milling around Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Has anyone got any general tips for st Clair, never fished it before. Which end should i start, Points or bays etc. Will be in a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassboy888 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 The ABT has just visited ST Clair and it was a tough bite (check out australianbass.com.au for results) ST Clair this time of year I would start by sounding around points and looking for a common depth the fish are at. From that slow rolling 1.5-2 inch slider style soft plastics on 1/8-1/4oz jig heads and a size 2 hook. 4lb braid and 6lb leader through schooled fish or cast at the weed banks and rolled back to the boat keeping in contact with the bottom. Smaller blades will also work in this area with a hop/roll retrieve. If fish are in 30ft+ sitting low in the water column holding above these fish and drop a grub style soft plastic (zmans and gulp minnow grubs are favourites) to the fish watching the sounder the whole time and as slowly as the lure wriggles bring it through the fish (as seen on sounder) and be patient waiting for the rod to load up (don't strike!) and keep winding, drop back down and repeat! Hope this helps good luck on your trip and look forward to your report. Cheers stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milling around Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thanks for the tips Stuart, I did not make it to st Clair as my bro distracted me and we went to port Stephens instead to chase some flatties. Ended up with 4 all released. I still need a bass session its been to long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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