Mike89 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Had a short session at Balmain this afternoon trying out some new ultra tiny hooks on the garries that have been schooling up around the area. Stalked a nice plump gar and had him in the bucket first cast. A smidgen of burley got them fired up and within an hour I had a full bag and dinner sorted. Yuna also managed a decent sized LJ which she released and a couple of garries herself. These tiny hooks are really much better than the ones I used previously (either small luderick hooks or pan fish hooks) for the gars as they seem to be much more keen to grab the bait and swallow it. Now just to order some more... Cheers! Edited November 2, 2016 by Mike89 space Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 That's an impressive bag of tasty fish. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfish angler Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Well done mate they are top eating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 (edited) Mini Marlin Mania Real good fun JD Edited November 2, 2016 by Johndory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonD Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Was only talking of heading out on the lake infront of the house for a few of those today, such fun catching fish you can see take the bait. JonD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Great catch Mike well done. How did you catch them? Never caught one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Well Done on the haul ! They make great baits as well ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysLearning Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Great catch! These hooks sound great,any chance you could share your supplier? I would very much like to give them a go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted November 2, 2016 Author Share Posted November 2, 2016 I actually bought them at a shop up the coast and threw away the packaging, I'll find it soon and send you a PM. I'll put up a picture of my rig soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 When you say 'Ultra small' what size are they? Also what bait were you using? Thanks. That looks like a good catch there. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwood1980 Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Mmmmm kingy bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Well done Mike and Yuna. How do you cook them? Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfish angler Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 A guy i know got 26 at Woolwich Ferry Wharf . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fragmeister Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 3 hours ago, blackfish angler said: A guy i know got 26 at Woolwich Ferry Wharf . I wonder if he is aware of the bag limit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaohuang Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Oh nice! Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuna Fysh Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) Awesome mr and ms beakies. Yummy fish. Edited November 3, 2016 by Yuna Fysh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Well done guys! Such an under-rated table fish, plenty of thickness in those larger ones. Regarding the hooks, I use a size 16 suicide hook, same as for the poddies. A lot of tackle stores only go down to the 12 or 14, I'm sure you could get even smaller than the 16 on the internet if need be - I usually try and support the local stores though. Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted November 3, 2016 Author Share Posted November 3, 2016 (edited) Here's the hook that I have. On the left a large octopus hook, bream hook, small blackie hook and then these. Pretty small! I lost the first one on the first fish and thought they may be too small and easy to break so switched to a small pan hook. The fish were much less inclined to take the whole bait in their mouths with the larger hook. Switched back to the tiny ones and the fish started gobbling the baits again and I didn't have any more problems losing hooks. The rig is pretty simple and I will post a picture soon. Stopper bead small float stopper bead (just to cushion) tiny ball sinker to swivel, then just 25-50cm trace and the tiniest hook you have. Usually a shorter trace if they are feeding on the surface. Run the stopper beads all the way up to the swivel. You probably won't have to adjust it. As far as how, burley with oats or bread shavings and bring them in. Then you sight cast. Throw the float (needs to be small) over them with a morsel of prawn, dough, bread and wait for them to take it. When you see the bait in their mouths put a bit of pressure on the line and if it's hooked bring them in! Lots of fun when they are on the chew. There's no point fishing for them if they aren't there either, so find a spot where they school up on a regular basis. Generally I've found spots where they will be there at a certain time of day for weeks or months. Awesome bait and good for dinner. We split the smaller ones off for bait and deep fried the bigger guys. Edited November 3, 2016 by Mike89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauricio Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 great bag. One of my favorite bait to use for Kings, also great eating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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