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One of the best, if not the best

hey rockhoppin, just got a call from my fishing buddy. he got an 8 kg blue gropper with red crab as bait and lost a bigger which straighten his 5/0 mustad hook. looks like its common this happening with big blues. by the way, do u use a float or just bottom fishing thanks bertrand

hi roosterman, well done again. u the blackie master cheers bertrand

can sea urchins be used as bait for groper????

hey well done on the blackies me too i find this winter a bit slow on drummer last week i at my usual ledge, couldn't catch any drummer water was too clear and no washes also, sweeps invasion!!!! that's unusual never seen sweeps there before u guys know why sweeps invade some spots and not others?

well done rock hoppin that report and pic reaaly waters the mouth of keen rock hoppers got 2 questions for you 1st, how do u berley for groper? 2nd, does that mean u just send your crab bait next to the ledge or u cast away? cheers bertrand

hi fibbo well done for you great blackfish session looks like u getting the right technique except the weeds but am sure, being hooked, u will sort it out soon sorry cant help here, as am more a drummer fisho than blackies cheers bertrand

what a coincidence, i caught one yesterday at guerilla bay (20 mins south of BAtemans bay). didn't know it was good eating, so put it back to its element

well done mate i myself fish whale beach for drummer last time i gave it a go, there were plenty of them will give it a go this sunday, wheather permitted just wondering how u manage to catch drummer on 2kg line!!! what rod do u use? cheers bertrand

hi raiders am gonna spend 4 days at barlings beach which is approx 20 mins drive after batemans bay. any of you guys know good spots for rock/beach fishing around there. main target is drummer though. thanks bertrand

top fishing mate looks u got the right technique to catch those c/coast drummer and blackies so u dont use any float at all? and looks like u fish from the beach and not a rock ledge? funny that these drummer (on pics) look slightly different from the ones i catch here in sydney looks like (i may be wrong) their heads bit more pointy anyway, well done cheers bertrand

the abu is not the best for light weight. anyway, i dont need to cast as i fish right down the ledge. with a float and sinker, i can get a decent cast if i want fish mainly with peeled king prawns which is top bait on the rocks - catch anything, pricey though. am not confident yet to use bread as bait. any tip?

i fish with 20 lb mono on an Abu 6600C4 baitcaster and 13 ft zebco rhino DF stick. never let me down yet with the 2kg drummer. want to catch those 3kg+ cant wait for more reports from you cheers bertrand

agree

came back and caught two drummer nothin special both round 35cm got bricked by a few decent ones... well done mate. drummer are really on fire this time of the year. what line strength do u use?

well said my rule is never fish a new spot alone and always check the swell (seabreeze website is pretty good).

that's fishing mate, it happens but if u doing the right thing (right gears and tackle, right bait, right tide and use of burley), the fish will come next time lucky i've been fishing drummer off mona vale headland. good size drummer there cheers bertrand

well done ceph its good to gets kid out fishing instead of watching tv or playing video games cheers bertrand

nah its not a groper, just a fat drummer. sorry for pic quality get mine 8-9 box a kilo. cant tell u here as i might break the site rule. just pm me if u need more info cheers bertrand hey ceph, drummer is excellent eating. delicious white flesh. whether steamed, curry or deep fried...all taste good. u should give it a go. the trick is to keep your fish alive till u finish fishing, then bleed and clean straight away. if u leave the gut inside for hrs, then its gonna taste a bit weedy my mate always say, any fresh fish tastes good cheers bertrand

hi raiders sorry for quality of picture. Taken on camera phone Went to my usual ledge this morning around 8 and had to wait for a couple of hours before i could start fishing as it was high tide and there were a few bit swells. Around 3 hrs after high tide, again, the fish started to be active and responded well to stale bread burley. Again peeled king prawns worked better than ab guts. Me and fishing buddy caught around 10 black drummer but kept only three (around 40 cm mark). Caught a few breams and there were plenty of trevally around, caught 5. It was a nice day fishing. Cant wait to hit the rocks again. cheers bertrand

thanks guys forgot to say that burley was important to create that feeding frenzy

well done...top catch mate weather is awesome these days for nice fishing cheers bertrand

hey joe i steamed the cod yesterday. nice flavour but a bit chewy. its great for soup though

well done mondo!!! i was drummer fishing this morning and they are definitely on fire great fun on light gear. yeah prawns worked for me too careful next week end, the swells might be bit bigger take care bertrand

well done mate nice fish caught i was at whale beach today, very nice weather for fishing cheers bertrand