Targeting Garrick/Leervis off a boat

[Prego]

Its not a stunt its his job hehehe.         
But on a serious note I don't think I will be going through the surf to target them

[jaenswart]

Yip if you play the odds, one day you will get a dud hand.

same holds for going too far out offshore as well. One day it gets you when you least expect it. Bottom line, be careful and stay within your own limits, do not do it because the next chap does it. I have plenty of experience and hence the warning.

[Capt. Hook]

same holds for going too far out offshore as well. One day it gets you when you least expect it. Bottom line, be careful and stay within your own limits, do not do it because the next chap does it. I have plenty of experience and hence the warning.

100% correct, but the surf zone is the most dangerous place for a ski boat.

[Capt. Hook]

OK, enough of the somber stuff, lets get back to 

Like Bennie, I prefer Mackerel and Mozzies for Garrick, and what I like to do is fish with live baits on spinning tackle because in this way you can cast the live bait far, and once you have 2 live baits out on free spooled spinning reels, I then like to have 2 guys casting plugs alternating to draw the garrick towards the live baits.

[Prego]

OK, enough of the somber stuff, lets get back to 

Like Bennie, I prefer Mackerel and Mozzies for Garrick, and what I like to do is fish with live baits on spinning tackle because in this way you can cast the live bait far, and once you have 2 live baits out on free spooled spinning reels, I then like to have 2 guys casting plugs alternating to draw the garrick towards the live baits.

Exactly what I was thinking, using grinders that way you can avoid the danger zone.

[Timothy Scriven]

I take it that it would be advisable to have two livies of a different species ( 1 mack and 1 Mozzie) rather that two Macks for instance as they always seem to find each other and knit a nylon jersey?

I know that cutting their tales will prevent this to a point but do you guys ever find this a prob due to the baits being able to swim pretty un-restricted in the zone?

[Prego]

I take it that it would be advisable to have two livies of a different species ( 1 mack and 1 Mozzie) rather that two Macks for instance as they always seem to find each other and knit a nylon jersey?

I know that cutting their tales will prevent this to a point but do you guys ever find this a prob due to the baits being able to swim pretty un-restricted in the zone?

I always have 2 different baits out just to improve the buffet for my target species

[benniejordaan]

I take it that it would be advisable to have two livies of a different species ( 1 mack and 1 Mozzie) rather that two Macks for instance as they always seem to find each other and knit a nylon jersey?

I know that cutting their tales will prevent this to a point but do you guys ever find this a prob due to the baits being able to swim pretty un-restricted in the zone?

I don't really find this to be a problem!
If I have two macks - 2 macks go out! If I have 4, 4 macks go out!

[Prego]

Bennie how do you guys put out 4 livies with out getting tangles do you use your out riggers?

[benniejordaan]

Bennie how do you guys put out 4 livies with out getting tangles do you use your out riggers?

2 weighted down, one with say 2ounce and the other with 4 ounce. 2 on balloons, space them, let 15m out on one, 25 on another. You can also blow one balloon up big and the wind will take it. The other small and the current will have more effect on it.

[Prego]

2 weighted down, one with say 2ounce and the other with 4 ounce. 2 on balloons, space them, let 15m out on one, 25 on another. You can also blow one balloon up big and the wind will take it. The other small and the current will have more effect on it.

 

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2 weighted down, one with say 2ounce and the other with 4 ounce. 2 on balloons, space them, let 15m out on one, 25 on another. You can also blow one balloon up big and the wind will take it. The other small and the current will have more effect on it.

To catch garrick ???

[benniejordaan]

To catch garrick ???

No. they would be trolled baits. I was just generalising. I would rather put 4 macks out before anything else. But if slow trolling for garrick, I suppose the same can apply.  Why not put 4 baits out?

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I fish 3 baits for garrick, one either side and one between the motors deeper than the other 2 (actually on the bottom).

[Capt. Hook]

I fish 3 baits for garrick, one either side and one between the motors deeper than the other 2 (actually on the bottom).

5 Baits is the business

[Prego]

5 Baits is the business

How do you manage that FA?
Is that trolling/drifting for Garrick?

[Capt. Hook]

How do you manage that FA?
Is that trolling/drifting for Garrick?

Drifting is max 4 baits similar to what Bennie described, trolling is 5 - 2 on outriggers, 1 on uprigger and 2 down rigged off the corners.

[jaenswart]

Drifting is max 4 baits similar to what Bennie described, trolling is 5 - 2 on outriggers, 1 on uprigger and 2 down rigged off the corners.

do you seriously fish like that for Garrick? must be a sight to behold from the guys standing at blue lagoon on the beach

[Capt. Hook]

do you seriously fish like that for Garrick? must be a sight to behold from the guys standing at blue lagoon on the beach

No just wanted to see the reactions, general live bait out deeper yes, but for Garrick I fish 2 baits on spinning tackle

[Prego]

No just wanted to see the reactions, general live bait out deeper yes, but for Garrick I fish 2 baits on spinning tackle