Finding and fishing isolated spots are one of the great joys of my life.
And when I say “isolated” I don’t necessarily mean remote.
Fishing isolated spots means fishing small bibs and bobs in the middle of nowhere.
Finding small pieces of structure in an otherwise empty landscape.
Wonky Holes are just one of these types of holding locations.
Other areas can be pieces of rubble or just a change in the bottom texture.
All can hold good fish if you know what to look for.
Finding and fishing isolated spots mean you can easily catch a feed a fresh fish.
For example on our last northern safari trip, we were sitting under an active monsoon convergence.
Being able to race out and catch good fish quickly when the weather was good was a real bonus.
FINDING ISOLATED SPOTS USING DEEP WATER SIDE IMAGER FISH FINDER
To explore the area I used my GARMIN 8412 with GT51 transducer.
This allows me to look for anomalies in the bottom that indicate a closer look is required.
To help you get the most out of your electronics, we cover the fundamentals in our Sounder Skills 1 course.
It’s only $20 Australian at the moment and well worth a look.
If you don’t learn anything let me know and I’ll give you your money back.
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
GEAR USED
- Salty Dog Custom rod on Palmarius blank. Give my mate Ron Farren a call on 0437 474 053.
- The reel is a Fin-Nor Primal PR12 LS overhead.
- 50 lb Rovex braid.
- Lure: Levitator 80g
I hope by now you can see the benefits of fishing isolated spots.
To do so it will also help if you have a good grasp of your sounder settings.
GET THE MOST OUT OF YOUR FISH FINDER WITH OUR COURSE SOUNDER SKILLS 2
MORE EPISODES…
I hope you enjoyed Episode 9 of our Northern Safari series – Finding and fishing isolated spots. Missed an episode? – simply click here to bounce back to the beginning. New episodes drop each Thursday so stay tuned… And while you’re here, why not take a look at some of our other tips and fishing action videos below.
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