Scratchie

A bit of feedback from the final weigh in...... Top place: Kingfish 19.7kg Mulloway 22.1 Snapper 6.2 Tuna 19.6 Cobia 12.2 Flathead 5.7 Bream 2.8 Tailor 1.9 Some great fish there and all anglers were happy with an awesome run tournament. Cheers scratchie!!!

Well, with the area that portstephens is and having the right boat to do it, we made our plan to chase marlin. For the 2 days we spent trolling, skip baiting and live bait unfortunately to no avail. Our mission was to get demondes his first beak but the closest we got was one strike and a marlin follow des's livey to the boat and say hi!!! We didn't spend much time chasing other species expect snapper for a couple of hours that resulted in many 29cm models and a keeper. We also caught a few mahi or the table. And why wouldn't you live here........ It's been awesome having swordy and des up here. I hope the laughter from our boat wasn't what scared the fish away. I would also like to thank my mrs for the time off and driving beers and pizza down to the wharf for us last night! What a woman! As they say, there's always next year! Cheers scratchie!!!

Incorrect. If I weighed in the kingfish and the tailor we caught, we would be on the board twice! At least we were allowed out today!

Sorry we didn't get a photo of swordys rock cod! We spent nearly all day chasing marlin along with heaps of other boats. We had one strike that didn't stick. There was only one reported to the weigh in, so they weren't on today. Very rough early but was nice for the late arvo! Back out tomorrow with a few different plans in mind! Cheers scratchie!!!

Well the stage is set............. Bring on the weekend!!!

Latitude S Longitude E DATUM The Wreck Baitfish. Water depth 5 fathoms. 30 48 47 153 00 24 Trial Bay Canyon 30.50.800 153.17.800 30.51.400 153.19.800 Goal Peak Snapper, Kingfish, Cobia. 30 51.38 153 04.72 Water depth 115'. Pinnacle. The Dot Mixed bottom. 30 51 39 153 07 54 Water depth 38 fathoms. Doto Snapper, Cobia. 30 51.40 153 07.54 Water depth 220 - 230'. Rubble bottom. Jims Hole Snapper. Water depth 19 fathoms. 30 51 79 153 04 72 Goal Bommie Rocky bottom. 30.52.29 153.04.15 Cooks Trap Line 1 Kingfish, Snapper, Pearl Perch, 31.00.591 153.06.583 WGS84 Pig Fish. Water depth 65m. Reef bottom. Cooks Knob Trap Line Snapper, Nannygai, Pearl Perch, 31.00.917 153.06.434 WGS84 Pigfish, Morwong, Flathead. Water depth 61 - 68m. Sand & reef knob bottom. Cooks Trap Line 3 Kingfish, Snapper, Perch, 31.01.254 153.06.307 WGS84 Dolphinfish. Cooks Trap Line 4 Kingfish, Snapper, Perch, 31.01.740 153.06.131 WGS84 Dolphinfish. Hat Head Canyon 31.05.755 153.18.500 31.06.170 153.19.675 Pt Plommer Canyon 31.16.700 153.16.550 31.17.000 153.16.550 Pt Plommer Peak 31.20.700 153.13.650 Pt Macquarie Peak 31.26.300 153.14.350 Pt Macquarie Canyon N 31.26.350 153.15.355 31.26.700 153.16.600 Pt Macquarie Canyon S 31.29.350 153.15.500 31.29.600 153.17.200 31.29.800 153.17.200 Camden Haven Canyon 31.38.900 153.06.800 31.39.250 153.10.35 31.39.350 153.17.200 North Haven Teraglin. 31 40.382 153 54.421 Cod Ground Camden Haven River Bar. 31.40.97 152.54.57 WGS84 Mulloway, Snapper, Trevally, Bonito. Water depth 27m. Reef bottom.

Could agree with everyone more! Well done Nats. It's great to take the little tuckers out. My young one calls everything a "marlin or snapper". Do you know how good I look when he tells everyone "we went fishing and dad caught........(pinkie,whiting) Cheers scratchie!!!

Whoever has the least swell

Squidmarks, when I haven't been fishing for two weeks or more, you can see my goldfish get nervous when I walk past. As for the mrs, if it's been longer than a week, she will pack my fishing gear in the car, buy me some bait and four beers, drop me off somewhere and says I don't give a shit what the weathers doing your fishing. What a top woman! Yes, I think all our moods change. Cheers scratchie!!!

Nah, your cursed! Just send me all your rods and fishing gear and maybe it will lift it! Lol Coincidence???? Maybe! It might also be that you pair up with Krause at the wrong time. He may also do things differently when your there. How do you go fishing wise when he's not there? Cheers scratchie!!!

Mate, what's wrong with you? The trailer boat tournament on this weekend. Heaps of raiders coming up. Should be a cracking weekend. The marlin are still here too! One boat got 6 yesterday on close!

Of course swordy would say that. The owner of a large floating ice cream container! Lol Nice work on the fish Vic. That's a horse bream and not a bad flatty either! Good to see you out and about! Tight lines, Cheers scratchie!!!

There are two fellow raiders I fish with that I really want to change there avatar name to: Fishless again and trout scarer! Not mentioning there real ones but they know who they are! Lol Cheers scratchie!!!

Awesome stuff boys! What a way to spend the day. Walking along throwing sp's and landing some quality fish. If I had access to be able to do what you guys do when I was a kid, my parents definitely would have reported me missing! Lol Keep it up Cheers scratchie!!!

The LBG guys have been up here getting them for a couple of weeks. A hell of a fish to catch off the stones! Cheers scratchie!!!

Oh yeah! Great story and great result. As people say, you'll never forget your first. I don't think it's just about the fish but the journey and effort it takes to get there. Well done Cheers scratchie!!!

The locations are no secret, it's catching the bastards that can be the problem!

Wow, what a great first report and indeed a rare catch. Like most of the raiders on here, I'm very envious and good to see those scent blazer lures working a treat. Well done Cheers scratchie!!!

Great stuff Peter. I'm hoping the weather improves up here for next weekend. Hanging to use those lures you sent to swordy. Thanks for that! Cheers scratchie!!!

I don't know, don't live in Sydney. But I'm assuming the same theory

Live bait. Slimies or gars under a balloon float or free swimming.

Heaps and heaps for both. They've been here for weeks!

Thanks mate! Great session. Good to know they are around.

Are there any other raiders that will be up here for this event? Only a few days left for entry!!!!

Wow, what a request! I'd like to know the answer to that too!