Fishing How do I get bait for Bream?

[drew_j]

Hello,

I've been a keen fisherman all my life but most of that has been in the bush. I've caught everything there is to catch out of the Murray (this includes a rat, a turtle and a platypus).

I moved to Geelong then to Melbourne about 10 years ago and never really took up fishing cos I'd spent 20 years learning how to catch cod and trout. Didn't want to be a n00b. Recently however I've learnt how to fish the surf and have been doing a fair bit of that down at Aries Inlet and when I get the chance out near Lakes Entrance. The problem is I have to drive for miles to do this. I want to fish within 20 minutes of home when the need strikes me, so I've been looking up the docklands. Most of it is easy to understand except the bait. Where the hell do I get Sandworm? How can I find fresh water yabbies in Melbourne? Pealed prawn from where? Do I just go to the Vic market, my supermarket? Is there a good website on bait for pier fishing?

Also, can I fish out of the Yarra up near Darebin? I live in Ivanhoe and would love just to go down the park and drop in a line.

 

[w.weapons]

yer mate servo's around the area usually have sand worms...just have to find 1 thats all......footscray marybinong servo's definately do and arnt too far away from docklands........o i forgot pt melb on city rd its a private servo on the corner a couple of k.s west from mcdonalds they have a good variety of baits n tackle..........big thing is these days around the docklands are the soft plastics........bream go crazy on them.........good fun too you have to work for them not just sit there and wait for a bite........whatever tickle's your fancy i spose........

fresh water yabbies youd have to find a proper fishing store for them.......there is 1 on footscray rd........barkley st end just over geelong rd.......

the bloke who was on the front of the herald son earlier in the week is a mate of mine and is a bream professional.........soft plastis is all the bait he uses for all types of fishing.........bonus for him is he's got a boat.........

cheers hope it helps.........

 

[drew_j]

yer mate servo's around the area usually have sand worms...just have to find 1 thats all......footscray marybinong servo's definately do and arnt too far away from docklands........o i forgot pt melb on city rd its a private servo on the corner a couple of k.s west from mcdonalds they have a good variety of baits n tackle..........big thing is these days around the docklands are the soft plastics........bream go crazy on them.........good fun too you have to work for them not just sit there and wait for a bite........whatever tickle's your fancy i spose........

fresh water yabbies youd have to find a proper fishing store for them.......there is 1 on footscray rd........barkley st end just over geelong rd.......

the bloke who was on the front of the herald son earlier in the week is a mate of mine and is a bream professional.........soft plastis is all the bait he uses for all types of fishing.........bonus for him is he's got a boat.........

cheers hope it helps.........

Cheers W. Going to give the docks a go on Sunday. Just to get in the game I spose. Probly start with prawn. I'd like to know how you get fresh bait though How do you catch your own worms?

 

[Port81]

Cheers W. Going to give the docks a go on Sunday. Just to get in the game I spose. Probly start with prawn. I'd like to know how you get fresh bait though How do you catch your own worms?

With a bait pump.

 

[BigBadCam]

Bream are bait.