Hi People...
So here it is, the fishing report from the weekend. I dangled the carrot about the mind blowing action we witnesses over the last weekend past and i see no reason why this is likely to stop anytime in the immediate future...
Friday 10th October
I was feeling a little under the weather on friday so i decided the best remedy was a bout of sun. Where better to get vitamin C than on a boat. We hit Brisbane Waters pretty early with the last of the run-in tide. The first half hour produced little but as happens, someone flicked on the switch.
Initially we were hooking undesirables, rock cod, black spot estuary cod, undersize snapper, jackets etc but soon a few tastier fish came over the side of the boat. My mate hit a good 70cm flatty and rightly released the girl to go on her maternal way. Shorty after i had the tel-tale tap tap of a jew. It amazes me every time i catch one on plastix how timid the take is...
Sure enuf an hour later and the tide starting to get into a decent run-out we had 3 jewies in the boat. We also missed 2 other amnd pulled the hooks on a further 2 fish so the tally could have been much higher.
Once the tide became unfishable we retreated to shallow water and hit some table sized flatties before calling it a day. In the end we hooked 12 different species for the day. The best multi-species day we have has so far on plastix. The list included, Jew, Flathead, Snapper, Tailor, Rock Cod, Black Spot Cod, Jackets, Squid, Trumpeter, Flounder, Puffer and bream...Notable captures were 2 70cm flatties and 2 65cm flatties. The jew ranged from 2-5kgs.
Plastix of choice were 6" Atomic Jerk Minnows in either glow white or green watermelon/gold belly. I love these lures and attract tiddlers to monsters. I ran these on 5/8th oz nitro jigheads in depths of 30-100ft of water.
Saturday 11th October
On saturday we visited Brisbane Waters again...and again the jewies were on the bite. We repeated our friday effort and snarred another 3 fish. All fell in 60ft of water. Same lures did the damage again. The atomics are currently my favs but really have been for a long time now.
Other notable captures on sat were an 80cm flatty and a bumper whiting ona 3" stickbait.
The jew ranged from 1-4kgs. Not large but good catches on light gear.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Delivery System for Big Bream
Hi Dudes,
This is the last installment for my big dirty bream in deep water blog. We have looked at how to target em, on what lures to do it and what techniques are favourable.... Now we will look at the delivery system...
By this i mean how do i present my lures for maximum benefit? Simply drifting is the prime method. Working light finesse lures in deep water takes a heap of patience. Waiting for lures to sink the desired depth will effectively waste a heap of fishing time in a given session. Im all about having my lures in the strike zone for as long as possible. Makes sense really. No good having your lure where the fish aint.
Drifting will allow you to cover ground without the need to fan your casts around. Watch out though as too much drift and your lures will raise out of the strikezone. Too slow a drift and you wont cover any ground at all.
Another factor to consider is placing your lure in fishy water. What i mean here is look for healthy markings on the sounder before you deploy your lures. No good just pulling up somewhere and hoping for the best. This may work and at times is a good way to go for a search and destroy mission but i woundnt advise it for consistent success.
For full details and pics keep an eye out for Fishing World Mag early next year. The article will detail this technique in greater detail than i can here.
Tomorrow...the weekends Jewie onslaught...remember 6 jewies in 2 days...dont miss out!
This is the last installment for my big dirty bream in deep water blog. We have looked at how to target em, on what lures to do it and what techniques are favourable.... Now we will look at the delivery system...
By this i mean how do i present my lures for maximum benefit? Simply drifting is the prime method. Working light finesse lures in deep water takes a heap of patience. Waiting for lures to sink the desired depth will effectively waste a heap of fishing time in a given session. Im all about having my lures in the strike zone for as long as possible. Makes sense really. No good having your lure where the fish aint.
Drifting will allow you to cover ground without the need to fan your casts around. Watch out though as too much drift and your lures will raise out of the strikezone. Too slow a drift and you wont cover any ground at all.
Another factor to consider is placing your lure in fishy water. What i mean here is look for healthy markings on the sounder before you deploy your lures. No good just pulling up somewhere and hoping for the best. This may work and at times is a good way to go for a search and destroy mission but i woundnt advise it for consistent success.
For full details and pics keep an eye out for Fishing World Mag early next year. The article will detail this technique in greater detail than i can here.
Tomorrow...the weekends Jewie onslaught...remember 6 jewies in 2 days...dont miss out!
Monday, October 13, 2008
Techniques for Big Bream
Hi All,
Sorry for the two day delay but i have been out doing what i do best...no prizes for guessing what either.
First up i will finish off my techniques for deep water bream. It really has been a true revelation in bream luring so make sure you give it a go. Later in the week i will wrap it up with a quick report on my weekend. This will surely whet the appetite for a mid-week sickie. 6 jewies in two sessions....log in for this one.
Techniques for 'Deep Water Bream'
As i discussed, long streamlined lures are beneficial to deep water applications. The assumption is that the fish are foraging in the deep so lures that mimic food sources that are found right on the bottom will appeal to the bream better. So in comes the lures that can mimic a worm. They are a prey item that lives right on the bottom and when worked correctly are almost irresistable to breambos.
The whole premise here is to mimic a worm as suggested. So work your lures with minimal movement. I mean slow it down guys. You actually cannot work the lure too slow. Once you feel like you've slowed it up....then slow it up some more. The long profile of the lures will actually flutter in the current without any rod manipulation from the angler. So in essence the lures is working for you without doing too much. Its basically one step up from the 'do-nothing' retrieve. So lets call it the 'do-sfa' retrieve. This is a family program so i wont elaborate on 'sfa' if you dont already know the meaning.
So now you get the idea to work the worm imitation slow, you know to look for water over 30ft, the next step is how to get the best out of the technique...Unfortunately you need to log in tomorrow for that....
Sorry for the two day delay but i have been out doing what i do best...no prizes for guessing what either.
First up i will finish off my techniques for deep water bream. It really has been a true revelation in bream luring so make sure you give it a go. Later in the week i will wrap it up with a quick report on my weekend. This will surely whet the appetite for a mid-week sickie. 6 jewies in two sessions....log in for this one.
Techniques for 'Deep Water Bream'
As i discussed, long streamlined lures are beneficial to deep water applications. The assumption is that the fish are foraging in the deep so lures that mimic food sources that are found right on the bottom will appeal to the bream better. So in comes the lures that can mimic a worm. They are a prey item that lives right on the bottom and when worked correctly are almost irresistable to breambos.
The whole premise here is to mimic a worm as suggested. So work your lures with minimal movement. I mean slow it down guys. You actually cannot work the lure too slow. Once you feel like you've slowed it up....then slow it up some more. The long profile of the lures will actually flutter in the current without any rod manipulation from the angler. So in essence the lures is working for you without doing too much. Its basically one step up from the 'do-nothing' retrieve. So lets call it the 'do-sfa' retrieve. This is a family program so i wont elaborate on 'sfa' if you dont already know the meaning.
So now you get the idea to work the worm imitation slow, you know to look for water over 30ft, the next step is how to get the best out of the technique...Unfortunately you need to log in tomorrow for that....
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