[quote name='glen' date='Oct 17 2005, 07:54 PM']i tried mt martha on sunday. lovely day but the fishing was not so great!
we caught 5 toadfish, 2 leatherjacket and one squid about 2 inches long! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
I had the same experience on the weekend Glen, I spent over 6 hours in the kayak for 1 snook, 1 pike and a silver dory. Although a friend fishing in a kayak only a few metres from me caught 2 snapper of 50 and 55cm. But it was a glorious day to be on the water.
i was thinking of going floundering on the weekend but the wind was still a bit too strong or blowing from the wrong direction.
i was keeping my eye on the "bay winds" site but the frankston wind station was not bringing me joy! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/xyxthumbs.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
i went snorkelling at the southern end of mt martha today (pebble beach) and came across a small of small squid.
the photos are not super sharp but i thought i would share them with you. i also tried shooting some movies but they need a LOT of work to make them presentable <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
15-02-2006, 10:58 PM (This post was last modified: 15-02-2006, 10:58 PM by glen.)
i went to mt martha on the weekend. there was quite a few garfish around but only managed to catch 2...this was quite frustrating. they would just swim up to the bait and then swim away!! this happened over and over!
i tried pippie, bread, chicken and silverfish/whitebait (little tiny fish i bought in an asian supermarket) as bait.
they would not take anything! if anyone can give me some tips on catching moody garfish that would be much appreciated.
The only bait I use for Gars are maggots, I have tried silverfish on a few occasions when they came on the market but have never caught a gar on them
I was fishing for Gars at Swan bay one day and had prawn pippies silverfish and maggots and the maggots won hands down.Some blokes swear by the silverfish but I have never failed with maggots and its just not gars that go troppo over them ,Ive caught flathead salmon and gurnad too.
Flicking your rod back behind your head or slowly retreving and moving the bait will lift your strike rate greatly.Moving the bait around a bit faster also excites them
Sometimes the gars dont pull the float down and will swim with the bait in their mouths, gar fishing requires that you keep a very close eye on your float as just the slightest movement is most likely a gar having a pick at you bait.
An important thing too is DONT put tuna oil in your gar berley as it attracts prededtor fish and scares the gars away, this is a mistake alot of people make
great. thanks for your advice. i will definately try maggots next time!
what i normally do, if the visibility is good enough, is to actually watch the garfish underwater (using polaroid sunglasses).
as soon as they suck the bait in their mouth i strike! so i don't necessarily wait for the float to move. but maybe this won't be necessary with maggots because the gars will be super keen on my bait for once!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
[quote name='glen' post='6128' date='Feb 16 2006, 12:06 AM']great. thanks for your advice. i will definately try maggots next time!
what i normally do, if the visibility is good enough, is to actually watch the garfish underwater (using polaroid sunglasses).
as soon as they suck the bait in their mouth i strike! so i don't necessarily wait for the float to move. but maybe this won't be necessary with maggots because the gars will be super keen on my bait for once!! <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':th' />
cheers, glen[/quote]
Hi Glen
Make sure the maggots arnt too big because the gars tend to spit them out if they are especially if you use three or four to cover the hook, you will find the longer they out of the esky the more active they become as they warm up stick three or for on the hook and cast, the gars cant resist a wriggling moving bait and like all fish can resist a live bait.
A friend and I fished Mt Martha about four times in a week and found that on two of the days the gars just wouldnt bite no matter what we used, one the first day we managed 100, on the second 13, on the third 2 and on the fourth 124, on the first and last days the gars went nuts, we noted that the low producing days where cloudy and the high day where sunny and very hot, so Id say water temp had a part to play in it too
14-03-2006, 12:11 PM (This post was last modified: 14-03-2006, 12:11 PM by rhyno.)
I went to Mornington pier the other night and it was packed full of people fishing. Didn't catch anything there due to the lack of room on the side to the pier and the fact that a cool change came on shortly after i got there and blew a gale. So i went to Mt martha near bradford rd this morning (9 ish) to try to catch my first squid and voila! got one. Not massive but my first squid all the same. So now i'm keen to get some more.
So i took the boat out to where i caught my first squid the other night, taking with me a mate and my father. Combined we hauled in 5 squid. together we had fun cleaning it and right now, my mum is cooking it up.
Fished hard today. There were a few squid about, very hard times, caught 7, didn't get a gummy shark but tried very hard caught a massive 12kg portjackson !!! Water temp was 10C and crystal clear, wind was 20kts from the east.
The squid were there but you had to put in the time, best color was red!!
[quote name='trackair' post='7116' date='Jul 20 2006, 11:31 PM']Fished hard today. There were a few squid about, very hard times, caught 7, didn't get a gummy shark but tried very hard caught a massive 12kg portjackson !!! Water temp was 10C and crystal clear, wind was 20kts from the east.
The squid were there but you had to put in the time, best color was red!!
Fished off mornington through the week, there were heaps of Squid the best locations were Fishies Beach and Mt Martha North, the best color jig was a red yozuri in 2.5 followed closely by the blue.
just wondering if anyone can give me tips on good landbased fishing spots around mt martha, bradford rd etc, where i could try target some whiting which seem to be around at the moment. (as well as squid ofcourse)
has anybody had luck using a big rod to cast out a baited jig under a float off the rocks or beaches in the area?
i m expecting that the rocky bits would be most productive, but it maybe a bit tricky if i dont take my long handle landing net.
last time i went for a swim near the end of bradford rd, the place was real busy with heaps of kids diving in off the rocks..so im thinkin right now during school holidays may not be the best time to try the area??
22-09-2006, 11:27 AM (This post was last modified: 22-09-2006, 11:28 AM by glen.)
hi calamarine,
i would not count on catching many whiting at mt martha. i have seen a couple while snorkelling there but they don't tend to hang around for long.
most squid jigging at mt martha is done with artificial jigs on the evening. i can't see why baited jigs would not work. but i would focus on morning or evening.
i doubt there would be any swimmers this time of year so the kids should not be a problem. there should be plenty of room for everyone.
you probably won't need a net since the squid are usually fairly small in this area. <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':ink' />
22-09-2006, 12:07 PM (This post was last modified: 22-09-2006, 04:53 PM by glen.)
Hi Calamarine,
Mount Martha is a little slow at the moment, The rocks in the area produce the occasional Whiting and Flathead, but this is very hit and miss. the rocks that the Kids dive off are very productive for Whiting, Squid and Garfish but it's an early morning excercise, as you have to get there before they start jumping off them. You can use a bit of burley to bring the fish into the area and the best bait for the Whiting is Squid and Mussles. As for the squid a red 2.5 or 1.8 yo zuri is by far the best, but if it is overcast try a green or a blue. If you are interested in Snapper in the area the rocks at the end of Strachans Road in Mornington are your best bet, this is an early morning and late afternoon fishery again. The Key to whiting in the area is fishing the afternoon and fishing with fresh bait.
Good luck and Tight Lines
Paul <img src='http://www.squidfish.net/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumbsup2.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':thumbsup2:' />
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