Grantm Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Gday FR's Picked up some garfish last weekend and decided to keep them as bait. Fishing the Hawkusbury this weekend and looking for a few ideas as to what to do with them. What takes a Garfish ? Jew maybe ? How do you rig them. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Most fish will take them. I like pillies better, but fresh gars are a great bait. rig them like you would a pilchard. If they are big ones, you can cut them in half. I think some bloke on this site landed a nice jew at Juno on a gar, can't remember who but. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macman Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Gday FR'sPicked up some garfish last weekend and decided to keep them as bait. Fishing the Hawkusbury this weekend and looking for a few ideas as to what to do with them. What takes a Garfish ? Jew maybe ? How do you rig them. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers 64970[/snapback] G'day, They are a good all round trolled bait, using gangs and rubberband over the needle. Lots of blokes use them instead of pillies, on the beach for tailor, off the rocks for kings. I've even heard of people using them as livies under a balloon. The outside folks troll them for spanish and spotties off Yamba in the autumn. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bluecod Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Grant, Before there were block pillies, the humble sea garfish was the gun bait for tailor, kings, snapper and just about most other fish around. = Ganged hooks 4 X 4/0 bream also love them = garfish fillet on a 1/0 suicide Edited September 1, 2005 by bluecod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvie Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 Jews in the h'bury love em.. especially live. Fresh frozen is still a good second. Fish them at any known jew spot if they are around they won't resist. Burley hard for success ohterwise you are wasting your time. rigged on a 6/0 circle hook with a 5/0 circle snelled with a half hitch to keep a straight presentation. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantm Posted September 1, 2005 Author Share Posted September 1, 2005 Thanks guys, will chuck one out on some gangs and see what happens. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombora Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 gars are brilliant; my best ever snapper session was casting whole gars on gangs caught the night before into a bommie somewhere near Port Stephens; 4 kg snapper go hard on baitcasters in 4 metres of water!!! If ganging slip a centimetre or so of clear plastic tubing up the line before tying on the ganged hooks (something like the tubing from an aerator). When you've put the gar on the gangs slip the tube over the gar's bill and it helps keeps the bait nice and straight. Cheers and good luck Bombie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bashir Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 great tip there with the tubing bombora. Beats a band any day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 (edited) Split em down the middle, dip them in milk and egg and then dust with seasoned flour and a couple of minutes either side on the barbie, Put on plate in front of me, As the Nock and Kirby bloke used to say "Where do you get em" Edited September 1, 2005 by pogo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paggles Posted September 1, 2005 Share Posted September 1, 2005 mmmmmmmmmm pogo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pogo Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 110 kgs and 188 cms, I'ld make Kens record page, just go easy with the gaff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidgie Posted September 2, 2005 Share Posted September 2, 2005 We use garfish when spinning for kings off the rocks....they work great. And you can pick up other fish too. Prefer them to pilchards as they seem to hold together better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grantm Posted September 2, 2005 Author Share Posted September 2, 2005 Great info thanks guys. Might try a troll around with one and see what happens. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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