Scratchie

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Some solid ones there! Yum 😋

Thanks Sam! Cheers mate! But once you add the word “career”, then suddenly the fun is taken out of it. I prefer to teach keen fishos and watch them become addicted!!! 😄

Thanks mate! Cheers mate! Nothing I haven’t posted on fishraider before! The secrets have been up on this site for a long time!

Thanks Zoran. Now let’s hope we can all get amongst it come time for the meet up! 👍

Cheers Baz. Hopefully that reinforces what I’ve been telling you! 🤔 There’s a big snapper waiting for you up there with your name on it! “Just keep casting” Haha 😂 He snuck that info out of me! I’m a fairly superstitious person. In fact, there are several ways to drive to the boat ramp. If I use my boat I drive one way and a different way if I’m travelling on someone else’s! Yes I’m weird! Thanks BN. Mate you sum it up in your bio! “Give without remembering and take without forgetting” Theres a lot of give and take on this forum that is unforgettable!

Thanks Woodsy! Mate, I’m coming up as soon as I can 👍 Thanks Bob!

Thanks guys and thanks @mrsswordfisherman for putting up this post and your support as always. As you can tell I’m a very proud fishraider and I just love giving back to a site that has taught me soooooooo much! Since joining the site I’ve read nearly everyone’s fishing report (actually all of them) and I’m still learning from your posts all the time. There have been many fishraiders that have had an influence on me starting with @swordfisherman who really inspired me with his enthusiasm for fishing and his preparation on every trip! You watch someone like that and no wonder he’s a gun fisho! Then there’s been some past raiders that taught me gamefishing and everything they know in that field. Then I paired up with a good mate @dom that was when the real passion for snapper started especially with soft plastics. I’ve listened to plenty of you on how to catch the humble flatty for instance. Nearly all of my mates that I fish with now are fishraiders. Fishing with @Woodsy1 and @back cruncher we’ve shared plenty of memorable moments. So this site has given me so much and will do the same for you! You get out of it, what you put into it. And finally, thanks to @Aerialangler for his nomination for the podcast. I’ve taken Kent fishing before chasing snapper (with Baz) and we often exchange texts when he’s headed up this way! Hope you all get something out of the podcast and I hope you are all proud to be fishraiders! tight lines, cheers scratchie!!!

Derek nailed it 👍👍👍

Awesome work you two! It’s great to see fishraiders catch up and enjoy the day. Good on you Dave for helping tick a few boxes! Champion effort! 💪 cheers scratchie!!!

I just put an extra lock on mine! 😬

Good stuff as usual yowie! Did you get the salmon on a rod or hand line? They are always good fun to play with. cheers scratchie!!!

What an awesome report of the days events! Always nice when everyone gets a fish especially of that magnitude. It’s a fair effort travelling that far out not knowing if it’s going to be fruitful or a baron wasteland. I could tell your excitement when you messaged me. Glad you put up report! Well done Kent, very envious! cheers scratchie!!!

Nice work Pete! Gees that spot looks familiar haha 😂 Glad you could pull something from there. We did three drifts in that area and all we got was an ass smacking by a good snaps!!! Good to see you get out mate. I know you’ve been hanging for a fish! Well done 👍 cheers scratchie!!!

Always nice to be on the water. Those snags definitely look like they’d hold fish. A shame at least one didn’t want to play the game! Next time mate. cheers scratchie!!!

Cheers yowie! A bit disappointed about the rod but it was my fault. To keen to get the kingy off and back in the game! Haha! It was actually Tyrone. Snapped at the base. Just another example of the meaning BOAT. Thanks. Yep, time for a new rod. Landed plenty of snapper on that including my two PB’s. I’ll make a display of it with my mould when it’s finished. Haha! You just need to go out fishing as much as I do! Cheers Sam. Perseverance is the key. Don’t let a little breakage wreck your day. I always take two rods anyway! 👍 Cheers Dieter! We always have a good day regardless Thanks. Just hope they don’t happen all the time. 🤔 Haha! Can’t win them all. Grateful for the ones I do though! Awesome Hoodz Where’s your report? Cheers. I was a bit upset until my next cast anyway! We always have a nice day on the water! The dustings a are part and parcel of angling with light line! Sometimes you need to accept that the fish will win occasionally. I’m happy with that. At least we found them! “Just keep casting”.

The yellow fin are still up here too! A fellow raider got 3 yesterday. Waiting for his report! 🤔

G’day raiders, Just a quick report from up here today. Headed out with fellow raider @tyrone07 in very dark conditions this morning and hit the island. We struggled to get a good drift and find any bait, but we kept at it and soon found a patch of just legal and rat kings. We both landed a few (all released) but this wasn’t our target. Moved around a few times but still couldn’t find any bait. Then out of left field Tyrone comes up tight and this fish starts peeling line. Telltale signs of a good snaps and then pop! Leader crunched and gone! This was pretty much the story of the day. Next it was my turn to a solid hook up only to have the braid snap for no reason at all. Add to this, I broke my favourite rod and a chair in the boat, things were looking grim. But we still managed a few snapper for Tyrone to take home and spent a nice day on the water! cheers scratchie!!!

Some good pannies there Sam! That squid looks huge. Always great to spend some time on the water with the old man. 👍 cheers scratchie!!!

Plenty of Jew up here atm! I’ll be honest in that I have not targeted them for ages. I’m always drawn to the ocean. Might have a go on the weekend if the tides are good just for something different. Usually in the estuary the window is quite small to target them although usually plenty there!

It won’t be school holidays that’s for sure! Should be no dramas with accommodation. Weather??? 🙏🙏🙏

****UPDATE****** Fellow raiders, Just wanted to let everyone know that at this early stage please do NOT make a booking for accommodation on the current date given. To give ourselves the best chance of a successful meet, the date may need to change depending on weather and restrictions at the time. Unfortunately this may lead to a few drop offs and I completely understand but I really want to achieve a successful weekend if possible. So you may need to be flexible but I will endeavour to give everybody two weeks notice. At this stage the 11th-13th September is the soft date but I will start looking at confirming something mid-late August. Any questions please post here or pm me! cheers scratchie!!!

Yes Frank. That’s why I’ve given a SOFT date. We don’t know what’s ahead yet especially with restrictions and I want to give those that are committed the best opportunity to meet and greet, and get out to fish!

Navigating open waters will always come down to experience and the confidence that that experience gives you. There is some great advise in this thread already from experienced skippers. In my opinion, the fastest way to gain knowledge in the open sea is to take an experienced skipper with you. They will be able to explain how to let your boat find it’s rhythm and alter speed and heading to make the ride more comfortable. Leaving any headland can be daunting depending on swell/tide/geography etc. Best advice I can offer....... Take an experienced skipper with you. Look at say two weather forecasts and find the medium. Look for conditions that are suitable for your boat and when starting out, look for conditions that improve throughout the day. Take your time, have all your safety gear and make sure your boat is in good working order. Just as a guide in your boat as you are not experienced, weather wise! I’d be looking for a 1.3m swell or less at 9-10 secs apart with winds less than 10 knots. But remember that the weather can change at a moment’s notice, so that’s why you look for an improving forecast. Good luck! cheers scratchie!!!

Anything is possible Paul. Depending on restrictions at the time and a long range forecast I’ll be looking to pick a date in from mid-late August!