cheekiifisher

thanks for a great read!!! I dragged my best friend out to that dam to try and catch a trout we spent hours there and hours moving around and around down the property track. Did not catch ah darn thing!!! Which means I am still yet to catch a trout But i was born down that way and remember when as a kid dad would go out there fishing and come home with decent size trout!!! So hopefully it is onyl a matter of time before it is back to how it was many years ago

Thanks Tom, I will definately have a look at thoses rods you have suggested. I was going to go the 2500 in the reel but when doing a little bit of bait fishing or chasing some bigger fish I wanted to have a reel i could just swap between rods. I appreciate your suggestions

So it has come to the stage where I am going to upgrade my rod and reel. I do alot of soft plastic fishing and I have my eye on the Shimano Stradic C14 4000 Reel. I was thinking of getting the Shimano t-curve revolution but someone told me it maybe a little to heavy for the type of fishing I do. I want a good quality light rod which is no more then $250. Does anyone have any good suggestions???

What a pity you did not get a picture

Went out this afternoon alot of fun fishing actually. Got 2 legal flatty on soft plastic and on prawn had some fun just reeling in some little bream. Pa also got a nice 65cm flatty so all in all a great spot we had alot of fun.

Thanks guys, we are going to go to narabeen caravan park the back of it anyway let you know the result.

Hey all Was wondering if anyone would like to share a good land based spot around sydney. I was thinking pittwater area or near spit bridge. But wondering if someone can point me in the direction of a fun spot? Thanks Cheekiifisher

Thank you so so so much for the tip when i go with pa again we will have to give this a shot. I am suprised at myself for actually filleting and skining it. When we went last time and i watch him and the guts came out i almost vomited everywhere. So very impressed with myself.

here is a picture on the boat just after I caught it. I am so excited about it. Still lol.

3'' gulp curried chicken, 1/4 weight jig head, 8 pound braid and 12 pound leader. probably all wrong but it works.

Where do I start. As you all know I have really been trying to get my soft plastics working as everyone has been telling me how much fun you really do have with them! Well I have experienced the fun for sure now and am well and truly hooked. Last night I went up to ettalong again with ma and pa off the boat I got there around 4pm. First I brought a squid lure as I would like to catch a squid so on I tie it and out it goes. No luck at all unfortunately snagged in the weeds twice to the point I though I was going to loose my new lure but pa's fabulous boating skills and driving around the line we managed to save it. With no action on it time to give up. It was time to pull the soft plastics out. Curried chicken was my choice for the day and what a great choice it was. About my 3 cast out with it I was onto something, a little undersized flat head. I was stocked. Then another cast out and I was onto something bigger then I have ever had. Pa's going keep your rod tip up, let the tension do the work, I realize I had no idea what I was doing with a big fish kept reeling it in and i let the rod tip down again and it heading to the back of the boat pa has gone get you rod tip up again and reel it in. It came to the surface and a massive flatty at the end of the line I start to squel and giggle and loose concentration on what I am suppose to be doing. Pa again goes rod tip up swim it into the net. By this stage we are getting close to a boat and need to start moving the boat the flatty is on board and we are moving. She is flapping and swishing all around the boat, I was so overwhelmed with excitement and a little fear as it was the biggest fish I have ever caught or seen I had no idea what I was to do lucky pa was there. He picked her up and she was beautiful and I actually finally measured a decent catch. 80cm and pa said she was 10 pounds. I still cannot wipe the smile off my face. Pic to come. We continued fishing ma got caught a few undersized bream and a under sized flat head as well. So we could say the girls were pretty lucky on this trip. With me getting 4 undersized flattys and the big momma. By this stage pa had not caught anything. Poor thing take the girls out and get nothing. But we moved to half tide rocks or high tide rocks I always forget and on the drift we were. Pa was on and it was a good one as well I think it would have been about 45cm (we didn't measure it) but it was straight in the esky with my flatty to take home. I now even know how to fillet and skin a flathead. Which makes it even harder to put the rod down ever, loving the learning curve and adventures it brings.

Look forward to your upcoming report

This is to funny. I bet you still laugh when you talk about this lol

Great post and read and what a fish! Completely and utterly envious well done!!!!!!!!!

Now that looked like a fun day fishing! Great catches

hahahahah john... I forgot to mention all my little snags didn't I... And yes I have to tie knots alot tighter hahahaha Thanks Feflapod... I could not agreee more with what you are saying! Alot of people have said it is rare for a female to enjoy so much... But i sure do... Dont worry there will be a new installment coming very soon Thanks again guys

What a nice fish! There is nothing wrong with having the fishing bug

cheekii: At the time I was fishing for live bait (poddys), so I thought it was a poddy! It did put up a good fight for a tiny fish, as when I pulled it up it came out a lot smaller than I was expecting Hahahaha that is funny... That is something i will be trying to learn over the next few months is live baiting! sounds interesting for sure.

Great Story! glad to hear you rods were still there

Thank you all!!! It is great to be somewhere full of postive comments! Most my friends laugh at me. I am really starting to get the knack of fishing and really enjoying the little adventure it brings. I still am managing to squel and laugh when reeling in the fish as well! I dont think the excitment will ever fade! In regards to the numb ray. Thanks for clearing that up i will know for next time. Don't worry Pa knew about the electric shock and got one as well. I was that excited about catching something different that I wanted to touch it and hold it he was like nooooooooooooooooooooo!!! you cant. I was a little devestated. Hahaha to you all wanting me to teach you to use soft plastics. I think it is just beginners luck lol. I would not follow my instructions as yet still learning here too!!!

They are so cute. Lol. Do you even realise they are on the line?

Of recent I have been on 2 fishing adventures Friday night ot Ettalong and Today with another fishraider pigbody. Stories below. Ettalong friday night So i went on an adventure friday afternoon with my adopted ma and pa (pa is a fisher from way back) I told him i just want to get the knack of these soft plastics. I am struggling. So off i went out on the boat with him. We drifted for about 1.5 hours over this section of the bay and caught nothing not even nibbles. so we moved onto the next spot. all we caught there was an undersized snapper. But that was enough to keep me excited. but then nothing again. By this stage i was starting to really hate these stupid soft plastics. Well at least they were my thoughs. anyway we had 1 hour left with the boat so we moved to high tide rocks. Well the fun begin in this hour. I caught my first shovelnose ray (I believe its called) which just got me so excited as i love catching new things. Pa caught a nice sized flat and so did ma. Plus there was another little snapper, little bream and little whiting. (photos of ray and me with both flatheads caught yes i am a chimer just had to get in on it lol) Woolwich Wharf So today off i went to meet with pigbody (fishraider member) to again get some more experience and advice on soft plastics. We get there rig up and john gives me a wriggly squidgey (as i did not have one of these)and off me go. Second Cast I land a flat head i start giggle as i walk it from the wharf to the beach all excited. John goes beach and gets it out for me. All excited and wanting a picture off we went photo below. I was stoked 5 minutes and already a fish. Then again with in about another 3 cast I had a flounder... My first one this got me even more excited when i got to the beach to pic it up i must say i was a little threatened by its teeth... another picture and back in the water. Then we fished for another 1 and half hours. to catch not another thing. Although when John pulled out the big gulp 3 inch white thing 5 big tailor came by one had a go at it but unfortunately he did not land it. Although that got us excited again for a little while. I thank him alot for what i learned tonight plus the wriggly squidgeys he gave me!!! Cant wait for my next fishing trip still after a big fight with a fish!!! Watch this space more stories to come

That is a massive fish :oP... Cute