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Aaron- to be honest ive had more sucess on longtails drifting out dead baits. It seems like everytime i set out a selection of livies its the dead bait that scores. ???
Hey Wes, thought of you the other day (Sunday before last) while fishing about 2km north of the NW12.
We came across quite a few pods of longtails - not big pods but some pretty good size fish leaping.
There was heaps of baitfish up that end and quite a few schoolies working them as well. One of the bait schools over a shallow bank further east was that thick and dense that it looked like a sunken wreck!
might mean a few lill' blacks in the trench as well.
using mono is better for the longeys i free spool em' straight off the leader and hook. it also gets a few other species-lill' blacks are in the bay on rare occassion. you can slow troll the livies as well.
damon.
a couple more tips.
a slimie will out fish a yakka 5-1
and just cause you can't see them dosen'nt mean they are not there.
best time for them on a reef is slack water,and ive found the best time in the bay is when the tide is really racing.also a bit of wind is good.if its glassy ill mainly use a downrigger but a big barrell sinker and a long trace {10ft}is nearly as good.
like wes said the balloons seem to attract them sometimes as well.
cheers scott
Thanks guys
Ive been trolling livies at about the 10 meter depth using a clip on downrigger, the boys up the sunshine coast invented. But with limited success. Ive also tried at anchor with a burley trail around bay structures floating dead and live baits,but still very few hook ups. Theres been alot of chat regarding metal slugs I just thought live baiting them would be more productive especially on days the schools are deep or tentitive.
Aaron
i invented a rubber band off the downrigger! just like using tag line returns on a outrigger, this avoids any chance of getting fouled in the snap or release mechanism.
damon
just your standard no.16 rubber band do you really need a photo? as i dont have one. i dont own a camera!
but just twist the band around the line 8 lines then hitch it tight and attach to a lenght of venetian blind cord via a half hitch, simple as! fish hits band snaps.
Originally Posted by mackmauler
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