Help with garfish

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by barwonboy » Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:17 pm

Thanks for all the tips guys I will let you guys know how I go nextime I target gars :cheers: :gone:

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by dazz999 » Mon Jun 19, 2017 6:55 pm

Lightningx wrote:
dazz999 wrote:
Lightningx wrote:Heard st kilda pier is doing alright as well :)
they are a good size this season
Have you been getting any from sandy mate or mainly just fishing from Brighton?
tryed sandy only heaps of tiny mullet

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by Ekaz3556 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 2:32 pm

denis barden wrote:At the entrance of the St Leonards Main Pier .Run out tide.
Ill be there tomorrow morn
Ethan's for the tips mate, went there today and managed 1 about 35 cm long. Got a few other nipples but could not hook them. Was great sitting in the sheltered spot.
Denis what sort of boat do you have is it a quintrex dory ?

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by denis barden » Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:32 pm

yes its a dory

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by Ekaz3556 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:40 pm

I recon it was me you spoke to when you retrieved your boat mate. I was the guy waiting to use the ramp after you. Thanks for the tip I got me my first gar :). Bloody awesome fun

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by denis barden » Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:56 pm

Ill be in the Harbor tomorrow If your around

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by Ekaz3556 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:27 pm

Thanks mate look forward to catching up again,

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by fishing_minnow » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:43 pm

dazz999 wrote:not sure of your location or boat or landbased if landbased just go and have a look at a couple of piers near you if you see lots of people with floats on there line fish there were i fish brighton,sandy and stkilda there is some good gars to be had and a great size this season
Hi, I live really close to Brighton. Where abouts on brighton would you fish for gars? Eg. rockwall, pier, end of rockwall? :cheers:

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by Lightningx » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:45 pm

fishing_minnow wrote:
dazz999 wrote:not sure of your location or boat or landbased if landbased just go and have a look at a couple of piers near you if you see lots of people with floats on there line fish there were i fish brighton,sandy and stkilda there is some good gars to be had and a great size this season
Hi, I live really close to Brighton. Where abouts on brighton would you fish for gars? Eg. rockwall, pier, end of rockwall? :cheers:
I have caught plenty on the left hand side just before where the rocks start mate :)

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Re: Help with garfish

Post by fishing_minnow » Fri Aug 03, 2018 8:49 pm

Lightningx wrote:
fishing_minnow wrote:
dazz999 wrote:not sure of your location or boat or landbased if landbased just go and have a look at a couple of piers near you if you see lots of people with floats on there line fish there were i fish brighton,sandy and stkilda there is some good gars to be had and a great size this season
Hi, I live really close to Brighton. Where abouts on brighton would you fish for gars? Eg. rockwall, pier, end of rockwall? :cheers:
I have caught plenty on the left hand side just before where the rocks start mate :)
Thanks, is that on the side facing the ocean or the place where the boats are? (the one below?)
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