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Harbour pelagics

Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 3:39 pm
by mudflatmafia
Hey guys just wondering iff anyones getting any macks or tuna in the harbour and were abouts. Cheers

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 4:18 pm
by ozdodge
Tried today for naught.

There's some schools of massive queenies between east point and six mile but they're feeding on tiny bait and won't take lures.

Tuna nowhere to be seen today.

Cheers

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Sat May 26, 2018 6:17 pm
by mudflatmafia
Cheers mate! Ill see what this wind does

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 5:38 am
by john d
Same here.
Nothing Lee point all morning.
Birds and bait were absent all day.
Some bust-ups out near 6 mile but small and flighty.
Got a queenie and another bloke got a small trev and a mack of the rocks Friday morn from lee but again no bait or birds working.

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:46 pm
by Simmo83
match the hatch boys when those queenies are flighty. smallest metal slugs you can buy 10g works for me or 3 inch SP's in a clear colour with a 1/4oz jighead will see them bite. lightest rod and reel you own and it's fun for hours!

I've seen too many people chucking huge metals and poppers for naught while i'm hooked up most times.

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 4:48 pm
by hobbit
we got 1 tuna yesterday. chased schools for ages but there feeding on tiny bait. had lures in the middle of a few bust ups for no hookups

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 9:04 am
by Jeno
Yes that has been the story for me...even up the harbor arms...small bait....if you don't match it you wont' get any interest!

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 6:35 pm
by camfisho97
Trolled from larakeah to 6mile yesterday arvo, bit windy but not too bad. Had 1 hit a lure but by the time i heard the drag it was gone. Hopefully weather is bit better this weekend coming

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 8:13 pm
by mickkk
Is camfish back, or is that just a similar name.

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 8:21 pm
by Lats
camfisho97 wrote:Trolled from larakeah to 6mile yesterday arvo, bit windy but not too bad. Had 1 hit a lure but by the time i heard the drag it was gone. Hopefully weather is bit better this weekend coming
If you want harbour pelagics, cast 40g slugs at surface feeding fish. Also if you see fish on your sounder, drop your jig down and rip it back through them.
Go over neaps and building tides for best water clarity

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Mon May 28, 2018 8:23 pm
by Lats
mickkk wrote:Is camfish back, or is that just a similar name.
Nah. The old camfish wouldn't be asking for advice or struggling for a fish. He knew everything

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 7:20 pm
by camfisho97
Yeah im only new to darwin, been in albury last couple of years but sunnycoast qld originally. Will eventually get onto some good ones

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 8:16 pm
by Lats
Keep at it bloke. The thing about Darwin is your next cast or troll run could produce a fish of a lifetime

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 2:48 pm
by sharkbait
Picked up a couple of nice macks off Lee Point yesterday, previous PB from there was 125cm and these went 124 and 129cm, so I was pretty happy with that. Didn't see any birds working, few pockets of bait on the sounder.

Re: Harbour pelagics

Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 6:28 pm
by mudflatmafia
Nice fish sharkbait!! Were they trolled up or suspended baits?