having trouble with frangers

[basserman]

with soft plastic the casting is just about morn important than the retrive you really got to pratice at casting as close to the snag/structure and where the fish are
most cases if your casting in the right spot you don't even need to worrie about the retrive as the bream will take it on the drop ( your got to remember the plasic has just as much action when on the drop as the retrive)
but if all else fails try a lighter jig head and shake the rod tip when your retriving the lure and on the retrive you want the reel just turning enoght to move the plastic (don't worrie about the tail getting going)
also try some spike it aniseed for salt garlic for freash
and one of the best retrives if the fish just are not playing the game is to let it sit on the bottom for a 30 odd secs
for flatties they like to sit on the plastic before enguphing it but for them slightly heaver jig head and a stop start retrive with the plastic almost getting DRAGED across the bottom!
hope this help improve your fishing and heres something to inspier you!

[beefaman]

Ahhh, a bloodworm squidgy bug!!! They are good SP's

[-Henno-]

Oops. I just realised I told a lie. That bloodworm squidgy rigged weedless on a worm hook has scored me a few. I was going to mention the importance of putting the plastic right onto the snags as well. It's gotta be several inches from the bridge pylon or pontoon. If it's a foot away it's too far! With the pontoons we even plonk the lure onto it and lightly drag it off so it goes sploosh right into the water in the zone. Also with the casting try and modify your cast so it doesn't splash down to hard. Little under hand casts can help this. I have 3 or 4 different casting methods in my repetoir now. Mind you I am not as good as Shcumaker at any of them yet!

[basserman]

sure are! defintly one of the best sofies in the bluefox range
i only wish you would get more than 6 in a pack for the price!

[vertico]

I have been shown how to fish SP's by one of the best Sp flicker around, Zeeke. He has shown me that one should first look at the equipment he willbe flicking the softplastics around with. I run a shimano stradic 1000 reel spooled with 2kg fireline and run some 2kg backing so the spool is full , enabling long casts. 2kg is enough even to pull some hefty sized fish from their holes as fireline is supposedly ( and i agree) stronger than normal mono. I run a mono leader of around a maximun of 50cm of 8lb mono (clear or light blue is best) run no swivels or snaps of any kind. This will hinder the movement of the SP and make it easier for a fish to spot that its fake. The next thing you have to look at is the rod. I currently run a diawa heartland 2-4kg rod which is 6'6 in length and does the job very nicely. Next is the SP, it really is personal opinion but I run mainly Berkley dropshots in 3" variety , for fish from flathead to snapper. 3inch may seem big for bream but they will be hammered if the correct technique is used. The jighead is very important, my favourite (and good for beginners) are Nitro bream bullets or Bass bullets. Select a weight depending on the current and weather conditions but for 3-4m of water i try to stay as light as possible around 1/32 or 1/16. If the channel is fast flowing adjust your gear accordingly. The art in the technique will come to you if you are patient, i have found that you should always keep the SP close to the bottom for any species of fish. cast to your desired position and let it sink to the bottom. Then take up the slack and with 3 or 4 distinct, short jigs of the rod tip ( which brings the SP off the bottom about 1 metre) . Then you want to take up the slack slowly, The SP will move towards you and slowly drop to the bottom. Which makes the SP look like a dieing / wilted baitfish, irresistable to any fish. A fish would rather take a wounded bait than chasing a healthy bait. The important issue is keeping the SP close to the bottom and keep the SP in the water as long as possible. This will generally score you more fish and bigger fish.

This is a 40cm bream taken from the Mooloolah River Trawlers at night on a watermelon coloured Berkley dropshop in 3 inch length. I was using the above technique and the above equipment.

Even if it takes a while, your first fish on SP will be most memorable.

If you live near Wellington point / green island, head out there with some SP's around 2" or 3" and fish in around 5m of water around the reef. You are guaranteed anything from small squire to yellowfin pike (there are heaps of pike)

[agnes_jack]

Very nice bream Vertico!

Regards, Tony

[Zeeke]

Yep, vertico is spot on with his comments.. but the main thing is, to catch fish on lures, you have to believe that you catch fish on lures.. because then you feel that you know that they will work for you.. and instead of getting bored quickly, you can work the plastic with different flicks and motions and put more into making it look like a injured baitfish

Tim
p.s. Same area.. but during the day.. 45cm Bream

[agnes_jack]

Be the lure!
Zeeke did you decide if you are still going to do the trip?
The weather has cleared, but still oodles of fresh coming down the creeks.
Regards Tony

[basserman]

tim you will need to come down here so i can take you fishing the oyster racks! then we might be able to put a dent in that lure colection of yours

[Zeeke]

still coming up Tony... might do Bundy and Monduran first.. then 1770/Agnes Waters.. so the fresh flushes out a bit

Lol Basser.. very hard to dint my lure collection!!

Tim

[beefaman]

Yup,
Tim would put ansell to shame with his amount of frangers

[basserman]

i was told tim has shares with all the frangers he owns!