Hi,
I have always been a bottem fishing person, drifting in a tinnie and waiting for the rod to bend is my favorite pastime.
But I have always wanted to catch blackfish, so I bought the float, looked in the magazines to tell me how to rig up and bought some green weed.
Well I tried three places where I know other people catch blackfish (peir one under the bridge, near the St George Motorboat Club and even in Gunnamatta Bay, where I have seen them under the wharf), do you know what....nothing touched the baits. I tried variations to the depth I was fishing. I tried different ways of presenting the bait. I fished close in and further out.
The only time I got a 'down" was when the line snagged on kelp.
I don't want to give up but the weed will go rotten in a couple of days so I thought someone might give me some tips.
I want to catch a blackfish before my 60th birthday (6months away).
Any advice?
jd