Surf_94

this is what I think..... I fished salties between christmas and new year (5 days) and the baits I took consisted of; fresh mullet caught at Parsons, fresh squid caught off Myponga Rocks,fresh salmon trout caught by a mate,pillies I buy from the wholesale fish shop by the box (which I bag into 1kg bags and vaccuum seal),a total of five legal mullaway were caught ranging from 12lb to 28lb. ALL were caught on... you know what...."pillies"! So never underestimate this bait and don't leave home without them!

I always try to use an oil based berley when fishing for either bait fish or mulloway. I too am a firm believer that IF the fish are around then you have a far greater chance of landing something by using a berley with an oil. I have always used a fish oil of some kind but this season I have experimented with different oils as tuna and fish oil are now making it an expensive exercise. I believe using a fish sauce or a molasses oil can do the same job. Have used both these of late with my last few outings searching for bait fish and have been successful on all of them. 40 mullet on one, 36 mullet, ST's and tommies on another and this sunday got another 23 mullet and tommies. What I had noticed was that baits were being smashed when berley was fresh in the water, but not so intense were the hook ups when the berley was not being used. So here you can assume that my oil based berley is doing its bit. I use the same process for mulloway (salt creek) but more for the bait fish, so catch the bait fish, transfer to bigger rods and so the cycle should go round. Summing up; I use the bait for berley (minced mullet, ST's, pellets and oil) to catch the bait (mullet and ST's) and then the bait to catch the mulloway. So the theory that smaller fish will bring larger ones is how the food chain should work. I can't say how these oils will work for snapper and such, one can only experiment with them, but I can certainly say it works in my system.

I always try to use an oil based berley when fishing for either bait fish or mulloway. I too am a firm believer that IF the fish are around then you have a far greater chance of landing something by using a berley with an oil. I have always used a fish oil of some kind but this season I have experimented with different oils as tuna and fish oil are now making it an expensive exercise. I believe using a fish sauce or a molasses oil can do the same job. Have used both these of late with my last few outings searching for bait fish and have been successful on all of them. 40 mullet on one, 36 mullet, ST's and tommies on another and this sunday got another 23 mullet and tommies. What I had noticed was that baits were being smashed when berley was fresh in the water, but not so intense were the hook ups when the berley was not being used. So here you can assume that my oil based berley is doing its bit. I use the same process for mulloway (salt creek) but more for the bait fish, so catch the bait fish, transfer to bigger rods and so the cycle should go round. Summing up; I use the bait for berley (minced mullet, ST's, pellets and oil) to catch the bait (mullet and ST's) and then the bait to catch the mulloway. So the theory that smaller fish will bring larger ones is how the food chain should work. I can't say how these oils will work for snapper and such, one can only experiment with them, but I can certainly say it works in my system.

I always try to use an oil based berley when fishing for either bait fish or mulloway. I too am a firm believer that IF the fish are around then you have a far greater chance of landing something by using a berley with an oil. I have always used a fish oil of some kind but this season I have experimented with different oils as tuna and fish oil are now making it an expensive exercise. I believe using a fish sauce or a molasses oil can do the same job. Have used both these of late with my last few outings searching for bait fish and have been successful on all of them. 40 mullet on one, 36 mullet, ST's and tommies on another and this sunday got another 23 mullet and tommies. What I had noticed was that baits were being smashed when berley was fresh in the water, but not so intense were the hook ups when the berley was not being used. So here you can assume that my oil based berley is doing its bit. I use the same process for mulloway (salt creek) but more for the bait fish, so catch the bait fish, transfer to bigger rods and so the cycle should go round. Summing up; I use the bait for berley (minced mullet, ST's, pellets and oil) to catch the bait (mullet and ST's) and then the bait to catch the mulloway. So the theory that smaller fish will bring larger ones is how the food chain should work. I can't say how these oils will work for snapper and such, one can only experiment with them, but I can certainly say it works in my system.