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    How far in Middle Harbor can I push myself to catch fish to take home?

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    I’ve seen many people fishing up from the Spit Bridge and have not heard of any issues. 
    DPI has issued the below advice for Sydney Harbour with warnings for fish west of the Harbour Bridge and general advice for fish east of the bridge which would cover middle harbour I guess …

    https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/recreational/fishing-skills/fishing-in-sydney-harbour

    Are you concerned about anything specific you have heard?

    Cheers Zoran 

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    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

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    19 minutes ago, Welster said:

    18kg of drag that must have been huge!   I was impressed with the ride when we were out.  Handling my boat solo by myself since the trip the wharf had a missing bollard leaving only one to tie off to had me reflecting on your system and some mods I should be making.   It looks like you are ready for the next few trips. 

    I keep thinking of the huge bar cod the lad was trying to show us ... perhaps its cuz! 

    Are you referring to the midship bollard on the boat? I've found that very practical and a huge time saver. Sinker wise yes I'm ready but I still have to top up some braid on Tanacoms and recalibrate the line out meters (see link below) - probably tomorrow afternoon - and then sort out aligning crew calendars to conditions forecast 🤣 ...  keep your's updated if your interested ??

    https://community.deckee.com/topic/90913-daiwa-tanacom-and-tanacom-bull-line-spooling-and-calibration/ 

    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

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    5 hours ago, Welster said:

    It looks and sounds like another day out in great conditions and a few good feeds there.   That snagged fish would have been so frustrating trying to find a way to get it free.  

    Thanks Jason ... yup can't complain about that feed and the conditions were to forecast -  I also tweaked the Zipwake curves since you were out last - couldn't be happier with the ride now.  Whatever the snagged fish was - it was big - it bent that rod, took the rig down (approx 18kg drag) and that was that ... yup frustrating. I loosened the drag off and left slack line several time hoping it would swim away clear but no luck .... aaargh.  I also just finished replenishing the sinker stock with the spare lead at home - thank you again !!  (we lost 5 on the day - 3 to toads and 2 to snags) ... BUT THAT'S FISHING !!!

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    Some nasty catches in Botany Bay

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    Crikey. That’s crazy. Also great to keep in the back of the mind clearing weed off hooks etc. 
    Offshore we have a similar issue - sometimes lures go through blue bottles and collect strands of their tentacles - ready to wrap around unsuspecting hands trying to clear the hooks. 🤕 

    cheers Zoran 

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    Catching a decent weenus slapper

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    Excellent report and achievement @linewetter - congratulations on your fishing achievements and to Derek for the mentorship ... really enjoyable read to boot.

    Just a word of caution ...  bringing your partner into the fishing fold can (...WILL...) have unintended consequences ... a double up of everything 🤷🏻‍♂️ ...

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    Enjoy !

    Cheers Zoran

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    How to use a Sabiki Rig

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    @squidjigga all of the above reports reflect my experience with sabiki jigs for bait…. Including yours. 
    They manly work dropping through a school of bait fish - and you need to experiment with size of jigs and the speed of the drop on the day to get consistent hook up rate. Because you are relying on dropping through the school it implies you need to be in fairly deep water given Sabiki rigs are generally around 1.5 - 2m (5-6ft).  No point trying to drop that length jig in 5m of water. 
    The only way I have been able to get a bite on a sabiki in shallow water where you can’t drop is to use an attractant scent on the jigs - something like Gulp or Squidge Gel. This corresponds with your experience of needing to bait the jigs. 
    But on that point, from memory the DPI site states you can only use a max of 3 hooks when line fishing (sabiki are excluded as they are jigs/lures) but once you add bait technically you have a 6 hook paternoster rig. 
    Happy to be corrected on this point. 
    Anyway, since I mostly catch my live bait in less than 6m of water I have reverted to a simple handline. 
    I do carry a string or two of sabikis in case we encounter baitfish offshore in deeper water. 
    cheers Zoran 

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    Outside of Port Hacking

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    Well done Chris. Your persistence paid off. The toads were at Browns as well. You could see them swimming up to the baits on the release and retrieve. Both Wazza and I had sinkers bitten off at the boat side 😡😤 while gaffing the blue eye. Let’s hope they don’t hang around too much longer. 
    cheers Zoran

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    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

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    10 hours ago, Larkin said:

    Nice catch Zoran! Worth the effort to head out wide. 

    I find the good old beef mince mixed with flour will get the yakkas biting when they’re being difficult.
     

    Thanks Chris yes it is some effort but I enjoy the mystery of what comes up from the depths. Mince Interesting. My burley this time was a couple of flattie fillets (found fallen to the back of the freezer), run through a blender with stale bread, tuna oil and pillies then frozen into logs. Usually it’s fish frames, heads etc instead of the fillets and makes them ravenous and has never failed.  It brought them around but they were not biting. 
     

    11 hours ago, whiskey299 said:

    Nice catch Zoran.

    I believe that’s a reef ocean perch you’ve caught there. Is that right @Blackfish

    9 hours ago, Blackfish said:

    Goes by a few common names but “Bigeye Ocean Perch” I recon.

    Sounds like a great day out with plenty of fun banter … and that’s what makes it special. Oh and a few fish.😄

     

    Thanks @whiskey299 and @Blackfish I stand corrected. I always thought of perch as having flatter deeper bodies like bream/snapper … this fish’s body shape closely resembled a rock cod - rounded and spiky.  Regardless it tasted great 👍 

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    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

    in Saltwater Fishing Reports

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    21 minutes ago, BaitDropper said:

    Great report Zoran.

    Low tide drive on challenge !!   My last time out was the same 😁.

    Well worth the minor challenge at the end of a day out But...

    Thanks Col ... yup can't complain. You just have to roll with the conditions, retry until you succeed, and keep it safe.

    11 minutes ago, GordoRetired said:

    Hummm, A bad day out fishing sure beats a good day in the office. A day golfing vs a day fishing, that's a hard call. 😂😂
     

    It's a no contest ... at the end of a day's fishing I get "a good feed of fresh fish" .....  at the end of a day's golfing ??? - please show me a decent golf ball recipe !!!!

    Cheers Z

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    Nothing Blue about this trip! - Blue Eyes from Browns Mountain 25.03.2024

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    2 hours ago, GordoRetired said:

    Looks like you had another great day out. Well done. Nothing like a good feed of fresh fish. 🙂 

     Thanks Buddy .... one could say any day on the water is great(er) than a day on the golf course 🤔 ! 

    In the spirit of Boomtown Rats regarding not fishing:

    Tell me why?   Some don't do Mondays

    Tell me why?   Some don't do Wednesdays

    Tell me why?   Some don't do Fridays

    They want to Golf  ... the whole day's a-down(er)  

    Cheers Zoran  😁

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