horse I troll between 3 and 5.5knts
I must be trolling a bit slower than you Rosco as I haven't had one of the cheapies blow out. Then again my Yamashita sticks like glue as well
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Hi everyone,
Just curious, does anyone use this style of diving board / paravane ???
If so, any advice or experience you care to share ??? (good or bad)
Cheers, Steve
all the areas I troll you have to turn hard to avoid the banks
Hi Rosco , Thanks for all that very good info.
Do you run the P60 or P70 Yamashita boards or 1 of each?
I've attached a photo of my old board that a pro mackerel fisherman gave me many years ago.
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Beast (and interested others),
That's the style of board they sell at Macca Lures in Bundaberg, though they don't show a pic on the site.
FYI it's http://www.makkalures.com.au/ and no, I don't have any connection to the company.
They also sell spoon lures etc.
Cheers, Steve
I use a size 6 yamashita...the 3 inch makkaspoons outfish the halco spoons bout 4-1 but gee there hard to find in the shops...might order a few from them..cheers for the site steve
I have a heap of Macca Spoons and paravanes coming,should be here tomorrow or Friday hopefully.
There spoons are great quality, very solid hooks and much heavier than standard spoons.
They have a new wobbler spoon in production now and I am hoping to get the first lot sent to me next week.
Thanks for the heads up on the spoons Rosco and for the supply info Aussie.
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Interesting thread. Never used paravanes before so just wondering how deep are they supposed to swim? I would imagine that thing cause a fair amount of drag, wouldn't a lump of lead do the same job with less hassles?
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Hi Gimme5 - a good paravane gets a shimmy /wobble up in the water that gives a spoon extra action.(imo). Personally I'm a Down riggers fan .- gives you good depth control to put the baits/lures accurately in their face.- actually just above their faces is even better.
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So many interested people with trolling for mackerel. We should organise a mackerel bash this summer, if enough people are interested and the weather play then I will organise it with a BBQ and we can use my place as a base. I'm on acreage, with plenty of room for boats and the ramp is 100m down the road with access to northern bay via passage. Just an idea, have a think and let me know.
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