Flathead bream Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I bought a switchblade 1/4oz tt lure. I tried it today but i couldnt get a fish. Could u tell me some good tips and tell me ur thinking why i couldnt catch a fish today. ㅅ .-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 I bought a switchblade 1/4oz tt lure. I tried it today but i couldnt get a fish. Could u tell me some good tips and tell me ur thinking why i couldnt catch a fish today. ㅅ .-- what fish were you chasing and were at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flathead bream Posted April 22, 2012 Author Share Posted April 22, 2012 I was chasing bream in hawkesbury river and im gonna fish in the entrance on monday any tips in the entrance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasksta Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 Not being negative but I am yet to get a single fish on mine. Fish HR and Berwora regularly successfully with SP but no joy on the vibes. Ill also put my hand up for advice! Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhype Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 (edited) Hi guys I fish a bit with blades and they work very well for flatties, travs and bream. I find that the 1/4 ounce blades too heavy and prefer the 1/8th or polycarbonate ones. Just flick them out and lift the blades about 2 foot up and repeat all the way back... Be sure to let the blade sit for a few moments on the ground between lifts. Of all the blades I use the prefer the ecogear zx and vx blades.. They are a bit $$$ but work a treat! Using 5lb main and 8lb fluro leader... Cheers Trung ps. If you are on a budget and want to try out some blades that work well you can pickup some imitation ecogear copy blades for about $4 each when they are on sale from a certain "outdoors" camping store. Edited April 22, 2012 by dhype Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted April 22, 2012 Share Posted April 22, 2012 how about bushy's fat ones has anyone tried them for bream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Switchblades will catch a wide variety of fish... Bream, flathead, whiting, trevally, jewfish and so on and so on... Sitting in the same spot and casting will not get results. Cast in different directions, move around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaz Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Prospect around the bridge at the entrance and at the mouth of the channel. All depends on the tide. Loads of weed a round at the moment which makes lure fishing a pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdoweplaythis Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 this helped me heaps: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spooooled Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 (edited) this helped me heaps: cool vid thanks for sharing Edited April 23, 2012 by Spoooled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howdoweplaythis Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 cool vid thanks for sharing No worries. Although if im perfectly honest, i'm yet to nail a bream on a blade lure myself. Got a handful of flatties though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughsnews Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I use blades all the time- in fact over the last 6 months I have relied on them more and more. Interestingly, when I first started using them, I caught nothing. My mate, who used SP's used to get smashed. Then one day, I think I found my rhythm and over the last few months of using them, they always have outfished the soft plastics and have a much better hookup rate. My favorite is the Strike Pro Cyber 35. I find brands like Kamoshark which have a much larger clip on the top often mean they hook themselves a lot. Also interestingly, when fishing with my mate, we have often noticed that colour can come into play. I've used a Yellow colour and he has used silver and I have been smashed twice as much as him. I love the yellowish colours but it depends on the colour of water/clarity. As said above, you want to cast and let it sink to the bottom. Then give it a little flutter upwards then let it sink. When I started I used to reel it in too quickly. Now, I find that I watch the line more, making sure it has hit the bottom and I always give it several seconds to sit there before retrieving it up again. As I was told at Ottos tackle world(who really spruik them), you often find they get smashed as they are sinking rather than when you reel in. I own a 1-2kg Lox and I use 5lb braid/leader. I find the light rod really lets you control the lift a lot better. Although prepare to get snagged more than say SP's. It's always a bad day when you lose two or three and you realise you've blown through 50 bucks worth of tackle. That said- check online for the blades as you can often find them 3-4$ cheaper than in stores. Good luck with it mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swaz Posted April 29, 2012 Share Posted April 29, 2012 It's always a bad day when you lose two or three and you realise you've blown through 50 bucks worth of tackle. OUCH!I would not be happy with that. I saw some divers exit the water at Terrigal Haven last week with a few squid jigs each. Might be a business in that. Like collecting lost golf balls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughsnews Posted April 30, 2012 Share Posted April 30, 2012 OUCH!I would not be happy with that. I saw some divers exit the water at Terrigal Haven last week with a few squid jigs each. Might be a business in that. Like collecting lost golf balls. We lost 4 on Saturday so a grand total of like 48$ or something... plus petrol, food etc. Not that cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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