BUYING PLASTICS
FYO, if you are into Gulps, the BIG store with the Macdonalds "M" upside down sell Gulps for $6.84 a pkt. cheapest Ive found. They dont have as large a range as other stores but much cheaper.
Flatzie
I catch mostly Bream and flatties on these plastics.
4" Berkely minow in lime tiger
5" blood worm with about 2 cm of the tail cut off (not too much), in nuke chook or camo or Bloodworm red
cheers
I think the vote from many is for Banana prawn for bream, I agree they are a front runner.
But the best all rounder for me has been the red packet(fresh) Gulp 3" moldy cheese minnow- when I target bream, they love it. I was targeting bream in the pin with moldy cheese, and got slammed by a 1 mtr jew a few months ago, and when looking for pinkies in the open bay, they can't resist either.
Scalem
for me my personal favourites for flaties are
1)5" gulp nuc chook
2)5" gulp curry chook
3)80mm squidgie silver fox
i always carry these with me when fishing for flatties
...of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy. ~William Sherwood Fox.
Hi BennyKenny
Interesting to see you using 5" Sps on the flatties. I have only ever used 3" and bagged plenty. I guess they have a a big mouth and just love the big bait as well!
So for 2009 I might try some bigger models as well. Thanks
Flatzie
for flathead in 08..
1) 3' swimming mullet in glow
2) 5' Jerk in nuc chook
3) 60mm wriggler
These new squidgies have been the best i've used
my favourites:
3" Minnow grub (P seed and Watermelon)
5" Nuclear chicken / curried chicken....
but like most am loving the HB action... Go the Jackal Chubby!
Bream: 2'' prongs ( Old Penny)
2'' gulp shrimp ( Banana Prawn)
2" Slam Sandworms (Pumkinseed colour)
Flatties: 3'' Gulp Minnows (Pumkinseed)
4'' Gulp Minnows (nuc chook)
Where are all the Atomic and Squidgy boys? I note a few here but are the Gulps the most popular? Good to see good variation here, in size etc among the Gulps used. I guess you get confident with certain types so you tie them on and Presto. Its hard for me to try new ones when I just do so well on my picks.
Anyone doing well on the new Atomic Guzzlers?
Keepem comin!
The best 2 i have seen on flatheads are
1. Berkley Gulp 4 inch minnows in Smelt (Got me a bag limit of 5 fish today)
2. Berkley Powerbait 3 inch minnows in smelt
Yea mate,
4 inch guzzlers go ok as do the 6",though the 5" snapbacks leave em all for dead,and last for ages.