Fishing Edge - How To Catch Garfish

[@craigcusack1751]

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.

[@hahahaha-qu6uv]

I used a Wonderpole back in the 80s off Mordiallac Peir. Cleaned up everytime.

[@stuartelder7344]

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.

[@leeraynerfishing]

Hopefully it helps you find the big ones down there

[@lennytheleopard]

Great video. I learned a lot. Much Thanks

[@leeraynerfishing]

Awesome Lenny - hope you get out there and smash em

[@FishnCraze]

Great video mate 👍

[@stevehall734]

Any tips on how to prepare them for cooking?

[@MrP19883]

I went fishing last night and caught a cold

[@geoffcohen613]

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.

[@Stuart66]

Best ones I caught were about 1/2 kilo from Port Welshpool Awesome feed

[@guisekula769]

You didn't show what you did with the plastic you poured tuna oil in?

[@joegoedhart1259]

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.reasoning]

Not even a hook. Soak 100/150mm of red wool in berley... they entangle their teeth I in.

[@UrbanBounty]

​@@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 👍

[@logic.and.reasoning]

@@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.

[@darrenweckert5856]

Love gar fishing. Have you tried the plastic maggots for bait .if yes do they work

[@egifisho1]

Yes they work... I got Berkley ones from the UK...

[@leeraynerfishing]

ive used the gulp maggots before and they worked

[@crittabot]

Do garfish fish well all year round?

[@leeraynerfishing]

sure do mate - there are big ones often in winter but summer usually sees big numbers of monsters

[@onehellofafisherman9629]

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.

[@leeraynerfishing]

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

[@LocalBallinaAngler]

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 😁

[@07breammaster]

When is garfish season?

[@leeraynerfishing]

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

[@07breammaster]

@@leeraynerfishing Thanks!! Going to try my luck tomorrow :) Any land based spots in westernport?

[@johnmckinley8447]

Way too much talking.

[@leeraynerfishing]

Sorry you feel that way John. It’s a how too video so it requires lots of talking to explain what’s going on