Mangrove Jack

How to find a Mangrove Jack?

The places fish are found are called “structures” for example, a submerged log or rocky wall/boulder are perfect places to find fish homes. The Mangrove Jack uses structures for ambush. A Mangrove Jack often hides behind a log or boulder and waits for a prawn or bait fish.

How to fish using a Rattlin lure?

The G-vibe is a perfect lure for a Mangrove Jack, the sonic rattle is an attention getter. Underwater the sonic sound echoes around the Jack's home it simple gets its attention then the fluttering action and the weighted nose work together. The nose makes the lure fall nose down first allowing the lure to flutter but as the lure hits the bottom the body floats up and the nose remains down, it gives the appearance of a feeding bait fish, searching the bottom for a feed. The small twitching action allows the lure to move along the bottom with sink/flutter feeding action. The Mangrove jack will try and ambush the lure and pull it into structure.  This is important because Mangrove Jack is an ambush fish and has been hiding and ambushing for thousands of years (crickey!).

How to fish using a Darting lure? 

The “Smokin Bandit", "Flash shad,” and the “Medium AVO” are fast shimmering tight action lures'. Which means they are perfect for you to troll or uses for rapid retrieve as the fast shimmering action gives off the appearance of a darting baitfish. This method focuses on flash and reflection and rapid movement as the Mangrove Jack perceives the lure as a fish escaping from another predator ,who happens to be passing their home or structure.

How to fish with soft Plastics?

You can use a “Finger Baits" or “Flash Shad”, or “Power Prawn” to replicate a live bait (Live baits are always better than dead baits!). The emphasis is to make it behaviour like a live bait, try and replicate a Baitfish, prawn or worm in the wild. Work the structures with cast and retrieve methods.

Look out for soft plastic methods in coming news letters