[yellowfin]

Wanting to try get kahawai whilst surfcasting without spinning

[Miliwolf]

Almost any bait would work, but I would avoid crab and other crustaceans. Smaller hook sizes around 4/0 would also catch more then larger hooks.

Floating baits, and adding a bit of sparkle can also improve catch rates.

[yellowfin]

They love pilchard and bonito..

[Fishy Bishy]

Pillies 100% !!

[yellowfin]

The biggest Kahawai I’ve ever caught was on half a paddle crab. But usually anything works. Squid, pillies, bonito, trevally pipis etc etc

[Miliwolf]

The big ones are quite happy to take a small live bait

They are a pest when fishing for kingies, so I normally send a big one out with a hook in it .

[baitman]

pilchard are no 1 for me.

[Birdlingsflat]

small live bait no1 for me..or a bleeding half a yellow eyed mullet

[yellowfin]

Caught kahawai on kahawai!

In fact caught them on pretty much everything.

[yellowfin]

ah didnt know they went for squid etc

thanks for the info guys

[HIPP]

I caught two on the wesdt coast with prawn randomly in the moonlight whilest targeting Rig. Ive also caught them on trevelly and squid bait. Cheers, Hipp

[fishforpot]

Squid is only good for use in resturants …..its probably the single biggest cause of newbies to surfcasting giving up the sport …..moreso the handy frozen bait packs ….
Admittedly it’s a handy bait to have on hand , if its fresh ….stays on the hook longer , but lets face it , it aint the best bait …

If you want to catch a fish , find out what it’s there to feed on …..or find something that acts like a drug for the fish , like pillies in the case of KY ….

[yellowfin]

Squid isn’t too bad in general.. certainly can catch a wide variety of species with it but dogfish tend to find it pretty quickly if they are around. Kahawai aren’t too fussy, perhaps those hookers that some guys here have been catching in the avon could be a good bait too, should be a winner for catching crabs too (no pun intended).

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