Soft Plastics (Advice Desperately Needed)

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Soft Plastics (Advice Desperately Needed)

Post by LachyBell » Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:53 pm

Im fishing pretty much everywhere between Portsea and Patterson Lakes (Including Flinders and Gunamatta) on Saturday and Sunday I am yet to catch something on a plastic and was wondering what I could catch and where is good, I have tried Balcombe Estuary and the Patto but nothing

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Post by smile0784 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 5:58 pm

So your asking for a guaranteed location?

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Re: Soft Plastics (Advice Desperately Needed)

Post by LachyBell » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:16 pm

smile0784 wrote:So your asking for a guaranteed location?
Anywhere with a really good chance I guess

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Re: Soft Plastics (Advice Desperately Needed)

Post by Brett » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:35 pm

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Post by smile0784 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:40 pm

And older older people lol

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Post by STriplett1997 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:42 pm

Learn more about a specific species, and target them
Accordingly.

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Post by skouta » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:27 pm

I read somewhere that Mt Martha was doing well on the plastics... don't know exactly where though
"I only caught one - the rest surrendered"

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Re: Soft Plastics (Advice Desperately Needed)

Post by Lightningx » Wed Mar 07, 2018 7:53 pm

Yet to catch something on a plastic...how long have you been trying for mate?

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Post by dazz999 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:01 pm

start by targeting flattys grab a packet of 4inch paddle tails something in hot pink 1/8th jighead and pick one pier cast let the jighead hit the bottom 2 small hops/lifts of the rod if no hit move 5 meters do the same again you should get something hitting the plastic

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Post by dazz999 » Wed Mar 07, 2018 8:08 pm

[quote="dazz999"]start by targeting flattys grab a packet of 4inch paddle tails something in hot pink 1/8th jighead and pick one pier cast let the jighead hit the bottom 2 small hops/lifts of the rod let the plastic hit the bottom and just repeat that motion till its time to recast no luck move 5 meters and do the same you will catch something

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