ASD14 197 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Hi guys,As the title suggest, im just curious on what people think is the best methods to catching aussie salmon from a boat?? As you all know the salmon run isn't tooo far away now, and this year I want to chase them off a boat instead of land based for a change.I thought about launching at encounter bay and cruising around the back of west island towards waitpinga beach and anchor up, burley hard and bake some metals or poppers around from the boat. However, is this more of a hit and miss method?? or are you better to just troll some hardbodies down deep and keep going until you hook up??Cheers boys Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfish 327 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Charter operators off cape jervis use little surface skirt lures and they work amazing. Otherwise metal slugs or harbodies all work ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Mrfish - what skirts are they mate do you know?? yeah I usually use metals or hardbodies.. but do you think stationary fishing with the use of berley is the go? or trolling? cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
brenton 637 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Once you find them berley then waft down unweighted baits,you'll catch more than enough cheers b ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 yeah float down a couple pillies will get them going if they are there for sure ey!! I'm keen to chase them off a boat using lures though, something different for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Underpants 1,543 Posted March 27, 2015 Report Share Posted March 27, 2015 Cant beat the rush with poppers & stickbaits ...........If you can get a hungry school in close enough and conditions permit. Metals are more effective but poppers are the most fun you'll have with your pants on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 29, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Cheers underpants, yeah I haven't done much work with poppers yet, but im pretty keen to! What's the go for salmon?? 70mm / 90mm in pilchard or something? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seagypsy 1,182 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Salmon from a boat is excellent fun. Just make sure you have a reliable motor, always have someone watching for approaching waves, have your anchor ready to go and don't get to confident. I usually only do it when there is an offshore breeze so that I get blown out rather than in if something happens to the motor. Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Seagypsy - Yeah ive been warned about this style of fishing, can get dangerous quick! well im getting a brand new Yamaha 150 4banga, so reliability shouldn't (touch wood) be an issue, but having someone driving or watching the boat full time would def be a smart move!Do you use popper, or metals mate? cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Underpants 1,543 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Cheers underpants, yeah I haven't done much work with poppers yet, but im pretty keen to! What's the go for salmon?? 70mm / 90mm in pilchard or something? Ive done mostly wading so its been a matter of what i can realisically work with my light outfit, limiting me to around 45mm. Ive caught them up to around 40cm this way. 70/90mm should be fine but depending on what sort of outfit/action/tip you are using, i dont see why you couldnt go bigger and 'weed out' the bigger specimens. They can be super greedy and i could easily believe a 20cm ST landed on a 90mm popper! When they are 'on' they coudnt care less what colour but go mad for the surface splash & bubbles. I do like something a bit 'shiny' to to sparkle in the water a bit. Putting yourself in the fish's perspective, they are basically looking up at the dark profile against the sky and see all the bubbles & splashes coming from behind. Hardest part is getting the conditions right to work them properly so i regulalry put metals forward over poppers. When the water is calmer and they are in the mood, poppers are awesome fun.....the bow waves of the approching attack, boiling surface & multiple surface strikes. It's a rush. Then they are thck, go to single hooks. Even just 1 on the back. Tinker and ASD14 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottyDog 43 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Mrfish - what skirts are they mate do you know?? yeah I usually use metals or hardbodies.. but do you think stationary fishing with the use of berley is the go? or trolling? cheers. The ones Ive seen them use are the plastic squid heads in white (so they dont sink). We've got them on tuna skirts too so almost anything will get their attention. We have caught them on sour snakes before too after soft plastics were ripped up after several double hookups. Good fun. ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Yeah nice boys, thanks for all the feeback! im getting pretty keen now, couple months and they should be firing. I might go suss some poppers at my local Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrfish 327 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Not sure on the make of skirt lure ASD but the ones i used were just like a marlin skirt lure but only about 6-8cm. We used white and it was great fun watching the skirt skipping in the wake of the boat then getting smashed by a salmon. ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seagypsy 1,182 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 150 Four Stroke Yamaha is the exact motor I was using lol. Good decision they are a sensational motor. I use stick baits, metal divers, metal slugs pretty much anything shinny. Salmon aren't fussy. I have good success with the gold bombers that they use for barramundi as well. Ill take a photo of some today and upload it. ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seagypsy 1,182 Posted March 30, 2015 Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Soft plastics like Squidgy flick baits in pillie work awesome to. ASD14 and bjorn2fish 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2015 Yeah nice, that's perfect! that popper at the top looks pretty trick, might have to invest in a couple I recon. hopefully get onto a few soonCheers gypsy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hugo 120 Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 We troll these 8-10cm lengths of plastic tubing in 4 or 5mm with an O'Shaunessy hook behind boats and kayaks for salmon. They skip across the surface and create a very visual bubble trail. Work a treat and cost zipp. Must be tight arse Tuesday! bjorn2fish, reelfun, archerfish and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted March 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Yeah nice hugo, I've heard a few stories of people catching salmon and trevally on homemade surface lures very similar to yours!! I will make one, cant hurt.. I've also heard of fellas jigging ring spanners with a hook attached the one end for snappers, salmon, etc.Cheers. Hugo 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hugo 120 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Youcanahandafishabetterspanner. Yeah, I've heard of some weird and whacky things used to catch fish, like a coke can cut up and trolled like a skirt for tuna (didn't work as it fell apart, but looked the goods) and minti wrappers on hooks used to catch nannies etc. An old timer up the coast in NSW when I was a kid used old spark plugs with a treble attached to spin for tailor. Had an old split cane rod and an equally ancient Alvey reel, and could catch fish! Almost feel a "what's the strangest thing you've caught a fish on" thread coming. ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Yep I think your onto something! ive caught carp on dimsims and fish from the fish n chip shop ahah, I got a video of it too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthy Fisher 51 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 The little squid type lures you guys talk about are the white plastic with silver glitter fleck made by Juro tackle company hollow in the middle and can accomadate a ball sinker to weight them if necessary, common use is for a teaser on snook leaded line. Hope that helps ASD Cheers SF ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthy Fisher 51 Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Listed on Juro oz fishing tackle site as squid bait 057 and as octopus bait 057 aswell under saltwater lures section hope this helps Underpants and ASD14 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks stealthy, just had a look now and there pretty cool like lures, im going to try and track a couple down. how do you rig them up? one 5/0 single pulled through like a skirt or? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stealthy Fisher 51 Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yep use a lumo or two bead above the hook in the body if you want a surface type lure or a ball/barrel if you want to get down a bi,t the single hook I have always spaced back so its about 20mm or so in the skirt, same as tuna set back cos they will be hitting from behind. hope that helps you out Cheers SF ASD14 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASD14 197 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Yep, thought so! Thanks for the info stealthy, have a good easter guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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