Threadfin Salmon

[Scott nthQld]

Threadfin salmon also go by the name King salmon. East coast size limit is 40cm with no bag/possession limit and in the Gulf size is 60cm with a bag of 5.

Gogetter, you don't know what you're on about , Barra better than grunter? I don't think so, grunter have got to be my favourite estuary fish hands down. If I had a choice to choose between a 75cm barra (best eating size IMO) and a 40cm grunter, the barra would be the one going back. Barra are still nice to eat, but I think everyone talks the flavour up way too much, we all know fishermen are liars, but come on.......

[nuggstar]

i use to chase them up in darwin all the time. we'd use 30lb\50lb handlines with a verry sharp 3'0\ 5'0 wasabi or black magic suicide hook with a running sinker and a live mullet or live jelly prawn and we sit on the bends of the shallow mud flats on a falling tide or the first half of the rize. i found the mullet worked most of the time unless you could see them rounding up and boofing the jellys, then the only thing thay would hit is a jelly prawn so we would use them if you see them flicking about. iv only caught one on lure and that was on a halco twisty slug, i was chasing queenies at the time and a big sucker nailed it on the drop.
id just make shore you have a net to land them as thay like to pull the hooks at the boat or your feet, and try to keep the fight as quick as posibul as the gray rain coats love a fresh feed of threddy and so do the crocs

[gogetter]

Threadfin salmon also go by the name King salmon. East coast size limit is 40cm with no bag/possession limit and in the Gulf size is 60cm with a bag of 5.

Gogetter, you don't know what you're on about , Barra better than grunter? I don't think so, grunter have got to be my favourite estuary fish hands down. If I had a choice to choose between a 75cm barra (best eating size IMO) and a 40cm grunter, the barra would be the one going back. Barra are still nice to eat, but I think everyone talks the flavour up way too much, we all know fishermen are liars, but come on.......

lolo...scotty... i'll take ya throw backs i love a good size fillet... ate barra till it come out me ears when i spent 8 months working in the NT..... yuuuuummm...

[Breambuster33]

thanks for the replies

[bradley@ippy]

i apologize for opening an old thread however Would these tatics work in the Bremer river?

Also i need to use up 3 packets worth of dead pilchards(i know live bait works best) from a previous fishing trip. Would the threadfin chew on these? If not where would be a good area near ipswich to use up the bait.

Lastly does rain or wind put them off.

Any information would be appreciated,

cheers Brad.

[wrip109]

Pity nobody answered this. I might toss a line into the Bremer next week to see what happens. I also have some frozen pillies - wonder if they will work or will the catties go mad on them?

I might have to upsize my line a bit. 4lb might be a bit light.

[Richo1]

Pilchards will work on Threadies however live bait is better, and yes the catfish love them!

[frontflip90]

yeah pilchards work, I caught a meter thready 2 days ago using a well presented pilli

[littlejim]

Never caught one, but have eaten a couple at Frying Nemo, Frances Bay Drive in Stuart Park, Darwin NT.
Recommended if you don't do any good, great spot, right on the water.