Spring Yellowbelly - Tips, Tackle & Techniques

A little sit down shed session talking Golden Perch fishing in Spring. In particular focusing on Lake Windamere.
Any questions drop them in the comments below.
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Cheers legends
Jakko

[@MitchSFishing]

Shit hot as usual jacko, your yella videos have got me diving head first into the rabbit hole of chasing yellas with a fly rod. All your videos have been by far the biggest help I’ve found in the rabbit hole! Keep it up!

[@nickmoss5446]

great video jakko!

[@hayden6159]

bloody love these kinds of videos, great vid jakko

[@JakkoDavis]

Legend, thanks mate

[@eliashenry9878]

Nah really good mate, love these nice long informational vids, keep up stuff like this mate, got alot of good stuff out of it, cheers.

[@JakkoDavis]

Thanks legend, will do

[@timarmstrong4309]

Brilliant vid, very interesting and heaps of really helpful information.

[@matthewp84]

Great video. Thanks Jakko!

[@brianlaidlaw2222]

Thanks mate for the tips Bluey

[@colinspratt9580]

Hi jakko, thanks for a great video. Enjoy watching them & getting lots of tips & tricks to try. Looking fwd to next trip. Keep up the great work. Cheers.

[@davidphilipsen2572]

Awesome video mate really has changed over the years

[@garydundon2197]

Great video shaggs, videos like this has helped my sanity in lockdown Melbourne. New boat (Raptor pro) done 3 hours, Bring on October 19. Daiwa should be pleased with my input!

[@MrJazzabritto]

Awesome vid mate, learnt a truckload. Keep up these informative vids. Cheers

[@michaelgough9256]

Great vid mate. Appreciate your honesty .

[@JakkoDavis]

cheers legend

[@matbryan9047]

Went to Callide And got one yella and got smoked twice and lost both vibes. Your tips are spot on. I've never had a result like that before. Keep up the good work.

[@jessebailey6269]

Cheers mate 👌

[@jamesthompson9428]

Great stuff mate 👍 lots of valuable info. Thanks for sharing 👌🍻

[@JakkoDavis]

Thanks mate

[@onelastcast6829]

Just in time for my trip to Windy! Thanks legend 🔥😎

[@JakkoDavis]

Perfect, goodluck with em man

[@Toobeez1]

Great video mate as always. Jealous you live so close to Windemere still have never fished it but one day will get of my arse from Melbourne and come their

[@chrisanderson7650]

Awesome vid thanks mate

[@marcpickles10]

Entertaining honest advice Good blokes on videos Thanx heaps

[@raycaranese7960]

Being from the Gold Coast, fishing the local dams such as Burrendong, I have learned a heap in a very short time watching these Vids. Very informative stuff!!!

[@JakkoDavis]

Great to hear!

[@georgematthews9205]

Great video jakko

[@JakkoDavis]

Thanks bro

[@rogerramjet4997]

Cheers for the tips mate👍

[@JakkoDavis]

cheers man

[@bensbassnbarra9098]

Great vid mate, really helpful.

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers mate

[@NicholasSabbadin]

Great Vid man

[@tropposfishing9856]

Great video mate, keep it up !

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers mate!

[@marshallsandeman9053]

Another cracking video mate! Keep slaying 👊

[@JakkoDavis]

Legend!

[@campculture4x460]

Good stuff brah👌 easy to listen too!

[@JakkoDavis]

cheers bro!

[@sergeatar]

Nice info mate thank's

[@johntonks1926]

Really good mate I'd watch a 2 hour video thanks for the tips 👍

[@JakkoDavis]

cheers mate

[@geoffgoddard9504]

Great video can’t wait to get out there and give those tips a go……thx

[@akhector]

Awesome video not too long at all good information hopefully will work at Lake Hume

[@jackarchibald1980]

Legend

[@marcpickles10]

Hi Jakko I’m currently In lockdown on Pattaya , Thailand Very tough to take not lol I really enjoy listening to your expert advice on the latest gear and techniques with lures ! I used to fish Bjuck and Windermere for cod , trout , and yellas and I love to tune into your vidz on you tube and check your honest and expert advice . I really wish we had top advice like you give on your channel . I loved the barra trip up north Hinze dam vid really good . Keep the faith Top advice I hope to be back in the Illawarra when flights resume Ps the pies at Robertson pie shop are the best lol Cheers

[@JakkoDavis]

Thanks mate! appreciate the message. Will keep the vids coming

[@NateyNate14]

Good stuff mate 👍🏽

[@JakkoDavis]

Thanks 👍

[@billyreid3010]

Highly recommend Vex performance lures assist hooks

[@TONYCOOLSFISHING4X4TOURING]

Hi Mate great video have not fished Windamere for over Ten year would love to get back there it is a great dam to fish CHEERS MATE.

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers mate

[@danmak9897]

Needed this a few weeks back.. tough 3 days at windamere 4 fish between 2 boats throwing the tackle shop at em..

[@JakkoDavis]

Still managed a couple mate! it can be tough over there when you're just a little off the technique/lure they're onto.

[@danmak9897]

@@JakkoDavis mate exactly. We were a wisker off the bite spewin but we are going back for redemption

[@evanmiris5765]

Hi Jacko , good informative vid mate . I buy the assist hooks from eBay as well mate but I test every single one of them buy putting tension on them with a pair of pliers, it tensions up the knot on the hooks and guarantee that they won't fail on a hookup. If I want to put bigger stingers on a lure say an 0/1 or 1/0 I buy BKK hooks and use 80 lb braid and tie my own. The 80lb braid I have is bright yellow but after I tie up the stingers I dip them in some red spike-it lure scent and the braid turns red as well, perfect on Doozers for big yellas and also big surface flatty lures in the shallow water.

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing1488]

Before the mass kill when it got emptied, my biggest Yellowbelly was out of lake Keepit in September 2010, 63cm long and 10.5 pounds caught on a jackal tn50

[@jimmymack1079]

Good vid mate. I got one decent day’s fishing at Windy in a few weeks ago. Still a bit cold, I think (my excuse anyway). I did see a few blokes catching fish but got zip myself. Have to really start using the transams the way you’re meant to. I think I’ve been bringing them in too much like I would with a TN60. Cheers mate and good luck over spring.

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers mate. Yep next trip try the transam shake and also try shaking the Gulp, seems to be the 2 lures getting the fish this spring

[@fishinglover1828]

I need this

[@jimbomclachlan5892]

Iuv ya stuff

[@mathedger6196]

👌🏼

[@saxon3980]

I've got the TD Zero in Ultra Light and Light, and couldn't recommend them highly enough. The cover me for Bream. Estuary Perch, and Bass. I haven't tried them on Yellas yet but will have to give them a crack.

[@colonelbeanbagsfishing1488]

Two of my favourite Yellow belly dams are Split Rock Dam and Lake Keepit (well Keepit was before everything died when Keepit got completely emptied in the drought)

[@natak_1878]

Great video mate. Very informative and packed full of things to try. Only question I have is would the soft vibe and shake technique work on the river?

[@JakkoDavis]

Thanks mate, I reckon it would definitely work on the river, only thing that would be annoying is the snags if you were fishing from the bank. If that was the case I'd pick up a few cheap soft vibes on ebay to try first to save the back pocket a little, they work just as good for shaking

[@markrigg6623]

Its good you acknowledged my comment regarding the ultra light daiwa zero. The thing is, I sell graphite rods and the number of people who break rods for various reasons is very high. And Daiwa don't replace them. The new TD hypers are excellent value like you say. I don't know if you have an affiliation with Daiwa but you should try a Shimano Zodias on these heavier, higher inertia lures. The blanks these are based on are the most responsive I've ever seen. Have you tried the weeedless Zerek fish trap?

[@Eminem36Gaming]

Great video Jakko as usual, any tips for fishing a new lake/dam? Usual spots to try first? Fished the river my whole life so lake fishing is a whole new game.

[@JakkoDavis]

Hey mate, start by looking for structure (weed, rock, timber) that the fish will be around. If the has good weedbeds then fish the outside of them for sure. Points are always good spots to work. Just got to spend some time on the water and you'll work it out

[@goatedfish08]

Nc vid

[@bastiangraham]

HI Jakko, Many thanks - very informative. Do you have a problem with the assist hooks foul hooking each other on the cast? Graham

[@garydundon2197]

I must say, very few videos show you guys stuffing up and getting snagged above and below the water "havin a Barry Crocker" but you nailed the above part. Any advise or tools to recover sometimes expensive lures below the water? Cheers cob.

[@JakkoDavis]

haha yep! I just use a standard lure retriever on some string line mate. Don't know the brand sorry.

[@Tobysfishingandtravelling]

Gday mate love ur channel very much, I was just wondering what rod and lb line up were using, I’ve only ever caiught 1 yella and hoping to Find more, and what’s the most effective bait? Keep up the great work mate

[@fishon6058]

Great info. What size jigheads are you using with the grubs.

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers mate, 1/4oz Bassman or berkley dam deep jigheads mate, size 2 hook

[@outdoorhobbies4646]

Great video Jakko. Is that a Bunnings tackle box??

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers man, nah this one is legit versus box. Overpriced, I wouldn't recommend haha

[@bartoswald3262]

Thanks for the video. I will take plenty away. I am wondering what size jighead you use for the grubs? What brand as well? Cheers

[@JakkoDavis]

Cheers mate, 1/4oz Bassman or berkley dam deep jigheads mate, size 2 hook

[@user-kl4vw3pf5l]

We fish a res got yellow belly in it with lots of trees around it ,going to try with the black grubbing trick sound like a plain and same them vide,lures . Would the vide lures work walking along the edges?

[@lexslats6337]

@jakko Davis would you recommend using a spinner bait

[@braydendanies8480]

Hey mate I've just brought myself the hyper rod in 1.5-3kg running 10lb Daiwa braid , 10lb J thread and a Daiwa Laguna reel in 2500 have you heard much or had much to do with the Laguna's from what I've heard they're pretty well on par with the legalis but would love your input if your happy to share. Heading out to windy this long weekend. Love your vids mate this is the exact sort of thing I've been after I've used mostly hard vibes in the past but starting to transition into the zx40 blades and the transams I'm yet to try the scent but will definitely be adding some into my bag to see how much of a difference it makes

[@JakkoDavis]

Hey mate cheers for that. I haven't used the Laguna's yet but I'd assume they'd be a quality reel as they're a Daiwa.

[@Luke-zm8ke]

Hey mate, what’s your thoughts on sounders/ finders ? Looking for something under 1k, do you prefer to use Garmin or lowrance ? And is side scan essential do you think ? Cheers mate love the vids !

[@JakkoDavis]

Hey mate, I personally prefer Garmin gear these days. Check out something like a Garmin echomap 9UHD. Great units for the price. Side scan is almost a must these days IMO

[@CalaisRider]

Jakko I don't have a boat. Can you do a vid or give me some tips for Dam fishing from the bank - PLEASE. I'm in Brisbane Queensland but am doing a 3,000 k road trip across the outback Qld and freshwater run across 4 weeks in November..

[@JakkoDavis]

ah mate I don't fish of the bank unfortunately... I can't really help you there! but good luck on the trip, I'm sure you'll get unto some fish

[@NicholasSabbadin]

I fish at lake hume any tips for there

[@maddog3467]

Are yellow belly in the rivers or just impoundments?

[@leighbathman6129]

Do you Change to assist hooks on the jackals cheers

[@JakkoDavis]

Yep i do now mate. On the tn60s I normally just run the a set of assists on the back

[@leighbathman6129]

Jakko Davis cheers

[@matthewgerdov5786]

Hey buddy just wanting to know where you got your box from

[@JakkoDavis]

Hey mate, I just picked that up from a tackle shop in Mackay. It's a versus meiho brand. should be able to find them around

[@matthewgerdov5786]

Mate thank you so much for the quick response

[@cast2catchfishing137]

Hey jacko I have just started KZbin it would be lovely if u could check this account out and I was just wondering what app you use for editing