What's your most successful method for catching Spanish Mackerel?

[odes20]

I have found greater success lately trolling gar with a down rigger. What has worked the best for you?

Cheers

John

[thelump]

The limited success i have had on them was trolling either live or dead baits. Best livies for me have been large slimies and dead baits I like the gar or pike. Also caught them on dead slimies and bonito. Got a killer rig this year but only manged a couple on it.

[Giffo65]

I have done best on live Pike under a ballon,also live Hussar under a ballon.The one in my avatat was on a Trevally.

Macka

Was that the rig I gave you ?

[Out-Station]

My preferences in order are

Trolling
1st = trolled live slimey
2nd = trolled dead bonito
3rd = trolled dead gar or pike (almost as good as 2nd)
4th = trolled live yakka
5th= lure


But every dog has its day. If the macks are around i'm always confident if i have one of the first three out the back. If at anchor i like one of the first 3 as a floater under a balloon in preference to a pilly.

Scott

[TheRealAndy]

My most successful method is Lucky Phill. Caught my PB on his boat, using his rigs.

[deepfried]

anything live !!! slimies, tailor, trevally, pike, yakka in northern NSW. Of all of those a live tailor or trevally usually have a very short life span once rigged and put out but because of there size usually result in lower hook up rates.

[thelump]

I have done best on live Pike under a ballon,also live Hussar under a ballon.The one in my avatat was on a Trevally.

Macka

Was that the rig I gave you ?

Nah giffo some new ones that are like a chinguard but with a vertical lead bib. Gets them down a little bit and imparts a really good swimming action in the gar. Can also speed them up to around 8km/h

[whiteman]

Find a good bait school near the reef and drop a fresh dead bait or two and hang on! Also floating pillies works well. Troll if you don't know exactly where they are.

[Qlder1]

One word,,,,, ribbonfish, either trolled or floated out at anchor are by far the best bait I have used.

[Giffo65]

Hey Macca

Sounds like an interesting rig,can you post a pic of it, or is it secret stuff :).

[Beatsworkin2]

The biggest I have ever caught was was under a balloon with piano wire trace 9 o saltwater flyer hook mustad with about 4 pilies on it second biggest same rig a live sweet lip and for lures halco lazer pro 190 crazy deeps and halco giant tremblers

[BLOOEY]

If mack tuna are around, definately live mack tuna 1-3kg. Dead trolled choppers next for me. Ben

[flatzie]

Livebait are always best in my opinion, especially slow trolled or anchored up over a bommie or wreck with masses of bait showing.
Flatzie, see my avatar Odeey boy! hahah

[webby]

Have attached the wire rig i use, and it can be used on either livies or dead bait.
Mainly used on a D.R.