Keegz Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 Gday raiders Mainly fishing in the hawksberry river these days Im slowly changing from bait to lure and have landed a few fish on lures but not enough to get me 100% hooked yet Read the reports and everyones catching on lures Was wondering what everyones thoughts were on the type of lure i should be investing in ? Keep in mind for the hawksberry , And what type of depths or places i should be flicking , PM if you would need Cheers guys , hope you can help get me started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted February 28, 2011 Share Posted February 28, 2011 hi there are u fishing land based or boat ? and whats your target species ? cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegz Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Yeah got a boat , i think the target species id like to start off with is bream flathead maybe whitting ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 I would suggest starting with small soft plastics as this is a good way to transition from bait to lure fishing. My most consistent performing SPs for bream and flatties are the 80mm Squidgy Wriggler (colour: bloodworm) and 80mm Squidgy flickbait (colour: evil minnow). These are usually matched with the lightest jigheads that the wind, current and depth will allow. Additionally I use 6lb braid with 8 - 10lb leader so I can feel the fish hitting the lure. I hope this helps, cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegz Posted March 1, 2011 Author Share Posted March 1, 2011 Cheers basscatcher , helps alot ! how much ft of water do you usally target bream and flathead in ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted March 1, 2011 Share Posted March 1, 2011 Cheers basscatcher , helps alot ! how much ft of water do you usally target bream and flathead in ? It depends on the time of year and I mainly fish Botany Bay and Georges River. As we approach Autumn I target both flatties and bream along the edges, sandflats and dropoffs ranging from 1ft - 10ft of water. If the fish are in deeper water (ie such holes deeper than 12ft) I mainly use blades (TT blades and MF40s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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