HOW TO CATCH FISH AT FADs!! - (Baits, lures, gear, technique)

[@alisongilbert8902]

Congratulations on 6K Subscribers!!!! Well deserved, you expain so well without fluffing around, you get to the point but cover all the points, and you speak from experience. Loving it 🎉

[@willkitching]

Thanks so much Alison, I really appreciate the kind words and support! I’m glad you find the videos helpful and easy to watch, I hope you’re getting out and landing a few fish yourself 😁🙌 tight lines and thanks so much for watching and commenting 🎣

[@chrischerry2787]

Thanks, that's some great info! I've only had my little boat out to Mooloolaba FAD once, but I'm itching to get back out. I just need some good weather...

[@willkitching]

Thanks mate I’m glad you found it helpful!! I appreciate the comment. 🙌🙌 Yes that’s the frustrating part about FAD fishing - it’s a long way out, so waiting for the right weather can be tough. I’m sure it will work out for you soon though. Tight lines 😁🎣

[@flippa1544]

Great work again will, thanks for the tips. I headed out last week to the fads although I did see a few Dollies well over a meter I couldn't snag one although I did get a Kingy. So many bust ups at the Seaway lately but still couldn't hook up regardless of what slug I would put on, I even tried the pink paddle tails but still go nothing, so frustrating 😅

[@willkitching]

G’day Flippa! Thanks for the comment mate and sorry for the late response. I’ve been flat out with work and struggling to get videos out and focus on fishing and KZbin sadly! That’s always frustrating when you go out and can see them but they won’t bite hey. The FAD fish are tough like that - if you see dolphinfish free swimming out in the open ocean they usually eat just about anything. We’ve even hooked them; busted them off, then hooked the same fish again and caught it. They eat like crazy! The seaway has been alive with bait hey. Recently I saw on Facebook that a couple of big Spanish mackerel even got caught in there! Probably lots of tailor, trevally, and small tuna getting around. The mackerel are still around too on the reefs just off the seaway in around 30m depth. Tight lines Flippa, good to hear from you mate! 👍🎣

[@bentea4776]

Great vid mate. maybe mention the spearfishermen who jump in occasionally, you need to give them a bit more space.

[@willkitching]

Thanks heaps mate, I appreciate it! Yeah I totally forgot to mention that actually, that’s a great point! Hopefully people who watch this and listen to the part about FAD etiquette will use some common sense and steer clear of other boats AND spearos. 👍🎣 cheers mate

[@TheRealMrCods]

Great video, Never fished FADS and probably never will but if I do Then I'll use your advice Will 👍

[@willkitching]

Thanks for the comment as always MrCods! Yeah you never know when the tips might come in handy, a lot of charters these days stop by the FADs to try and get a few dolphinfish too 👍🎣

[@grahamjohnston8035]

Cheers Will. Great tips

[@willkitching]

Thank you mate! I appreciate the support 👍

[@CamBill]

Good one mate 👍👍👍👍 good tips

[@willkitching]

Thanks Cam!! You’re a legend mate 👍

[@Fergusmclachlan02]

Hey Will, I’m a gc local too but have had trouble with the numbers of people around the fads. Which fads do you prefer to hit? 36fathom fads or 50s?

[@willkitching]

Hi mate! Yes it can definitely be frustrating some days when there are lots of people around the FADs. The 50 fathoms FADs definitely see less traffic, however you need a really really calm day to get out there. The 50 fathom FAD is 30km out. Often the fish out on the 50’s can be slightly less fussy and slightly larger, however the 36’s FADs are closer and easier to get to. There are also 3 there in a triangle whereas if you go to the 50 fathoms it’s 1 single FAD to the north and 1 single FAD to the south. If the weather was perfect and we had a choice, we’d probably want to go to the 50 fathoms FAD however we fish the 36 fathoms FADs more often. The best time to fish them is weekdays, early in the morning before other boats have hammered them, or after a week or so of bad weather when boats haven’t been fishing for them. I hope this helps mate

[@andrewz4888]

if you are changing your leader would you be sitting near the fad tieing up your rig again or do you just have different rod setup with you on the rocket launchers and do a quick swap...?

[@willkitching]

Hi mate! A lot of the time we’ll have a rod or two in the boat that have slightly lighter leader on them that we can just quickly tie a circle hook on the end of. Usually 30lb or 20lb leaders work fine and the fish won’t care - but if the dolphinfish are in good numbers and eating all the berley but not your baits, I’d then go to the effort of cutting my leader off and tying an even lighter one on to see if it can trick them into biting. I’d just do this quickly before driving back up for another drift. If you do have the chance to tie a slightly lighter leader on a spare rod the night before, it can definitely help! For example - we use a light 14lb leader for soft plastics for snapper. Some days the dolphinfish have been fussy, so we grab that rod and give it a cast and they’ll hit it. Hope this helps mate, tight lines and good luck out there 👍🎣

[@fishing_fam_wa]

Great vid. Thanks

[@willkitching]

Thank you mate! I appreciate it 😁

[@FIRSTDROPFISHING]

Great tips .....whens the invite and collab ???

[@willkitching]

Thanks mate I always appreciate the support 🙌 we’ll have to organise a trip one time in the future, I love watching your vids in the bay chasing snapper and reefies too! 👌

[@BrisVegasFishing]

That’s a cute shirt 😘💦

[@willkitching]

Hahaha thanks mate, thought I’d match the theme of the video 😉😂

[@BrisVegasFishing]

@@willkitching 😂😂👌