Hey guys,
I’m looking to find some garfish. I live in st kilda so my 5km is basically port Melbourne to Brighton.
Was wondering if anyone knows if they’re around port Melbourne at the moment? Have never caught gars and had a few donut sessions before lockdown so very keen to try and find them!
On the garfish hunt
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Re: On the garfish hunt
20 years ago, I caught bag limits of garfish off the St Kilda pier about 2/3 of the way down on the left side but they can be caught on the right side too. Early morning with as little wind as possible, burley hard and constant using maggots or silverfish as bait. While you wait for the garfish to come you can always soak a couple bait rods, big pinkies, flatheads, silver trevaly and salmon are always cruising pass. Goodluck
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I used to catch plenty from st kilda, Kerford road and lagoon piers.
Haven’t given it a go for quite sometime from those areas though.
Good luck.
Haven’t given it a go for quite sometime from those areas though.
Good luck.
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Re: On the garfish hunt
make some burley get tuna oil white bread chook feed (if u have) and put it in a bucket
when u get there put a little water in the bucket and put the stuff above into it, mix it and if its too dry add more water
keep going until it breaks into a little cloud when it hits the water
burley hard to start, use maybe half your burley and then just drop your baits in then throw in a scoopful every now and then
at st kilda use longer line under the float generally )
when u get there put a little water in the bucket and put the stuff above into it, mix it and if its too dry add more water
keep going until it breaks into a little cloud when it hits the water
burley hard to start, use maybe half your burley and then just drop your baits in then throw in a scoopful every now and then
at st kilda use longer line under the float generally )
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Re: On the garfish hunt
I’ll be honest don’t bother right now I’ve been down frankston and only gotten tiny ones and the odd big one not worth it give it three weeks and you should be good I’d suggest fishing for salmon right now anywaynooga27 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:52 amHey guys,
I’m looking to find some garfish. I live in st kilda so my 5km is basically port Melbourne to Brighton.
Was wondering if anyone knows if they’re around port Melbourne at the moment? Have never caught gars and had a few donut sessions before lockdown so very keen to try and find them!
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Re: On the garfish hunt
nooga27 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 22, 2021 9:52 amHey guys,
I’m looking to find some garfish. I live in st kilda so my 5km is basically port Melbourne to Brighton.
Was wondering if anyone knows if they’re around port Melbourne at the moment? Have never caught gars and had a few donut sessions before lockdown so very keen to try and find them!
About 3 months ago I caught about 30 gars of stuff Kilda pier at the end. There were lots of other people catching as well they were good fish too.