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Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
And the float takes about 2.3 gram or 1/12th of an ounce, to get it up right (left a little wiggle room for using with heavy scrub worms) -
https://www.kmart.com.au/product/active-mens-outdoor-parka-puffer-jacket-s151607/?selectedSwatch=&size= If you do have to stand still and fish in winter - this $50 Kmart puffer jacket is a game changer. If you havent tried puffer jackets before - give em a go - Ive forgotten what cold is since I bought one this year
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Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
will do -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Yeah I should have dropped 2 worms into water - one in fresh rain water and 1 salt water solution - 35 grams of salt, in a litre of fresh, is supposed to be the right recipe for ocean water. But I got side tracked with the salting process...... The scrubby I dropped into dry salt stopped moving very quick -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Bit of shrinkage and they toughened up a bit but I think I’ll stick to fresh and alive -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Soaked them over night with no noticeable leaks and just did a test took 6.8kg of pull and the swivel still held - the straw actually snapped in half first -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Salting now -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
I have tried garden worms in salt water and was a waste of time - die very quickly and became soggy. Although many years ago I use garden worms in the Patawalonga between the lock and 1st bridge and hooked up Bream. Maybe due to some fresh water in the Pat helped the worms to live a little longer. Also tried Catchall Crawlers (good for Sea and fresh water) - wasn't impressed with them either - died quickly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have mucked around with garden worms. -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Salmon mullet and flounder have also been mentioned -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Just asked the question on a few facebook pages and alot of people mention bream Other mentions are Garfish, trevally, KG whiting, flatties, snapper, pinkies and small Jewies .....- to be continued....... -
Innovative Ideas Man
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Great question Malb - Thats something I was wondering about aswell. I know estuarine species like bream love them but I havent used them out in the bay. I have seen a guy slaying grass whiting on them in pure salt water but I wonder what other whiting think of them -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
One innovative use of plastic that never fails is the old dust pan worm collecter - just head to the local car park and start scooping em up - got about 80 from this stretch - some big boys in amoungst them -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Haha - Yeah I havent used it yet - so im not sure how it will go during the water trials -
Innovative Ideas Man
yellow door 1 replied to yellow door 1's topic in How to guides and DIY projects
Plastic drinking straw Hot glue end caps with a swivel shoved in Red heat shrink indicator -
No worries- that super subtle tail has got me intrigued for super slow wiggly presentations.
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actually if you chose the 35mm option you get 50 for $3 - so I went with the pumpkin seed and the white. I reckon they'd be good on the little drop shot rigs I use aswell
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No worries mate - seems like anything associated with "Ajing" fishing comes with a hefty price tag. So heres the ali express version - $2.24 for a 20 pack sound more reasonable than some other prices I found https://www.aliexpress.com/item/4000197310472.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.0.0.6ae936c7mv0SVU&algo_pvid=0e6c14a4-9729-4306-b500-be9bbb5116fe&algo_exp_id=0e6c14a4-9729-4306-b500-be9bbb5116fe-3&pdp_ext_f={"sku_id"%3A"12000023673453498"}&pdp_npi=2%40dis!AUD!!2.24!!!!!%40210318cb16567613125867579e9b68!12000023673453498!sea
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I suck at gars on lures - the guy who caught that one said it was " a mebaru oboro plastic and a small ecogear jighead unsure of what size tho. Cheers" The guys who use these lures fish ultra light tackle and tiny lures - the style is referred to as "Ajing" i believe
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Here’s the things they come up to feed on around piers light at night
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Yeah when I asked what lures to use for gars, there were plenty of blokes listing all the lures they have got them on - but very few photos. Ive mouth hooked one on a little thin metal lure while chasing salmon. But when I burleyed them up and tried lures, they werent effective for me. So I just whipped out the chicken hunks and started landing them quite freely. If I was going to target them again with lures I'd be using something very similar to this
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Heres some footage of gars gnawing on weed - I wonder if they are stripping it for little bugs and snails etc or whether they just like salad. That pointy beak and up turned mouth suggests they do a fair bit of hunting aswell. Lots of guys swear by lures to catch them but I have found it no where near as effective as bait and burley. (I did give up pretty quick on the lures though)
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And the bit of wire on the stick was vital too. Once everything gets coated in tuna oil - those plastic stoppers get slippery and hard to pull out - so you need pliers, teeth or a hole drilled through and wire on a stick to get them back out. My guru used to custom turn wooden end plugs on a lathe. They were shaped like a mushroom so they were always easy to pull out no matter how slimey your hands were
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I eventually drilled straight through and added foam so there would be no line hanging outside the cage to catch my hook while casting
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Some floats need a bit of tweaking and adjustment of casting styles to avoid tangles while casting. But once you get in the rhythm, it can be quite effective. While its difficult to fish 2 rods at once effectively - it might be worth trialing both methods against each other to see which one you like. A light float very a burley float. Bring a towel and have a bucket of water to wash your hands, as gar fishing, especially burley floating, can be a dirty labour intensive style of fishing And always keep their bum pointed away from you when giving them a squeeze while removing the
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I like a burley float with a short dropper to keep them around the hook