inked Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 hit the bay about 930 from mutch ave. Straight to moll point but little joy was found there. Something hit my line hard and ran for a couple of metres before dropping off. met up with impulse and headed out towards the heads where a couple of trevs were landed. headed back into the oilwharf and burlied hard with yakkas everywhere. Landed a decent trev and a cracker of a bream. Just as impulse joined us at the oil wharf, my wife's reel begins to scream with line being ripped off it. It took a couple of mins and the rod swapping many hands to avoid tangles and the second boat to get it in close enough to see any colour. Picked it to be a kingie as it got close enough to the boat for a good look, before it dived and ran again, busting off. Great fun regardless on the light gear that we were using. flightmanager( Ross) put a call across on 96, and joined us shortly after at the wharf. Fished there for another 1/2 hour or so before calling it quits. Caught the ton o fun crew back at mutch ave with there impressive catch from browns. all in all a great day on the water, conditions were absolutley perfect!! It was great to meet up with some Raiders too. Hope to catch you guys again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansea_fisho Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Gday mate, those Kings bloody go hard it would of given your wife quite a scare ay hehe. How light were you fishing bud? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Sounds like you enjoyed yourself, inked. Well done on the fish - I bet the kingy was fun! Any pics? Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 (edited) What a great day out on the Bay !! No wind , temps in the low 20's , water like glass and fish on the bite !! #1 son and I started out at Moly Point , caught a couple of PJs , first time for both pf us. Had no chance of getting them out of the water on 2kg line , but just catching sight of them up close will be something long remembered. Wnet over to the Oil Wharf , for a squid and 2 flatties , one of 33cm to Brett , which we returned , and one of 37cm which went home for the for tea !! Great to catch up with inked and impulse , they also had a great day !! We stayed out on the Bay after impulse and inked left for the ramp , tried Moly Point again , and caught 2 of these . Does anyone know what they are ? Then off to the third runway , had it all to ourselves , Brett caught a 79cm Shovelnose . Cant wait for next weekend !! Ross Edited August 14, 2006 by swordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 top report guy's with the amount of botany bay fisho's we have in here now i'm thinking maybe a few social nights (possibly at the intersection) followed by social days on the bay would be a good idea when the weather starts warming up. great to see the ladies getting in on the excitement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Soprano Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Its hard to tell from the photo but it looks like it could be a Wirrah... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 It was a strange looking fish , it had a large bulb just behind and below its head , but the main body of the fish was totally flat. Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 After doing a bit of searching on the net , Im pretty sure it is a rock cod , mainly because of the fan shaped tail , and top and bottom fins . But I could be wrong!! Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
humesy Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Would that be a fish known colloquially as a butcher's %%%%%. So named because they are supposedly as slippery as ... a butcher's %%%%%. I said supposedly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 (edited) Hi Ross, On first impressions, the fish that you mentioned looked like a ling, which are most common to Britain. After a little bit of research, I think it's actually a Beardie (Lotella rhacina). These fish are found all around Australia and NZ. Did the fish you caught have barbels under its chin? Here's a few pics of the Beardie, indicating the varying colours that this fish can display: Here's a factsheet on the Beardie: http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/fishfact...sh/lrhacina.htm Flattieman. Edited August 14, 2006 by Flattieman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Spot on Flattieman , I had forgotten about the barbels ! It was a strange fish , the round ball behind the jawline was quite pronounced , sort of like a pufferfish when it puffs itself up , then a totally flat body behind that. Are they edible ? Is there a legal size ? Thanks , Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 Spot on Flattieman , I had forgotten about the barbels ! It was a strange fish , the round ball behind the jawline was quite pronounced , sort of like a pufferfish when it puffs itself up , then a totally flat body behind that. Are they edible ? Is there a legal size ? Thanks , Ross As far as I know, Beardies aren't edible. As with all "semi-rare" fish, no legal limits apply. Your specimen did look fat, though! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inked Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Would that be a fish known colloquially as a butcher's %%%%%. So named because they are supposedly as slippery as ... a butcher's %%%%%. I said supposedly! I think that the butchers %%%%% is another name for one of the wrass species ( maori wrasse i think) we were fishing on fairly light bream gear, I think 6-8 pound line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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