Drifting offshore reefs

[tasksta]

Hi folks

After years of fishing the estuary im finally able to head offshore. Im curious as to the technique to drift offshore reefs? Mainly in broken bay.

I have had great success drifting paternoster rigs for offshore flatties but surely the same process will snag up on the reef?

Cheers

Paul

[Marlin01]

Drifting the edges works well but we mainly watch the sounder to ID reef and drop back less to avoid hanging up on the bottom. Still hang up a few times but fishing with a longer longer lighter dropper to the snapper lead helps as well. Practice makes it all a bit easier.

Good luck

Cheers

Marlin

[tasksta]

I know with the flatties if your an inch off the bottom your not fishing. Is it as critical to be on the bottom for mowies, nannies etc? I would think a paternoster rig must look like crap floating mid water?

Thanks

[Yowie]

Taksta,

Flatties will rise to a bait or lure off the bottom. Off shore I use a snapper sinker on the bottom and 2 droppers above, the top one about 1 metre above the sinker, and quite often I will catch a flattie on the top dropper and not the bottom one.

Several times outside, I have had a flattie swim up from the bottom with other hooked fish right to the surface, drop over a bait and hook the free swimming flattie.

Nothing wrong with a paternoster rig drifting outside.

[tasksta]

Ok cheers guys, paternoster it is. Looking good for sat, gonna hit the BB reefs.