The New Lure Challenge 2013

[Thunderpants]

I found the small pink isomes worked better sitting on the bottom and just bouncing every 15 seconds or so if there wasnt any interest, nibbles came pretty quick after a bounce on the bottom, wind was my biggest problem initially, I tried going onto the smalles jighead possible but there was a 20ft drop and even with the finest of braids known to man the wind was blowing the line and lifting it off the bottom without me having any control, thats when I went onto bigger hooks with chunks of the xl white about 1cm long, to tell the truth the little pigs still managed to get this in their mouths, the size of them, espescially the tompots and the scorpions, pestered to death by them. my best nibble rate was to nip the smallest isomes in half but put both halves on at once giving the effect of 2 worms together.
Location has a lot to do with it too, I found through a mate that getting down to water level increases the catch rate too, so steps on piers or breakwaters are great to fish from

Thanks Paul some great info there, I will try it.

 

[andyco]

I found the small pink isomes worked better sitting on the bottom and just bouncing every 15 seconds or so if there wasnt any interest, nibbles came pretty quick after a bounce on the bottom, wind was my biggest problem initially, I tried going onto the smalles jighead possible but there was a 20ft drop and even with the finest of braids known to man the wind was blowing the line and lifting it off the bottom without me having any control, thats when I went onto bigger hooks with chunks of the xl white about 1cm long, to tell the truth the little pigs still managed to get this in their mouths, the size of them, espescially the tompots and the scorpions, pestered to death by them. my best nibble rate was to nip the smallest isomes in half but put both halves on at once giving the effect of 2 worms together.
Location has a lot to do with it too, I found through a mate that getting down to water level increases the catch rate too, so steps on piers or breakwaters are great to fish from

awesome session! and good advice; where were you fishing???

 

[Bassboyo]

 

[Aqua-holic]

Lesser weever

 

[phill_itofish]

table updated

 

[Aqua-holic]

Long spine sea scorpion

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[Pete from shields]

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Just realized something is missing on my pics looking from the ones above, forgot to use my card, GRRRRRRRR. Did the same for the WSF with a sandeel that I chucked back instead of adding, bad day.

 

[phill_itofish]

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Just realized something is missing on my pics looking from the ones above, forgot to use my card, GRRRRRRRR. Did the same for the WSF with a sandeel that I chucked back instead of adding, bad day.

Unlucky mate, I'm sure you'll manage another one at some point.

 

[ar lan y mor]

got a few to upload, but i'm heading home for a week next wednesday so going to wait till im back
got my lrf and spinning gear packed and a hit list of species/marks
hopefuly will have some silver and grey ghosts to upload on return!

 

[phill_itofish]

got a few to upload, but i'm heading home for a week next wednesday so going to wait till im back
got my lrf and spinning gear packed and a hit list of species/marks
hopefuly will have some silver and grey ghosts to upload on return!

Good luck mate, will look forward to the catch report. I'm hoping to pick up a Bass and a Ghost next week

 

[ar lan y mor]

Good luck mate, will look forward to the catch report. I'm hoping to pick up a Bass and a Ghost next week

ghosts will be my challenge, but shore mullet are more agresive so hoping isome in amongst the ground bait will do the trick
Bass mark is a nursery area, so will be catch and release whatever the size
just need to persuade our lass that we need to be there at the right state of tide, going old school, jiffy lemon and redgill at the ready!

 

[phill_itofish]

ghosts will be my challenge, but shore mullet are more agresive so hoping isome in amongst the ground bait will do the trick
Bass mark is a nursery area, so will be catch and release whatever the size
just need to persuade our lass that we need to be there at the right state of tide, going old school, jiffy lemon and redgill at the ready!

I'm going to try and get a Ghost on a bread fly I've tied on a 2g lead head, LRF style. I might try the old controller float bass method if I fail on HP's and SP's

 

[phill_itofish]

Table updated

 

[Bassboyo]

 

[phill_itofish]

Nice one, is the bottom one a Rock Cook Wrasse ?

 

[Bassboyo]

Nice one, is the bottom one a Rock Cook Wrasse ?

It certainly is ( a male) there my favourite really pretty little fish, extremely small mouths.

 

[phill_itofish]

It certainly is ( a male) there my favourite really pretty little fish, extremely small mouths.

Very nice, Bonny looking fish, something i've never caught on bait or lures.

 

[phill_itofish]

 

[Bassboyo]

Whoop whoop !! There she blows
Nice one

 

[Wreckingball76]

Didnt take you long! Iv just sat down! Well done on the Bass mate.