Pongrass18ft

Hi Raiders Went down for a fish the last two nights to challenge the Bream in Port Hacking. Found it really nice having no wind but with the full moon it was definately going to be a challenge. Hit all my regular spots and found fish at most spots. Plenty of undersized Snapper, Bream and Taylor showing up but still managed to catch my target species....Big Bream . Most fish action came from 2 hours short of high tide to just before the tide change. Plenty of burley was used and large bonito fillets as bait (how could they resist ). Made my wife very happy last night as she really loves her Bream, we're having it for dinner tonight. Chris

Great work The first jew always seems impossible to catch,it can be frustrating especially seeing other reports and your out chasing your first. Good on you nathan for sharing your passion Mick,hope you nail a trophy fish on your next jew session. chris

Definately become harder to find in cooler water,though are around all year.Which area/system are you trying at???? chris

Classic ,mate you deserved a full eskey load of fish after all that. Don,t worry about leaving bungs out as most of us did it when we started out but you should of just screwed them in and pumped/bailed water out . One thing you should look into though is your trailer wheel bearings as alot of people come un stuck not keeping them in good order,hope the next trip goes smooth For sea sickness have your mate take kwell sea sick pills and he should be fine. chris

Well done yowie on catching a nice feed,sure is cold at the moment and the bloody wind goes right through you . Just curious did you catch the jew on bottom or mid water , hopefully will be out this week if the wind stays away chris

Water temp is definately cooling down. Good work on legal king and the xl squid,seems to be a few around at the moment chris

Definately Sydneys best kept secret. Good work on catching so many fish,i,m not all that keen on touching yabbies either so i mainly fish with fillet baits.

Efforts well worth it on your PB (1 metre club ) They give a good fight especially on the gear in the photo used,well done chris

Head down to bias boating and buy high strength epoxy filler+ hardener compound(sold individually in cans 1KG and 500GMS,product name is norfill.Also buy white brush flowcoat comes in 1L can and small bottle of hardener to suit.(coulor additives needed if gel coat isn,t bright white to change pigment of flowcoat ) Mix epoxy/hardener together fill hole and leave to dry. Sand repair to shape required,Now mix flow coat/hardener and brush over repair to suit,can thin product down with acetone if needed before brushing over repair. Once dry approx 24hrs sand repair lightly with 400 wet and dry sand paper in soapy water followed by a sand using 1200 sand paper. Finally buff repair by hand using t cut polish bought from super cheaps for a full gloss finish. Hope this helps with the repair chris.

Top weather to be on the water beats going to work mate a feed is a feed well done. chris

Couple of wharfs near the ferry crossing fish well at night for the jew,have caught them there on hawkesbury prawn,whole pilchards and hawkesbury squid whole or stripped GOODLUCK. chris

Lovely days fishing guys,doesn,t come any better than that,christening the new gear with tunas and marlin. Plenty of tuna steaks for the table How long did it take to land the fish ? chris

Great report yowie,heading down for a fish this afternoon will give you update tomorrow chris

What a great way to fish :thumbup:Great pics, always nice to find new turf chris

Well done on catching those fish on light gear ,narrabeen at the mouth area is a great spot to fish i fish there occasionally and have done well on big bream early morning using prawn/pilchard as baits with the odd trevalley coming by as well,good place to soak a live bait for your mullaway. chris

Congratulations and welcome to the jewfish addiction. I see nothing wrong keeping legal fish for the table,i guess the fisho at the wharf must catch 10kg+ jews on every trip. As for the eating quality they are fine FRESH just put in the oven and bake whole. Keep the reports coming mate definately a good time for jew in the hacking next couple of days , Goodluck. chris.

Looks like the rod and reel is in good hands :1fishing Way to go catching a jewfish to test the new gear chris

Looks like a fantastic session guys. Well worth the effort when you can go home with a quality catch especially landbased

Nice session on the sharks , great fun and top feed if you decide to keep one for the table. What species were caught? chris

Brian don,t put too many squid together in one live bait tank if you want to keep them in A1 condion as they are very territorial. Keeping the water recirculating/changed is very important to keep the oxygen supply flowing. For presentation of my live bait squid i use only 1 hook on small squid as they present and stay alive longer,and for a good sized squid i snell rig the squid bottom hook in the part that emits the ink and top hook through top of hood making sure the hook sizes suit bait also for maximum presentation. As long as that squid is glowing and changing colour your bait presentation is spot on. Even when handled correctly and rigged correctly they can die easly especially small squid , but it is still by far supreme bait. chris

Great fish mate,the lumo lures seem to always find fish i,m running same lure in my spread. A fish of that quality puts a smile on your face for a long time chris

Good to see the photo,s are on mate good work , It can be a bit tricky when starting out. :thumbup: :thumbup:

Great catch,very rewarding effort to land a fish of that quality off the rocks. WELL done,ENJOY

Awsome trip ,top effort on fighting the fish on an egg beater.Plenty of tasty steaks there guys chris