Hi All,
Just wondering if anyone up north (Cairns) has come accross Yakkas (Yellowtail scad). If so where did you find them and how did you catch them. Reason I ask is I read and hear all over the place that they are awesome live bait. I wouldn't mind floating a couple of these fellas out on my next reef trip.
Thanks in advance.
coddie
we usually pull up beside a channel marker & drop down a bait jig, have caught heaps this way.
ron.
reels screamin aboard Hyper- Active
Thanks Ron,
I figured that might have been the case. Have you been more successful in catching Macs using them as apposed to pillies?
coddie
have used them a couple of times under a balloon & caught macks, used them alot on fingermark & caught plenty. even trout wont say no to them, they are just awesome live bait!
ron.
reels screamin aboard Hyper- Active
So the stroies are true. I'll have to find some on my next trip out. Thanks again Ron.
Coddie
If you do find them around cairns, let us know. I've been looking for them for a while and had no luck at the leads.
Pazz
They are easy to catch on bait jigs around the leads in Townsville. Awesome live bait.
If the wind gods are kind to us in the weeks over christmas 'll definatly try to get some. Will let you know how I go.
I'm gunna try a bit of berley and bait jigs.
when we use berlery schools of them come right up to the boat!
ron.
reels screamin aboard Hyper- Active
Saturday is looking good. I'll give it a go then.
Hey CoddieOriginally Posted by Coddie
Just wondering if you every found any Yakkas around the cairns Area. I'm keen as to give them a go. Even as a fresh bait.
I was on a charter in a marlin comp back in Aug and they pulled up on a spot around fitzroy and jigged a few up but I have no idea where we were?
Thanks
Pazz
Hey Mate,
Ended up leaving late on my last trip so I just headed out without giving the leads a go. Maybe this weeked. I've just been dropping a small rig and picking up fusies for live bait. Soon as I need one I drop down and pick one up, can't get any fresher than that.
Let me know if you get onto some.
Jigged off Lucinda walk-on Jetty a while back and caught a few. They are great bait and even better sashimi
Used to go fishing off sand-pumping jetty on Goldcast with a small bottle of japanese soy sauce. Catch them and take fillets off straight away.skin the fillets and dip into soy and you have a great breakfast
RON..........The next time you go out and catch too many Yakkas................freeze a few for me
Hey mate, i heard they catch them off Palm Cove jetty on bait jigs. Yellow tails, is word they used.
I caught a heap of mullet and herring in the inlet, they got hammered every drop on my mark. ;]
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