I used to chase them all the time after school as a kid. We used what we called Butter Prawns and used to generally catch them on a small mud flat off a small river island. Alternatively used bread. But cook them up in butter with a bit of salt and fill our hungry teenage guts.
l'm in Portland and l never see anyone target Garfish here, l've caught them chasing whiting. l'm going to give them a real crack, very informative vid, thanks heaps mate.
Great video Lee, One thing we do is just give them a gentle little squeeze / massage to push all of the green muck out of them the y are then nice and clean to handle.
Good less expensive berley is. 2 tins of tuna mix in with bread or bread crumbs. You will also catch mullet or small salmon sometimes as well. Toadies are sometimes biggest problem.
No float, no shot sinkers...no nothing. Just a small hook with a bit if bait and let it float away. Gardies are the easiest fish on this earth to catch.
@@logic.and.reasoningthanks. I have heard about the red wool in the past, you confirmed it and I will try it. It must resemble the weed they eat or a worm 👍
@@UrbanBounty resembles a beach worm and seen it used reallyeffectively. Don't use tuna oil as attractant for small fish either. They are afraid of tuna as predators.
you can get them all year mate but the big ones start to move into westernport during late spring In nsw etc i used to smack big ones off the rocks in summer hope that helps you get into them
I used to chase them all the time after school as a kid. We used what we called Butter Prawns and used to generally catch them on a small mud flat off a small river island. Alternatively used bread. But cook them up in butter with a bit of salt and fill our hungry teenage guts.
I used a Wonderpole back in the 80s off Mordiallac Peir. Cleaned up everytime.
l'm in Portland and l never see anyone target Garfish here, l've caught them chasing whiting. l'm going to give them a real crack, very informative vid, thanks heaps mate.
Hopefully it helps you find the big ones down there
Great video. I learned a lot. Much Thanks
Awesome Lenny - hope you get out there and smash em
Great video mate 👍
I went fishing last night and caught a cold
Any tips on how to prepare them for cooking?
Best ones I caught were about 1/2 kilo from Port Welshpool
Awesome feed
Great video Lee, One thing we do is just give them a gentle little squeeze / massage to push all of the green muck out of them the y are then nice and clean to handle.
Glad you liked it mate - I totally agree that dining your thumb along the belly to get rid of the gunk is the way to go
Good less expensive berley is.
2 tins of tuna mix in with bread or bread crumbs.
You will also catch mullet or small salmon sometimes as well. Toadies are sometimes biggest problem.
No float, no shot sinkers...no nothing. Just a small hook with a bit if bait and let it float away. Gardies are the easiest fish on this earth to catch.
Not even a hook. Soak 100/150mm of red wool in berley... they entangle their teeth I in.
@@logic.and.reasoningthanks.
I have heard about the red wool in the past, you confirmed it and I will try it.
It must resemble the weed they eat or a worm 👍
@@UrbanBounty resembles a beach worm and seen it used reallyeffectively. Don't use tuna oil as attractant for small fish either. They are afraid of tuna as predators.
Do garfish fish well all year round?
sure do mate - there are big ones often in winter but summer usually sees big numbers of monsters
You didn't show what you did with the plastic you poured tuna oil in?
Love gar fishing. Have you tried the plastic maggots for bait .if yes do they work
Yes they work... I got Berkley ones from the UK...
ive used the gulp maggots before and they worked
I've got 3 short videos up on my YT channel of my PB 102cm flathead I got back in April this year on a 20cm live garfish 😁
When is garfish season?
you can get them all year mate but the big ones start to move into westernport during late spring
In nsw etc i used to smack big ones off the rocks in summer
hope that helps you get into them
@@leeraynerfishing Thanks!! Going to try my luck tomorrow :) Any land based spots in westernport?