How can I find a bloody Sambo?
Hello all
Its my first year fishing Perth- I have a 5.75m Cruise Craft with a 150hp 4 stroke Yamaha and have fished from Cockburn to Mindarie and have been lucky in landing a couple of Dhufish and other table fish. But I can't find Sambos! I have read countless posts where people complain about plagues of these fish destroying their day and would be greatful if someone could offer some advise as I would be happy to be stretched - getting a bit sick of heading off over the horizon 20-30km whenever weather permits for very little action- can you find good numbers near by? Are there areas that I should focus? Have read everything I could find on the net and prefer to fish Ocean Reef or Mindarie, have tried baits, jigs ect Any help would be great thanks
tim-o
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This time of year they are
This time of year they are found inshore, they love smashin skippy, but all year and some big bruisers are found at the Gemini Wreck
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
JohnF
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Keep trying mate, look for
Keep trying mate, look for good arches over prominent peaks, but unfortunately we get ours on pretty non descript bottom, and they are always in the same place, despite lack of structure.
It took me two years of building up a "database" of fishing locations, tide, time of year etc before we started catching fish regularly. This is part of the fun.......Don't try and shortcut the fun bit!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
John_M
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Date Joined: 17/01/10
Or you could just hit the
Or you could just hit the wrecks..
fishcrazy
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sambos
they are everywhere we hooked some huge ones recently to 30pllus kilo get them every time cant stop some of them
eltaco
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
Agree with Tim Gemini wreck
Agree with Tim Gemini wreck is ya best bet, get there early to try get in first cos they have a tend to spook and stop slamming jigs , u will see em schooling on ya sounder ,if they dont hit jigs cube up and float whole scalie mackrel down the trail wont take long to get a horse
Ryan C
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Date Joined: 08/07/10
gemini wreck
the gemini wreck off ocean reef holds some absolute monsters , but they can be finicky bastards so its well worth while spending an hour inshore to get a few live whiting/herring./skippy /or wrasse before heading there, they can also be difficult to stop there as even on heavy gear (80lb braid and heavy drag) they often cut you off on the wreck, other than that we have had great success at this time of year anchoring on the large marked contours (oval or circular spot elevations) marked on your gps chart in 30-40m out of two rocks then berleying with cubed mulies and chook pellets and floating down mulies with a small ball sinker. good luck
tim-o
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Date Joined: 24/05/11
Troll a live skippy or
Troll a live skippy or tailor, yes 25 cm plus on a down rigger to the depth of sounded fish and be ready!
I am, as I've said, merely competent. But in an age of incompetence, that makes me extraordinary.
glastronomic
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Date Joined: 16/02/11
Even simpler get a wrass or
Even simpler get a wrass or similair on your line and play with it for a while whitout geting it out of the water and not that far off the bottom.
Due to the signals this hooked fish sends out the Sambo's and the like will come and investigate!
Then quickly hook the livey to a decent sambo live rig and you are having a fight.
Fraser 5.25
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Date Joined: 25/07/11
They were bloody every where
They were bloody every where last Sunday. Got absolutely smoked a couple of times and I was only in 40 metres about 16 kms out from Woodies but I launch from Point Perron. I came in to 20 metres near the five fathom bank to get away from them and they were there too. Good fun but was looking for more than one Dhu for the day.
uncle
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reefs and berly
any where safe,about 20 metres or so,you can have my share
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
Francis
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Date Joined: 17/06/08
Use herring for bait... Last
Use herring for bait...
Last 3 times I have been out in depths ranging from 20m to 40m, everytime I put a herring fillet on (or a whole herring) i got sambo'd !
Spitfire56
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Date Joined: 29/07/12
Thanks guys
Thanks for all of your help- guess I just need to keep trying, will need to give Gemini a good go. Again thanks- see you on the water
Just1morecast
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Date Joined: 04/12/09
Im home 5th September for a
Im home 5th September for a week, take me out and il show you haha
Forever learning with fishing
joe amato
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Date Joined: 21/12/08
sambos are everywhere
i always seem to find sambos that i dont want when fishing for other fish,as far as im concerned you can find find them anywhere,and you can keep them...........