18-08-2003, 06:44 PM
My two cents worth on what bait to use:
K.G. Whiting, in my opinion is the "eye fillet" of fish bait, whether it is snapper, gummies or squid. The only thing is I would rather throw a piece of eye fillet on the barbie than on a jig. Squid have attacked live KG many times and I when I have used them I have done well.
Garfish, probably a very good bait because of colour and that it is squids favourite food but sometimes soft, expensive, messy and hard to place on a jig (can someone tell me the best way?)
Tommys, never used them.......
Yackas, excellent tough bait, the only bait you can use where allot of pickers are around. (I have done allot of fishing off Stanwell Park rocks)
Pillies, dont bother
Salted Pillies, have seen some people catching on them.
Silver Whiting, Cheap, fairly firm, Easy to get (all year round), not messy. Basically I know if I head down to Victoria St Richmond one of the three fishmongers will have something decent and you can select your own fish! And very cheap.
I am of the opinion that a hungry squid is likely to attak any fresh fish jig that it will come across. Some factors like depth, location and presentation of fish are probably more important than the type of fish.
About 20 years ago I came across a guy at the end of portsea pier with a bucket full of squid. What was he using on his jig? - Peeled potatoes!!
Anyway thats my 2 cents worth.... Keen to hear your opinions.
K.G. Whiting, in my opinion is the "eye fillet" of fish bait, whether it is snapper, gummies or squid. The only thing is I would rather throw a piece of eye fillet on the barbie than on a jig. Squid have attacked live KG many times and I when I have used them I have done well.
Garfish, probably a very good bait because of colour and that it is squids favourite food but sometimes soft, expensive, messy and hard to place on a jig (can someone tell me the best way?)
Tommys, never used them.......
Yackas, excellent tough bait, the only bait you can use where allot of pickers are around. (I have done allot of fishing off Stanwell Park rocks)
Pillies, dont bother
Salted Pillies, have seen some people catching on them.
Silver Whiting, Cheap, fairly firm, Easy to get (all year round), not messy. Basically I know if I head down to Victoria St Richmond one of the three fishmongers will have something decent and you can select your own fish! And very cheap.
I am of the opinion that a hungry squid is likely to attak any fresh fish jig that it will come across. Some factors like depth, location and presentation of fish are probably more important than the type of fish.
About 20 years ago I came across a guy at the end of portsea pier with a bucket full of squid. What was he using on his jig? - Peeled potatoes!!
Anyway thats my 2 cents worth.... Keen to hear your opinions.