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This time last year in would come across a minimum of one bust up, average two throughout the days trip. Normally tailor but sometimes salmon too Where are the tailor and the baitfish this year ? Botany is dead this year it's been very hard fishing the last couple of weeks

Captain Chancy has a tv show in America called "chew on this" and is renowned for silly stunts like catching 400lb grouper for the fun of it, sharks, etc. I think this was more a publicity stunt ( and a stupid one at that)

I missed an alarm this morning and slept in...... To say that I'm spewing would be an understatement haha . Hopefully it holds out for tomorrow. Great fish

Mate that second photo says it all about conditions you were in !! Great result none the lesss

Great report but where are the photos mate

Hi Mike I'm no expert on kings but one thing I can tell you is that I find baiting/casting a lot more effective for kings. Ie. don't allocate too much time for trolling if your target species is kings. Just a tip

40% - 60% off all gear sounds very interesting to me

Well done Steve that's a great result. you braved through the cold and tangled with your target species. that would have been really rewarding, especially the feed after

that's a real bummer mate, sorry to hear your trip didn't go well. hats off to your lady for braving the conditions with you this weekend is shaping up to be great so looks like you might have an opportunity to take 2

Gday Raiders last weekend I trolled the cliffs up to about coogee. not far awar I could see an island, now looking at google maps it appears that island was wedding cake island. has anyone fished it ? it looks like it has some reef around it which could be worth a try

Its always good to have a tangle with those kings, whatever size they are !. too bad you didn't get any keepers, but I guess 8 kings has got to be satisfying to some extent good work

cheers mate Nice report and good result. I wasn't sure the bonito were still about. Excellent eat imo. Nice work. thanks mate, i wasn't sure either ! I guess the best thing to do is to get out there to see for yourself sometimes. halco Xmas tree and magnum xrap in pilchard. all fish on the pilchard diver haha ( I wonder why) it was great to see so much bait around, at one stage I could see them under the boat they were really thick. im sure the cold water predators aren't too far off with sheer volume of baitfish around, interestingly all within a reasonable distance from shore.

Gday Raiders Late report as ive been rather busy this week. Managed to get out twice over the long weekend, Saturday was the day I had originally planned for a fish, but as it turns out Sunday my mum and sisters had planned a surprise baby shower/welcoming for my wife, so they said “ sorry we have to kick you out now, girls only”…………..yes…….you’ve absolutely ruined my day what am I to do with myself now haha !!! packed the rods and bait in the boat and hit the road within 30 mins. So this is how it went (sorry for the long report) Saturday Botany Bay Inside the bay I found it very quiet and hard going, fished all the usual haunts, Molinx Pt, Kurnell, Yarra Bay, the Runway, Wooloware Bay for one 53cm flatty. So I said “ what the heck” and remembered some of the advice Ed had offered earlier in the week, I decided to give the cliff edges a go. Headed out past botany heads and trolled the edges of the cliffs north. Very quiet. No hits whats so ever until I saw some bait fish scattering on the surface really close to the edge of the rocks. By this time I was infront of coogee. So I killed the engine and watched from a distance waiting to see if the baitfish would scatter again, and they did. I could see that whatever was harassing these baitfish had pushed them really hard up against the rocks, and there were fishos on the rock ledges with their lines out. The question was, how do I get close enough to put a lure within striking distance without A – putting myself in danger and B – cleaning up the lines of the rock fishos. Continueing to watch from a distance my question answered itself…….the baitfish moved. As soon as they were out of reach of the fishos and safe distance from the rocks/wash I started the engine, put out the lures and STRIKE, Bonito comes aboard. Second pass, STRIKE, another Bonito comes aboard, this time a little more solid. Did 10 or so passes in total for 5 fish which was good fun. After that headed home. (kept the bonnies for a feed and bait) – and it seems this happens to me almost every trip now, one of the bonnies spat out its stomach contents at me, Pilchard!! Sunday – Sydney Harbour An easier day which found the fish more willing to bite, Started the day by fishing Sow & Pigs for 3 legal bream, a Trevally and a good size Tailor. Having had success along the cliff edges the day before I said why not , out past the heads and turn southward, this time finding the fish equally dispersed, picking up 3 Bonito, a good size Salmon and a lonely, lost, late season Frigate? All in all a great mixed bag for an unplanned trip. Managed to keep a feed for myself and also give a feed away to both the parents and the in laws. Thanks for reading.

That is one enormous squid mate well done Looks like terrigal beach next to the boat ramp

Tastee , curious question, what can one expect to catch trolling the cliffs this time of year?

Il be out at Botany Bay on Sunday too, going to try the usual marks maybe staying inside the bay

Great result mate for an after uni session Did u take the trevs home for dinner ? Ps, excuse my ignorance, where are "the piers"?

Trevally do have a soft mouth but at 50cm long I don't know how much that has to play in the equation. As Jim said back off the drag a little Ps- 50cm trevally is huge and u say Uve lost 5 are you fishing nsw or qld haha

150 marks scratchie !!!!! A true fountain of knowledge

You did the right thing mate good on you It's probably a private marina but that still doesn't justify him being rude The problem is, not everyone is like you Gianni, some idiots leave behind rubbish, hooks, fish guts etc and that would annoy anyone paying top dollar to Moore their boat at a marina . Unfortunately the good fishos cop it as a result Not to worry, the fish are everywhere and I'm sure someone like you won't have any trouble finding them

Good luck mate

Nice catch mate, i find the trevs very unpredictable, some days they're a plague others ghost. U did well to bring them on the bite

So I'm looking for a vote from anyone who is interested in helping After reading a positive report in the reports section I'm wondering if a trip out to the Botany Wide FAD is worth a shot this time of year. I am split 50/50 The forecast for Saturday looks spot on, so considering this: Pros - possible chance at Mahi or Tuna - forecast good weather making the trip comfortable in a boat of my size/configuration - blue water = stress relief Cons - requires an early wake up in the freezing cold - if unsuccessful It leaves little time left for redemption back in the bay - greater petrol consumption So what's your vote ?

Nice fish yowie I noticed you headed home as the sun rose over the horizon! Sounds like a very short trip or was the kingy enough to satisfy the crunch within

Nice write up mate and better luck next weekend Out of curiosity Were u drifting,downrigger? Anchored ?