Planning nerang river trip

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

They area around the casino holds heaps of bream and a few jacks and trevally. Work the rock walls in the area with some lures like sx40's, SP's and don't discount surface lures too. I have been getting a fair amount of bream off the surface in that area recently.

When u say surface lures.....are u tlking poppers or???? what type and i might purchase one, give it a go, im sure that would be good fun.!

[loophole]

have u got a beacon to beacon if so pm me and ill give u a few spots to try close to where you are planning on fishing cheers reece.

[youngy]

Dylan my whiting rig is 6lb trace of 1mtre plus, 3 or 4 ball sinker and a no 4 SHORT shank hook. cheers wayne.

[Crumbo]

My current favourite surface lure is a Lucky Craft NW pencil in ghost minnow, This a "walk the dog" style surface lure. Another fave is the Lucky Craft bevy popper, A very versatile lure IMO. BTW trevs love surface lures too

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

My current favourite surface lure is a Lucky Craft NW pencil in ghost minnow, This a "walk the dog" style surface lure. Another fave is the Lucky Craft bevy popper, A very versatile lure IMO. BTW trevs love surface lures too

Yeh im definetly gonna get a popper, sounds like sooooo much fun!

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

What technique do u use with these small bream poppers??? please help!

[Keechie]

hi for small surface lures (towadi's and poppers) i use a few little pull downs of the rod tip and i do that about 3 times then pause for 1-3 seconds, if i see a strike i tend to stop the retrieve for 3 seconds then if nothing i continue slowly much slower then originally. (TIP: when using surface lure don't strike let them suck the lure in then wind on the fish so you don't tend to rip it out of their mouth.

regards,
keechie

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

hi for small surface lures (towadi's and poppers) i use a few little pull downs of the rod tip and i do that about 3 times then pause for 1-3 seconds, if i see a strike i tend to stop the retrieve for 3 seconds then if nothing i continue slowly much slower then originally. (TIP: when using surface lure don't strike let them suck the lure in then wind on the fish so you don't tend to rip it out of their mouth.

regards,
keechie

Hey, what is the difference between a towadi and a popper????

[Tetsuo]

Dylan,

poppers are a type of surface lure that has a cup face on it. When you work the lure toward you it displaces the water making a popping or blooping noise. The bigger the cup face the bigger the pop. Other common surface lures like the towadi's and luckycraft pencil have no cup and make no pop. They zig zag from side to side, this is called walking the dog.

surface lures of all descriptions are great fun, just make sure your leader is mono NOT flouro because mono floats.

[Keechie]

as tetsuo said poppers are for pushing water and splashing where as towadi's and other walk the dog lures move water side to side creating smaller ripples. try using them more early morning/ late afternoon as it is a bit quieter and a bit less wind.

regards,
keechie

[84mick]

How far from the spit will you be fishing GCC?
I might be heading down that way on saturday, if I do I'll put a post up in the report section.

Cheers, Mick.

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

How far from the spit will you be fishing GCC?
I might be heading down that way on saturday, if I do I'll put a post up in the report section.

Cheers, Mick.

Um .....The mouth of the nerang river is about 1-2km south of the spit but seperated by a 6Knot area near marina mirage. I wont be fishing very close to the mouth as i will be mainly fishing around isle of capri, sorrento, benowa, chevron region, so really i wont be anywhere near the spit to answer your question. But yeh put the post up anywayz i'd love to hear how the Seaway and Broadwater are fishing! Also listen out for my report which ill probably add in on Monday as me and my mate (coomera-champ101) are goin on this nerang river trip....which has now been well planned!!

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

Hey, i just saw on the news that the weather in Southeast australia is very windy (eg. melbourne....maybe sydney) and the reporter said it will bring wind up the coast to southeast qld by friday/weekend, im still planning to go out in the nerang river still........is bream/flathead lure fishing harder when it is windy....i will be in relatively protected waters so maybe it will be a bit protected but still, do u think it is worth it??? do fish get put off by strong winds (sounds stupid but just checkin lol)

Please help!

[Keechie]

it is harder because its harder to feel the bite plus its harder t oget the lure in the right spot also it is twice as hard surface fishng in nwindy conditions.

regards,
keechie

[Gold_Coast_Chaser]

it is harder because its harder to feel the bite plus its harder t oget the lure in the right spot also it is twice as hard surface fishng in nwindy conditions.

regards,
keechie

Not the answer i was looking for, lol, i was hoping,,,"it shouldnt make much difference" lol...i will try to find sheltered spots if it is bad and may end up casting HB and SP's under pontoons/jetties in canals all day if we have to!! I just want to get out there and catch some fish.......SCHOOL is a waste of time..id rather be fishing!! lol.....me and my mate have been looking forward to this trip, it better be good lol!!