SquidMarks Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I was reading Nas' report of catching quid on chicken and it had me thing, a running post on the weirdest technique you have tried when fishing would be good! So having said that, what is the weirdest technique you have tried? If its something you did when all else failed and you thought the fishing couldn't get any worse, or if its something a mate of a mate of a mate swore he caught a 10kg flattie doing (or on)! The best one i have is: Ii have an old fishing almanac (from the 70's) which says to use a carved up spud (to resemble a sausage) on a squid spike, i did try it and didn't get a thing! having said that, i didn't catch anything with the jig that night either so maybe they didn't feel like eating? Even if it was chips! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 In the Solomon Islands I used coconut meat as bait for garfish. Not the kind we think of, it had to come from a spouted coconut .( The the sprout about 60 cm high.) All the water disappears within and the meat sort of expands filling the nut after germination It had the consistency of a dry sponge, it floated and the gars loved it. When in Rome..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Weirdest thing would probably be catching a salmon on a squid jig! while squidding one day, there was a massive bust up in front of me. Cast the squid jig in amongst them and foul hooked one. Took it really easy and some how the barbs didn't straighten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquidMarks Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 that reminds me, you caught a salmon on a squid jig... i caught a FAIRY PENGUIN! on a squid jig, beat that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 that reminds me, you caught a salmon on a squid jig... i caught a FAIRY PENGUIN! on a squid jig, beat that! Wow, any pics? That is simply amazing, I hope the fairy penguin was okay but this is a mind boggling capture, congrats haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) Got a flatty on a squid jig and had 2 rat kings follow a squid jig to the rocks right under me once Edited May 7, 2014 by Krispy ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquidMarks Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 no photos with the fairy penguin (it was at shell harbor BTW) , i was by myself and just wanted to send the poor bugger back, need less to say he wasnt happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Forgot bread once to catch bait. Cut a bit of my white shirt and snelled it to a small hook. Worked a treat and the yakkas loved it. Caught 10 in about 15mins. Sometimes you just need to improvise! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tw9635 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Forgot bread once to catch bait. Cut a bit of my white shirt and snelled it to a small hook. Worked a treat and the yakkas loved it. Caught 10 in about 15mins. Sometimes you just need to improvise! Cheers scratchie!!! That reminds me, i was at a wharf eating lunch when i saw a school of 30cm bream cursing around. Found a piece of line and a hook and put a few veggies from my burger on the hook. Pretty sure it was onion, lettuce and tomatoe. Any dropped it down and caught one instantly ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 (edited) I've caught a legal bream in the georges river on a piece of plastic straw. I was desperate to fish and had no bait or lures, just a rod a sinker and a hook and a drinking straw. As I was reeling in I got a hit and pulled up a 25cm bream Edited May 7, 2014 by Nas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SgtBundy Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I had a co-worker tell me about trolling a small piece of PVC with a straw in it behind his kayak while he goes for a paddle. He uses it to catch kingfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieR Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I was in Thailand recently and I went on one of the Island tour boats that take you to all the famous Island.We pulled up for some snorkeling and the boat operators got out some bananas - broke them into tiny pieces, baited some hand lines and were pulling in what looked like 35cm+ trevs.The bananas were to fed Monkeys at one of the Islands but I couldn't believe how mental the fish were going for banana ? I thought fish hated Banana!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoordan Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I use bits of plastic and wood to catch jew... I'm sure there are plenty of "weird" techniques that are very successfull, just not as widely accepted as proven ( and often expensive) lures. It just takes some clever bugger to think outside the box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piss'n'Broke Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Saw a guy catch a 60cm+ king on a squid jig about 4-5years back when the legal limit for a king was only 60cm. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belligero Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I know a few guys that use lolly snakes for soft plastic lures. Works really well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted May 8, 2014 Share Posted May 8, 2014 I know a few guys that use lolly snakes for soft plastic lures. Works really well.. Yes it's true... If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shak4g63 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Forgot bread once to catch bait. Cut a bit of my white shirt and snelled it to a small hook. Worked a treat and the yakkas loved it. Caught 10 in about 15mins. Sometimes you just need to improvise! Cheers scratchie!!! Lol scratchie....lucky was your shirt not your undies.....hahahaTight lines!, Shakeel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Spent time working in Bougainville in 1969-70, the local villagers (Loloho) used to go out every afternoon when schools of fish would come through the bay outside their village. (regular as clockwork) They would flog the water with a variety of lures on a short line fixed to a bamboo pole. The lures varied from pieces of white or red cloth to pieces of bamboo that had the end shredded lengthways to look like a lure skirt. I think that this was known as a "Ned Kelly Rig" in Australia They never missed getting a feed. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 My grandfather told me that when the chinaman jackets were in big numbers (more so than today's numbers) if he hooked one, the rest of the school would swim to the surface. He would then splash a large piece of bait onto the surface, the jackets would swim up to have a go and he would grab them one after another out of the water. Just had to be quick so he didn't get bitten on the fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Lol scratchie....lucky was your shirt not your undies.....hahaha Tight lines!, Shakeel Lol..... Don't own a pair of white undies. I own a pair that used to be white! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeb870 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 (edited) This post is so interesting. A while back in Tassie when I learnt to fish I was catching mullet, ran out of bait and until dad went to the servo and back I used my chewing gum to catch two mullets. Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Edited May 9, 2014 by aeb870 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Great post. Some interesting stories here. When I was a little tacker my father, my brothers and I used to fish from the old stone wharf at Ulladulla inside the harbour. The tailor would come in regular as clockwork just after dawn and my father and older brother would out fish me every time simply because they could cast the unweighted baits further and reach the main part of the school. I soon learned that if I let the seagulls pick the bait up in close and fly away with it I could yank it back out of their mouths when they flew out back over the school. Using this method I could "cast" to the school even when it was out of their casting range. Eventually they sussed out what I was doing but for a time I was king of the catch! Cheers Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beats workin Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 My neighbour boils common garden snails and cleans up on bream whenever he uses them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 My grandfather told me that when the chinaman jackets were in big numbers (more so than today's numbers) if he hooked one, the rest of the school would swim to the surface. He would then splash a large piece of bait onto the surface, the jackets would swim up to have a go and he would grab them one after another out of the water. Just had to be quick so he didn't get bitten on the fingers. I reckon that if a jacket got hold of a finger tip you would no longer have the tip of that finger. The tiny jaws on those things are scary. Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebottle18 Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 Try chewing gum. I found juicy fruit to be the best flavour. I also used those Python snakes. I thread it up my line about 3 inches and have one inch off the hook. Also have a Glow bead attached. Very good at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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