Catching Ox Eye Herring/ Tarpon

[PREDATOR]

Hi Guys,

I believe I came across some ox eye herring the other day near my place. They had very large tail fins breaking the surface and almost seemed to be gulping for air in-between chasing small baitfish.

I had a quick google search and found they might take spinner baits and small poppers. I had a crack, no beans.

Can anyone please suggest tips/techniques on catching these guys? from their body/profile, they look like they would go hard. Also, can you target them at night?

Thanks everyone!

[Do$tylz]

Hey mate. I've had success on finnicky tarpon with either small grub tail plastics in the 1.5inch size or throwing small sinking stickbaits like a maria blues code in the clear/shimmering colour.

A quick walk the dog style retrieve worked the few times I've run into them.

[Drop Bear]

2 hours ago, PREDATOR said:

Hi Guys,

I believe I came across some ox eye herring the other day near my place. They had very large tail fins breaking the surface and almost seemed to be gulping for air in-between chasing small baitfish.

I had a quick google search and found they might take spinner baits and small poppers. I had a crack, no beans.

Can anyone please suggest tips/techniques on catching these guys? from their body/profile, they look like they would go hard. Also, can you target them at night?

Thanks everyone!

They shore do sound like Tarpon. I have caught them on fly quite well. They were hard to catch on plastics the other day at Tingalpa but I had one hit and one on for a few seconds. Fun as hell to chase them with surface lures. When they are on they take just about anything. 

 

2 hours ago, PREDATOR said:

from their body/profile, they look like they would go hard. Also, can you target them at night?

They do go hard and jump around a lot so lots of fun to catch. Makes up for them not being a notable table fish. I have never fished them at night so cant help with that sorry. 

Good luck and please let us know how you go. I'd love to read a report of your trip. Even if you don't catch one. 

[Luc53]

Small light lures with very sharp hooks.

Staying connected is the problem.

[PREDATOR]

thanks for the feedback gentlemen,

 

im yet to go back out but let you know how I get on.

Cheers

[hattori hanzo]

3" Slider paddle tail grubs in Pearl with as light a jig head I can cast is my go to for tarpon. 

[tugger]

I have caught quite a few on live yabbies with a long shank hook