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I use mostly a hop and pause retrieve. So flick the rod upwards and wind in a small amount then allow the lure flutter down and pause on the bottom before repeating. I'll increase the height of the flick and the time paused at the bottom to add some variation. But that is mostly how I use prawn lures

How's even better when it's pumped up properly 😂

Cheers mate, might take you up on that in a few weeks time

Yeah they are, make them all myself ☺️

@@theuntamedtrail great job man I was at foster the other day and caught my pb black fish

@@Gozfishoez-xx2gb Thats awesome mate, it's defintely a great place to fish

Not really mate, I've tried a few spots around but haven't found anywhere productive

@@theuntamedtrail nextime I'm up there I'm gonna try some spots off the rocks with the little bro 👍🏽 I'll let you know how I go.

@@theuntamedtrail do you have insta?

@@lukeburkill7767 Can't wait to see how you go 🤙

Thanks mate 😊

I would start on the sand just south of the boat ramp in the morning 8am-12pm. I'd have one rod out with bait (prawns are good) and a second rod using soft plastic lures. I'd use a small shrimp or grub style. 2.5-4" range and in a green colour. If you hit that location and haven't caught anything in an hour I'd go down to the southern entrance to the keys and do the same thing there. Prawns on one rod and lures on another

Thanks a lot for the advice I really appreciate it. I’ll make sure to try the boat ramp

Could you please tell me the location of the entrance please

It's at the south end of Elizabeth parade. You'll see a few boats moored near it. It's about 100m from where you can park your car

I gave these spots a try with prawns and didn’t have much luck. I was thinking to try Pipers Bay Foreshore Reserve would you recommend it ?I was planning just to walk up and down with a soft plastic lure

This is just north of Forster on some of the broken headlands

The weight will depend on the depth of water you are fishing, the amount of current and the weight of your soft plastic. Fishing shallow and without much current a 1/16-1/8 weight is fine. Going to 5m depth and a lot of current I'd use 1/6-3/8.

@@theuntamedtrail Thank you for your answer. I don't have much experience. What are the disadvantages of not increasing the jighead weight in deep water , will the rod sensitivity decrease?

If your jighead is too light, the lure won't be able to get to the bottom (where most fish tend to be) if it's too heavy it will go straight down and not mimic a fish. You want to find the balance of being able to stay in the depth you expect the fish to be, while allowing the lure to still swim and act naturally.

@@theuntamedtrail I understand sir. What is the disadvantage of not increasing the jighead weight in current water?

If you don't have enough weight, the lure won't get down to the bottom which is where the majority of fish will be. We sometimes call that the "strike zone". You want your lure to be in that strike zone for as long as possible while still being able to act as naturally as possible

Thanks mate. Yeah the prawn one can lose an antenna or two pretty easy, but it's the price you pay for it to move around so much in the water The cost per lure for the plastisol and colouring required for a pack of lures isn't much at all. The real cost is all the equipment, molds, time dialling in colours, packaging etc.

Thanks mate, I'll be running this deal for two weeks. But will also look at doing some others as we get closer to summer

The keyes are fishing pretty consistently at the moment, but most are on the smaller side. I'd concentrate on the sandy sections near the boat ramp and the north and south entrances. Darker colours and greens have been working well for lures

What would be the best lure and best time to fish Forster keys

I'd look at fishing the change of tides and using small shrimp or paddle tails in the motor Oil or watermelon red colours

The water along memorial drive and little street in Forster is nice and easy to access and pretty simple fishing. Otherwise the breakwall and boat harbor hold more fish, but can be a touch more difficult with tides and current

Thanks 😊

Fingers crossed this warm weather fires them up early

Always good getting down there and seeing white water

Tried going off the point, but just kept losing gear with the swell

And thanks again for the great information, always great to learn about these beautiful fish

I sourced it from heaps of different places. Couldn't any one supplier at least in Australia who did it all

Thank you ☺️

Thanks mate, good luck improving your fishing 💪

That's a 1000 Shimano stradic with 6lb kairiki braid

Glad you enjoyed the video! Can't wait to try out the new bigger prawns this summer 🤙

That's a good fish mate, well done! This was more of a shock due to the location. Only ever heard of a handful each year being caught in this area, so to land one myself was pretty awesome.

@@theuntamedtrail oh ok. i see, yes my mate Heg was pulling MJ out from a creek in Old Bar last year.

This was at Blackhead

It's an awesome bit of kit. It's crazy stable and I use it more as a stand up paddle board then a kayak. I find I'm easily able to spin 360 around on it and sight cast on the flats without ever feeling like I'm going to tip over.

@@theuntamedtrail Thanks for the quick reply mate, really enjoy your videos , I am an old bloke and the predator may well suit my needs for fishing shallow water cheers.

No problem mate, glad you're enjoying the videos

Will be interesting to see how it fishes in summer there if it stays this full with the fresh. Could be a cracking bass year further up.

Thanks mate! Absolutely buzzing from it. Was so shocked when it popped up and saw the orange colour

I go fishing in any weather, but man when the wind picks up it just makes me miserable

Got to make it sing for the video 😂 pretty standard drag but had a pretty decent current pushing me around so definitely made it sound like it was taking a lot more line

Definitely not my smoothest filleting experience 😂

When I watched it back and saw that I missed saying centimetre I did wonder how many people would catch it 😂

Gotta keep them guessing 😂

Thanks for the fish ID. Always great learning new things and glad you enjoyed the video

@@theuntamedtrail Also gr8 to see gropers in good numbers there too. Groper were my number 1 favorite rock fish until their ban. They fight so hard! Funny how I haven't caught a single one since the ban.

Such a great species to catch. I reckon I'm 60/40 at the moment for Drummer / Groper which is great to see them in such healthy numbers

Yeah I know, any groper caught was a bycatch chasing Drummer and released quickly. Will be interesting to see what they do after the 12 month temporary ban is over as they are in pretty healthy numbers at least around here

Should not be illegal.its only illegal due to false research and one idiot.so why not ban all fishing due to all the idiots illegally taking undersized fish. Its ridiculous the laws we have on fishing when its a free right of passage. Boat rego for example.no one owns the ocean so why are we paying boat rego.yeh sure pay trailer rego to tow it but man.laws around fishing fire me up.bag limits and size limits i can accept. The research they do is also nearly always wrong,trust me i see them doing it and have asked questions at the ramp then they see my esky or my boat holding 15kg jewys.the look on their faces. Anyways good luck to us hey

Thanks mate, they sure do pull hard and are great fun to fish for

Thanks mate

I've tried both in there, but the cups are just a fraction too big and almost got knocked over 😂 might have to look into a bigger microwave 🤔

I have tried that but the pots I'm using are just a bit too big to both fit in there properly. Might need to grab some smaller ones because it would definitely make it easier

Thanks mate, can't wait to give the flatties a good crack with them

Start at the tuncurry rock pool cafe. You have to clamber over quite a few rocks, but it's not too difficult to get there

No worries mate, glad you caught a few

They sure do. So much fun to chase

I've enjoyed them the few times I've taken a feed, might have to do a catch and cook the next time I chase them.

Thanks mate, had a blast chasing them. And thanks for the ID on the other species

Cheers mate 🤙

Sure can mate, just send your address via email to untamedtrail@outlook.com and a few will be on their wau

@@theuntamedtrail Just done it, it’s Noah did u get the message?

Yeah I got it mate, they will be in the post shortly

Thanks mate. Hope you enjoy the plastic and land a few 🤙