What fish do you target

[Mrs Ronnie H]

Hi everyone

Just wondering how many of us target only particular species of fish when we go out.
When I only had a tinny i used to only fish for flatties and got some good results. Best day was five all over 1.5kgs and kept only two.

Do you go out and target particular species or take what comes.:)


Ronnie

[Luc]

Always best to target a particular specie(s) of fish.

IMO it focuses your efforts and improves your results.

Target species are:
SALT - snapper, makerel, bream, flathead, whiting, jacks, bullies.
FRESH - bass, goldens, silvers, barra, redclaws, tilapia.

Most released (except tilapia) and always keep one or two for the table.

Luc

[Tinn]

Target snapper but always manage to catch other species too

[WHALEOIL]

I love trolling. Anything that comes along is fine by me.

[Marlin_Mike]

Anything stupid enough to take the bait :)

Mike

[zigfreed]

When i used to be able to catch fish it was jew or pleagics, things have been a bit quiet since so i have been thinking about baked muttonbirds caught on snapper bait

MMMMMMMMMM plenty omega 3 i'll bet

[DR]

Anything stupid enough to take the bait :)

Mike


me too, if it has fins, it's fair game...:o

[kingtin]

catfish, stingrays, shovelnose and shark..................I have to say that, don't I? :-/

Don't want you thinking that I catch 'em all by accidenthttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_6.gif http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_12.gif

kev

[rockfisho]

All of the beach species, as well as bream, reefies (hopefully some squire) and somtimes tailor off the rocks.

rockfisho

[Mrs Ronnie H]

catfish, stingrays, shovelnose and shark..................I have to say that, don't I? :-/

Don't want you thinking that I catch 'em all by accidenthttp://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_6.gif http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_1_12.gif

kev


Kev
I'd have to agree with you at present. Seems all I can manage myself lately is a shovel nose to.

Maybe things will change tomorrow as we are heading for M:) oreton.

Ronnie

[TIMMY 666]

Fresh:
Bass, yellowbelly, tilapia, spangled perch ;D

Salt:
Whiting, bream, flathead, jack, moses perch or anything that fights hard!

Good thread mate.

Tim.

[BilgeBoy]

At the moment

Snapper, Snapper and Snapper.

The problem is nobody has told the Snapper. I wish the squire would;D

BilgeBoy

[straddie]

Heya RonnieH

I target species and also specific sizes of some species by altering the structure, depth, bait types, size of baits I use. I still get some bycatch though with some species liking the same as others to a degree such as tailor/squire/sweetlip in the bay, big snapper/jew in the bay, bream/cod, etc etc plus other blowins.

You can also use different tactics to avoid some species you don't want. That said you always take an opportunity if it is presented and if a school of tailor want to crash the party when I am targeting squire then so be it.

[jackson4300]

im with marlin mike and DR
go fishing to catch fish