Sydney Sambos

[mitch]

G'day Raiders,

Just wondering if there has been many reports of salmon action around sydney as yet?? Looking at heading out and getting into them this weekend . Any info much apreciated

Mitch

[Fisheroudge]

G'day Raiders,

Just wondering if there has been many reports of salmon action around sydney as yet?? Looking at heading out and getting into them this weekend . Any info much apreciated

Mitch

I've been managing to get a few off the rocks on pilchards at curl curl whenever the swell allows and I read in the paper they're just starting to school up around the heads. I've seen a few schools of fish off the beach also, but no idea what they were although I would guess salmon.

[slinkymalinky]

G'day Mitch,

Saw one little pod of them on the surface feeding just south of Bluefish Point and right in hard near the rocks. They only came up for about 2 minutes and had that 'sipping under the surface' behaviour that normally means they're feeding on 'eyes' and are going to be a bugger to catch.

By the time I had a rod rigged they'd disappeared again.

Cheers, Slinky

[Jake]

Also had a school of sambos sipping on eyes last sunday in middle hbr. Couldn't get them to touch my 3 inch stick bait.

[slinkymalinky]

Also had a school of sambos sipping on eyes last sunday in middle hbr. Couldn't get them to touch my 3 inch stick bait.

Time for us to start carrying our ultra lights with 1" Powerbait micros around!!

[mitch]

Thanks guys, Might plot around chasin bream and stick my head out to see if there is any action around. Not sure weather Harbour or Pitty yet.

Slinky,

I was thinking when you wrote your first response that I might need to get the micro minnows out. I also got my hands on a japanese made minnow plastic that is about 1 -1 1/2" long. clear and pearl colours. I purely bought them for those finicky sambos. might have to take them out and see what they can produce. THe only problem is going to be getting a jighead to match.... maybe a hidden weight, the sinking braid will be able to fire them out there

Mitch

[slinkymalinky]

Thanks guys, Might plot around chasin bream and stick my head out to see if there is any action around. Not sure weather Harbour or Pitty yet.

Slinky,

I was thinking when you wrote your first response that I might need to get the micro minnows out. I also got my hands on a japanese made minnow plastic that is about 1 -1 1/2" long. clear and pearl colours. I purely bought them for those finicky sambos. might have to take them out and see what they can produce. THe only problem is going to be getting a jighead to match.... maybe a hidden weight, the sinking braid will be able to fire them out there

Mitch

Mate... they're bloody hard to cast because they weigh nothing so it works better with a bit of breeze behind you, but try using just a small Gamakatsu drop shot hook through the nose (ie, no weighted jig head). Just cast it out and let it sit.

The other thing that's worked for me when they are on eyes (other than pulling out the fly rod) is big stick baits (eg 6" Sluggos). Not sure why they work but I think it may be some kind of aggression thing rather than feeding, or maybe it's the only thing big enough to get their attention??

Cheers, Slinky

[luderick59]

used to get sambos on 1inch barrel sinkers painted white

run line straight through sinker lumo bead then single or treble hook

they cast a mile

peter

[mitch]

new game plan,

Sambos session tommorow followed by a rack attack on Sunday. Bit of rain should be good hopefully a few jews might get targeted on the sunday change of tide

Mitch

[Piss'n'Broke]

They have been taking yakkas constantly on us!! A major annoyance!.

Dan