DaveBM

So I’ve tried the idfish app, to no avail. Anyone got any idea what this is? Roughly 30cm long. My 8yo took the photo, so please be nice!

Specifically an Ecogear zx40, unless I have the scale wrong

I knew it! Had to be raiders. Well met good sirs. If you’re down there often I’ll be on my weird little private jetty again soon I’m sure. Not a bad spot.

Very possible. 3 dudes in their 50s/60s, and their keeper net had at least one 40cm+ fish in it. Sounds like raider territory

Thanks! If I didn’t listen to old folks I’d know very little about fishing! My great uncle was a pro fisho out of Fremantle and Shark Bay, always solo and by hook and line. Taught me much. Firing pelagics up with a big splash of nothing is genius though. You won’t be wasting berley or bait because you don’t even do those until they’re reacting. Today that wasn’t a problem though - they were absolutely churning in 50cm of water!

I tried one of those (a discount bin $5 job though) and it got followed, but no chomping.

Way ahead of you. I don’t start work until 9:30 out in homebush, so another crack is on the cards!

I love fishing for flatties. Sometimes it’s like reeling in a sock, until their head is literally out of the water and it freaks out. At least with duskies, landbased. Also you don’t really know how big the fish is *until* it freaks out, which is fun.

Was fishing under Iron Cove bridge this morning (shore based) and a big group of kings were circling the pylons and coming up into the shallows. They wouldn’t have a bar of any lure I had, after 3 cycles past me with about 15 mins between. They were eating jelly prawns, and I can’t even buy small clear plastics any more for financial reasons due to tiny tailor. Nearby is a jetty, and one of the dudes there fishing (quite successfully!) for luderick just scooped one of the kings up with his net, which was cool to see! A little undersized, so back in the drink, but incredible technique. I saw some big ones leading the pack though, and some chunky trevs following them along. I caught nothing at all. Frowny face. I actually had a landing net with me for a change, and could have tried this crazy nonsense if I’d thought of it!

Nice one! A cheapo Kmart lure was responsible for my PB flatty too, at 63cm. Mine was a $4 redhead soft vibe. They’re actually pretty decent - chucking on some better quality trebles is worth it though.

Excellent work. Fishing and storytelling both five stars

Top report and fun times, with food! Yakkas are great eating imo I’m getting ready to take my 7yo girl fishing. She’s keen in theory, but I suspect when it comes to the crunch she might not be arguing for the BBQ so much as release. Which is not my way at all. Personally if I’m not trying for the table I’d rather not fish, for various reasons. I’ll leave it there because I’m not totally clear on the moderation policy with this topic, but suffice to say I’d like my girl to share my values. Any tips?

Haha! Given your name and clear expertise… was it you I saw?

Yeah, it is a nice spot. Particularly having moved from Melbourne! I didn’t get too much info from the guy catching bug mullet with his kid, other that it was intended for mulloway bait. Which implies an organised fisho, so no fluke. I regret not pressing for more info, but didn’t want to intrude - the kid was a bit shy and clearly having a ball without some big galoot interrogating his dad.

Hawthorne Canal represent!!! This is my local spot, and produces all manner of things. Last winter, salmon were a regular feature, and sometimes they’d take almost any lure. But flatties and bream are always there, and big whiting can sometimes be around. The odd mulloway or shark might swing by too, I’m told. The big mullet are generally just a bummer, but one arvo last spring I was walking my dog down there and a dude and his son had them biting on bread under floats. Between the Bay Run bridge and the boat ramp. Super simple stuff, and they were still fishing with half a dozen already on ice.