Hardbodies at Claremont

[breamdreamer]

Well, I finally got my first fish on a lure (hardbody) however it was only a yellowtail grunter. Took everyone's advise and I no longer buy or look at bait..... and it has been a long time since a caught a fish! Well, at least now I know that lures do catch fish!..... still 'dreaming about that bream' and hope, one day, I will catch a bream!

Can you use hardbodies at Claremont? I only see people using soft plastics and never the other. Is it because of snags?.....

Any advise would be appreciated.

[jimi]

Hey Breamdreamer. I think you will find that the reason people use softies around there is that the water is very deep in many areas. The softies will allow you to work much deeper than hardbodies, most of which bottom out at around 2m when cast and retreived (as opposed to trolled).

Also a lot of the fish will be schooling near pylons and under jetties. Softies can be worked vertically down these structures with ease. A hardbody needs to swim horizontally, so will spend much less time in the strike zone.

It is still worth trying hardbodies on the flats around there, particularly early in the morning. Another spot worth trying is a bit further up in matilda bay. The whole area from the Matilda bay restuarant around to the boat shed near mill pt road, and beyond, is worth fishing for bream. Most of it is quite shallow so you can easily wade. The usual suspects such as gold oargees, lazer pro 45's and scorpions will work here.


Cheers
James