| SPECIES |
BEST TIMES |
RECOMMENDED BAIT/LURE |
TACKLE WORLD TIP |
| Barramundi |
Feb to Apr & Sept to Nov |
Live mullet and prawns, lures like Bolt Assault & Omega, Strada Tracka 100 & 120, Koolabung razorbacks & livebaits. Soft Plastics wise the DOA shrimp would be hard to go past. |
Work your lure as slow as possible with twitches trying pause your lure as much as possible. Upgrade your hooks for extra strength. Hook your live prawns through the tail section to get the prawn to be more active. |
| Mangrove Jack |
Sept to Dec |
Strada mayan and senseye 100, Bolt Taser and the Koolabung razorback & Xray Blade |
Impart an erratic action in you lure and also try using lures with red as the base colour. Rocky ledges are great places to fish for these great fish using sinking lure like blades. |
| Fingermark |
April to Jun & Sept to Dec |
Strada Raiko and Luana, Koolabung Xray blade 60 and the Gulp Squid Vicious. |
Trolling deep diving lures around the mouths of creeks with rock ledges are ideal spots. When Jigging soft plastics and blades try using sharp jigs of the rod and stay close to the bottom. |
| Bream/Whiting |
May to July |
Live yabbies and fresh prawns, chicken breast is also quite good for bream. Lures that work well include Strada Piccola, Aife and the Gulp 2" Prawns. |
Fish the early mornings on a high tide around sand bars using both bait and lures. When lure fishing for bream they often respond best to a slow wind and pause retrieve. |
| Flathead |
Apr to Jul |
DOA shrimp are dynamite on flathead. In terms of hardbodies the Strada Dima, Bolt hero are my pick and also worth a mention is the Koolabung Blades. |
Keep your lure as close to the bottom as possible if using a sinking lure let it settle and sit for a few seconds between twitches. |
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