youngy555 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 hey raiders, last couple of times i've went for a fish i have tried to catch poddy mullet in a creek before i put the boat in, have found a gr8 little spot where they are always hangin around but cant seem to catch any, i've tried bait traps and bottles with bread and small hooks with bread only to have my missus sit there and laugh as i only seem to get small bream and toadies, the poddys didnt even seem intersted in bread at all. I notice they are always on the surface and if useing a line and bread the bait just sinks straight past them and was just wondering if anyone could give me some pointers on how to get a few, i am thinking of buying a cast net and teching myself to use it perhaps this is the way to go? cheers, youngy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 If your are in NSW the cast net is illegal unfortunately. As for traps there are a heap of different views on what type of trap to use but i have found it doesnt really matter. You just have to be persistant and find the right tide and time of day. For example before the water board buggered up the creeks in san souci it was best to try and trap near the top of the tide. At cronulla I find it very hard to get them to trap in the afternoon or when there is wind blowing and I can only get them on a rising tide. When using a line and hook dont roll the bread up and it will float on the surface more. The only way I can help with stopping your missus from laughing at you is don't take her. Poddies are that fickle that there are never any guarantees. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy555 Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 The only way I can help with stopping your missus from laughing at you is don't take her. Dave Yes i learned this.. frustrating day, I'll keep at them , thanks mate. I thought csat nets were illegal, was not sure though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 a good starting fish to begin fly fishing burley up with bread and cast white flys in the burley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caine Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 try on the fresh water mullet!!! they should be more interested in bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 (edited) ahhh poddy mullet. Roberta has a nifty little rig that shud help you out, hopefully she sees this bcoz i cant find the post she made on it. In the meantime for small poddies (for bream etc) in the harbour, i have a floating empty water bottle with a 4X6 cm hole cut into it. chuck a little bread in and fill with water, then either suspend it just submerged under a float and string, this is best for the small jellybean sized mullet. for the bigger ones for flathead etc i like to use a plastic bobby float, a light trace and a NO. 12 mustad luderick hook with a bit of bread. sometimes the mullet wont cooperate and it can drive you nuts but most times they will jump all over your hook and u'll get tonsin no time. Good luck with it. Edited March 2, 2008 by Davy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double pluggers Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 G-day the way i catch them is using a small length fluorescent light tube with one end carefully removed & washed out.Throw some bread inside with some water & give good shake. Fill up with water place on the bottom in not much more than ankle deep water away from people especially kids. Throw some bread around the tube & stand well back usually the tube is full in 5 minutes or less. The tube is by far the best trap i have ever seen or used. Please make sure they are never left in the water & stored or disposed of properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastspinna Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 i can only get em to eat when its sunny... in the morning i get em easier too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster and co Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 Hi Youngy, You're half way there if you have found them. Trick is to get them feeding actively. Tie a no 12 hook on your lightest line, and have on hand fresh bread and stale. Crumble up the dry bread and keep spreading it around until you have them feeding freely, then put a tiny piece of the fresh bread on your hook without squashing it and flick it into their midst. Works every time. Cheers, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 If buying a Trap avoid the ones that have holes all over it that also double as a berly distributor. I find fish just feed on the top of the trap and don't swim in. These days I only ever buy the clear plastic ones with a hole at either end. Also the mesh ones just break down after a couple of weeks use. They are very fickles. If you crumble up your stale bread really realy small by rubbing it through your hands into the trap, you can create a milky substance when it hits the water and that drives them wild (sometimes...i said they were fickle). Make sure your trap has at least 3 inches of water over the top. Sometimes that are that hungy the bigggers get stuck trying to get in the trap....try and be out of sight if they are timid. I often put my trap out and pump nippers with the kids else up the beach to ensure they aren't going any where near your trap etc. They are really timid fish if you are in sight they won't go in. Good luck. All else fails, pack some plastics, you'll probably get more consisent results and bigger fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemmm Posted March 3, 2008 Share Posted March 3, 2008 All else fails, pack some plastics, you'll probably get more consisent results and bigger fish. I cant bring myself to agree with that statement. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastspinna Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 I cant bring myself to agree with that statement. Dave me either.. poddys are the gun bait...plastics are great when you haven't got live poddys for bait lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendong Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 C'mon if you throw on a 120/140mm bloodworm squidy wriggler you'll outfish live poddies 3 times over if your searching for big crocodiles. Plus the only fish you'll bring in are pretty much all legal size and your flathead bycatches will include solid jews if you target the deep holes and deep weed bed drop off's. Perhaps I shoud think about a name change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguts Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 hi youngy! in open...vast water they are always hard to get, try and find them landlocked... but they are buggers, i use the spring open mesh trap i have had it for three years and still going when you think you have rinsed it enough in fresh water....rinse it again!....i have had an illeagle catch in 5 mins sometimes, had to let them go....20 each only folks!...and 2 in an hour also even though they were looking at ME!....mix your bread into a milk even if you have to strain it DO NOT FEED THEM... for that they must enter trap!. pour your mixture around your main food! ...but like others have said they are fish and very fickle!...a lot like the weather lately!....... ..good luck!.. ..cheers!..stevo!.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adkel53 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 They can be frustrating little fishes, just like many bigger ones can be. My most successful trap involves a pale coloured washing up dish, some "plastic" fly mesh (as your put into a window frame) with a square hole of about 4 cm cut in the middle and a suitable sized occy strap to hold the mesh over the top. Weight the dish down with some sand or a rock. Tear a a hole in the middle of a slice of fresh bread and carefully push it through the hole. Place the trap in the water so that it is about 10cm below the surface and centre the piece of bread under the hole in the mesh. Stand back and throw a few pieces of bread upstream of the trap to get some feeding activity happening. Now sit down and read the paper or a good fishing magazine. The poddies will usually start to feed over the dish and push one another inside where they will swim in a circle around the perimeter of the dish. When the bread floats out, rebait and go back to your reading until you have enogh for your needs. I have had up to 50 enter the dish in one go at times. I have seen others use a large clear plastic food container with a tight fitting lid. They cut a hole in the middle of the lid. I have found the top half of a rising tide to be the best time to entice them to feed. Poddies will keep for a few days in a 10 litre bucket with a tight fitting lid (like a pool chlorine bucket) that has holes (about 5mm) drilled randomly around the top half of the bucket (and in the lid if you wish). Hang the bucket in the water so that it can float up and down with the tide (on a mooring buoy or similar is good) and put a rock in it to make sure it sinks. That way, any of your hard earned poddies that don't get used can be saved for another day. Cheers Kel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 One trick i've found for using bread it that you put it on the hook and squash one end around the shank of the hook and leave the other end fluffy it hangs upside down and floats for longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 One trick i've found for using bread it that you put it on the hook and squash one end around the shank of the hook and leave the other end fluffy it hangs upside down and floats for longer. hi josh good trick , also works on drummer peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh88 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 hi josh good trick , also works on drummer peter Yeh i picked it up from a well known Sydney Rock Fisherman who originally used it for drummer and blackfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngy555 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hey fellas, my computer has been on the piss so havent had a chance to log on, thanks to all who gave their tricks of the trade when it comes to these prime bait, got a few on the weekend and the bigger flatties love them, caught and released 2 big breeders in less then 1/2hour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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