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Stick some legs on that red and you can make a table out of it!

thats some good eating there, nice work.

Wow what a Beast! pls excuse my ignorance, but what is a cookie cutter?

and most importantly, no matter how quiet or uneventful it may seem, never give up.

Very good post. enjoyed reading it. but now i can't sit still cuz got blackies on my mind!! 8seconds

Can't blame them for minding their own business. I've seen a guy get mugged, and his mate tried to stop him while running away, the mugger took out a gun ans shot him! all over a mobile phone... some people are just sad, piss poor excuses for wasting earths oxygen. these guys that steal outboards... cuz they fail in life so farkin hard that they have to steal from people who work hard enough to buy a boat. sorry.. rant over..

Great report and all round fishing trip that bonito obviously hangs around muscle beach gummy are great to eat i love em, thou haven't had any for years lol.

SHIEEETT! thats fat. umm... pls don't discriminate but... i'd eat that lol

no bites with worms.... you know what that means: you can't help it if the fish are just not there! i had a similar night on sunday. 3 rods and 3hours not one bite

Sounds like a great way to enjoy some time off. Great ship wreck, would like to explore that.

Leave some for the rest of us! hehe, love the blackies, top work on bagging out.

Great fish there. awesome work playing that beast out, i know they can take off with power. and on 4lb line. i don't know if you've had tried eating blackfish yet, but i just had some on the weekend, it's good stuff. cheers.

Please do give details what the conditions that day, what kind of boat you have, egine and how old your engine is. and how it handled the the water out there. thanks would be appreciated as i'm planning a trip out wide maybe late next year and want as much info as i can get. cheers

thanks for the tip, but there's something "fishy" about it, hehe

just a question, mind me asking what you catch them on?

Eastwood, yea i know what you mean! it feel like mc'gyuver fishing. adds to the fun me thinks. so much more rewarding when a bit of frustration pays off. Pity i NEVER catch anything when using $20 blades or $30 jigs... Kirst, photo was taken on the concrete ramp to the right. but fish was caught on the wharf/walkway. Blop, dood... stop thinking about my body parts LOL

thanks, lol. that was the only livie i had. do salmon travel in schools? what are they doing all the way up lugarno way?

thanks all for kind replies measurements are in, 61cm... man i coulda swore it was heaps bigger.. ohh well, still stocked as its a PB.

:1yikes: What a session!! Bloody nice BAG of jews there! and TOP catch for the young one with the kilo bream released! sounds like your boys are as much into fishing as you are. lucky you.

i'm at work atm, so can't measure it till i get home. scaling from the below picture, I'm estimating about 70cm??? confirm tonight. hehe

Thanks for the info, i'll make sure they are at least of legal size next time i use one as a livie. you got my word!

Hi Raiders, finished work yesterday feeling lethargic and worn out. i needed therapy! Since all my gear was at work and i could only fish from 6 till 9pm. i had to make do with what ever i could dig out of my garage. with one rod pre-rigged with a single hook and sinker. i searched the house for a smaller hook. found one of those tiny red ones, Perfect i thought. to add to my luck i found a spare spool for my light rod loaded with light mono. with the things i found, my plan was drawn. I pinched a piece of bread from the fridge and off i go to the nearest, easy to fish spot. Once i arrived at Lugarno wharf. I found a very light twig i can use as a float. Everything seemed perfect considering the circumstances. ...2 hours later and not one mullet landed. also ran out of bread. couldn't hook what ever was taking my bait. i was about to head home early, but i noticed a squashed prawn on the floor. I squeezed out some of the still fresh flesh and put a bit on my hook. i trow in my hand line with twig float. i light up a ciggie and look for my float... i get annoyed becuase i can't see the "natural" colors of my twig.. then i realized it is underwater. too late... it comes back up before i could strike. quickly turn around to see if that last piece of prawn is still on the floor. i find it and back in goes my rig. in no time the stick goes down a bit, then a bit more.. then STRIKE!! ON!! after the lightest struggle i pull up a tiny blackfish. okayyy i thought. this could still work. (SORRY GREENIES) considering its been nearly 2 months since i've gone fishing. and i have ZERO bait left but just over a hour left before i must head home. the small black fish did go back in the water, alive... but as bait wait . wait .. wait... recast. wait wait wait recast... wait wait Zzz.. a hear a tiny run. ZzzZZ... the rod tip is jumping around now so i take my chances and yank it! not much of a fight and no head shakes.. not run.. but a bit of weight.. and then.. ZZzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.. my reel screams!! the thing is turning so fast i thought it was about to catch fire!!! Thinking about my 20lb leader, i quickly check my drag to make sure i have the right tension and start moving towards the ramp so i can land this. the Run didn't last very long.. just weight. still no head shakes. and another short but SPEEDY run. and another... then WAOH!! it jumps out and i think TAILOR?? .. another jump and soon the fight is over and i drag him in. I must remind you that it is nearly 9pm. and dark as! i pull out the biggest aussie salmon i've ever seen.

good work on getting them with live squid... i still can't catch squid!! i'm thinking of heading out same place friday night.. dunno if there will be anything there thou.

Nice Trev, they fight and go hard all the way in, them buggers are fun as on light gear. Nice way to spend a sunday arvo. i havn't fished in over a month. very envious.

good on you to help out, that couple woulda felt heaps better not being alone out there. On one of our first outings to botany with a 4.5m halfcab, a similar situation hit us inside the bay, wind just picked up and got really rough! then our engine failed. we couldn't anchor and started drifting towards the rocks at trev alley. lucky for us a dual haul passed by, we sounded the horn and they towed us to safety. .. Thank You Mr Dual Haul!!