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    Question What fish do you target

    Hi everyone

    Just wondering how many of us target only particular species of fish when we go out.
    When I only had a tinny i used to only fish for flatties and got some good results. Best day was five all over 1.5kgs and kept only two.

    Do you go out and target particular species or take what comes.


    Ronnie

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Always best to target a particular specie(s) of fish.

    IMO it focuses your efforts and improves your results.

    Target species are:
    SALT - snapper, makerel, bream, flathead, whiting, jacks, bullies.
    FRESH - bass, goldens, silvers, barra, redclaws, tilapia.

    Most released (except tilapia) and always keep one or two for the table.

    Luc

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Target snapper but always manage to catch other species too
    It's all part of the fishing experience

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    Re: What fish do you target

    I love trolling. Anything that comes along is fine by me.

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Anything stupid enough to take the bait

    Mike

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    Re: What fish do you target

    When i used to be able to catch fish it was jew or pleagics, things have been a bit quiet since so i have been thinking about baked muttonbirds caught on snapper bait

    MMMMMMMMMM plenty omega 3 i'll bet

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Quote Originally Posted by Marlin_Mike View Post
    Anything stupid enough to take the bait

    Mike

    me too, if it has fins, it's fair game...

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    Re: What fish do you target

    catfish, stingrays, shovelnose and shark..................I have to say that, don't I?

    Don't want you thinking that I catch 'em all by accident

    kev

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    Re: What fish do you target

    All of the beach species, as well as bream, reefies (hopefully some squire) and somtimes tailor off the rocks.

    rockfisho

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Quote Originally Posted by kingtin View Post
    catfish, stingrays, shovelnose and shark..................I have to say that, don't I?

    Don't want you thinking that I catch 'em all by accident

    kev

    Kev
    I'd have to agree with you at present. Seems all I can manage myself lately is a shovel nose to.

    Maybe things will change tomorrow as we are heading for M oreton.

    Ronnie

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Fresh:
    Bass, yellowbelly, tilapia, spangled perch

    Salt:
    Whiting, bream, flathead, jack, moses perch or anything that fights hard!

    Good thread mate.

    Tim.

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    Re: What fish do you target

    At the moment

    Snapper, Snapper and Snapper.

    The problem is nobody has told the Snapper. I wish the squire would

    BilgeBoy

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    Re: What fish do you target

    Heya RonnieH

    I target species and also specific sizes of some species by altering the structure, depth, bait types, size of baits I use. I still get some bycatch though with some species liking the same as others to a degree such as tailor/squire/sweetlip in the bay, big snapper/jew in the bay, bream/cod, etc etc plus other blowins.

    You can also use different tactics to avoid some species you don't want. That said you always take an opportunity if it is presented and if a school of tailor want to crash the party when I am targeting squire then so be it.

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    Re: What fish do you target

    im with marlin mike and DR
    go fishing to catch fish

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