No luck yet
Hey guys,
I've been soaking baits for quite a while now in the hope that something decent might have a go (hoping for a mulloway). I have tried various locations and techniques and just not hooking up. I have tried snelled circles, snelled j-hooks, leaving my reel in freespool, securing rod in a holder with a tighter drag, letting the fish run with the bait, striking as soon as the bait gets picked up and various whole, live and cut baits. Only had one hookup to date which I think was a shark that stripped around 200m of line in no time before busting me off on boat moorings. Just wanted to know if I'm doing something obviously wrong or do I need to just keep putting in the hours? Any advice is much appreciated and will be taken on board.
Many thanks
Hutch
brg
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what areas you fishing mate?
what areas you fishing mate?
Hutch
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Mainly harbours and beaches
Mainly harbours and beaches NOR and also Freo
sea-kem
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Sounds like you've just been
Sounds like you've just been unlucky. Keep putting it in, if hunting for Mullas I swear by live bait. Hope you have some luck soon.
Love the West!
Hutch
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Thanks, I'll use live bait a
Thanks, I'll use live bait a bit more now as been favouring the dead baits lately
sea-kem
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Guys up my way only use live
Guys up my way only use live Tailor and do very well, saying that one of my son's friends caught a nice Soapy the other week on an unweighted mulie, early morning.
Love the West!
trymyluck
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One trick with the mulloway
One trick with the mulloway is NOT to bury your hook in the bait, leave it well exposed as they don't chew on it, they tend to suck it whole .... head first.
Hutch
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Cheers. Yeah, I always have
Cheers. Yeah, I always have my hooks as exposed as possible.