As far as I'm concerned there are only two types of bait needed for fishing Broken Bay . They are Frozen baits or Live and/or Fresh baits !Frozen baits for fishing reefs offshore include : Pilchards , Prawns , Squid and Slab Baits . Quality does count with frozen baits and to spot the difference is quite easily done . With Pilchards the bait should have a nice bluey gross to it on the top side of the bait . The rest of the bait should be a nice glossy silver . There should be little damage to the bait itself and should not be an off white colour . Prawns should be firm and intact ie. Not broken sections . Squid will be a nice whitish colour if fresh and also be firm . Slab baits should be intact also and the flesh not off smelling or slimy .
Live baits around Broken Bay include Yellow Tail , Slimy Mackeral , Small Tailor and Small Pike . Most of these baits can be caught on either a live bait jig or a single small hook rig . Generally live baits are pinned with either a 6/0 or 8/0 hoodlum type hook just through the skin and just infront of the dorsal fin .Graphics on how to rig frozen or live baits can be found at sites listed in my Fishing Links Section .
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