alvillanova Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 hit the parra river today for blackfish, plenty of half hearted downs prior to low tide, nil result, found the blackfish were very touchy, setting afternoon sun did not help matters, hopefully i will be more successful next outing...............cheers fellow raiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hi Alberto Have you tried extending the top length of your float with a red straw? Leave about 2cm or more longer than the actual stem & it acts as a 'beacon' when the sun shines thru it! Then you can add a bit more weight to the float to virtually make it 'negatively weighted' & you will spot even the slightest touch, as the whole float is effectively under water & very sensitive to each nibble! Better luck next time! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juzza Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 (edited) Sunnies will help next time too =D, also i find them very helpful when wading...you wouldnt want to step in a big hole with/without waders on Justin Edited September 17, 2008 by Juzza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvillanova Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 thx roberta for the info and i did forget my sunnies silly person me...................beware next time nigs, i am after u..........cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingpig Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Try putting a small split shot about half way along your leader. This will make the bite more direct and works well in areas of little current flow. Cheers Kingpig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 (edited) hi kingpig that is real good advice allways have a splitshot or sheet lead on your trace move it up or down depending on how sensitive the fish are hi justin caught 6 good blackies 9 till11 this morn good news is the lake is open with the big tide hi roberta the old straw on the float trick works every time peter hi alberto sunnys are a must in the afternoon somtimes a black tip also helps Edited September 18, 2008 by luderick59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvillanova Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 thx for all the replies guys, generally how long should the trace be........my trace is about 30cm and i have all the lead on the trace, is this correct, i use 3 shots of identical size and the rest of the lead on the stem of the float to get it just right.............cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juzza Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I think its really up to you. And also depends on the length of your rod and how deep you fish. Since i only use a 2.35m rod i find it quite annoying having a long trace and trying to cast it while im standing in 1m of water !!!...it gets tangled up, so i have it about 30-45cm. On a positive note the longer trace...your splitshots are more evenly spread apart and gives your bait more 'life' =D Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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