Scratchie

I just love the photo of that rod bending! Please tell me it's a fish and not part of Australia? Cheers scratchie!!!

Doesn't get any better I'd agree. Congrats on the fishing and some great pics there! Cheers scratchie!!!

Fished port today for zeros. Very disappointed. Water was 24.4deg calm, little wind. Couldn't find bait anywhere. I'm thinking the season over up here! But the weather tomorrow is looking outstanding, so maybe one more go!!! Cheers scratchie!!!

They are common enough, yet hard to target. And yes they are very good eating!Cheers scratchie!!!

Yes.

Mr groper, you are certainly a determined fisho! Having the boat out of action for too long would kill me too! Probably would have done the same! Good on ya! Tight lines, Cheers scratchie!!!

Hi raiders, IMO it depends where you fish. Up here at port, the summer months fish ok but between may-oct is the best time to catch the bigger ones. Especially off the beaches. They chase the mullet that run from the hunter rivers up to the bay! Which makes Stockton beach a great time of year to chase Jew! However they are up here all year round if you know where to target them! Cheers scratchie!!!

Hi briso, I fish coffs mainly at Xmas time, so I'm not sure what's about this time of year! But I generally fish the eastern side of split solitary. Anchor up on the reef about 300m east of the island. Burley up with pillies, and there's a lot of good snapper around there. Have caught models up to 8kg. Also see a lot of boats head straight out from the ramp about 8-10km trolling. I generally troll all the way to the islands, had 2 marlin chase lures but didn't hook up. Solitary island not bad either, just be cautious of marine parks. Hope this helps! Cheers scratchie!!!

Agree with brettmann, my money's on a shark!!! Cheers scratchie!!!

Times x 2 Cheers scratchie!!!

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!! Cheers scratchie!!!

For me, I run 1/3 the capacity of the line. E.g 24kg = 8kg drag. Hope that helps, Cheers scratchie!!!

Hey reeseman, you don't need lures there! Just a small bit of prawn and your on! Your very close to my whiting hotspot! Cheers scratchie!!!

Awesome report! There's nothing like no stop action! And your right about a feed of flatty fillets! Can't be beaten! Cheers scratchie!!!

Well done! that feed with the beer is making me hungry! Yum! Cheers scratchie!!!

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Sounds like a viable idea. Do your research and good luck. Cheers scratchie!!!

Sorry to hear that. Count to 10 take a deep breath. Now remember the reason you were out there, to fish! There's a scumbag born every minute! Your just unlucky to run into 3 of them! I hope curse #4 gets them! Cheers scratchie!!!

That's funny! It's the one method that's never failed me either! Cheers scratchie!!!

That is one of the sites I use too. But no matter what site it is, there all pretty much contradict each other or are way off the mark. Cheers scratchie!!!

Nice haul. Are they wrasse in the pic??? Do they eat any good? I've caught heaps of them, big ones too and always let them go! Cheers scratchie!!!

Looks like you both had a great time and the young fella looks excited! I'd be stoked with the result you had with the keys. It does show there still some decent people about! Cheers scratchie!!!

Hey, I have tried this with fresh ocky I got from the co-op. Thought ocky would be ok to target jewys but didn't get a touch, yet my squid on the other line saw constant action! Good luck! Cheers scratchie!!!

Great report mate. Shame about the fishing though. I've haven't heard many good reports from the hawkesbo lately. I'm glad you got to take your new boat out, it's a good feeling. Especially going from a tinny to something you can stand and walk in. Cheers scratchie!!!

Here's an example..... Tomorrow it states there is 70% chance of rain Then it shows a temperature graph with the chance of rain for the next 24hrs.. So what is the actual chance of rain??? Maybe half way between! You gotta laugh!!! Cheers scratchie!!!