fisholb

February 5, 2018

hi raiders

thought i share with you what happened to my mate recently

he decided to chase kingys recently with his son at botany bay

caught some live bait at molli and went to his fav spot

rigged one yakka on float and one to the bottom

the spot was less than 10m deep near the rocks

hooked the first kingy on the yakka on the float and measured 67cm so a quick pick and then straight on to the esky

2nd hook up was a very fat aus salmon so after a good fight salmon went back to fight another day

3rd hook up was another kingy fought longer and measured 81cm

got quiet so mate decided to spin lures to kill time

while spinning one of the rod with the live yakka went off so mate put the rod with lure down on the side and grab the other rod to fight whatever took the live bait

another salmon took the yakka and while my mate was removing the hook he noticed that the rod with the lure is missing and quickly drop the other rod with the salmon to check for the missing rod

he saw the missing rod slowly sinking on the side of the boat so he quickly jump off the boat to retrive the rod that was slowly sinking in the water

he was able to get the rod back and so he was very happy that he didnt lose that gloomis combo

while he was setting up for another live yakka he realised that his mobile phone was still in his pocket so he quickly check it and the phone was off

tried to on the mobile phone but no success so he decided to keep on fishing as what we always do lol

took the mobile phone to samsung the next day and was told that it cant be fix so thats at least $700 to get a replacement

his gloomis combo is worth around $600 so the big question was was it worth it???!!!

the answer was he rather lose the mobile phone rather than the combo lol

at the end of the day his wife got him a new iphone x so he was happy

got a new phone plus he still got his gloomis combo

thanks for reading

January 23, 2018

On 22/01/2018 at 5:09 PM, zmk1962 said:

Hey Raiders,

With all the hot fishing action being reported from Port Stephens and Broughton Is ... I thought I'd counter that with a report of a very forgettable Sunday here off Sydney ... just so that some of you don't start to think our sport is called "Catching" vs "Fishing".

OK... so given the recent reports of small marlin off Sydney I gathered a crew for the weekend.

Weather and Sea condition forecast: Sunday light seas 0.6m wave interval 14sec …and NW (4kts) 5am - N - NE winds (11kts) Noon. SST showing 23C water at about 100m.

The Plan: Davidson Ramp - Balmoral (live bait) - down rig North Head - troll 12Mile - Sydney Fads - Wave Riders - North Head. Some bottom bash / jigging in-between at 12mile.

Launch: 5.00am Davidson Park Boat Ramp.

The Result:

9 yakkas in the tank by 550am.

6 -630am : Two runs downrigging along North Head at 12m... Zip. Decided to start our trip to 12mile. By now we were inline with North Head - dead calm water. Brought up the bomb and as I was unclipping the line felt a tug tug on the live bait...then nothing. Reeled in the livie (deadie) cleanly bitten off at the gills (tailor, bonito??). Ok so we dropped some skirts and shiny stuff and trolled North Head to Manly ... Zip. Hmmmm.

Decided to call it and raced out to 12mile... about 3km out from 12mile came a cross a flutter of surface bait fish. Dropped the trolling skirts - 6" and 8" Pakulas, two metal head jet skirts (purple/pink, white/blue) and a lumo teaser in close to the stern.

Trolled to 12mile, trolled around 12mile twice...Zip. Saw 10 boats and a charter there bottom bashing. So dropped down 2 livies on long leaders and 12oz lead (2.5kmh current)... livies taken but no strike no bite felt. Dropped down a paternoster with strips of yakka and another two livies. Livies gone, paternoster untouched. Still ZIP !!! Hmmmmm.

9am Boats started leaving. We called it as well and started our troll north. ... beautiful conditions offshore, water 23.8-24C and BLUE as per the video .. After 3-4hrs and without a single hit, decided to abandon continuing heading north and turned in toward Long Reef, did a couple of loops around each of the buoys and the close in Fad looking for some dollies (anything really!).... so after 6hrs and some 80+km on the water we ended up back at North Head... with 3 livies. Dropped two over the side - one weighted one free swimming .... still ZIP.

So at 330pm we gave up ....and released the 3 livies as a token offering to the good karma god for the next trip….!!!! But some how I think this crew will INSIST on bottom bashing only.

Cheers

Zoran

(PS - @Fab1...I must been taking fishing lessons from you through the week - I'll stick to reading your workshop posts only !!!! )

excellent report mate

thanks for sharing

spending time in the water with your mates is always better than spending time with your workmates lol unless your fishing mates are your workmates too

catching a fish to take home is always a bonus specially when your boss/wife loves eating fish like mine (she refuse to eat fish that are being sold at the shops...thats another story lol

goodluck on your next trip

January 21, 2018

well done on the flatty mate

if u want to release the fish but cant get the hook out just cut the line as closest to the mouth the fish will hopefully survive but flatty fillets r one of the best fillets super yummy

January 18, 2018

8 hours ago, Rock&Beach said:

Great report and we'll done on the feed of bream. Love them. Right up there with the flattie tails as awesome eating. Love the fish and chips at Watsons bay. R&B

thanks

we target bream all the time at sow n pigs using chicken strips on 10lb trace and size 4 circle hook

plenty of monster bream there over the 40cm

always fun to catch on light gear

January 18, 2018

3 hours ago, masterfisho7 said:

Nice report some fine fish also

thanks

love eating flatty fillets

January 17, 2018

hi raiders

decided to fish sydney harbour today with 2 of my bff

got to the ramp around 8am with about half a dozen trailers parked

wind was still blowing around 15-20kph

plan a was to bottombash sow n pigs plan b was to bottombash around goat island up to birkehead point

trolled from balls head to shark island for zeros using the halco redhead rapala redhead

got to sow n pigs but cant anchor so decided to go to clifton instead

anchor around the navy wharf and started to burley with pillys mixed with pellets

we were using chicken/mullet/prawns/pillys for bait

we were using our bream snapper combo 10lb trace using paternoster and running sinker rig

we caught around half a dozen legal bream half dozen legal flattys dozens baby snapper bream flattys

hightlight of the day was me hooking up a 61cm kingy on my daiwa 2500 combo using a paternoster with chicken strips

the fight took forever (5-10mins) lol

the kingy took 3-4 runs before we netted it

took a quick pic and let the kingy go to fight another day

hi 5s all round my biggest fish i have caught on my daiwa 2500 combo

my mate also caught a 60cm kingy but took longer to land due to the kingy wrapped around three of our lines lol

had to cut all the three lines hoping the kingy was legal but had to let it go to grew more

decided to move to watsons bay to get fish and chips for lunch

while were having lunch we fished near the moorings and caught a monster bream (39cm) on my first cast using a running sinker rig with chicken strips

maritime came and told us that we can not use the yellow bouys and only use the pink ones

someone must have rang maritime and complain that were using the yellow bouys

cant find any pink ones thats free so decided to move around the balmain area

trolled around the bridge for zeros and anchored around the pylons near birchgrove

caught another monster bream (37cm) on my first cast on my daiwa 2500 on chicken strips

for the next hour caught plenty of baby snapper and bream so decided to move around birkenhead point

fished birkenhead point for about 1hr for 2 legal bream and decided to head back to the ramp

home around 8pm

thanks for reading

January 14, 2018

5 hours ago, sam bros said:

Nice work mate, The harbour is alive at the moment

thanks mate

had to cancel our fishing this weekend due the forecast

hopefully we can go out next sat jan 20

January 12, 2018

16 hours ago, iconnolly said:

Sounds like you had a good day out there. Might try for some bonnies soon myself.

Pity about the idiots. What can you do ? I suppose we just have to take the good with the bad.

always a good day when you see your mates catching fish...they become fishing addicts...lol

bonito are always fun to catch...thats why we target them summertime...

January 12, 2018

15 hours ago, masterfisho7 said:

Nice report and some great fish

thanks mate

always a bonus when you get to take some fish home for the boss(wife)...lol

January 12, 2018

14 hours ago, frankS said:

Good read mate, early start and not bad results, some people just don't know how to share the environment , don't let it get you down.

Frank

thanks mate

always prefer early starts...more fishing time...lol

theres always someone out there who will try to ruin your day...usually when you are catching all the fish and they dont...

January 12, 2018

On 09/01/2018 at 8:33 AM, rickmarlin62 said:

great report mate..sounds like your havin too much fun...rick

always not enough fun mate...wish i can go fishing everyday lol...thanks

January 9, 2018

mate

check out dinga

been buying all my gear from them since they started selling online

most of my gear are penn i think its value for money and i havent had any issues with penn

i recommend the penn 4500ssv reel with 30lb braid line dinga got it on special atm

rod size 5kg-10kg length 7ft-10ft

January 8, 2018

very nice red mate

well done

which bait did u use

thanks

January 8, 2018

very nice haul mate

well done

January 8, 2018

20 hours ago, Rah said:

Not a bad trip. Some nice fish there and a shame about the idiots.

Cheers

Rah

thanks

catching fish to take home is a bonus

fishing with my bffs when we can r always priceless

there r always idiots out there who thinks they own all the fishing spots and dont have any clue on fishing manners

January 8, 2018

12 hours ago, Rock&Beach said:

Great report again fisholb. R&B

thanks mate

January 7, 2018

hi raiders

got to rose bay ramp around 2am...originally plan was to leave home at 3am but cant sleep so decided to leave early

plan a was to troll north and south heads then plan b to bottom bash around sow n pigs balmoral clifton rosebay in case the swell was too big

decided to hang around rosebay and catch some live bait from 2am to 5am

only caught 1 yakka and dozens of baby snapper at rosebay on chicken fillets and pillys

put the live yakka on float but wasnt touch...my mate hooked a big kingy on live yakka as rosebay on nye but the hook came off so we were hoping to hook another one

started to troll around 5am with a halco redhead(16cm) a rapala longcast pilly (14cm) a savage manic prey dd ytf (16cm) a halco twisty in 55g

first pass off north head and we hooked our 1st bonito on the savage lure hi 5s all round me on the rod so decided to drive the boat and let my other mates have a go

the swell was bigger than we expected so decided to just troll up to the point then head back in

second pass we had a double hook up on the bonito on the halco redhead and savage lure so we just needed one more coz there were four of us

third pass we hook another bonito on the redhead so everyones happy

we did a couple more for zeros so decided to check south head

the swell was even bigger at south head

first pass we had a double hook up on the bonito with the halco red head (we put 2 redhead 1 rapala longcast 1 savage lure)

2nd pass we got zeros so decided to head back to north head

we did 1 more pass at north head for zeros so decided to check balmoral

put the live yakka on float then decided to bottom bash and one of my mate started spinning with the halco twisty

we saw kingys hanging around our boat and after about 30mins our live yakka was taken by a kingy

the kingy took 4 runs before we netted it but it was only 60cm so back it went to grow more

a school of salmon came so two of my mates started spinning with metals (halco) but only managed one salmon

a boat with 3 f!"£wits decided to go in front of us so we cant spin...f!"£$ing m!"£ons...then when they cant catch anything decided to anchor next to us...F1234ing losers...

anyways...caught plenty of baby snapper on chicken and pillys and got 3 legal big trevs...my mate caught another bonito at balmoral with the halco twisty

decided to check sow n pigs on our way to clifton...

caught 1 big bream at sow n pigs but decided to leave coz we couldnt anchor...was getting too dangerous so we move to clifton...

didnt get any bites at clifton but a school of bonito showed up so decided to chase the school instead...caught one on the halco twisty...

back at the ramp around 12pm but took almost 1hr to put the boat back to the trailer...boats everywhere...

home around 2pm...

tally for the day

8 bonito

3 trevs

1 bream

1 salmon

thanks for reading

ps

my mate went back the following day and caught zeros from 5am to 10am...

January 7, 2018

On 06/01/2018 at 9:53 AM, Regan said:

nice catch mate bonnies are awesome fun on light gear and that king must have got your heart pumping

thanks...wait until you catch a bonito over the 60cm...fights harder than a kingy imo...you will get a sore arms and shoulders...

January 7, 2018

On 06/01/2018 at 9:48 AM, rickmarlin62 said:

now I remember why I don't go there...id rather walk to Winnie..rick

you should go to bass pt...twice the number of people...you fish shoulder to shoulder with other fishos...lol

January 7, 2018

21 hours ago, rickmarlin62 said:

A mate sent me this caught the other day at avoca

wow...excellent catch...been trying to catch one of those for years now...hopefully this year...

January 5, 2018

hi mate

we use squid skirt tied to a squid float

very cheap lure to make to catch pelagic landbased

use trace as long as your rod

below r d list to make one

1. squid skirt

2. 3/0-5/0 suicide or long shank hook

3. squid float

4. no. 5-10 ball sinker for casting distance

5. 30-50lb trace

another option is a halco metal twisty lure

you can also use the new rapala longcast in ghost or pilly color (caught kingy and bonito)

January 4, 2018

2 hours ago, flatheadluke said:

Most days are unsuitable id go now. You’ll need a lot of luck for conditions to be suitable to take a 4.5 metre tinny out from Terrigal.

ok mate

ill keep that in mind

thanks

January 4, 2018

1 hour ago, flatheadluke said:

Buggar all

thanks mate

planning to take the boat up on jan 13-14 depending in the forecast

January 4, 2018

8 hours ago, flatheadluke said:

Terrigal haven is your only option. Be careful of the surge (watch it for a bit and see how many metres it rises and falls before backing the boat up).

thanks for the info mate

how long will it take to go to avoca

January 3, 2018

hi all

my mate wants to take his 4.5m quintrex with 50hp to avoca / terrigal to target bonito and kingfish

which ramp will be the best place to launch

any advice will be highly appreciated

thank you very much in advance

we never take the boat out in the open when the swell is over 1.5m and wind over 20kph

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