davidbloop 0 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Hi guys, Well I'm flat broke at the moment, about 5c in my wallet and I'm still after the ever elusive Mulloway. I have made a dough mix up for catching some tommy's which I know is lethal coz it was my burley mix for a while and it sent em nuts. Only problem is I can't keep it on the hooks!Should I just keep thickening it up with flour or does anyone know any tips that could help me out? Cheers guys. Also I have a tin of sweet corn do you rkn they'd perhaps take that? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kelvin 2,200 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 chop up cotton wool and mix it in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Yep and thicken it up with flour and add some tuna oil to it so it doesnt break up in the water. Corn should work if ya slowly retrieve them and use creamed corn as berley too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pwilly 0 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 a bit off topic but i saw a couple from WA catching tommies down yorkes using a float with 2 hooks under with small pieces of green drinking straw cut on an angle on the hooks just sittting on not hooked on they had dug a hole in the float and packing berley in therethey just cast out and slow retrieve and were getting tommysps know what its like to be broke not working at the moment so have heaps of fishing time but have to scrape up cash for bait berley etc so giving anything cheap a go atmgood luckjustin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Same here i am as broke as a hobo! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pwilly 0 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 the other one for tommys that i like is 5 to 10 grm gold halco's not free but easy especially with berley in water Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 Or ya could look around snaggy areas on low tide and pick them up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pwilly 0 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 what pick up tommies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pwilly 0 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 only joking ::)yeah come down to port willy i know theres e few out therea mate of mine went snorkling at browns and he got heaps of lures and i mean heaps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 :icon_lol: or ya could wait until a fish kill and pick up bait, got a bucketful of anchovies at semi one time and a massive school of salmon were herding them up and got fish every cast Quote Link to post Share on other sites
davidbloop 0 Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 is it legal in SA to use bait traps? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 Yeah, only the shrimp net style ones... I use them for getting fish food and bream bait. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyb 1,017 Posted April 28, 2009 Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 I have made a dough mix up for catching some tommy's which I know is lethal coz it was my burley mix for a while and it sent em nuts. Only problem is I can't keep it on the hooks!Also I have a tin of sweet corn do you rkn they'd perhaps take that?In Pommy land the Coarse Fishers make up little dough balls and spice them up with any flavouring you want and then drop them in boiling water to stiffen them up, hence the name "boilies". They also use exotic fluro dyes in pink, orange, green, etc your imagination is the limit you can go to :fishing:You could make up larger ones and cut little pieces off for the Tommys and they keep forever in a plastic container in your fridge 8)I put stale bread in the liquidiser to make bread crumbs for berley and yes, sweet corn for almost any SEA or fresh water fish is one of the least known fishing secrets :fishing:Cheers, tonyb.PS if you haven't got into diced chicken breast by now.........! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Another thing you can do david is get one cheap piece of roo meat even 2 or 3 dollars worth is enough.Slice it up into little strips, then douse it in curry powder[one 2$ black and gold curry powder will last ages]And Tommies will go mad for it + it stays on the hook well and you can catch 2 or more fish sometimes before having to change the bait.Dont have to be a millionaire to get into good fishing just resourceful.Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyb 1,017 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Good one Cal and another good economical tip is to take your raw mincemeat fishing with you and just pick out the tiny bits of mincemeat for hook bait :fishing:I watched a guy on Port Noarlunga Jetty fishing like this and hooking up mullet triple headers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Ian 0 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 PS if you haven't got into diced chicken breast by now.........!Your a dill idiot twat foolis that what you wanted to say Tony? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyb 1,017 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 I can see why your an administrator now Ian, you have such unbelievably smooth, diplomatic skills you little velvet tongue you : Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pwilly 0 Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 yeah go the roo meatafter cutting mine up in tiny cubes [thanks tony]i put in bait bucket with semolina add sum currymaybe add a little pilchard berleyand youve got a great cheap bait ive caught mullet tommys ST,s and whiting using thisand as tony says tiny bits of chicken it works just change it over all the timegood luck im gonna try corn nextcheers justin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny 1 Posted May 3, 2009 Report Share Posted May 3, 2009 Roo meat iso ne of the best baits there is! I soak it in aniseed and salt them so its nice and tough, and the fish still whack them... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 I thought you could only use fish type bits for fishing... Or is that just a berley thing? If it isn't that seems to be very contradictory to the rule and would mean I could put a steak on a hook, although I can only just afford to eat the odd steak at the moment so wouldn't waste it anyway ;D ;DBut if someone could clear this up that would be cool as mince is very cheap and bait is expensive when you don't have money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Yes statesquider, believe it or not, you can use "small amounts" of red meat for bait, but not for crab nets or berley.You can also dump buckets of fish oil and trailerloads of fish into the water, but chicken carcasses will attract sharks.....go figure! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tonyb 1,017 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Poor little chooks, gotta go thro life carrying this terrible stigma with them forever ::)I'm lobbying for chook counselling sessions to help them in these difficult times to overcome this terrible slur on thier reputations :icon_e_biggrin: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
statesquider 0 Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 :icon_lol: :icon_lol: :icon_lol: ;D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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