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The Atomic Hardz Shiner 85mm Double Deep scores. The author will be trolling them for barra- mundi when the season re-opens.
If you find good numbers of bait hang- ing around a light, it’s worth giving it a good flogging before mov- ing to the next spot.
I’ve used these lures many times on big bar- ramundi and mangrove jack and have never had the rings split or lure fail – they just keep going, and the more scratches and bite marks on them, the more fish they catch.
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hordes try to reverse their trailers down the ramp.
a shallow-diving hard- body that gets down to around 1m.
have a crack at them. The Atomic Hardz Shiner 85mm Double Deep is an excellent
Night fishing is also a great way to target jack, whether bait fish- ing or casting and troll- ing lures.
Occasionally this is enough to get a bite from fish that are sit- ting a bit deeper.
lure for trolling.
These lures get down
Jack have no problem finding a well-placed lure in the dark.
I changed my trebles to VMC Fishfigher 6X hooks, which allow the lures to still float.
A bit of light on the water is a good place to start looking for this species, as the light at- tracts baitfish.
It’s a good idea to check out areas late in the afternoon and troll into the first couple of hours of night.
A floating lure is very important to help avoid snags.
Surface lures are very addictive and species such as trevally and tarpon will also get in on the action.
The by-catch tends to be good when trolling for mangrove jack with deep divers.
Well, that’s it from me this month.
Trolling deep-diving hard-bodies among the rocks and bridge py- lons at night has also been an excellent way to get hooked up to a rampaging jack.
to over 6m and swim perfectly out of the box.
I prefer a run-out tide for targeting jack, so a low tide around 8-9pm is ideal for me.
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Cod are high on the list, with trevally, tar- pon, grunter, jewfish and flatties all keen to
Enjoy the start of 2021 and I hope to see you out on the water.
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When out chasing jack, grunter will show up.
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