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    City Fishing

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    how would you fish this spot ?

    would you throw the yakka/slimey/squid strip out unweighted

    or will you throw it out under a float - if so how deep?

    or throw it out with a small weight ?

    cheers

    Botany 13-01 (kings W/ Bycatch Of Jew + Snapper)

    in Fishing Reports

    Posted · Edited by andrewau

    Hello all,

    Hit the bay this morning with the plan of landing some kings, we had a good feeling today so we decided to bring the camera and ice (we usually bring neither)

    Got a couple squid into the live bait tank, and decided to anchor up for some kings,

    I decided i wanted to have some fun so I fished with 6 pound line with 10 pound trace (my flathead setup).

    first bait out gets smashed pretty quickly within the first few minutes I was on and after a fight a rat kingie was landed (57cm)

    Next my mate was on (fishing 20 pound line w/ 40 pound trace), we thought it was a good king it was heavy but didn't go on any crazy runs and went all around the boat (lucky we decided to bring our lines in) and guess what emerges ? 85cm Jewfish... best by-catch. hi-5s all round.

    then we both got dusted a few times i kept fishing light but my mate got busted of a few times also felt like good kings but i doubt it.

    then my other mate hanging to catch a king gets a good strike and brings up the fish it didnt fight too great untill it seen the boat then it took a run.. and again guess what emerges ? a good snapper, didnt get the measurements but for the bay it was definately a good size.

    after that we kept fishing with squid strips (running on a low supply of squid) and I had a long fight with a king, took a few runs got some line back and more runs back and forth, then it went a hid in the reef but then i released the spool of my reel, another run and then BANG.. dusted, I was spewing..

    also last bit of prawn my mate catches 1 yakka and throws it out within 30 seconds it was smashed and another rat king landed and thrown back.

    Best day I have had on the bay by far pity about no kingie keepers... noticed a few other people keeping some undersized kingies, I wish fisheries was there...

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    Squid In Botany? Best Places Please

    in Fishing Chat

    Posted

    Hi just looking for some options on getting squid at botany bay..

    I have heard Yarra Bay, kurnell and bare island.

    I have heard paternoster rig for kurnell

    but how do you fish Yarra bay and bare island (im a little worried about the bombora at bare island)

    do you just scan for weed beds at yarra bay and cast into them or paternoster aswell ?

    any other tips would be appreciated

    thanks

    Weather/wind Safety Tips Needed Please

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    Hi I am not a very experienced boating person so im just looking for some general weather tips..

    I currently fish out of botany bay and sometimes the harbour but mostly botany.

    My boat is a 70hp 4.58m cuddy

    The sites I currently use are seabreeze and buoyweather

    Now lets say I wanted to take my boat out to The Peak for example..

    In which direction and strength of the winds should I be worried about in making the trip out, and the trip back in?

    e.g is a easterly wind direction bad etc? and what about when the wind changes and just some basic tips..

    I dont really have the experience to take risks and find out for myself I would rather see what everyone else has to say..

    thanks guys a little bit of a long post sorry

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