"any ideas" fishing the broadwater?

[coyote3]

going to the broadwater again.trolling hardbody lures and flicking soft plastics..has anybody got summin different to try.(fishing outside the square..) as such. we put the a big effort but rarely reap the rewards..we do the sandbanks around crab ,wavebreak and troll for miles up straddie. leave from sundale boat ramp and go as far as the pin..flatties are working out to be about $50.00 each..stingrays $30.00 each tailor $65.50 each, trevally, well i dont even wanna go there..between us we have just about every descent lure and soft plastic worth owning.graphite rods and braided line and an environet thats as good as new..even if you pm me..thanks..

[skip2malou]

I use livies on the sand bars/the seaway and get heaps of flathead, trevally and my mates get tailor etc. Got plenty of rays too :-/. I know its not fishing out of the square but meh.
So give that a shot and see what you get :D. I have never had any luck trolling....
My mates jig livies and also like to run a trot line with baited hooks...
Anyway that works but its not fishing out of the square!

[straddie]

Heya coyote3,

If you are fishing Saturdays, Sundays and public hols between 8am and 4pm and are still fairly new to fishing then it's not likely your results will improve quickly, particularly as it sounds like you are running a good sized boat.

If the dollar value of the catch is the only way you calculate your rewards from fishing then it would be better off to just walk down to your local creek cast an unbaited line in then lay back and work on the tan. When you are done buy fish and chips on the way home. Much cheaper.

On a more helpful note, if they are your costs then I think charter trips would be a better idea. Might pick up a few hints on when, where and how that you may be able use when you go out yourself. Again probably work out cheaper than what you are doing now.

If you want to persevere doing your own thing then concetrate on areas close to you and try and get to know those areas well. Ask questions here and read the fishing reports to give you a head start. Invite experienced fishos to come out fishing with you and give them the third degree. Don't buy any new shiney gear till you have used everything else you have at least once.

Live and fresh baits, dawn, dusk and night fishing as light as possible and keeping your line in the water as long as possible.

[Boxhead]

coyote3,

Mate, the old burley trail next to a dropoff or over some structure with some nicely weighted slab baits at different levels is bound to work a treat. Trolling can bore the piss out of anyone at times.

I find down my way that a tide change on dust will really set things off and if it's safe, stay for a while after dark - to many people go home at the best times ;)

Nath....

[Jeremy]

Coyote,

cut your learning curve, learn from someone who knows what they are doing. Book yourself on a charter with Brad Smith and take a pen and paper and chart with you. I can personally recommend him as I did a charter with him a few years back. Another good one apparently is Ross McCubbin the game skipper who also does estuary charters down at Jumpinpin using soft plastics.

There is alot more to it than owning expensive rods and reels and a tackle box full of lures.....

Jeremy

[coyote3]

Hey dont get me wrong guys.i love fishing,no way i am gunna sell my boat and BUY fish and chips. i dont fish to eat. we take home one each and mebe one for the neighbour,all the rest go back, in G/C. we take home more photos than fish. i live 70klms from the nearest salt water which is the biggest part of my expense. until the last two years i used to buy bait(dearer than fish and chips)throw cast nets ,suck yabbi's and come home with a boat and one billion flies in hot persuit.AH! those were the days..lol..these days i read mags and posts on ausfish. and remember i am not the only one that reads your replies, we all want to learn from others experiences. thanks to all for thier positive help...

[coyote3]

those dollar ammount per fish were nuthin but a bit of fun guys> ;D

[keen_as_mustard]

rather than going to the broadwater, try putting in at Jacob's Well and fishing up around the Pin - this is where I do most my fishing and I live down the southern end of the GC. I find better variety and quality of fish up there - I almost always fish with plastics. there is alot of water to explore up there and even though it gets busy, it is better than the broadwater!

[maccaril]

got to agree with jeremy
get a charter with brad and just keep asking questions
he loves to share his knowledge
rob

[coyote3]

just got back after trying something different ..trolled a neon squidgy instead of hardbody lure and got some suprising results..a couple of larger flattys..
Worth a try! just thought i would share the idea with you guys.

[Fishinmishin]

On a good moon (new or full), fish the hole near the seaward end of the north rock wall. Mix it up with poppers, chromes, slab baits but especially livies. Back when I lived Gold Coast we used to pull some quiet large trevs and shark outta there and in the colder months tailor schools visit the area. The run in tides coinsiding with dawn is best but gotta wait till near the top to get your baits down. Otherwise try drifting liveys over the pipeline for sharks or in the hole of Wave breaks north rock wall for trevs, tailor and y-kingfish.
That'll get ya started. If you want any magic bream spots PM me ::) ;D.
Cheers,
Jay