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Great report Scratchie. That's what it's all about mate. The next up and coming fishos and years of quality time with your loved ones doing what we love.
Cheers mate
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Unlucky Noel but at least you heard your reel go off a couple times. Scratchie and myself would have killed to hear that sound. We trolled lures for 130klms for zeros.
Scratchie, sounds like we needed to head a little further north to find that warmer water of 24 and up. We were probably a couple klms from it.
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Cracker red again Butch. Well done. 6-7 kgs??
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Hi raiders,
Today I hooked up with a fellow raider wahoo76 and he was kind enough to use his awesome boat to go out for the first time for us both chasing marlin!!!
After a few phone calls and with anticipation building we both arrived at the boat ramp way earlier than scheduled. Headed out to collect some livies and within 20mins had the tank full.
Then we thought we'd stick to the plan we had discussed and set the spread from the light all the way to seal rocks. The weather was just awesome.
But the water temp was only around the 22.0 mark. We continued our journey as planned and worked from broughton island to seal rocks for about 4hrs. We saw only 1 beakie jumping but could not entice the bite.
Time for plan b, with livies at hand, we decided to drop some baits at the gibber and try our luck. After a few pickers, the livey on my rod goes off. Zzzzzzzzzz and we're in, about a 5min battle or so up comes a 1.7m black tip reef shark. Damn it!!! Was still fun but not what we we're chasing. We hit several other marks and wahoo 76 managed a nice flatty. Time to move again and we hit the sisters. There were bait schools everywhere so we dropped a range of baits and the action was constant. Wahoo managed a couple of nice snapper and I managed to drop my only keeper, a flatty at the boat.
The drift we had going was perfect but time wasn't on our side and we had to head home. Although on the way home just to add insult to injury we spotted a small black at the front of our boat and managed to hit it at speed. We circled around to see if we could claim it but to no avail.
All in all, a fantastic day on the water, I found a new fishing buddy for life and a top bloke he is!! Thanks heaps wahoo76.
Thanks to you too Scratchie. Your a champion of a bloke also. Really enjoyed today.
We were unlucky on the marlin bite but that's fishing. Thanks for all the marks and local knowledge.I'm really happy with the reds I got.
Might be able to get out again before I go if I'm lucky. I'll let you know.
Cheers.
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Hi guys
Heading to Port in a couple weeks with the family. Will be doing a heap of fishing in the bay with the Mrs and kids. Want to target Jews hard in side and wanted to know where to get bait from. I normally get slimies/yakkas at Tomaree when i go outside but is there anywhere closer or south of the marina as that's the way I will be going?
Also squid, I beleive Shoal Bay is the spot I think. Can anyone confirm? Or suggest anywhere else.
I got a couple of Jews/ banjos/ hammerheads near the Ancorage marina last year so I'm starting with that as my Jewie spot. I hear Karuah bridges produce also.
Thanks for reading and hopefully some info to share.
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Thanks for the info Butch. Mate appreciate it.
I'm chasing kings this weekend the next trip is a snapper bash. I'll try find a good spot in 40 metres and work it hard.
Cheers
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Hey Butch. Well done again mate. You are the Snapper king in my opinion. I've fished Longy hard over the last couple of years with limited success. Would you say you get results (good fish) most times you get out there?
you've mentioned your technics publicly about a good berley trail and floating baits back which makes sense but I can't seem to crack any reds. Plenty of other non target species like wrasse and trevvas. Maybe it's specific spots but I do drift around abit also. I always start thinking Longy is over rated, then you put a report up and G me up again.
Anyhow well done again. Pleasure reading your reports.
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Great news. Good to see there around. What time did you get them?
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Wow great effort. Which reefs run along the 75m mark off Sydney ?
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your the man Butch......Good luck tomorrow. Got a spare spot in the morning?? haha
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You've done it again Squizzy.
I remember your previous reports and looks like you've found a magic hole that produces quality fish. You gave me some pointers last year but I'm yet to manage a port Stephens Jew. I lost one around the anchor rope but at least i saw it. Looked like a 75 cm fish. I caught heaps of different sharks in that spot and had some good runs without setting hooks. All on strip baits. I have not really tried live baits though.
Anyway mate well done and great to see all the family getting involved.
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Wow. Cleaned up. Great effort
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Hi Zaki
Everyone has their favourite method for reds. Personally it's all about getting on the reef around 4am whilst dark and dropping squid jigs / squid jags down and getting fresh squid or cuttlefish (they feed extremely aggressively before sun up).
We anchor up on the ledge, right next to the drop off and feed cubes down a berley trail while it's pitch black with unweighted squid heads / strips in the trail. For myself personally, this is an extremely successful way to fish for reds.
Usually takes around 30mins up to 2hours before the big reds come up the trail, however, if you wait patiently, they will come with enough berley.
When we open up the reds to gut them, the big ones usually have a cube or two in their guts from our berley trail.
I have people tell me that big reds wont feed at dark in the morning, I can guarantee you they do as I have caught 5kg reds whilst it's pitch black before sun up. Granted, most of the big reds appear at first light.
Berley for me is the secret weapon.
Butch
Great info there BUTCH..... your a champion
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Hi mate. I also cleaned up on the flatties in 25 metres. Bagged out in 30 minutes and left them on the chew. All good size also
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Hi fellas
Fished in close today chasing reds. Started out south of Jibbon bombie and drifting north. Current was perfect drifting lightly weighted baits and plastics along the bottom. Came across rats to 45cm then picked up my first red mowie to 55cm. Had some guys next to us pick up a snapper which looked around 2 kg so things were looking promising. My dads rod gets a bite and pulls up a just legal red. Pretty close to the bombie at this stage and start pulling lines in to move out a little and my rod buckles over and the drag is screaming. I get it out of the rod holder and all I could do is hold on. 30lbs braid-50lbs leader and I didn't have a chance. Got smoked big time. BUT this thing took me under rocks/ reef and snagged me up. Maybe a big Groper??
Anyhow couple little reef species and quite a bit of rain but a good day out. Good to get the boat wet. It's been 3weeks.
Probably hittin Belambi next week. Snapper is on the menu.
Cheers
John
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Nice fish. The reds are starting to fire up. In close too by the looks of it.
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Good read. Nice fish mate
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Yiasou and welcome fat souvlaki.
A few legal bream been coming out of there lately and a Jew on plastics the other day.
Weather looking better in a couple of day so give it a shot.
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Well done Norm. Any pics??
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Keep getting them out there mate. Good times
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Good report to read Anfs. Well done on your catch also
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Well done. Great effort.
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South of Sydney guys. Im not an expert as yet on these reds. This is the first decent fish in 15 outings. Got them pretty close in.
Little black for team scratchie!
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Well done Scatchie. You thoroughly deserve it mate. Your research and persistence paid off.
Next ones mine. Ha