Spanish - (LBG tactics)

[Sti_Brumby]

Isn't there only 1 place in nsw to really get the odd spanyard!? If you need some help in Qld give me a pm i'll give you some locations. Most locations up this way are banned in a week anyway .

[nuthead]

nah... there are about 5 or 6 locations that I know of that produce spaniards on a reasonably consistent basis in NSW (what I would consider consistent you would probably consider hopeless though!)

spun up an 8ish kg jew landbased about an hour ago in a suburban river in Sydneys inner west! got him on a killalure jewie 150 - not a big fish but they're hard to get on the spin in this particular spot... happy about that!

cheers thanks for the offer to point me to a few spots

[nuthead]

heres a pic...

[karana]

Nice fish. Better you than me doing all that spinning though.

[nuthead]

thanks... yeah in the spots that I usually fish bait fishing off the beach is easily the most efficient way to get them (last 2 seasons anyway - not sure about this season, haven't really fished for them) spin in convenient though... don't really need much planning and you can have a quick after work bash and leave!

In other spots like Newcastle harbour, other Sydney spots (and probably a lot of the north coast of NSW) spin definately seems to be more effective than beach fishing though... I suppose it depends on the terrain hey?

[Sti_Brumby]

Are you goshie's mate at all?

[nuthead]

hahaha! why do you ask?

nah.. I know him though (run into him now and then on different north coast and mid-north coast ledges)

are you david ettridges mate?

don't worry about pointing me towards any ledges mate - its ok if you've since changed your mind... seriously

[Edmo]

I normally troll big bibbed lures for spanish but have caught many on floating pillies on gang hooks, whatever your approach go a short wire leader of at least 40pnd and big chromies are fun tocast out of the rocks.
But i think the gun way would have to be as jeremy said a livie under a baloon near a bait school.

[nuthead]

thanks Edmo,

do you find any particular colour to be more successful than others when trolling?

I bought myself a mack bait bibless lure (I think its called a mack bait) in green and yellow for hurling off the stones - casts well and sits in the water well under high speed retrieves without blowing out.

yeah I agree - my first strategy will always be to send a livie out where its practical (until a nail a few at least - then I'll start spinning for them!)

[Edmo]

Up north pink is the gun withe qantas colour a close second, don`t know about the southern waters but gold is a good allrounder every where.

[nuthead]

cheers Edmo,

looks like gold is a good place to start then!