I get small ones regularly at Frankston, and often at Mornington too. Early morning, at least, I'll usually pick them up under the mussel and charter boats. I find that pinkies respond well to vibrant plastics -- highlighter-type colours, if you will.
I also use Procure squid, although I've only just started with it ... so I can't really comment on its effectiveness. That being said, most of my fish are caught on plastics that are already scented -- e.g. the Keitech Easy Shiner paddle tails. The 2" variety, in natural colours, would be my go-to plastic, and accounts for most of the fish I've caught in the past few months. I'd love to steer you towards a bricks-and-mortar store -- Compleat Angler Dandenong -- but they don't seem to reliably stock them any more. I hope that changes, as I prefer face-to-face shopping (and I like their service), but I just restocked through fishin.com.au.
As an aside, I went down to Docklands in the afternoon yesterday. No luck. A couple of taps here or there, but I admit that I never, ever fish water quite so deep -- it's possible I was getting small hits on the way down (quite a journey for a gram, a gram and a half's worth of jighead) and not picking up on it. Nothing like some unfamiliar conditions to send you back to school.
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Now that we're managing the apocalypse, and can at least go fishing, I've been back out there. I have another rod, too -- a Daiwa Gekkas with Freams 2000LT. I still use the Itchy Twitchy, though.
I've picked up some trevalley, salmon, and pinkies since getting back into it ... and dropped a garfish on the lift up the pier ... and a micro-squid, too ... and have had an embarrassing run with bream. I dropped one on the lift onto the pontoon out the back of the Woolies at Patterson Lakes (a huge distance of ~30 cm) and got smoked by one this morning -- I futzed around attempting to tighten the drag, and ended up slackening the line just a little, and lost what felt like a decent model. Shameful ****.
I've picked up some trevalley, salmon, and pinkies since getting back into it ... and dropped a garfish on the lift up the pier ... and a micro-squid, too ... and have had an embarrassing run with bream. I dropped one on the lift onto the pontoon out the back of the Woolies at Patterson Lakes (a huge distance of ~30 cm) and got smoked by one this morning -- I futzed around attempting to tighten the drag, and ended up slackening the line just a little, and lost what felt like a decent model. Shameful ****.
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Re: Soft plastics: as many species as I can possibly catch
What plastics were you using?ChrisTaylor wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 5:41 pmNow that we're managing the apocalypse, and can at least go fishing, I've been back out there. I have another rod, too -- a Daiwa Gekkas with Freams 2000LT. I still use the Itchy Twitchy, though.
I've picked up some trevalley, salmon, and pinkies since getting back into it ... and dropped a garfish on the lift up the pier ... and a micro-squid, too ... and have had an embarrassing run with bream. I dropped one on the lift onto the pontoon out the back of the Woolies at Patterson Lakes (a huge distance of ~30 cm) and got smoked by one this morning -- I futzed around attempting to tighten the drag, and ended up slackening the line just a little, and lost what felt like a decent model. Shameful ****.
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Re: Soft plastics: as many species as I can possibly catch
Aji worms -- bright green or yellow. Bream #1 was hooked on a natural/white aji worm, and Bream #2 was hooked on the classic Motor Oil Grub.MasterBaiter24 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:23 amWhat plastics were you using?ChrisTaylor wrote: ↑Sat May 30, 2020 5:41 pmNow that we're managing the apocalypse, and can at least go fishing, I've been back out there. I have another rod, too -- a Daiwa Gekkas with Freams 2000LT. I still use the Itchy Twitchy, though.
I've picked up some trevalley, salmon, and pinkies since getting back into it ... and dropped a garfish on the lift up the pier ... and a micro-squid, too ... and have had an embarrassing run with bream. I dropped one on the lift onto the pontoon out the back of the Woolies at Patterson Lakes (a huge distance of ~30 cm) and got smoked by one this morning -- I futzed around attempting to tighten the drag, and ended up slackening the line just a little, and lost what felt like a decent model. Shameful ****.
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Havent read through the replies so not sure if anyone has mentuioned this, but if you're after KG whiting and those Sorrento "Rock Cod" I think they're morwong. I've managed them on 6 inch gulp camo worm. for the whiting you will need a stinger hook in the tail.
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Re: Soft plastics: as many species as I can possibly catch
Cheers I had never heard of sax scents a quick google and I find they are Aussie made bought the saltwater pack part of my buy Aussie campaign thanks once againcroe04 wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 5:39 pmDepends on who you ask, my favourite would be the procure super gels but i've heard good things about sax scent and squidgies s factor.
Best procure scents would be squid, inshore saltwater, pilchard and bloodworm. I'm not sure about any s factor of sax ones in particular but i imagine they're similar.