mako1 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Earlier in the week I went out and purchased some of the new Berkley 3B lures. The plan was to do a bit of surface fishing in the morning if the wind wasn’t to strong and then troll around when the wind picks up. I hit the flats armed with a pop dog and a scum dog both in the hooch colour. The first drift produced a few swirls but no direct hits. On the second drift the pop dog disappeared in a big swirl and line started peeling off the reel. This was a good fish and after a top fight in shallow water I netted a beautiful whiting. I continued with the drift and picked up some small tailor. There were heaps of tailor around today and they were continually hitting the poppers. I even managed to get two tailor on the popper. I started another drift and on the first cast I finally had a good hit from a bream. It fought really well for its size but I soon had him in the net and after a quick photo he was back in the water. A few casts later I could see a dark shape chasing the lure and after another pop it smashed the lure. It was another good whiting which took me all over the flats before I was able to net it. This fish wasn’t the longest but it was really thick across the shoulders. I continued drifting and found a patch of large pike. Although they aren’t a highly regarded fish they provided some great surface action. The pike were fully launching themselves out of the water when hitting the popper. I didn’t end up hooking any but it was great to watch. I even had a long tom have a go at the popper. The tide had changed and was on the way in so I made my way to a section of flats that was ankle deep. I tied on the scum dog and worked the edges of the weed beds. I landed a few smaller whiting and then the scum dog was snatched off the surface by a good whiting and the hooks held this time and another good whiting was on the yak. The fishing shut down after that whiting and the tide was getting higher so I moved to the back of the bay to fish the rock piles. The water was quite discoloured so the fishing was slow but I did get a few small whiting and lost a big whiting. I also had a few hits from bream but they were only small fish. By this stage the wind had increased quite a bit so I made my way back to the launch site. It was great to finally get a few fish on surface lures. I can’t wait to get back out there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Zod Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 What a great read, I was planning to go out, but couldn't make it. Looks like u had a great time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjchen Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 love your work mako hope you have been well i have to take up lessons on this surface fishing lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Top fun on surface lures, Mako. Some great fish by the look of the pics... 2 at a time is just showing off though Great read. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Excellent report Mako and it is great to see the surface bite starting up in WB....how good are those whiting on surface lure . Two fish on the one lure is getting a little greedy though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 mako, well done some cracker whiting there! surface action already, this is just making me want to get out even more than i do already!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 Top stuff Andrew, that was a great read and some top shots to of your whiting, sounded like a great session for the top water lures.. Congrats buddy.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted October 31, 2010 Share Posted October 31, 2010 What a great report Mako! Fantastic read and top photos too You scored some quality fish. And those whiting are a great size. Catching two tailor at the same time is certainly ... "economical"! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted November 1, 2010 Author Share Posted November 1, 2010 love your work mako hope you have been well i have to take up lessons on this surface fishing lol Thanks CJ. We'll have to go for a fish soon and try and get you a few on surface lures. Top fun on surface lures, Mako. Some great fish by the look of the pics... 2 at a time is just showing off though Great read. Cheers, Slinky I'll have to add a treble to the front of the popper and try for three next time Excellent report Mako and it is great to see the surface bite starting up in WB....how good are those whiting on surface lure . Two fish on the one lure is getting a little greedy though Those whiting are great fighters on the flats. They pull quite a bit of drag and change direction so quickly. Lots of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACIMA Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Awesome report again Andrew Good to see the surface action is starting to turn on again. There's some nice whiting there and that fish does look fat. I like the look of those poppers good colour but how long are they? Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian stallion Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Top read and some nice fish Cheers Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted November 2, 2010 Author Share Posted November 2, 2010 Awesome report again Andrew Good to see the surface action is starting to turn on again. There's some nice whiting there and that fish does look fat. I like the look of those poppers good colour but how long are they? Brad The pop dog is 65mm. The scum dog is 48mm. Click on the Berkley banner at the top and you can see the full colour range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spanker Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 Hey great post Mako, thanks mate and well done. Spanker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hatte Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Great little session mate!!!!! Fingers crossed i can get out there this weekend and have a crack at few..... Tides are perfect for some shallow water action!!! Mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 Great report as always Mako I picked up 2 pop dogs and a couple of other surface lures today in preparation for some hot surface action over the coming months. Keep the reports coming mate! Cheers Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70%ludite Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Hey Mako nice catch there looks like you had a great day.Just out of curiosity the scum dog you were using what was the weight ? On the website they are advertised as 3.7 gms but i saw some in the shop and they were 2.5gms way to light for me.Wondered if they came in 2 sizes. cheers...........Roy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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