Princes Pier re-visit

Lagoon Pier, Kerferd Road Pier, Station Pier, Princes Pier, Webb Dock Port Melbourne
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Princes Pier re-visit

Post by Scozziefish71 » Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:12 pm

So I returned to the same area of Princes pier.
What can I say, the bloody incessant wind that plagues Melbourne wasted the day, too cold, water murky and no sign of the fish activity I mentioned the week before.
I flogged the water with four different soft plastics, not even a touch. :down:
Oh well you can't win them all, there's always next week. :water:

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Post by Lightningx » Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:58 pm

At least you still gave it a crack mate!
Better luck next week :thumbsup:

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Post by skronkman » Mon Nov 26, 2018 5:04 am

Murky water is always a bad sign when fishing plastics. Try vibes or hard bodies in those conditions (if not bait). Anything that has a good wiggle on it will generate interest from fish that can fell the vibration in the water. I usually catch less in dirty water but what I do catch is often bigger and of less expected species. Also, try fishing shallow in dirty water (especially on shore winds) with surface lures fished in a slow, jerky fashion as many species will take advantage of the camouflage the murk provides to come in shallow. The shadow created by the lure through the water as well as the action on the surface is more important than the colour of the lure in this situation.

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Post by Scozziefish71 » Mon Nov 26, 2018 7:42 am

Cheers, I will keep the info in mind for the next time conditions are the same.

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Post by Texas » Mon Nov 26, 2018 10:00 pm

skronkman wrote:Murky water is always a bad sign when fishing plastics. Try vibes or hard bodies in those conditions (if not bait). Anything that has a good wiggle on it will generate interest from fish that can fell the vibration in the water. I usually catch less in dirty water but what I do catch is often bigger and of less expected species. Also, try fishing shallow in dirty water (especially on shore winds) with surface lures fished in a slow, jerky fashion as many species will take advantage of the camouflage the murk provides to come in shallow. The shadow created by the lure through the water as well as the action on the surface is more important than the colour of the lure in this situation.
Your a good man, helping out like that
Cheers Gra

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Post by smile0784 » Tue Nov 27, 2018 5:14 am

Good onya you trying

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Re: Princes Pier re-visit

Post by jewel90 » Tue Nov 27, 2018 6:24 am

Saw people catching pikes from princess pier in that murky water yesterday. Also heaps of rays and banjo shark from sand ridge point

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