This Soft Plastic catches EVERYTHING in shallow waters !!

A fun day fishing locally in crystal clear shallow waters at Altona. On the hobie Pro Angler kayak fishing in depths between 1 and 4 meters deep. Using a wide variety of soft plastics including this Gulp Jigging grub in nuclear chicken we tangle with some awesome fish including pinky snapper, Australian salmon, snook, flathead and more.
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[@malcolmjgmusic6399]

Hey Alan, Loving the content mate. Been starting to really get into fishing and was wondering how you decide on size of jig /soft plastic for different fish? I purchased a few different size jigheads 3.5g, 5g, 7g, 10g, and 14g sizes and just am a little confused on what would be suitable to use for different fish and what type of soft plastics would suitable for each size

[@fishingmad]

With experience you really start to fine tune and get really intuitive on the fly with this sort of stuff. Most of the decision making comes down to the water depth, the current strength, the target species and the plastic your likely to throw. In many areas I fish that simply might be a 1/8 weight with a 2-0 hook gauge which works amazing in now tidal waters sub 6 meters deep for pinkies, flathead etc. Then just working your way up or down the scaler depending on those 4 factors I said earlier.

[@aidenpears3411]

Hi Allen, When was this filmed?

[@fishingmad]

Was filmed about 3 weeks ago. Cheers

[@markuzzi9999]

Hey Alan, what would you recommend for the jigging technique of these plastics. How long would you let these plastics pause?

[@fishingmad]

All depends on the water depth, but i like to work them nice and slow. Pauses as long as 20 seconds.

[@beachedwalrusau]

Pretty much a beginner with soft and hard body lures, been watching all your videos lately and really appreciate the effort and explanations you put in and your specific targeting videos (Bream targeting has definitely been helpful). I started getting into fishing only a few months ago and specifically do it when i go up to my folks house on the sunny coast. Have caught a few big bream (Bait) and a couple of large flathead (SwimZ lure) out the back on their jetty in mooloolah river estuaries and the plan is to go out there with their hobie kayaks every day over xmas and try a bunch of spots i think might be good. Plenty of jetties, bridges and rock walls around to hit where as in previous attempts i had no idea where to target.

[@fishingmad]

You are very welcome, glad you found the content helpful !! Good luck with the fishing

[@snapperhead51]

Thanks Alan for the new vid ,really enjoyed it, and the way you fish , beeing a yaker myself to :) look forward to the next upload and you said you're going out the next 3 or 4 days i think, so cant wait for the next vid out, guessing it was before this big weather front .

[@fishingmad]

Thanks 👍 Yeah most episodes take a few weeks to put together. Got plenty of good kayaking and other stuff on the way.

[@fush5936]

Alan no Lynx ?

[@fishingmad]

I still have the Lynx, I chop and change between the Lynx and PA. I prob should have an outback instead of both

[@louismcnair3280]

Hey Alan, love your videos mate. Just about to get a new net for the kayak and was wondering what your one is? Keep up the great work.

[@fishingmad]

Its a berkley retractable net. They are fantastic. Fold up between uses and hooks rarely get stuck

[@VektrumSimulacrum]

I stayed in Altona for 2 months around Christmas last year. Never got around to fishing though. When the tied was out I could walk nearly out to the end of the pier...well what was left of it at the time anyways.

[@fishingmad]

Yeah its great there in the shallows, heaps of rocks and small rock pools and heaps of fish. Even the flounder come in big numbers there in evenings

[@Johan-ex5yj]

Good stuff, Alan. 👍 You can also try some metal lures on the Salmon, they like anything shiny...

[@fishingmad]

Yeah 100% agree, the small metals were dynamite on the salmon last year. I just bought some glowbite metals which look perfect for the area so ill give them a crack in the shallows very soon.

[@johnclisby8451]

Nice fish Alan love watching your videos and merry Christmas

[@fishingmad]

Thanks, you too! Have a great Xmas, got some great content on the way to look forward to.

[@eitai2001]

It looks like a lake there, that's amazing. That's Altona? Could a tinnie be on that water? Would love to just get out there, maybe even hit up a snorkel!

[@fishingmad]

Yeah 100% tinnie could fish there easily. Just launch from Altona boat ramp and stick in the shallows. ideally a notherly breeze which is nice and flat

[@eitai2001]

Awesome, thank you.I've marked the spot on google maps :)@@fishingmad

[@raNzziGgy]

it happens to me twice using the soft plastic with salmon, the soft plastic got teared every time. i used the GULB one.

[@coopersfishingadventures]

Hey mate! Another great video, plastics are unstoppable at the moment. I bought some baitjunkie minnows and used them on Redfin at lake Eppalock and caught about 30 in a day! Love it, keep up the good work

[@fishingmad]

Thanks and that's awesome !! I've had really mixed results using the bait junkie plastics so I'm glad you smashed the reddies with them. were you fishing land based with them ?

[@coopersfishingadventures]

@@fishingmad Thanks mate, yeah I caught about 5 from the boat ramp, 10 from the bank and the rest on my grandpas boat.

[@fishingmad]

Thats awesome, well done. Eppaloc is an awesome spot, i used to fish it heaps

[@coopersfishingadventures]

@@fishingmad Yeah sure is. I’m actually going back tommorow

[@michael-fb7ps]

That’s a good run mate the plastics are getting it done cheers mate

[@fishingmad]

Thanks !! Yeah been fishing plastics and lures flat out this year, hardly touched any baits and been catching plenty.

[@nickvlahos9534]

Thoroughly enjoy your videos !!😊

[@fishingmad]

Thank you so much!

[@HarryBartolo-o9p]

did you get a new stella

[@fishingmad]

Nah this was filmed a few weeks back and filmed the day before i lost the stella combo. I have since rebought a poison adrena but not a stella

[@geoffcohen613]

Salmon make nice eating as well.

[@fishingmad]

Yep 100% I have a few mates who love eating them