queensland Threadfin mission

[benno573]

Hi all,

I am sick of reading these reports about people catching threadfin in the brisbane river when i haven't caught one since i left gladstone about 15 years ago! so one night this week i will be heading out in the boat with one thing in mind - catching a threadie (but will accept a jew as a trade off :laugh: )

i'm not asking for your hotspot, but just a general idea of structure to look for, baits to use and alike. my plan at this stage was to find a drop off near the mouth somewhere and hit it with live baits such as mullet and herring or prawns and hope for the best.

any assistance/advice would be greatly appreciated.

benno <'>-<

[Plastic Man]

your plan is right on the money mate look around the mouth of boggy creek thats were most come from look for drop off and give it a crack

[Angus]

Mouth of boggy creek is a usual winner.

Also dozens have been caught land based from Bretts Wharf, so i dont see why anchoring up around that area could not be worth while. Just mind the city cat route.

Live prawns are a great way to improve your chances as well.

Angus

[benno573]

thanks guys - is it worth having a flick with a lure or two? any size or colour a usual success at night?

[namyau]

every threaddie i have caught has been off lures, 2inch gulp shrimp in natural,motling,root beer(usdm), 3inch gulp minnow in same colours and atomic prong for the plastics. last session i had they were taking rapala countdown in a mullet colour and poppers.

[adri4n]

all of the threaddies i've seen caught have all been on livies or freshly caught bait, though prawns seem to do slightly better than other livies...

[brisbane_boy]

yer i would agree, most threadys seem to be caught on live or fresh bait,

but then again i caught my only thready on cooked prawn i bought from BiLo

and im sure that wasent to fresh.

but live is ur best bet

[kevinchen19870316]

i've got some on dead prawns and mullet fillets, but well none of them exceed 20cm.

[Brian D]

At the drop off between 99 and 105 on the jetty at boggy creek.

Use live herring or dead pilly's either way works.

[brisfisher]

mate definatley go with herring doesnt even have to be live but fresh.ive had live prawns next to live herring and the threaddies have taken the herring almost every time.anyway thats my bit good luck mate;)

[bretto]

Have caught many threadies on lures and have found that small lures are a sure thing. Hardbody lures of about 50mm in flurogreen have produced heaps of fish up on the flats in the northern territory. Not too sure about fishing for them in the bris river but this technique might be worth a try if you if you want to boat one on a lure.

Brett

[LIVE_2_FiSH]

yeh mate, your on the modey. The ledge that runs along infront of the poo shoot and up towards Boggy Creek is also good. Live herring is generally pretty easy to catch so i would go for them for bait. Just note we have had runs from them along the bottom as well as having caught a couple with baits sitting midwater (like 10m down instead of 16. So maybe its worth having one rod rigged with a small running sinker and the other with a heavier sinker and trace.

Goodluck.

[Cowfish13]

They're expensive, but the Jackall Mask Vibes are used pretty commonly for Threaddies in the Brisbane River. I've never tried for them on lures or caught one on bnait, but that's what I've seen and read and they look pretty effective:cheer:

[benno573]

thanks all for your assistance. i think the jackalls at $22 a pop can get stuffed to be honest, i'll throw the cast net for some herring instead! here's hoping for a worthy picture in the near future!

[Jordan]

good luck mate, troy got a 130cm one on a masked vibe yesterday under the gateway. i think a live hearing should work more than well enough. try just on dusk until 7.30 if you can.

[brisbane_boy]

good luck benno,

i might be hunting the threadys this weekend trying to get my 2nd.

Good luck hope it goes all well.

[flatty_catcher]

I do ok with live herring at night time, they love em...

matter of fact they even go the dead ones..