styla 673 Posted October 2, 2021 Report Share Posted October 2, 2021 Ok am i the only 1 having weed probs using lures landbased down there. Using vibes / blades are the go at the moment, to get out to where the fish are schooling. But for the life of me, im not getting enough time for the fish, can see or feel the lure , before it fouls in the weed. knowing they are hugging close to the bottom , thats the strikezone for the lures to be. Even weedless sps are getting weeded up . Been doing are lot of Ks down there for no reward. Its actually doing my head in ,hearing that people are catching 40+ models landbased. The only way i can see a way around this is fishing vertically straight up & down , so you are not dragging through the shitty stuff. Thats were a yak comes into play. But i dont pocess 1, so maybe i just answered my own question! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Softy 2,991 Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Very hard place to fish LB due to the weed which is pretty much all the way around. I'd be using plastics on a weedless head and just dealing with the weed each cast. Or suck it up and buy a kayak. Sent from my Pixel 3 using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SurfcaztR 715 Posted October 3, 2021 Report Share Posted October 3, 2021 Maybe Happy valley res be easier when opened soon Tinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Booma 1,362 Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Can I ask what sort of weed it is? Or if anybody has a photo of it I'd be keen to see it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,288 Posted October 4, 2021 Report Share Posted October 4, 2021 Hard work fishing land based. The first km or two of shoreline is really shallow and weedy. From the yak I go to a long thin 3inch soft plastic and slow drift with the lure just above bottom. Another option is to use a shallow diving hardbody minnow and fish over the top of the weeds. This only works when the fish move in shallow when the water warms more. yellow door 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
styla 673 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2021 Fingers crossed Happy Valley is going to be better to fish L B. Think i will be waiting for that to open & being 15mins down road even better. Otherwise wait for the water to warm up & fish shallow hardbodies. Its easier to fish when the water is lower , so u can cast further away into the drop off. But at the moment its very full, right up to the tree line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southie THE BANGA 2,304 Posted October 7, 2021 Report Share Posted October 7, 2021 On 05/10/2021 at 9:28 PM, styla said: Fingers crossed Happy Valley is going to be better to fish L B. Think i will be waiting for that to open & being 15mins down road even better. Otherwise wait for the water to warm up & fish shallow hardbodies. Its easier to fish when the water is lower , so u can cast further away into the drop off. But at the moment its very full, right up to the tree line. Happy Valley Should go alright mate Be some good fish in there too Tinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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