This DEADLY Soft Plastic HACK Catches Trophy Fish !!

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15 күн бұрын

Sometimes when fishing you need to get creative to improve your catch rates to match the system you are fishing. In this episode, I test a soft plastic hack that makes a massive difference and allows us to catch some truly trophy size fish and an epic location.
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@michael-fb7ps 8 күн бұрын

Awesome stuff mate some cracking good fish there mate cheers

@Mark-ew5jm 13 күн бұрын

The Straights were one of my favorite locations in Gippsland for bream….great video and tips ….thanks for sharing.

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Thank you !!

@aaronjoseph3366 14 күн бұрын

@fishingmad Well done Alan! East Gippsland is truly special. Some stonkers you gents got onto! Makes the long drive truly worth it 😄

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Thank you, it sure is a special place. I cant help but going back time and time again. So worth it.

@aaronjoseph3366 13 күн бұрын

@@fishingmad I can relate 👍🏼 well done! 😀

@spacekingsuhaantheultimate 14 күн бұрын

love your vides i am using your videos to learn how to use soft plastics.

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

That's awesome, i'm glad your finding the content helpful, and fishing with plastics is so much fun, once you start catching with them its had to go back.

@JohnKovacs-eu5yv 13 күн бұрын

Awesome clip Al, great tips , fish and inspiration to get up there and get amongst those bream !

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍 its very much appreciated.

@Tobysfishingandtravelling 14 күн бұрын

Gday Allen, I love your videos soooooo much, you have taught me so much, Keep up the amazing work, keep being a sensational teacher, tight lines bro!l

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, I really appreciate the kind words and heaps of new content is on the way

@Tobysfishingandtravelling 14 күн бұрын

@@fishingmad can’t wait, it will be amazing!

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Thanks !! Its very much appreciated

@smileyface-re7fx 13 күн бұрын

I do this with my sp worm profiles. Changes the action completely. Fish dig it.

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Yeah, I've only done it when needed in really snaggy areas and it can make a massive difference

@ColtonWilson3000 12 күн бұрын

I just love grubs, double tails and split double tails (which most people still consider grubs). Some of the things I like about them are, they work on pretty much every species of fish, you can fish it in almost every way, you can imitate pretty much everything in the water from bugs, worms, to fish. By changing colours and the way they are fished. lots of people don’t throw them so fish are typically not used to seeing them. And they are usually pretty dang cheap. We use them for walleye and northern pike here at home, but they catch everything.

@fishingmad 10 күн бұрын

Well said !!

@seedias5961 14 күн бұрын

I must say everytime you hit Gippsland the weather is always perfect - no wind!!!

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Lots of planning in advance, I study the weather conditions like a Hawk leading up to any travel as its not worth travelling 4-6 hours if the weather isn't any good. I've been burnt many times in years past.

@seedias5961 13 күн бұрын

@@fishingmad easy to get burned down there! Spent plenty of dead time fishing East Gippsland “ pre-kids “ - recorded times, spots, winds, water conditions, bait fish etc - now have resumed fishing - the systems especially Mitchell River have changed a lot and so have my spots! Oh well just have to start again! Watching your videos helps a lot especially the land based ones! Cheers!

@thehappyscrappy5681 13 күн бұрын

Totally agree light gear is fun my biggest bream was a yellow fin bream 53cm on 4lb braid 4lb leader and she gave me a hell of a tussle .. was a once in a life time bream most my other big bream are 43-45cm I haven’t had the pleasure of wrestling a black bream yet that’s my next adventure

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

OMG 53cm thats crazy good. Well done !! and on 4lb leader is even better. Very impressed.

@Spooonk1379 14 күн бұрын

You should do a camping and fishing trip in Gippsland like you did in lake eildon

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Yeah we did a camping trip at East Gippsland a few years back and it was awesome. Id love to camp and fish a heap of spots up there

@Spooonk1379 13 күн бұрын

Yeah I’m planning a trip with my dad

@marioscarpuzza9810 13 күн бұрын

Hi Alan, nice one on these beautiful Bream. I wonder if you keep one or two for dinner 😅😅😊🤙🤙💪💪

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Thanks Mario, yeah there was some amazing catches there. I've always been a catch and release bream fisho's but many of the locals there love taking a few home for a feed.

@Dane_fisher436 14 күн бұрын

Yet another amazing quality video thanks for the great content Alan. Also it would be great if you could do another documentary. 🎉 Thanks

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Thanks so much !! I really appreciate the comments. Got some additional TV stuff coming very soon so hopefully a few more opportunities for doco style stuff too.

@Dane_fisher436 14 күн бұрын

Thanks for the quick reply, sorry to be a pest but i recently bought some super thin Japanese braid and have been casting off lures like there is no tomorrow, I have tried the double uni and the fg knot do you have any knot recommendations

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

honestly thats all I use double uni and if the rod has micro guides and FG knot. Both are amazing knots. I tend to use the double uni more when im on the water because its so quick and easy to tie.

@Dane_fisher436 13 күн бұрын

Yea fair enough i might not be doing enough turns on the fg, but unfortunately i have a 1-4 tcurve that doesn’t pair well with the double uni il try the fg with more turns and if it fails again i might need to get new line😭

@jackelsfishing 13 күн бұрын

did anyone else notice the dead fish floating just before the 12 minute mark

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Yeah there was a massive amount of dead Carp in the system. Huge ones and thousands of them. We called and alerted authorities and they said it was known due to the water temperature dropped and high salinity volumes which made it inhabitable for carp.

@jackelsfishing 12 күн бұрын

@@fishingmad well i mean, that’s a good thing i guess

@kev8646 13 күн бұрын

47cm bream how old would that be?! 30 years old surely??

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

Yeah at least I wreckon, always good to see them swim off strong.

@nicholastruong8761 10 күн бұрын

what size Daiwa double clutch would you recommend for werribee river

@fishingmad 10 күн бұрын

55mm and 70mm great for bream, bass, reddies and EPs like i did in this vid kzfaq.info/get/bejne/apyflbiaxMfagps.html

@mickkynes8010 13 күн бұрын

Are commercial fishermen allowed to net that area. I fish and my local area is netted, so unless you know what you're doing and have local knowledge then fish like that would be scarce.

@fishingmad 13 күн бұрын

As far as I'm aware, most commercial netting in PPB and Gippsland lakes has stopped ( back around 2022 ) with all the licenses bought out. It's a good question I'll see if I can dig up more info.

@spacekingsuhaantheultimate 14 күн бұрын

also why doesn't bait work on lake tyers like chicken or prawn

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Baits still work fine in those systems and I saw some huge bream and flathead caught at lake tyers with prawns last time I was there. Garfish and pilchards also work well there, but typically I prefer to throw plastics and lures at them.

@spacekingsuhaantheultimate 14 күн бұрын

@@fishingmad thanks for the advice as i will be heading there this weekend

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

Awesome, its a brilliant place. Just remember we are in Winter now and its peak cold so the bite can be slow.

@spacekingsuhaantheultimate 14 күн бұрын

@@fishingmad and last question what type of rod will be the best for flathead and bream thank you @fishingmad

@fishingmad 14 күн бұрын

watch this vid I think half way through kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h9V0gN2bxL-mY6M.html it explains all the rods and reels i use there. Try and have a prim target species as bream ideally will be a 1-3kg rod and flathead a 2-4kg rod there are lots of variations to this depending on what lures or bait your using.