21-06-2005, 03:57 PM
The best bait for gars I've used is silverfish - they're like whitebait, but thinner, and a very pale white colour. You can get them at most fishing tackle shops, but not at service stations. Most of the times I fished with them last year you had to have them, or you'd go fishless.
If you want to catch a good bag, berley is essential. I make up a batch of the following, and freeze it in chinese food containers:
1 bag breadcrumbs
Approx 100mL tuna oil
2 cans home brand pilchard cat food (or any fishy cat food)
Mix well, then add 2 cans full of wet sand and mix.
The wet sand acts to 'grind' the berley mix into fine particles, as well as giving it some weight to sink down a bit. A friend of mine swears by adding paprika to the mix, but I'm still unconvinced. I throw out half a handful of this mix every 10-20 min. Fish small pieces of silverfish on #10-12 hooks 1m under a float in the berley trail. Strike at the slightest movement of your float, if you wait until the fish take the float down you'll miss a lot.
If you want to catch a good bag, berley is essential. I make up a batch of the following, and freeze it in chinese food containers:
1 bag breadcrumbs
Approx 100mL tuna oil
2 cans home brand pilchard cat food (or any fishy cat food)
Mix well, then add 2 cans full of wet sand and mix.
The wet sand acts to 'grind' the berley mix into fine particles, as well as giving it some weight to sink down a bit. A friend of mine swears by adding paprika to the mix, but I'm still unconvinced. I throw out half a handful of this mix every 10-20 min. Fish small pieces of silverfish on #10-12 hooks 1m under a float in the berley trail. Strike at the slightest movement of your float, if you wait until the fish take the float down you'll miss a lot.