Big garfish for ballooning
Submitted by batts83 on Mon, 2013-05-06 14:01
Hey everyone,
Is anybody able to please point me in the direction of some decent sized gardies for ballooning? Can't seem to find any and was hoping somebody had noticed some for sale somewhere...
Thanks in advance for any help!
dant
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usually BCF has them, i know
usually BCF has them, i know the one in Osb Park sells them.
would maybe give them a buzz to see if they have any still in stock.
flangies
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I generally get mine from
I generally get mine from oceanside as they stock one of the other brands (polar bait I think) and they do the bigger ones. Tailor work really well if you cant find gardies.
WSHN4FSHN
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BCF usually stock the pencil
BCF usually stock the pencil gardies but Oceanside and Bluewater both stock broad-backs which are heaps better.
Burley it and they will come.
AlwaysFishin
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If you've got a spare few
If you've got a spare few hours go down to south mole and catch some fresh ones. Can't beat fresh bait and its not a bad way to spend a lazy morning. They're actually pretty good fun on light gear too.
sherbert
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no big gardies about
spoke to early bird and the boats are not geting them
only the small ones are comeing over the side
lots of sandmar are in stock or big snook will work well
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TROOPY
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try getaway outdoors
try getaway outdoors balcatta, they usually have the big storm gardies in, if not bluewater mindarie should thats where we got our box from
1 from the beach is worth 10 from a boat
ruste13
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I told you to keep that a
I told you to keep that a secret Reece, that box had someones initials on it!!!
$20 bucks a kilo I hope they catch me a bloody fish though!!!!
sparrow
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I picked some up today from
I picked some up today from Bluewater scarbs, they had a few packs of the middle sized ones still which we're not much smaller and more in the pack. Also Oceanside had some that looked a good size for what your looking for
Hand over fist!
petervb
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the sandmar are really oily,
the sandmar are really oily, which is good, but they are also quite soft :(
gardies or tailor are the go
batts83
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Thanks for the quick
Thanks for the quick responses fellas, I'll chase down some of those leads.
Cheers!!!
crezz
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tackle world melville have massive gardies
tackle world melville have massive gardies
sparrow
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Hey crezz was that this arvo
Hey crezz was that this arvo because I went in this morning and they had doughnuts.
Hand over fist!
crezz
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nar sorry sparrow i havent
nar sorry sparrow i havent got bait there for a few weeks but normaly thay have the big gardies. the vacuume sealed ones with only 4 or 5 to a pack. sorry mate i should have specified.
Oceanside Tackle
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Gardies
Hey Guys,
Thats correct we do stock the storm size gardies BUT at the moment the boats who supply us are not catching any hence we have none instock. We would assume this would be a universal thing across the board. As soon as the boats catch them we will have them!
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batts83
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All sorted, thanks again
All sorted, thanks again everyone for the help. They are pretty scarce but Getaway Outdoors in Ossy Park still has a few for anyone interested.
stano 84
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Got em two weeks ago atBlue
Got em two weeks ago at
Blue water mindarie, do use ganged hooks or multiple hook rig? Also ive only ever used helium when ballooning, does normal air work the same in big balloons?
Jiggy jig.
petervb
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use gang hooks i've never
use gang hooks
i've never used helium, but if balooning normally i use several small ones- say 3 or 4 to get you out. it seems to 'tumble' over more and catch the wind a bit more hence more effective (i think just using 1 big one might be not really get caught by the wind??????????)
stano 84
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Ok yeah il try 4 small ones
Ok yeah il try 4 small ones with air, are the balloons on a running line off the mainline ? Or are they attached to the leader, trace?
Jiggy jig.
stano 84
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Ok yeah il try 4 small ones
Ok yeah il try 4 small ones with air, are the balloons on a running line off the mainline ? Or are they attached to the leader, trace?
Jiggy jig.
Crawfy
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if you want the baits to
if you want the baits to skip and smash down on the surface use helium. Baloon line should be on a swivel running free on mainline. From that same swivel tie a small piece of 12lb mono and the other end to the swivel that attaches your mainline to your wire trace. This holds the baloon in place but will break and run free once a fish strikes. Saves your baloon and makes cliff gaffing easier.