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Hey forum. Fished today on small jetty or mornington pier, targetting garfish. Rig used was a float rig going for gars. Didn’t stay long but landed a couple of nice sized marlin.

Cheers,
Ls

what are marlin? did you catch anything other than garfish

Nice work mate.
Were there many others fishing for gars?

Garfish are nicked named to mini marlin

Lightningx wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:14 pm

Nice work mate.
Were there many others fishing for gars?

Yeah a couple of guys using floats so i assume they are also chasing gars. These guys fight like crazy on light tackle and they sometimes fly mid air.

Longshankhooks wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:15 pm

Lightningx wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:14 pm

Nice work mate.
Were there many others fishing for gars?

Yeah a couple of guys using floats so i assume they are also chasing gars. These guys fight like crazy on light tackle and they sometimes fly mid air.

Yea I have always enjoyed my gar fishing as well

Longshankhooks wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:15 pm

Lightningx wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:14 pm

Nice work mate.
Were there many others fishing for gars?

Yeah a couple of guys using floats so i assume they are also chasing gars. These guys fight like crazy on light tackle and they sometimes fly mid air.

I remember I was going to buy a 1-2kg $100 rod and 1000 reel to fish for garfish. They are fun to catch on light gear.

smile0784 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:12 pm

Garfish are nicked named to mini marlin

thanks

Seb85 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:39 pm

Longshankhooks wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:15 pm

Lightningx wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:14 pm

Nice work mate.
Were there many others fishing for gars?

Yeah a couple of guys using floats so i assume they are also chasing gars. These guys fight like crazy on light tackle and they sometimes fly mid air.

I remember I was going to buy a 1-2kg $100 rod and 1000 reel to fish for garfish. They are fun to catch on light gear.

You should seb! I highly recommend it mate :thumbsup: you caught many in the past?

Lightningx wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:53 pm

Seb85 wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:39 pm

Longshankhooks wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 6:15 pm

Lightningx wrote: ↑

Sun Apr 28, 2019 5:14 pm

Nice work mate.
Were there many others fishing for gars?

Yeah a couple of guys using floats so i assume they are also chasing gars. These guys fight like crazy on light tackle and they sometimes fly mid air.

I remember I was going to buy a 1-2kg $100 rod and 1000 reel to fish for garfish. They are fun to catch on light gear.

You should seb! I highly recommend it mate :thumbsup: you caught many in the past?

Used to go to Portsea, Rye, Beaumaris a lot to look for squids, then saw some people burleying and baiting with silverfish/whitebait, there were hundreds of big garfish (in Beaumaris), changed the squid jig to small hook and tried to fish the garfish, and had fun!.. I was using 2-4kg rod back then, hence the idea of getting 1-2 kg rod came.
I bought squid rod instead though, lol.
I dont go for squids as often, otherwise would always be prepared to fish for squids and garfish, especially in calm days.