Yellowbelly

How to find a Yellowbelly?

The places fish are found are called “structures”, for example, a submerged log, weed beds or rocky wall/boulder, are perfect places to find fish homes. Fish seek these places out to school, for protection and also for ambush. Some species, like the Bass, seek the above places out but are very territorial and may guard the structure against other fish including other Yellowbelly for protection, schooling, ambush or mating. There are many ways to catch a Yellowbelly but the principles are universal. You must first find the food source and the structures that hold the food source and then you will stand a good chance of catching fish. We suggest a sounder to identify submerged logs and/or boulders etc. or you can fish rock walls or little bays with plenty of sticks in them.
(Note: Fish are active at dawn and dusk ½ to full moon phases)

How to fish for Yellowbelly using a diving shimmering action lure?

Casting and retrieving with a “Fat r"or “Smokin Bandit” can be very rewarding, the fast shimmering action looks like a scared bait fish on the run, just target structure that possible hold fish and swim the lure past that log or rock bar.

How to fish using a slow wide action?

Casting and retrieving a “Dinkum Yabby” is different as it works the crustacean factor. If Yabbies or Crayfish are plentiful in the waterway, then the “Dinkum Yabby” is perfect. The slow wide action with the articulated free moving claws make a clicking sound like a Yabby. This method is dynamite when crustaceans are plentiful.

How to fish using a King spin Spinner Bait?

Casting and retrieving spinner bait fishing is perfect when Yellowbelly are not feeding which is probably the majority of the day. The "King spin "spinner bait stirs up the Yellowbelly’ territorial pride to defend its territory. That is why extremely large Yellowbelly are often taken on spinner baits. A Yellowbelly, when he’s not feeding, could not care less about a lure, soft plastic etc. to eat. Yet the weird shape and flashing blades are a challenge that most Bass cannot refuse.  

How to fish with soft Plastics?

You can use a “Livin’ B-Grub or “Finger Baits”, “Power Prawn” or "Mad shad" 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, grub or worm in the wild. Work the structures with cast and retrieve methods.