Snapper at docklands
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Re: Snapper at docklands
went out to docklands today, got there about 7:00 and fishing for 5 or so hours, ended up catching nothing at all, dad used mackeral as bait and i used paddle tail plastics, curly tail plastics, blades, hardbodys and still couldnt get a hit. saw heaps of huge bream but couldnt get them to bite. ah well maybe another time
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Atleast you have it a shot.barwonboy wrote:went out to docklands today, got there about 7:00 and fishing for 5 or so hours, ended up catching nothing at all, dad used mackeral as bait and i used paddle tail plastics, curly tail plastics, blades, hardbodys and still couldnt get a hit. saw heaps of huge bream but couldnt get them to bite. ah well maybe another time
Does anyone use.fresh stripped.tuna for bream down here?
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Cute fishMarty.A wrote:LINwAd wrote:Don't really know how to attach this image, but this is the average size being pulled out on lures (someone post image if you can, on phone ATM)
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The trick with the bream is to go UNWEIGHTED. Small hook with a small bit of pilchard/mackerel/bread and let it very slowly drift down next to a pylon. Let out some slack line and strike if it does anything funny. Fish sps like this too
The other day i also got smoked by a big trevally when reeling my blade in. He just smacked it and went straight into a pylon. Twice - first one dropped the hooks, second one busted me off.
The other day i also got smoked by a big trevally when reeling my blade in. He just smacked it and went straight into a pylon. Twice - first one dropped the hooks, second one busted me off.
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Still you gave it a go mate :thumbsup:barwonboy wrote:went out to docklands today, got there about 7:00 and fishing for 5 or so hours, ended up catching nothing at all, dad used mackeral as bait and i used paddle tail plastics, curly tail plastics, blades, hardbodys and still couldnt get a hit. saw heaps of huge bream but couldnt get them to bite. ah well maybe another time
I’ve noticed that often when you see those big breams they don’t take anything. I have only had luck with unweighted yabbies in the past.
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Never used that technique before have you had luck with it before?smile0784 wrote:Atleast you have it a shot.barwonboy wrote:went out to docklands today, got there about 7:00 and fishing for 5 or so hours, ended up catching nothing at all, dad used mackeral as bait and i used paddle tail plastics, curly tail plastics, blades, hardbodys and still couldnt get a hit. saw heaps of huge bream but couldnt get them to bite. ah well maybe another time
Does anyone use.fresh stripped.tuna for bream down here?
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x2eddyt wrote:The trick with the bream is to go UNWEIGHTED. Small hook with a small bit of pilchard/mackerel/bread and let it very slowly drift down next to a pylon. Let out some slack line and strike if it does anything funny. Fish sps like this too
The other day i also got smoked by a big trevally when reeling my blade in. He just smacked it and went straight into a pylon. Twice - first one dropped the hooks, second one busted me off.
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Unweighted baits works. Caught 9 trevally with a mate doing this and had one big bream smash my unweighted pillie fillet and take me right round the pylons.barwonboy wrote:went out to docklands today, got there about 7:00 and fishing for 5 or so hours, ended up catching nothing at all, dad used mackeral as bait and i used paddle tail plastics, curly tail plastics, blades, hardbodys and still couldnt get a hit. saw heaps of huge bream but couldnt get them to bite. ah well maybe another time
Need to make stuff look natural bro. They’re finicky. Waste of time for pinkies, better off going between black rock - port Melbourne with this wind..
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Fresh strippie is a killer bait at bermagui.Lightningx wrote:Never used that technique before have you had luck with it before?smile0784 wrote:Atleast you have it a shot.barwonboy wrote:went out to docklands today, got there about 7:00 and fishing for 5 or so hours, ended up catching nothing at all, dad used mackeral as bait and i used paddle tail plastics, curly tail plastics, blades, hardbodys and still couldnt get a hit. saw heaps of huge bream but couldnt get them to bite. ah well maybe another time
Does anyone use.fresh stripped.tuna for bream down here?
Only thing the old timers use wuth great success
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forgot to add that i was going unweighted, i went to docklands very often last year and i still havent cracked the bream, ill have to keep trying because ive tried everything ive heard of, unweighted bait, crab lures, soft plastics, blades. ah well maybe another time :thumbsup: :water: