Are they biting at Little Island??
Submitted by Wharfie on Tue, 2013-02-12 13:45
Hi Guys,
Plan to fish at Little Island" off Hilarys this Thursday for herring and gardies.
Have the fish been around lately?
last time I went (about 6 months ago) the gardies were in BIG numbers but weren't biting - any suggestions?
Cheers
Wharfie
ricey
Posts: 736
Date Joined: 24/12/09
just use burley and they will come
then try a few things, few baits and use small hooks.
keep small amounts of burley up often
Wise man says - first take the plank out of your own eye before trying to take the speck out of somebody else's.
Wharfie
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Date Joined: 11/02/13
Thanks Ricey I'll try
Thanks Ricey I'll try anything to catch the little buggers!
Cheers
Wharfie
Jayden20
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Date Joined: 29/08/11
smallest bit off bait
smallest bit off bait possible....just enough to put a smell on the hook really :)
Wharfie
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Date Joined: 11/02/13
thanks Jayden20 - A good omen
thanks Jayden20 - A good omen for tomorrow - my daughter had a little boy just recently - called him Jayden !! - you little beauty!!
I'll give your tip try !
Reefmonkey
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Date Joined: 22/09/08
2 nights ago
did well on herring on Monday avo, bit of burley as the sun set and once they were fired up it was a herring a cast. Beforehand also got a five squid in an hour of drifting north over the weed. while squiding also had a bust up in five meters over the weed near the island, watched a small just legal-ish mackie launching 4 foot out of the water chasing herring... something you dont see every day inside the reef.
Dave J.
br3nno
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Not sure about herring but
Not sure about herring but plenty of garfish.
My setup:
- Tiny-small long shank hook(cant remember exact size)
- 70cm of line from the hook to a pencil float
- Maggots or small pieces of prawn rolled in bread crumbs that is mixed with fish oil
- Anything less than 15lbs of line is fine
BC
Wes F
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Date Joined: 07/01/12
Adventure Bound
Had a show on this week on how to target gardies. Had pretty much the same setup as br3nno stated.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
Wharfie
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Date Joined: 11/02/13
Thanks for the tips guys I'll
Thanks for the tips guys I'll give them all a try!
Wharfie
keg
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Date Joined: 17/07/07
we have been going
to the first reef just out from mindarie marina.
i have been using a tiny running ball sinker right to the hook(size 00 i think.just enough to cast 5-10 metres)
small bit of prawn on a small hook and a little ball of burley thrown in every now and then and we have been
cleaning up on herring with odd gardie and big skippy.haven`t missed yet with 5 trips in the last 2 weeks.