Well Grant M and myself headed out this morning in Grant`s new boat. 5am we meet at the boat ramp at Woy Woy. First stop was the Rip bridge. We anchored up on the Woy Woy side and proceeded to cast out some whole squid on the large rods.
While the larger rods where out I started on the soft plastics and Grant started with some bait. From the moment the bait hit the water the peckers where out, destroying our squid within minutes. But I managed to hook a large eel. The amount sea weed flowing through was unbelievable , we where having trouble with the lines attracting weed so we decided to move about 30 meters away in shallower water. Out go the large rods with whole squid again, on the bream rods grant with bait and myself with soft plastics. Here come the peckers again but this time we had some decent bites but no solid hook ups. Then I got smashed on the soft plastic (Berkley 3 inch watermelon). Up comes a just legal bream, which was thrown back. Another hour of peckers destroying our squid so we moved again another 50 meters away just on the drop off. Peckers again but I got a hit on the soft plastic, it stoped dead. Felt like snag but was slowly coming up, got it to the surface was an octopus with the head the size of a rockmellon , I thought I was lucky to get it up with light bream gear. Then Grant gets smashed on some tuna, it was taking a bit of line so i grabbed the net and up comes a nice 33cm bream .
After another hour of loosing squid we moved again. We hit paddies channel drifting and spinning for some flatties with some sp`s. Grant gets a hit on Garry Gliter squidgy fish. Sweet we wanted a couple of keeper flatties, we get it to the surface and what is this ? a Flounder ? on a soft plastic ? .
We drift some more then anchor with no luck.
All in all was not a good day fishing . We get back to the ramp had a couple of beers a bit of a chat with fellow Raiders , bit of a feed and headed home.
Anyway Grant has some photos of his fish he may post.
Cheers
Oldmate