Fishing Victoria Forum

4liters wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:10 am

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:01 am

Stick to chasing bream son...

Are you actually anchored when your chasing them? And can you see them in your burley trail?

I've been anchored and I've been drifting. It didn't seem to make any difference last week. I didn't see any in the trail, I could see a lot of pinkies and tommies cruising around through it so it was definitely attracting fish.

I find generally if they are not in your burley trail then they are just not there.
Generally within 20 mins max they will be in your burley trail if they are around the area, so If you don't see them after a while then move to a different spot

denis barden wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 5:15 pm

Wading around the IH Ramp and wading in the St Leo Harbour-Adjacent to the Pier

Does it need to be super calm like when floundering or not?

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:55 pm

4liters wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:10 am

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:01 am

Stick to chasing bream son...

Are you actually anchored when your chasing them? And can you see them in your burley trail?

I've been anchored and I've been drifting. It didn't seem to make any difference last week. I didn't see any in the trail, I could see a lot of pinkies and tommies cruising around through it so it was definitely attracting fish.

I find generally if they are not in your burley trail then they are just not there.
Generally within 20 mins max they will be in your burley trail if they are around the area, so If you don't see them after a while then move to a different spot

I'm really keen on getting stuck into a few of these babies as I absolutely love to eat them, not only this but they are around $35 a kilo at the market.

What's the best burley?
What time of year is best to target gar's?
What depths are they generally in and also what 'terrain'?

Yes Needs to be calm with the net
I find it better to be choppy when using a rod and reel

denis barden wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:57 am

Yes Needs to be calm with the net
I find it better to be choppy when using a rod and reel

Maybe that was the issue, it was glasses out for most of the day when I donutted

I use a couple of nibble tip rods with these floats attached, no need to burley constantly just fill them with burley nuggets and send them out, if there's Gars about they will follow the slowly dissolving nugget trail back to your rig...

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 7:55 pm

4liters wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:10 am

purple5ive wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 01, 2020 11:01 am

Stick to chasing bream son...

Are you actually anchored when your chasing them? And can you see them in your burley trail?

I've been anchored and I've been drifting. It didn't seem to make any difference last week. I didn't see any in the trail, I could see a lot of pinkies and tommies cruising around through it so it was definitely attracting fish.

I find generally if they are not in your burley trail then they are just not there.
Generally within 20 mins max they will be in your burley trail if they are around the area, so If you don't see them after a while then move to a different spot

Spot on Steve give it 20 minute,s if there not in your burley trail move .On the weekend i fished brighton nothing moved to another pier has soon as the burley hit the water bang action just like feeding fish in your fish tank

4liters wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:30 pm

denis barden wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 02, 2020 9:57 am

Yes Needs to be calm with the net
I find it better to be choppy when using a rod and reel

Maybe that was the issue, it was glasses out for most of the day when I donutted

Nope bagged out plenty of time when choppy .I think there just not where you are at the moment

Catching Garfish is an art especially the bigger ones. My 86 year old father is a master at them. Geelong and once upon of time Brighton pier when the wind was right.

hornet wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 02, 2020 2:49 pm

I use a couple of nibble tip rods with these floats attached, no need to burley constantly just fill them with burley nuggets and send them out, if there's Gars about they will follow the slowly dissolving nugget trail back to your rig...

Yep they work but a waggler style float will outfish them every day of the week i can see every thing .I will try to explain if they hit the bait heading up to the surface float lise flat if they hit going down float disappear,s under the surface on the weekend they were just pulling the float sideway,s which you can,t see properly with that type of float hope that help,s