Best bait for redfin?

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Best bait for redfin?

Post by Jarvi2001 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:33 pm

was planning on using worm but heard corn works too, are there any other suggestions?

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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by MickCov » Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:58 pm

I've had luck with night crawler worms and scrubbies on light gear,but just read someone had luck using cheese so could if worth a shot :thumbsup:

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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by Jarvi2001 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:18 pm

I've used cheese for Murray Cod as the shrimp come up and eat the cheese then then cod eat the whole thing. Never tried for redfin but I'm only fishing in a small Quarry so the only thing living in there are yabbys and Redfin.
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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by 4liters » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:19 pm

I'd stick to worms
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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by Marty.A » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:46 pm

Jarvi2001 wrote:was planning on using worm but heard corn works too, are there any other suggestions?
This was taken by me on a full scrubbie not long ago, you can't go wrong with them mate :thumbsup:
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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by Redhunter » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:52 pm

Stick to the worms bud, or yabbies for the bigger fish. Best reddy bait is live minnows imo though.
Cheese works for cod, and corn works for carp.

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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by MickCov » Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:53 pm

That's a thumper,nice catch.

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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by benders » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:35 pm

Once you have caught one you can use it for bait for the next one. Tough skin that stays on the hook and thinning out the small ones isn't a bad idea for an introduced species. Not a live bait though, just a little fillet.

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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by Jarvi2001 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:37 pm

Marty.A wrote:
Jarvi2001 wrote:was planning on using worm but heard corn works too, are there any other suggestions?
This was taken by me on a full scrubbie not long ago, you can't go wrong with them mate :thumbsup:
Awesome catch!

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Re: Best bait for redfin?

Post by Ekaz3556 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:12 pm

Have had good success using the Redfin fillets as bait.
Might swap to sp or lures as sometimes the bait just won't entice them

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