Yak session for an enjoyable donut

[kiwicraig]

The wife was taking the kids off somewhere today so I decided to do something a bit different and head out on the yak to work on some of the things I learned on the soft plastics day I did on Boxing Day.

It was a beautiful but hot morning out on the water.  Lots of holiday boat traffic in the Ettalong/Lobster Beach area.

I put the kayak in and paddled out in front of Lobster Beach with the last of the run out tide.  My plan was to try and work around the edges of the weed beds. Only problem was I was so low in the water it was hard to see the weed beds! After an hour or so of fishing blind the sun was a little higher and I could see a bit better.  I repositioned and started work the plan.  I had one rod I was actively working and one with a nice curly tail grub I was letting bounce along behind me.  Once I could see I got a bit more activity.

I had one really solid hit on the passive rod but it did not hook up.  Just left the plastic wonky so I had to straighten it up again.  All the rest of the activity was on the active rod, but it was not the good kind.  My plastics just got picked to bits by tailor (tail gone behind the hook), jackets (plastic all gnawed around the shank) and squid (large bites taken from just behind the head).

I was traveling light so eventually I ran out of trails and had to head in with nothing to show for it.

Nice morning out though. I did a fair bit of paddling so I reckon I'll pay for it tomorrow!

[masterfisho7]

it always seems to happen when you use soft plastics but a nice report

[Green Hornet]

From a yak, if you're finding it hard to see the weed bed, rather than cast to it get in close and cast out and work your plastic back towards it, or fish parallel.

The small tailor and jackets like to hang right on the weed edge. In St Georges Basin where I fish, I just move out a little wider from the weed and find the flathead and bream are just as good 10-15m out as right on the edge.

Another option is to switch to an elaztec plastic like a Z-man that are far more durable than most of the others, or switch to a blade or hardbody.

Sounds like it was a nice day just being out there anyway.

Edited December 29, 2018 by Green Hornet