IamDangerous

I fished down a long way,  would have been close to 2 metres.  

I had a second rod on the bottom, but mainly focused on garnish.  

I was there from around 5am so it was completely dark when I started. 

17 minutes ago, doobie said:

The Gar are being caught on most jetties, but in saying that, this year has seen less caught from the jetties - why? only the fishing gods know.

The last few years, Gar has produced well but it has been very up and down this year, although the boaties have done better - but there have been many reports where they have struggled too.

But like jackman says, the Gar just were on.  You might think, 'but all the time' ... sometimes yes.

Were there any others going for Gar and catching them?  If there were and not catching then it wasn't just you.  If they were catching, then watch what they are doing, go and stand near them and look at their set up. Have a chat to them.

Many of the regular Gar fisho's on the Port Noarlunga jetty have all said this year has been slower.  There have been many times when talking to the other regulars they mention nothing being caught for the whole week, then the following day you hear that the Gar 'were on'.  If we knew when the fish where to bite guaranteed we'd all be down fishing, but that would then be boring.

Ok......

- Gents (best) - Gar flesh a 2nd good option

- Burley (could rub some stale bread between hands so crumbs fall into water, have a burley bucket with pellets into dangling in water or a very small spring on leader to put some burley) - but don't over feed them, just enough to entice them, then back off on the burley.

- Light set up (6lb line is good)

- Float (as light as possible)

- Hook (size 10, 12 long shank) or what I tried on the session was size 14 short shank (worked well)

- Rod (I like 6'6" to 7'6" length with a nibble action tip)

- Reel (something small/light, say around 1000-2500)

Used Gents

Berley - had a berley pot, would have limited the amount if I had ever got a bite

Set up, general rod with 10lb braid and 8lb flourscarbon rig

Float - could not quite set it up like I usually do, standing straight up in the water because my head light was not working and I could not see exactly how the float was sitting in the water. 

Hook - size 10

Rod - 7'0", perhaps a little heavier but I use it as a general rod.

Reel - 2500

So it seems I always go at the wrong time, well I work, I have others things I do, I don't have a great deal of choice when I can go.

22 minutes ago, Bladesg said:

Easy to get disappointed sometimes no question. Truth is, if fish are not in the area your bait is you won't catch fish. Doesn't matter what prep or research or even how good you are or think you are, you won't catch fish.

I fish with a mate on a boat occasionally and this season the garfish have been difficult to find in numbers and size, we've tried plenty as garfish are my fav table fish.

Like all types of fishing it takes practice and learning. Take notes, photos or whatever of what works, when and you'll work out the how. You might notice that on certain tide phases, moon phases, time of the day ect ect that the fish come on the bite for instance.

What's the depth of your trace below the float? Photo?

I changed the depth of my bait a number of times, but as it was rough I was not right near the surface.

I am very frustrated because when I go to try and catch a feed of fish it does not happen. I have caught garfish before, not in huge numbers, do not expect to land based, but I expect to catch something.

So yesterday I went to Semaphore. I chose Semaphore because the report on here said garfish were being caught off the jetty, the tide and wind would be going in the same direction allowing me to fish in a berley trail. I made up some berley, I used gents as bait. I adjusted the depth I was fishing, 

I do not know what I could have done differently, YET NOTHING HAPPENED. I fished over two hours of the incoming high tide and NOTHING HAPPENED. My float just sat there and nothing happened. 

I have no idea what to do differently, does anyone else?

I will post some stuff later. Feeling really tired and very disappointed.                      

Why don't I catch fish?

I have used those red or blue sinker clips for running rigs to test knots, perhaps they could be used to tension these knots in lighter lines.

It certainly looks the goods but at its price I doubt it is worth it.

Kelvin's idea certainly seems worth trying and costs nothing, it could be just as good.

Do they taste nice?

Thank you Doobie.

Doobie it is not a true recipe unless you tell us how much of each ingredient to put in.

Yeah, sugar was something I would have never thought of as well.

I also jumped the wrong way with Mustard or Parmesan.

Well done Kelvin, congratulations on winning the competition.