GULPsOriginally Posted by plaztix
Haven't touched the stinky stuff for a looong time.and don't plan on going back.
Like most i came from a bait fishin background....slowly i have become a lure fishin snob... 90% now i fish with artificials....
I still use live bait occasionally when targeting XOS jew and unweighted crabs for bream in the hbury river...These are the only two bait scenarios where bait will outfish my lure in the areas i fish.
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All bait is good for is stinkin' up your boat and hands. Bring on lures!
I once met this guy while i was fishing at shorncliffe pier and he was using crab nets, i think he had a cast net there and i asked him y he only uses nets, and he said That he catches more fish and crabs by netting and not using rod and reel, and he goes everywhere fishing/netting. But i didnt see him catch a thing while he was there
Cam
Australian Native Fish VidsSpecialize in Terapontida's, Perches, Cods, Gobies & Gudgeons
Almost all of my fishing is with artificials...but occasionally I like to take my little boy down to Redcliffe and set up on the rocks in a pretty little spot, with a bit of chicken or some peeled prawns.
The rod jammed in between the rocks ( an old dodgy rod ) A thermos of coffee and something good to eat...my boy exploring and playing on the sand and me just kicking back with the early morning sun warming my face...not my serious fishing but something I really enjoyThose days are not about catching fish !!!
I also use crays out west to bob for yellowbelly. Once again, very relaxing and almost meditative.
So its a bit of both for me.
Using bait excites me.
Too many people are using soft plastics for my liking, it just reminds me too much of technology and computers and what not... All this high tech wizz-bang gear when at the time when I'm fishing, all I want is to be living in a wooden hut with no electricity so to speak.
I like to carve spears out of wooden branches to hunt for crabs while snorkling and love to fish with baits; I know what you're thinking, 'He must be an old man who sticks to tradition or an aboriginal', but actually I'm in my early 20's and am European.
Started with bait,, recently tangled with plastics for 6 months, all that hard work flicking etc, went back to mono and bait last year and having a ball, like an old friend, sit back drift and relax, and not worry, saying that I do like the prawnstars
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Bait, bait , bait n always bait nowadays..catch the fish i get a feed, lose the Fish, Fish gets a feed and so forth..
Also hate ta think of a Fish with a lure stuck halfeway down its gullet or a gutfull of plastic!!!..
Know i wouldnt like it....
Good point! I didn't think about the fact that they'll have plastic in their guts, also... Like you said, one or two 3 prong lure hooks wouldn't be that nice for them, triple or sixtuple the pain!Bait, bait , bait n always bait nowadays..catch the fish i get a feed, lose the Fish
Also hate ta think of a Fish with a lure stuck halfeway down its gullet or a gutfull of plastic!!!..
Know i wouldnt like it....
Haven't used bait for over a year now.....
You can still slow drift with a 'deadstick' while plastics fishing.
I usually work one rod and have the other just sitting in the rodholder trailing a gulp or an atomic prong along the bottom. Both catch fish!!
I only use lures...Feels like an accomplishment to catch a fish on them,I grew up with bait but now really enjoy just using lures
Good day all,
lures/sp keepin busy
bait ill just sit back for a while
fly nice dun rise that one
Horses for coarses
oppatunistic (back to school David)
Cheers
Reidy
do a bit of both ....... bait seems to work better for me just can't seem to get a handle on them SP's except for flatties.
BigE
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