jaybez Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 The fishing in the area has been extremely slow lately, I had about a month and a half long donut... Anyways, on the advice of my brother, I changed profile from a spinnerbait to a small hardbody crank, just to see if the change would get at least something to bite. First session throwing the different lure and I get this small fish: Followed by two more the day after: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybez Posted October 1 Author Share Posted October 1 The second from the day after: Then, on Saturday, I finally broke in the new/old Hobie with this small model: The fish aren't much to speak of but they're better than the nothing of the last few months. Hopefully the bite only gets hotter here on out. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 Redfin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 (edited) Redfin (Perch in England) are a schooling fish readily caught in freshwater lakes, streams and canals. They are very good to eat, gutted and cooked whole. If you want to try something different there is a brand of small soft plastics called STRIKE TIGER which are made in Tasmania, deadly for Trout and Redfin. They make very small jigheads and soft plastics to match in a range of colours, and shapes. Not very expensive, I have used the nymph ones in yellow or black. They are excellent on a whippy rod with 4lb line. Excellent photos and report. bn Edited October 1 by big Neil more info 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter K Posted October 1 Share Posted October 1 1 hour ago, big Neil said: Redfin (Perch in England) are a schooling fish readily caught in freshwater lakes, streams and canals. They are very good to eat, gutted and cooked whole. If you want to try something different there is a brand of small soft plastics called STRIKE TIGER which are made in Tasmania, deadly for Trout and Redfin. They make very small jigheads and soft plastics to match in a range of colours, and shapes. Not very expensive, I have used the nymph ones in yellow or black. They are excellent on a whippy rod with 4lb line. Excellent photos and report. bn Robbiefishing on youtube regularly uses Strike tiger and has heaps of videos to target redfin and trout etc, using ST gear. https://www.youtube.com/@robbiefishing/featured Ive never fished for either species but through his channel I learnt about using Strike Tiger if is ever get the chance to catch them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 3 Share Posted October 3 On 10/2/2024 at 8:20 AM, big Neil said: Redfin (Perch in England) are a schooling fish readily caught in freshwater lakes, streams and canals. They are very good to eat, gutted and cooked whole. If you want to try something different there is a brand of small soft plastics called STRIKE TIGER which are made in Tasmania, deadly for Trout and Redfin. They make very small jigheads and soft plastics to match in a range of colours, and shapes. Not very expensive, I have used the nymph ones in yellow or black. They are excellent on a whippy rod with 4lb line. Excellent photos and report. bn @big Neil - great advice, he is correct about strike tiger plastics - he kindly gifted me some an they work really well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybez Posted October 5 Author Share Posted October 5 On 10/2/2024 at 8:20 AM, big Neil said: Redfin (Perch in England) are a schooling fish readily caught in freshwater lakes, streams and canals. They are very good to eat, gutted and cooked whole. If you want to try something different there is a brand of small soft plastics called STRIKE TIGER which are made in Tasmania, deadly for Trout and Redfin. They make very small jigheads and soft plastics to match in a range of colours, and shapes. Not very expensive, I have used the nymph ones in yellow or black. They are excellent on a whippy rod with 4lb line. Excellent photos and report. bn Thanks bn, Yeah sorry I didn't make it clear, I know they are reddies.. yeah I've seen the strike tiger lures before through robbiefishing - he seems to do well with them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted October 5 Share Posted October 5 10 hours ago, jaybez said: Thanks bn, Yeah sorry I didn't make it clear, I know they are reddies.. yeah I've seen the strike tiger lures before through robbiefishing - he seems to do well with them. Hi Jaybez. Your Redfin photos are extremely clear and the fish are obviously in very good condition. They are quite a good fish to eat if you are ever looking for some fish for the table. Keep the reports coming. Good luck, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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