In search of the elusive red.

jasonmcc · Post by **jasonmcc** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:31 pm

Alright I need some help. Moonman and myself are heading down to Dundee Thurs/Fri/Sat and heading out to Long Lost/Sail area. Fished it a heap of times and always been successful. But I have never caught a Red Emperor let alone even seen one. I need some help finding some. I have read that they like a more rubble type of bottom rather than rugged reef? Are they also a more common catch when using fresh strip bait such as Tuna, like Trout are? What about water depths, should I be looking for some deeper spots?

Thanks for your help.

Cheers

Jason

double haul · Post by **double haul** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:21 pm

Hit the nail on the head jasonmcc.
Try this when you are getting small stripies and red fish cut the tail of and hook it on with a flesh bait, early mornings and late arvors(night is best).

2rods · Post by **2rods** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:35 pm

Just luck if truth be known Jason... I will send you some spots that have given up some reds to me in the past..check your PM mate

Coutta · Post by **Coutta** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:01 pm

Gday Jason

Wondering whether you found out any answers to your emperor questions - I too have not had any success with reds although Ive only been fishin out wide for a year or so since I got a bigger boat.

I too would appreciate any tips anyone is prepared to share....

harmsey · Post by **harmsey** » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:00 am

just spent 2 days chasing them off the Perons tried everywhere and every trick in the book for squat

so i have come to the conclusion that they dont exsist

CodFather · Post by **CodFather** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 5:32 pm

move to FNQ like catching bl..dy trevors over here

and yes been out again and managed to bag 8 between 5-7 kilos sorry Jason

cheers
Ray

PSARAS · Post by **PSARAS** » Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:43 pm

i always tend to go down to east point on a low tide the day before my dundee trips to get some tiny crabs... i mean think about it, just like rock cods and parrot fish reds seem to spew up lil bits of crab. iv cought a big red with that method just look at my pictures.

hogster · Post by **hogster** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 1:42 pm

When fishing for Reds at Groote, I used to go out on the beach the night before with half a dozen buckets and some fish frames.

Bury the bucket so the top is level with the sand and drop in your fish frame, the crabs catch themselves.

Reds love them.............

Cheers
Hogster

meter_seeker · Post by **meter_seeker** » Sat Oct 04, 2008 2:03 pm

hogster wrote:When fishing for Reds at Groote, I used to go out on the beach the night before with half a dozen buckets and some fish frames.

Bury the bucket so the top is level with the sand and drop in your fish frame, the crabs catch themselves.

Reds love them.............

Cheers
Hogster

Talk to a mad fisho at the pub in groote a few weeks back, all they use these days is snap backs for mixed reef they love them apparently, same bloke who told me they lifted 17 bills in one day, those guys sure have it good down there

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