mangrove jack

[mred]

what is the best time, tide,tackle,bait for jacks please help as every thing i seem to try is not working i live on the sunshine coast and mainly fish mooloola.maroochy and noosa rivers Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated

[gotcha4good]

i dont know the best time of year but i was using live yabbies about 5- 10 mins away from carbrook and i brought one to the boat but then line snapped

[mred]

that is closer than i have been so i will try yabbies thank you

[flickflack]

Best times daybreak and sunset, best bait livies,best tides a very debatable subject, area anywhere there is structure in the water

[mred]

thanks for the help

[ancienttinnie]

Try a runout tide on the dark of the moon. High tide just on or after dark and fish for about half the tide. Live bait, flesh or big prawns. Try aroud bridges rock walls and marinas.

[cuzzamundi]

mate on the sunny coast we get best results on an outgoing tide in the very quiet hours of 11PM TO 3AM. yet on the goldie it seems better dawn or dusk!USE LIVIES. but yeah, i guess each spot's different and each person's results are different. good luck mate and keep persevering - they are worth all the effort in the world!

cuzza

[killitfillit]

try unweighted mullet or pike strips unweighted just as the sun is coming up and the the tide is almost full but not slack yet with mustad big gun hooks in 2/0 and 40 pound penn 10x leader drifted along a rock wall or over a shallow rock bar

[rabbitohbill]

I've got a few on dusk & just after.
I do pose one question though, are you wasting your time fishing for them once the sun is up?
If I get to say, 7-30am, should I put the Jack gear away & chase a bream or something? I have never got one more than an hour or so after daybreak.

[devocean]

I disagree with the live bait theory as I have caught way more jacks on dead mullet bait then livies. Need very hot humid weather, tide nothing bigger then 1.5 metres run as bigger tides will allow the jacks to get up into the mangroves to feed on small crabs and stuff and they will not touch the bait.

Dead mullet strips is the best bait you will get

[devocean]

Berley also helps immensly

[cuzzamundi]

gday devo,

i never thought about the bigger tides - really good point! with the livies though, i have a certain spot that never produces on strip baits, cos the place is also riddled with crabs!!! so i guess it all depends on the location. but yeah, ive also found places up north further where strip baits outdo livies hands down. so i guess you just gotta suss out every location. anyway, good tip about the bigger tides, makes heapsa sense!

cuzza

[bigrod]

get yourself a good barra lure(must have three trebbles) and chuck it up and down the break walls at the river mouth. retrieving the lure as close to the wall as you dare. fish the making tide and hold on.

[ShaneJ]

Guys, how do gar fillets go for jack baits?

[Motorman]

sorry i think this is my brothers account, but i caught a 35cm jack in tallebudgera creek on 4lb line (no trace) and a piece of beach worm (frozen) for bait.

he is now the best looking fish in my tank lol.