Unlocking the Secret to Moreton Bay Mackerel Trolling - Part 1!

[@henrydangg]

The only youtube channel that goes this in-depth and straight into it. Love your work!

[@weFishAU]

Thank you.

[@constable49]

Another great vid I learned a lot. Love the outrigger rod holders I will go online today and order a couple. I will also modify my board rigs to your specs I am pretty close to it but the tip about roller bearing swivels is a good one. I am looking forward to next weeks video to see the action.

[@weFishAU]

Thank you. In case it helps, I got my outrigger rod holders from Whitworths Marine and Leisure. These ones specifically. www.whitworths.com.au/stainless-steel-adjustable-removable-extension-rod-holder I looked at the cheaper ones but ended up getting the adjustable ones. They are handy for more than just trolling. You should be able to find some like them online.

[@johnx9318]

That was a lot of good information, thanks. Looking forward to part 2!

[@weFishAU]

Awesome, thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I hope to round it off in the next episode so anyone can go out with a good chance to catch some.

[@johnx9318]

​@@weFishAU Looking forward to getting out there and doing it for myself!

[@weFishAU]

Best of luck.

[@constable49]

For some reason I have gone away from the spoons in favour of slices and fancier slugs and hard bodies over the last few years but I do not do enough of it to make a comparison. I would appreciate your comments.

[@weFishAU]

I haven't trolled hard bodies for School Mackerel very much myself. The few times I tried it I didn't get any hook ups on the hard bodies, although something left teeth marks in one. I suspect the hard body I was using for these attempts was too large (it was something like 10 or 12 cm). I will have to try again with something smaller to make (maybe around 7.5 cm) a fair comparison.

[@Posedion_X]

Those bonitos you caught (15:58) I believe are called ‘Watson’s leaping Bonito’. They are extremely good eating. Dust it with flour and shallow fried, one of the best table fish you can catch. Thanks for sharing the video.

[@weFishAU]

Yes, leaping Bonito. I didn't know the Watsons part. I don't like Tuna much so I had never thought of trying Bonito since they are in the Tuna family but I will bleed one and take a filler to try next time. Thank you.

[@Posedion_X]

@@weFishAU it tastes different than a regular Bonito but make sure it’s still a little pink in the middle when cooked, enjoy with chips or salad.

[@weFishAU]

Okay, thanks, I will give it a go.

[@timboplint1403]

Cannot wait for second video, can I ask what is fish tracks and how do I use it ?

[@weFishAU]

FishTrax is a program I wrote. New features are added every few months. It can be downloaded from fishtrax.we-fish.com.au It runs on a Windows PC.

[@vanillaflyweight]

Hey mate, always informative videos! Do you have a preferred tide for mackeral? We tried on saturday but heading into the low the water wasn't clear and only caught grinners.

[@weFishAU]

Not really. I find I catch them on any tide with a bit of run, but not too much. If you are catching a lot of grinners then your spoon might be too far back. I am planning to talk about that in the next episode. I was out Friday morning. I find the thing that makes the biggest difference is not many other boats racing around and scaring them off. Try as soon as the sun is on the horizon, before too many others are around.

[@vanillaflyweight]

@@weFishAU Thanks mate, that's a good tip about being too far behind

[@FatFish-ef8sf]

Great Vid. Where did purchase your outrigger rod holders from?

[@weFishAU]

Thank you. I got mine from Whitworths. They have shops at the Gabba and Breakfast Creek but I have seen them online and in other marine chandleries. I thought these adjustable ones were worth the extra: www.whitworths.com.au/stainless-steel-adjustable-removable-extension-rod-holder

[@FatFish-ef8sf]

Thanks for the info. The content in your videos is fantastic!

[@rde4864]

It's the board size have the difference depts?

[@weFishAU]

Yes. The larger the board the deeper it goes. I usually carry 5m and 8m divers on board.

[@kkct09]

Hey mate, how do you go about staying out of green zones in the bar area, can you see it on any of your navs or do u just know??

[@weFishAU]

It shows on my GPS but I also have a fair idea of where they are. If you stay inside the bar and off the shallows of the Amity Banks you are pretty right.

[@kkct09]

@@weFishAU thanks a lot, love the videos

[@weFishAU]

Thank you.