Fufu Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Hey guys Just a quick question. My last two fishing trips have resulted in no fish. I’m find there’s a lot of seaweed at the moment. Almost hair like. I’ve been fishing land based with a size 4 sinker and size 4 long shank mostly for nippers. Normally im ok and catch a few here and there but the last two trips have been shocking. Every time I wind in to check on the bait the seems to be a massive ball of seaweed around the sinker and bait. In the end I had to resort to float fishing. Is anyone else having this issue? Fufu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Where and when would be the obvious questions if u need help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekD Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I was seeing a bit of this fine weed last weekend in parts of Mosman bay on the plastics. Haven't seen it like that before in this area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fufu Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 33 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: Where and when would be the obvious questions if u need help First spot was Drummoyne and second spot was Clifton gardens I spoke to my local tackle store and he is confident it’s sea grass that has “sprung” for spring. I guess the next question is will stay a while or die off. Really frustrating at times. Fufu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 On 9/20/2018 at 4:38 PM, Fufu said: First spot was Drummoyne and second spot was Clifton gardens I spoke to my local tackle store and he is confident it’s sea grass that has “sprung” for spring. I guess the next question is will stay a while or die off. Really frustrating at times. Fufu Lots of it here in Brisbane Water. Slimy brown filimentous algae that coats the bait and the sinker every time you wind it in. I think it’s Hincksia sordida, which causes nuisance algae blooms on the east coast in spring. Certainly not seagrass. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fufu Posted September 21, 2018 Author Share Posted September 21, 2018 2 hours ago, Volitan said: Lots of it here in Brisbane Water. Slimy brown filimentous algae that coats the bait and the sinker every time you wind it in. I think it’s Hincksia sordida, which causes nuisance algae blooms on the east coast in spring. Certainly not seagrass. Well being algae it should hopefully die off soon and allow things to return to normal Fufu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Yep. If you google Hincksia you’ll see it’s a nuisance for a while but not for long - especially in places like Noosa. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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