queensland help

[goinghungry]

Hi guys I'm new to the Moreton bay area and soft plastics for that matter any tips on spots or rigs or techniques Im doing everything I've heard ppl say and what where be read but still find myself catching more with bait I really wanna get into it but when you spend 2 weeks on end Flicking different spots and get nothing it gets a bit irritating as I said above any tips would be greatly appreciated 

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Try Hays Inlet on low tide with soft plastics for flatties.

[ellicat]

What fish are you targeting and where are you targeting them ?

[goinghungry]

Ive been to Hays chasing flattys with no luck tried sheild st platform in Redcliffe and Ive tried acaica park quite a bit with a bit of luck but yeah just feel like I'm doing something wrong and wasting time and money

 

[ellicat]

Try Scarborough Beach from Cnr of Landsborough Ave and Kennedy Esplanade. There's a rock bar on the southern end - try for bream with a 1/6 to 1/4 jighead with a 2  or 3 inch plastic. Try the beach from there to northwards with a 1/4 to 3/8 jighead with a 3 to 4 inch paddletail plastic for flathead. ZMan in Opening Night is my favourite for flatties.

I haven't fished there for 10 years+, but it doesn't get much pressure, so should still produce. Take care - I've got a couple of stonefish there.

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

What lures have you been using at Hayes? I or my mates normally catch something when we go fishing with small paddletails or grubs.

[mangajack]

Soft plastic fishing is all about technique above location above time.

Rule 1. Fish with a sag in your line between the rod tip and the water....try and maintain a constant sag and watch the sag for bites..   ..   ...fish rarely chase up and open their mouth on a plastic...they pause slightly behind it and inhale it...   ..  ...the sag lets the plastic be inhaled.

Rule 2. Use a jighead the correct weight to get the plastic to the bottom in the depth and current. You do not want it to sink like a rock, you need it to swim down.

Where possible position yourself so you either drift towards your lure or the current brings your lure to you....current or drag make the baits look very un-natural.

Pelagic fish are an exception, they often hunt into the current and into the wind plus they charge and swallow the baits.

After decades of plastics fishing with very good success I am finding myself using less flurocarbon leaders these days.....if the water looks green or dirty I use Schnieder Kleer Line monofilament as my leader....if the water is clear or blue I use flurocarbon. Mono is far better in the snags and pilons than FC.....even though they market it as being superior...that part is bullshit.

Colours catch YOUR eye more than the fish. The fish feed on natural colour things...some almost impossible to see in the water.....your bait's should look like what they eat. Some of my best snapper baits are either the colour of the water or clear.  Any other colour on the shops walls that attract your eye.

Plastics can be worked through a patch of water for a long time and then the fish decide to eat.....if you think they are there keep persisting in the area....if you think that have moved then ask yourself why you are still there.

Before you cast your line ask yourself why a fish would be there at that time.....it might save you a lot of dud casts.