odd live baits

[tunaman]

Whats the oddest livebait you have used, and did any one have a
surprized catch on it.





signed tunaman

[Noelm]

I have caught a good size kingfish on a Maido

[tunaman]

I used a small ocky and caught a 17kg kingfish on it, and also used a
small mud skipper for a 6kg flathead.





signed tunaman

[Noelm]

although not officially a live bait, I caught a small Red Rock Cod and it was taken by a John Dory on the way up, kept the Dory and ditched the Red Rocky.

[tunaman]

Now! thats a odd livebait. well done.




signed tunaman

[camsharkman]

Went on a charter at Lord Howe a few years ago and used goat fish only cause the skipper was too stupid to find decent live bait. Had I not been so bewildered I would have used the skipper for live bait

[tunaman]

You should of, shark would of been on the menu





signed tunaman

[moondancer]

Not an odd livey, but many many years ago on the Murray R., I hooked up to a small Murray cod on a piece of dried apple!

[jackash]

MAybe not too weird but earlier this year my brother hooked up to a small moses perch on the 4lb soft plastic gear at Noosa, winding it in we watched an absolute horse of an estuary cod (guestimated around 10-12lb) charge out behind it and inhale it off the surface.... yeah he hooked up.... for about 0.1 of a second before it found the bottom.
Cheers
Jackash

[tunaman]

These out of the blue hook ups, are the ones you never forget.
Spinning for tailor a few years ago on light gear, only choppers,
and with just 10 feet to go with the first, and bang. Something hammered it, didnt get
to see what it was, but I was spooled in a matter of 30 seconds, I tried
to slow it down, but with 8 pound line, had no chance.



signed tunaman but very

[rossramage]

Grinner make good live baits for mackeral and small happy moments are good live baits for yellow tail kingfish.

[outsiderskip]

caught a 1lb squire
which caught a 60lb jew off moreton

pete

[Grand_Marlin]

I cant remember who it was exactly, but someone on here caught a black marlin on a snapper while it was being wound up (off mooloolaba)

I have caught a number of squid which grab flathead while being wound up.

I tried a shark as live bait, but nothing would touch it

maybe it isnt smart to try and reverse the food chain !!

Cheers

Pete

[Noelm]

hey here is something really odd to do with live baits, my mate and I were fishing for bait (yakkas) and he had a one out in case something good came along, (in 20metres of water) and he caught the one he had out on his line, caught right in the mouth, not jagged or anything, I guess it goes to show that fish do not feel a lot of discomfort when hooked (even if it is in the back) as this one was obviously still feeding/hungry.

[SECRET_AGENT]

I sometimes flout out small redthroat for mackeral when fishing for trout, and hooked and released small black marlin, twice!!!

What a buzz