[Exploring off Sydney plus a feed]

On 12/21/2021 at 7:47 PM, Scratchie said:

A few snapper and a cracking pearlie!  Good to be out on the water aye Sam! Enjoy your holidays mate. Hope you head up here for another session! 
 

cheers scratchie!!! 

Cheers Jeff.  Feels good to be out on the water. Theres soemthing especially satiafying about going for a fish on a workday haha.

Will try to get up to port if i can.

On 12/22/2021 at 12:23 PM, jenno64 said:

Nice work! That pearl perch will be delicious!

thanks Jenno. Have caught a few over the years they are very good eating. Better than snapper id say.

On 12/22/2021 at 2:44 PM, Rebel said:

Some nice Snapper there.

Well done.

Have a great Holiday.

Cheers.

thanks Rebel. Likewise enjoy your holidays

 

22 hours ago, Larkin said:

Nice bag of fish 👍and the occys a bonus - beautiful on the bbq with lemon and olive oil.

thanks Larkin. Im still trying to perfect my occy cooking. I always seem to make them chewy but my last one was OK.

 

On 12/21/2021 at 8:45 PM, masterfisho7 said:

well done looks like some nice fish

thanks masterfisho

On 12/21/2021 at 8:51 PM, Blackfish said:

Great Pearly for Sydney and a nice catch of Reds to.

cheers Blackfish. Some good eating there. All gone now. A few for the in laws. A few for mum and dad.

On 12/21/2021 at 9:47 PM, Yowie said:

Nice pearly amongst the other red colours. Perserverence paid off.

Cheers Yowie. It was a tough day but i enjoyed the trolling which i haven't done in a while.

On 12/21/2021 at 9:22 PM, leonardgid said:

what a catch !,  i would be very happy with that 

Thanks Leonardgid. We were happy with the end result but had to work hard to get it !

On 12/22/2021 at 8:49 AM, zmk1962 said:

Top job Sam! Some very nice eating there but it’s rubbing a bit of salt in my wounds  Little Johnny and I were off shore yesterday- had a hard time with livies but eventually managed 20 in the tank. Then headed out turning south to try live baiting kings along various headlands. Eventually ended up at the Peak. All for a big fat Zero!

Back to school for me. 
cheers Zoran 

ps- best of luck with the beakie this season!

Thats Kingie fishing Z !!! Very hit and miss i find. You should have stopped on the way in and fillet a few of those livies for snapper and flattiies.

On 12/22/2021 at 9:37 AM, Brendonjohnson said:

Awesome feed! I’ve always wanted to catch a pearly way up there on the to do list. 🤘

Thanks Brendan. Very good eating. Northern Beaches during summer will always have a few

On 12/22/2021 at 11:00 AM, Pickles said:

Nice going Sam, gotta love pearl perch - water must be warming up, so summer kings & Dollie’s not far away. Is the occie  for bait or eating?

Thanks Bob. Water was very warm. Occy is for eating. My son loves bbq octopus though i havent perfected my recipe yet.

[Whiting session with my boy]

13 hours ago, noelm said:

Whiting were made for kids I reckon, good looking, good fight and just fun to catch in a great location, keep taking him fishing, there is just nothing in the world as good as a dad taking kids fishing...well except taking  grandkids fishing!

Totally agree Noel. They are simply just too much fun and, as long as your in the right place for them, so easy to catch. 

13 hours ago, leonardgid said:

wow!   i love this fish

 

Thanks mate me too. Very tasty

12 hours ago, Yowie said:

Great bag of whiting. Fun to catch, especially for kids, top of the range eating, those fillets would be saving you some good money if you had to buy them, and just in time for christmas.

Thanks Yowie. Adam had a really good time and when the bites slowed he went exploring the sand with his torch. Good fun.

10 hours ago, Rebel said:

Nothing better than fishing with your son.

Great haul. Super photos.

Well done.

Cheers.

Thanks Rebel. I cant wait to take him offshore. Hes been asking every time i go

10 hours ago, GordoRetired said:

You have him 'hooked' on the sport. Well done 🙂

Thanks Gordo. Started them young. 3 yrs old

9 hours ago, jenno64 said:

Comments are bang on! No better fish for a youngster to cut his teeth on! A couple of hours filleting and your Christmas dinner is sorted. As Yowie said at $50 per kilo for fillets that’s a great return on a bag of worms and your son is away from devices and COVID! Merry Christmas 🎅 

Thanks Jenno. They certainly are good eating. $40 bucks worth of worms probably turned out 7kg of fish last night.

9 hours ago, seasponge said:

Great session. Good looking gutter you found there!

Thanks Seasponge. It sure produced the goods 

9 hours ago, Pickles said:

Way to go Sam - great result, young bloke looks happy as’

Thanks Bob. He was stoked with his fish and even offered to help clean them.

[Whitting session (fail) only 2 and More bream]

Better luck next time Bob. Ive sent you a PM

[What age to take kids offshore]

On 12/21/2021 at 1:38 AM, Scratchie said:

Hey Sam, 

Been there many times. If they are asking and ready then take them. 
However, start with little trips offshore and test their sea legs.
You also need to be experienced yourself at offshore fishing (which you are) and knowing the conditions. 
I often take the 3 youngest and collect bait which is always fun and then just spend some time trolling. 
That’s where I’d start anyway! 
Have fun 🤩 

cheers scratchie!!! 

Thanks for the advice Scratchie. Makes sense

[Whiting session with my boy]

Gday Raiders. Last day of work today and knocked off early so decided to take my son out for an afternoon fish. Target species was the humble yet very tasty whiting. Bait was tube worms.

Arrived around 7pm and fished till 10pm. Tide was very low when we arrived but it made finding the gutter super easy (you can see it clear as day in the background of the photo below) . The fishing was slow initially, a fish every 20 mins or so. But around 830pm the tide really started rising and we starting getting some good fish. Most of them around 30cm. Some nudging 40cm.

All up we managed a nice bag of 20 fish and my son Adam probably caught 7 of them. Very proud of him. 

Thx for reading

Sam

[Exploring off Sydney plus a feed]

Gday Raiders

Its that time of year, my bottom bashing sessions are soon to come to an end and replace with the much painstaking yet very rewarding hunt for a beakie. 

Todays session was really just to see what the situation looks like offshore. 

First up. Trolled north head in the hope for a Bonito or King. No love there.

Fanged it to the FAD. Water temp, hot. 24 degrees but green. No dollies around. Even the babies or rat kingies no where to be seen yet.

We then did some reef hopping between Manly and Long reef finding the odd snapper, an Octopus and a single pearly. 

Fishing the 70-80 depth the current was running downhill HARD. There was a southerly breeze going so with boat and current going opposite directions it made getting to the bottom a little difficult.

On the way back we trolled from blue Fish point to north head again hoping for a Bonito but to no avail. Looks like they havent arrived yet.

On holidays from tomorrow and plan on doing a shit tonne of fishing over the holidays

Thx for reading 

[Flattie fever]

Nice eating fish there Pickles

[Flathead off DY]

Nice bag of fish Alan. You sure love your flatties off DY. 

[Whiting on the flats]

Mate it was a cracking day for it. Nice elbow slapper

[What age to take kids offshore]

Gday raiders

Just wondering what age you folk started taking your kids fishing offshore.

My son (5) and daughter (6) are always asking to join me now. I am worried its still too early. Would love some advice from those who have been there

[Bioluminescence, Rodd Point]

Ive encountered it before. Beautiful.  No idea why it happens on the shore 

[Raiders at it again. All hail King of Kingies Pickles]

Great report fellas. Sounds like it was a fun day in the water !

My theory about the yakkaz is that they are best targetted before and just after sunrise.

They become very finicky after that.

[Crowdy Head- Burning the Candle]

Awesome when a plan comes together like that. Great box of fish too !

[More Sydney Kingies]

Your a champ pickles. Unlucky you couldn't find some bigger models to stretch the arms but thats fishing !

Goodluck today fellas.

[Port Hacking]

Awesome mixed bag.

Didnt even notice the flounder until i read your report !!! Good camouflage 

[Company wanted]

Welcome to Fishraider Juan.

You will find quality people here and im sure a few will become good friends.

If i ever get a weekday off i will reach out !

[BARRYCUDA (Haines Hunter 635L) looking for a new home]

I have had the pleasure of a day in Barrycuda and can advocate as to how great a rig this boat is. Its meticulously maintained, rides soft and feels so safe to be inside (we went out to Browns that day)

Goodluck Zoran

[And now for something completly different]

Great report. Sounds very serene.

Ivr actually never tried freshwater fishing

[Cronulla Beach Whiting]

48 minutes ago, Larkin said:

Running Star sinker (have a few different weights and adjust to conditions) down to swivel (make sure it’s a large enough size not to get stuck in the eye of your sinker)

I use a 50cm leader to a mustard fine worm hook in size 1/0. But I will adjust the leader length down slightly if the conditions are rough to avoid tangles. The fine worm hooks are really sharp and have tiny barbs on the top of the shank facing both ways - hold bait better than any other hook I’ve found. Alternatively just use a red long shank.

Try a 1 meter trace next time. The bait has a better natural movement. I always fish 1 meter trace

[Cronulla Beach Whiting]

9 hours ago, papafish said:

Nice catch, I’m new to beach fishing. What rig do you use champ?? And also 8lb line should be more then capable to land a 50+cm unless beach fishing is something different 🤣

Beach fishing is absolutely very different. 8lb on the beach is just a waste of your time and money

[Cronulla Beach Whiting]

34 minutes ago, Larkin said:

Thanks mate, Your report last week had me itching to give it a go off the beaches.

Thought I’d try a light leader, but switching over to 12lb seemed to do the trick.

what pound leader are you using?

(im running 20lb braid main line)

 

 

Glad to hear i inspired you bud.

I was fishing 12lb leader.

[Good day on the kingies]

Awesome stuff. Brained em !

Love the photos.

[Cronulla Beach Whiting]

Great report. And great result considering a 10 year hiatus! 

Yes, absolutely 8lb line in the surf is a no go. Probably ok for inside the estuary but as i mentioned in an earlier report this week. The backwash from the surf combined with the fish naturally trying to swim into deeper water creates the perfect leader popping scenario!

Glad to hear you were happy with the new gear

[Ulladulla. A quick morning session]

7 hours ago, Rebel said:

Don't forget to have a beer at the Ulladulla Pub.

Great Pub, had some great times there.

Cheers.

Thanks for the tip. Will do. They need our tourism dollars after all these lockdowns which is why im only holidaying in Aus for the next 2 yrs. 

1 hour ago, Larkin said:

You’ve had a few cracking days lately. Well done 👍 

Thanks mate. Not to jinx myself but i usually do OK on most trips. The issue i have is lining up good weather with being available !

[Port Stephens- Whiskers saga continues]

Ahhhhh.....another lost battle to the legendary whiskers. Hed have a fair few jigs hanging off his gob by now. Better luck next time. 

Great bag of eating fish as always