Melbourne Help! - Page 4

greggo_1 · #46 29-06-2012, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Alexc123

Do others find blades get snagged up easily down there or am i just cursed to hook every lump of crap in the docks with blades haha? I've only got one bream on a vx40 or 35 only about 25cm ttf so far,was using it teabagging in place of a microvibe when it was windy,i tend to find they get snagged a lot more than plastic vibes.

Yeah...they are prone to snagging the bottom there. I remove my centre treble and replace my rear treble with "W" hooks, this almost eliminates snagging. Its hard to say whether it reduces the hookup rate, as the normal hookup rate is about 50/50 anyway.

redfinfisho · #47 29-06-2012, 05:08 AM

cheers for that greggo I may be lifting the blade to high of the bottom I think i tend to lift the blade 40cm off the bottom next time ill try very small lifts and yer blades are very snag prone but I've been lucky down there the last few times

no snags

pav · #48 29-06-2012, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by greggo_1

Try using blades, working them along the bottom. This time of year there's always a good chance of picking up some Pinkies or even a Jewie anywhere around the Docks.

Thanxs Greggo, I'm about to head down there now. try my luck wouldn't mind getting onto any sort of fish tonight. see what happens ay. the blades seem to go well in the winter usually peoples advice, is this because the fisher are deeper?

greggo_1 · #49 29-06-2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by pav

Thanxs Greggo, I'm about to head down there now. try my luck wouldn't mind getting onto any sort of fish tonight. see what happens ay. the blades seem to go well in the winter usually peoples advice, is this because the fisher are deeper?

I think so...thats my theory anyway. I've got no idea why though. Maybe they feed on the tube worms in winter...who knows?
But in the dirty winter water, dark coloured blades (for me) definitely out fish anything else.

How did you get on Friday night?

greggo_1 · #50 29-06-2012, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by redfinfisho

cheers for that greggo I may be lifting the blade to high of the bottom I think i tend to lift the blade 40cm off the bottom next time ill try very small lifts and yer blades are very snag prone but I've been lucky down there the last few times

no snags

I think they spook easily, that's why the small lift and rest works. Also the darker the blade the better. It could possibly look like a crab or a Gobi at that depth.
I had a session a few years ago with Dale (GTX Rally), we were testing different colors. He was using a shiny, flashy blade and I was using a black ecogear vx35. We were both using the same technique, but the black blade got about 20 fish to the flashy blade 5.

Since then I have only dark natural colors in winter.

pav · #51 30-06-2012, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by greggo_1

I think so...thats my theory anyway. I've got no idea why though. Maybe they feed on the tube worms in winter...who knows?
But in the dirty winter water, dark coloured blades (for me) definitely out fish anything else.

How did you get on Friday night?

Got zero anything , seemed like a decent night for a fish was abit chilli. But nothing. I'm gonna have to try some of the darker blades and test out that theory. I used the blades for a while then switched to micro vibes. No success! All part of it, next weekend should be abit more decent weather wise I hear, mite last out there abit longer!!