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Watching a nice athead take a surface lure will always put a big smile on your face.
For those anglers who have never tried sur- face fishing but have witnessed the thrill and rush as fish rise from the bottom to smash the lure –youhavetogiveitago.
If you find a location that has both yabby beds and seagrass on the same flat, you have found the ultimate area to fish topwater.
Of course, technique is vital for success and this comes from a con- tinuous slow to medium retrieve, while at the same time using a short left to right twitching of the rod tip.
Manny used surface lures and caught a huge number of whiting holding in 300mm of water.
GTopwater fishing tactics
’DAY every- one, I hope you all had a great
Gold Coast Guide
by BRAD SMITH
Christmas, with Santa putting a bit of fishing gear under the tree for you.
The best locations in our local rivers and creeks to fish topwater are over the very shal- low sand flats that hold yabby colonies and shallow areas around seagrass beds, as sea- grasses have small fish and prawns hiding in them.
I try to fish in 600mm of water or less, with my most consistent results coming from around the 200-300mm depth range.
This month, I’d like to give you a few tips on one of my favour- ite techniques – fishing with surface lures.
Another vital fac- tor for success is that you need a slight wind blowing to break the surface tension of the water, as most fish are reluctant to rise in glassyconditions.
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Once you have locat- ed your chosen ground to fish, it is of utmost importance that you choose the right depth of water.
This can take a bit of practice because it takes a degree of co- ordination to bring the left and right hands to- gether to work – one of
I always emphasise to my clients that you can fish too deep, but you can never fish too shal- low with this technique.
As a bit of a guideline,
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Double hook-ups of quality whiting on MMD Splash Prawns are common when you nd the perfect spot.
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