jack1993 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Hi guys fairly new to downrigging but have recently bought a scotty downrigger and have had a few tries at trying to land a kingy (without much sucess) on one around sydney- mainly botany bay and the harbour. i usually spend a bit of time in the morning trying to catch bait and sometimes i am unable to get any yakkas or squid so i was wondering if anyone on here downrigs lures ? any advice would be great. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 (edited) Definitely can use lures, the only factor is the type used to the trolling speed. People downrig with lures in salt & fresh water. If it were me I would avoid large bibs if your planning to have a faster troll speed but its a matter of trial & error with what you select. Edited January 7, 2020 by kingie chaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 I was out on Friday with a mate who wanted to test out his new outrigger. We were trolling live yellow tails off palm beach and landed two rat kings. One on a down rigger and one on a ball sinker. Speed was around 5km/h i think. Just in gear. I think you could also use a squid lure with a garfish attached to it. Try to pin it in such a way so that it doesn't spin with you are trolling it. good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 ive done it for trout, but honestly livies will outfish lures about a million to one-get more practice at baitcatching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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