As a teen 40 years ago, you could put a yakka out at Clifton Gardens anytime of the year and I always caught something, from kings, tailor, salmon, JD to the big bite off. It was a location if you had live bait you caught fish, but this winter is very poor. As far as using yakkas I cut the top part of the tail off so the fish would swim irregularly, rather than shortening the tail to slow the fish. Thank you everyone for your replys.
Kev