Rockhopper72
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Well done on the catch mate, they are some cracker blackies.
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You might need the Cone of Silence like the one on Get SmartGood work lads,
That's one of my regular haunts Ryder took you to so keep it quiet haha!!!! And hopefully your washing away the burley so there's no evidence and that way you keep the spot a secret and clean!!!!
Seems the blackfish are on!!!!
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Well done, best way to fine tune your own skills is the solo sessions with trying something different and seeing if it pays off, keep up the good work mate.
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No worries Cream, will send you a PM
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Hi all
Went for a quick fish this arvo after work, thanks to the swell I pulled the pin after about 40 minutes, ended up with 3 fish, cant complain and better than sitting at home on a glorious afternoon.
Cheers Rockhopper72
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Royce,
What side of Tabbigai did you fish, was it on the right of oil waste pipeline where the iron steps down to the mid-section ledge were once there, before being removed to discourage fishermen fishing this spot. This is where you can make your way down to water level. Years ago my brothers and I used to fish this every chance weather would permit. Walking around front of headland is pretty safe , however fishing Shaky the rock ledge and the horse shoe gutter is where most fishermen come to grief. Over from the horse shoe to the right is a small gutter that we used to call the Blue hole that we fished on an afternoon tide and the fish would only come in when gutter was in the shadows. The horseshoe and the blue hole is an ideal spot to use small bobby corks.
Note:- My brother who has fished this spot a hundred times was picked up by a rouge wave well back from the horseshoe gutter and smashed into the cliff face rocks and broke his leg below knee and it swept him into gutter. He was lucky to get out as he was able to crawl up barnacle encrusted rocks in horse shoe gutter and was lifted out on a stretcher by police rescue unit. Lucky he was fishing with my brother and my brother in-law as they were able to assist and contact rescue crews. This spot requires life vests and should not be fished alone.
Howsy
You sure do know your stuff Howsy, any words of wisdom and experience in rock fishing safety is worth its weight in gold.
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The dreaded cockie (rock Cale) they would have to be one of the biggest disappointments after watching your float disapear and then find one on the end of your line, they also have other names if they are around in numbers and several are landed in a row.Went out to kurnell for a blackfish off the rocks the other day and got a couple pretty good luderick and a nice little blackfish..not sure what the 3rd one is if anyone could help out with that cheers
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Yes the stake!!! And that rock wall at the back catches a lot off guard!!!! Once a spot haunted by black fisherman only!!!!
Used to be, more of a circus now and getting worse!!!
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The spot is dangerous and if it is the one I think most of you are talking about many years ago their used to be a stake concreted in on the ledge as this was your last chance of help if you made it past the set that caught you off guard and the receding wash that would hit you even harder after it bounced of the slightly higher ledge behind you.
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Well it was a welcome return the rocks thsi weekend, after a stint at the wily brown trout of the Central West on Saturday managing to hook and be defeated at the wily Jedi ways of a large brown in a log jammed pool and my sith ways were not enough to prevent premature escape of this powerful foe i was determined to take revenge on the luderick!
So armed with a Sith's weapon of choice (a sportex 662 and avon royal) I took my apprentice for a session of the rocks south of Sydney, we fished a placelong forgotten by many called Tabbigai (warning of a serious note this is a remote ledge not for the beginner or inexperienced so please do not vwnture there unless wit ha person armed with local know how) we arrived after a short 25 min walk along the fire trail and descended the terraced cliffs to a nice ledge with good wash the making tide was perfect as the swell flattend a little! First drift down missed the hook up second drift fish on! Well by 10am we had our new bag limit weach in the net and were releasing fish, dropping fish it was a down a drift! We had been waiting for a day like this little wind a 2 ft NE windswell and perfect run in! The luderick are running of the stones! I always pity the luderick if the wily ways of the trout have defeated me and the luderick are the recipients of my failure! We kept 16 as there were standing orders for fillets all round among friends we kept the 32 - 35cm fish and the flesh was firm and translucent they were well conditioned and fat! A great day spent with a good mate! I should go trout fishing more often!
Sportex? have you ever fished North or South Maroubra?
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Well done on the catch mate, good to see they are around on the southern side. Haven't fished Tabbigai since the late 90`s and don't intend too any time soon, to big of a walk for me lol, good on you and your apprentice for doing the walk and climb, you need to be pretty fit to do that. Will stick to my usual easy access spots around the Eastern Suburbs
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Only my second post and amazed on how many people chase Luderick on here, I've only ever rock fished for luderick and never dabbled in the Harbour side for them, just found it to hard trying to find bait and finding decent floats, nice craftsmanship on those pencil floats by the way, not easy to make from what I hear.
Might change my tune one day and give the harbour a go until then happy harbour hunting.
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Great feed there Howsy, looks like you really know how too pick your spots.
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Never really thought about it until you brought it up fragmeister, there is a considerable size comparison for only 50mm, well worth bringing too peoples attention.