Scratchie

He did! And also followed my drift for the arvo session. I don’t mind as he stuck to protocols 👍

Done ✅ If you can guarantee me a cobia on a handline I’m there! Lol 😝

Cheers hoods. I heard about the cobia up there which is what made me head up that way. They are my nemesis 🤬🤬🤬 I’m a bloody Mack tuna magnet. The bastards follow me everywhere. We constantly had two livies out on our drift. One free swimming and one on a float. Then kept casting for snapper ahead of us. Hard work having to wind in livies and reset your drift every time especially after you’ve just put in 50 casts. But we stuck to the program and pulled some good fish and unfortunately lost some better ones! The water was alive at times with frigates and mackeral producing plenty of bust ups. Not bad for the second time I’ve been there exploring new ground. I know my son is happy with his results!

Thanks Cheers rebel., it sure doesn’t 👍 I’m a Mack tuna magnet 😩😩😩 Jew went 125 and 15kg. Solid effort on a snapper stick 🤙

Nice feed of flatties there mate! Don’t you love when the ocean turns it on! Makes for a great day! cheers scratchie!!!

Cheers Rick. Have you given up fishing? 🤣 Thanks mate. We’ve had an absolute blast. A heap of laughs and the boy gets a pb, perfect quality time!

Cheers mate. Is your mate named Matt by any chance?

That sounds like a perfect day to me! Late start, good weather, good company, a few beers and a few fish! Perfect 👌 cheers scratchie!!!

G’day raiders, Being a father of four kids, it’s very difficult to get one on one time with my kids. But finally the planets aligned and I headed to crowdy with my eldest. We stayed the night and got up early to beat the ramp traffic with conditions looking mint. Got there first all prepared ready to go. Headed out to collect livies but they were hard to come by. Managed a few and didn’t want to waste too much time, so we headed to our mark to start our drift. Deployed livie and begin to cast. Wasn’t marking much on the sounder, so I started the boat and just ticked it in gear until I found what I was looking for. Huge marks on the sounder so I turned off the engine and began casting. Two casts later, I’m on and the reel is screaming. I set the hook hard and behind me I hear another screaming and the boys on, we are doubled up! A good 10 mins later I hear the boy calling “jewy jewy”. And what a stonker! We must of hit a school. My fish is still giving me grief. We land his and now turn our attention to mine! A couple minutes later in sight of the boat, my heart sinks! A FRIGGIN MACK TUNA!!! Nooooo! Anyway, high fives for the boys new pb and we clear the decks and move on! Next drift, bang I’m on to a huge snapper and manage to stop his run and pop! My bad, didn’t set the hook. Wind in the slack and bang I’m on again but this time to a healthy pannie! We lost a couple of livies to more Mack tuna but nothing of interest. Called it quits and headed back early, to reset, lunch, quick snooze and back out for an afternoon session. The arvo session was a pretty good with a few more pannies, a decent snapper from yours truly and more Mack tuna. Gave up after the last macky was caught and went back to the cabin for dinner, reflection and a well earnt beer! Just awesome to spend some time with my boy and make some memories! Thanks for reading, cheers scratchie!!!

Cheers Bob. Mate, next time your up here drop in and take a look. 🤙 Thanks Sam. Shared it to a few families 🤙

Good on you Bob. Another fishraider to the rescue. Definitely highlights the importance of having the right safety gear and equipment onboard. But more importantly, having it accessible and knowing how to use it! Glad there was a good outcome from this story! Kudos to you Bob! cheers scratchie!!!

Cheers Rob. Early bird gets the bite that’s for sure. The fishing has actually been quite difficult. Most fish are caught from first light and the next hour or two before it shuts down. Less hassle at the ramp too 🤙 Well next time your up here, go chase some reds Gordo 🤙

Cheers Gordo. A lot more to see up here than just the fishing. But when there on, there on!!!

Today’s efforts exploring new grounds!

Thanks hucho. And your 100% right, it’s not easy! It has taken me a long time to become consistent and find the areas that produce. Really early mornings and a lot of preparation go into each trip.

Thanks Baz. 🤣🤣 I leave about 1-1 1/2hrs before first light. In reality, you only need 6-8 live baits. If you lose that many, then it’s a good day!

Sounds amazing! You should see the videos on the GoPro I got! Just awesome 👏

Had a nice escort on the way home too 🥰

Cheers. So many casts too! Thanks Hoods. Water temp has been inconsistent. Today was sort of clear but cold green and 20.8 deg. Most of the reef I fish is between 6-20m of water. 20lb line allows you to fish light enough to entice the bite, yet strong enough to stop most of them! Thanks Andrew. Beautiful day out there

Thanks yowie! Haha, they both do the same depending on size 🤣🤣 Yes mate. Tackle tactics. Solid rod and reel combo for under $300 Cheers mate! 🤙

G’day raiders, I’ve been fishing pretty hard of late. Trying to make the most of my opportunities to hit the water, with family, friends and fishraiders. I’m not able to get out on every call I get but I’ve been trying my best. Anyway, the master plan has been to get out early to beat the tourists, arrive at grounds first light and head home by 830-9 or when the fish stop biting. The last few weeks we’ve had some good successes with this method. And the fish have been playing ball. There’s been a few good snapper in the mix and a heap of Mack tuna to get the arms stretched. Here’s the latest efforts! All fish caught on soft plastics, using either gulp or zmans. Rod: 701 TT BLACK MUMBA REEL: 4000 OKUMA EPIXOR BRAID: 20lb bionic and 20lb platypus fluro JIG: TT 1/4 5/0 All supplied by Port Stephens bait n tackle

Great work there! Starting to look like yowies mat! cheers scratchie!!!

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So the top one is a slimie. The bottom a yakka The middle???? Mackeral scad???

Cheers mate! Especially getting it done early and back home for the hot x buns.