Fishing Victoria Forum

Hey mate I’m also quite new to this style of fishing, but it seems to me from a few experiences that using a 1/8oz jighead with a 2.5inch grub or slim swimz seems to get some action from flatties, pinkies and salmon.

I've caught yakka before jigging small metals from mornington pier going for salmon, so best way is trial and error.
Just up and down a metre or so off the bottom.

smokin_reels wrote: ↑

Thu Jun 30, 2022 6:53 am

e.welch wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 29, 2022 10:45 pm

isnt 16lb a bit heavy for just squidding? on my squid rod, I run 10lb at most because I get more casting distance but that's just me personally.

More about diameter than breaking strength

Exactly this, I use the same braid in a PE 1.0 for egi which is rated at a breaking strain of 23lbs

fisho999 wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 30, 2022 11:41 am

so I will use the float method with a whiting and casting jigs. so the next thing is, how do I catch whiting for bait?

Just silver whiting from any store that sells bait. Other fish you can use if you catch them are Tommy rough, yakka, grass whiting, kgw, gars, mullet.

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