
Many thanks to all who have helped me track down a place to take the granddaughter fishing for slimy mackeral
Fish guts
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funny you ask. i went down to
funny you ask. i went down to Palm Beach Jetty today for a look. in the past i have got my 7 lts without fail. today ...... nothing!!! remember to take plenty of berley.
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phelpsy
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There are plenty of them at
There are plenty of them at the ammo jetty today I was down there about 11am and got all I needed for bait in about an hour. Goodluck
Frank F
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Hey buddy were they scaly
Hey buddy were they scaly mackerel or slimy mackerel. I have only caught the odd one but bucket loads of the scaly's.
phelpsy
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Yep my bad after looking into
Yep my bad after looking into it they would have been scaly mackerel
meglodon
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thanks again guys
Many thanks again to all those good F/W members who have helped with advice
Matthew1331
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cuaght heaps today at
cuaght heaps today at woodies jetty.
SKREW-LOOSE
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ammo jetty man ai, thats what
ammo jetty man ai, thats what i got my Tuna on :)
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flangies
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Most people can't tell the
Most people can't tell the difference between scalies and slimies.. so don't be too disappointed if you go down to woodies and there are no slimies.
Super peg
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Did see one or two slimys
Did see one or two slimys caught amongst the hundreds of scalies today at woodies, I would love a consistent spot for slimey mack ey
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SKREW-LOOSE
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for slimey macks, use a
for slimey macks, use a single hook with a piece of bait on it, i went down for scallies last night and my mates were catching heaps of blue/slimey macks
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joe amato
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spot on screwloose
best bait for slimey mackerel is cuting up the first slimey you catch,havent tried to catch them in years but the metro area isnt consistent i used to catch bucket loads in the freo harbour,also north mole and also in cockburn sound near the shipping channel,basic rig was a size 8 limerick hook tied to a 10 lb hand line,just sprinkling burley every now and then and if if you want to catch them at northmole or the like basic hering rig using a berley cage with a piece of slimey mackeral or mulie to catch the first slimey,then cut up the4 slimey mackeral and you will catch a few on the same piece of slimey mackeral,basicacally catch a slimey first to get all the slimey mackerals you want,im hoping to get around to catching some slimeys for bait soon
buschy
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Ammo Jetty
Just wanted to add to this - I've been hitting the Ammo Jetty up a lot, just chasing bait. The slimey macks are definitely there, in among the scalies which are plentiful. Most people are using sabikis and catching scalies with a few yellowtail too. They will swarm on your burley.
I've been getting into the blues by flicking out an unweighted small bait and just letting it drift back in towards the jetty. A little burley here and there, but not too much required. Will probably end up with just as many scalies and yellowtail, but the blues don't seem too interested in the sabiki jigs.
GL.