Jeffrey.Espiritu

Hey Guys, Quit work early last Friday (21/9) and headed straight for Le Montage area of IC. Got there about 2:30PM and decided to try the hard bodies out for a change (Still hoping to get my first legal bream on a HB). Looked at the vib in my tackle box and said NOPE not game enough to lose $23 lure as I have already lost an SX40 previously in the area!!..so I tied on an old thing (cordell rattlin spot minnow) two casts later it return a Flattie about 45cm in length. I was working the HB like a soft plastic as it was a bibless sinking style lure!! fished that area of IC all the way till bout 5:30PM changing from HB to SP for nothing else to show for except some promising strong hits but no hookups Felt lazy yesterday (24/9) and decided to take an accrued day off lucky me...however had to take care of my as she was very sick. I still found the time in the afternoon to have a flick in IC. Got out there about 4PM and started at the UTS rowing club. This time i was using a 3" drop shot minnow in smelt colour and it only took a few casts and a bream of 28cm fell for my SP. Kept trying in the area for about 1 hr but with no more luck so I decided to shift spots and drove towards the western side of IC near Victoria Rd. A bit of a walk through some bushes off of the bay run and I ended up in a spot I have never fished before!!.. as I walked up towards the waters edge for a cast my eyes popped out as I saw a school of bout 10 bream easy and 1 was large I mean large easy 40cm+ (i was thinking your the one been waiting for!!!)...unfortunately they saw my ugly face and were out of there before I could introduce my lure to them! I still had time for a few casts before sundown hoping and wishing that one of the bream I saw would stick around and fall for my lure!! but no luck and I only ended up with another flattie bout 37cm. All in all a good couple of days of fishing!!! Jeff

Thats a mad catch on the light line. It must have been heart in your mouth type situation to land it!! Jeff

Yeah they definitely fight harder!!! its good they fight clean...imagine if they fought dirty like bream trying to snag you up at any opportunity.

Been out and about IC after work for a flick the last few days with nothing much to show for except for a few small flatties and a couple of small tailor. Even though it been quite slow ...for me anyways... I still went out after work today with high expectations and the theory of warm weather = more active fish I threaded on a 3" bass minnow in watermelon and flicked away on the western side of IC near IC bridge. Eventually got to an old favorite spot that I hadn't visited for a while (the wharf opposite Thompson St). 1st cast on the wharf was parallel with the shore ... I felt the softest of hits and my line straighten slightly so I struck and I'm on a decent fish as I can feel the weight already. At this point it wasnt putting up much of a fight and I was thinking big flattie...then the fish finally realised it was hooked and it ran for an easy 15m straight out towards the moored boats...now I had no clue what it was but I knew it definitely was going to be a PB ...after its long run I started to pump and wind and slowly made ground on it...when it got close to the wharf I felt the classic thump, thump, thump and it was circling...so I called it to be a TREVALLY... after messing around trying to tail grab the fish I finally lip gripped it and up came my PB 44cm Trevally on 4lbs leader Trevally on light line gets my adrenaline rushing fast Jeff

The asked if I could pick her up in the city today@ 5PM...I said sure with the idea of visiting our old backyard of 'Pyrmont' for another QUICK FLICK since I had the gear in the back of the car from yesterday! Pulled up infront of Jones Bay Wharf @ about 4:35PM put a buck in the meter and started walking down towards the end of the wharf. to maximize my time i was walking and threading on the ever reliable Berkley 2" Gulp in pumpkinseed while checking out if there where any bream feeding off of the pontoons. The water was super clear but couldnt see any bream feeding. Got to the end of the wharf @ about 4:40 walked down the stairs and flicked a bow and arrow cast in underneath the wharf. Tweek tweek ...tweek tweek...the water was soo clear i could see the grub making it way back to me and following it was a bream. I quickly let the grub drop and it followed fast then bang Im on ..i was thinking how good is this first cast and i'm on with a visual hit had to navigate the fish away from the pylons a couple of times and up came a little 27cm bream. Took a few pics and released her back underneath the wharf. I had time for a couple more casts before having to rush back to the car and pick up the missus by 5PM. Still waiting for that 40cm+ breambo but these fish are keeping my happy for now!!

Thanks for the tip Ron. I just bought a pack of those sure catch poppers...cant wait to use them in that area when the weather gets warmer and the fish are more active.

Thanks pmak! the combo is Reel: Shimano Twin Power 2500FB Rod: Shimano T-Curve 6'6" 2 piece Braid: Rapala Braid 6lbs and yes its a berkley grub in bloodworm colour with 1/16 oz jig head size 4 hook.

Thanks! the first time i was asked for what i wanted by my wife....i didnt need to be asked twice!! I was land based (on the shore..not wading) and the tide was rising .... half way to the full tide. It is shallow around the whole of Rodd Point but i have heard of people pulling in decent bream LB there. I often walk my dog around the point and if you sneak up sometimes you can see the bream eating off of the pontoon.

Finished work a bit early today and I had enough time to get a few casts before the sun went down. I have been really keen of late to get out even if it means only 15 mins of fishing as I got a new outfit for my bday . Anyway I got out there and my first cast was in at around 5:20 PM. It was pretty cold and the wind didnt help so I ended up just fishing around the building as it provided a bit of shelter from the wind. After a couple of casts around the building the cast near the pontoon was rewarded with a little bream 28cm. Didnt put up much of a fight but it was enough to make me . A couple of shots and i released her back in to make someone else happy...hopefully me again when it gets a few more cm's under its belt. Kept flicking the plastic around and I was able to pick up a small tailor. After that I started to lose the feeling in my finger tips so I called it quits. Looking forward to use my outfit again!!...still waiting for that 40cm+ breambo

yeah... i too thought bream were harder to get in the winter ??... I guess this rule doesn't apply to ronald the bream whisperer you will have to teach me some time on how to talk to the bream so i too can coax them into taking my lures!!! Well done mate...you truely are the "bream whisperer"

Nice trevally!! a good fish that also fights hard never fails to get you "G'd" up for the next session!

Like every1 else...I find that the gulps..which every they may be, worms, minnows, grubs, simply just get picked off too easily by lil ones and they loose there action!!!...and this tends to get anoying!! The power grubs and drop shot minnows..etc last that bit longer...but I let you know how my following sessions go with this method!!! I wonder if you can buy a gulp juice scent spray?? if the weather permits I'll be heading down after work say 16:30 for another session before sundown!!...if you guys are fishing at that time maybe we'll bump into each other!! Hi David, I was fishing close to the victoria rd bridge part of IC (Iron Cove bridge itself)....city side!!!

Hi guys, This is my first post.....been reading fishraider forums for awhile now but been waiting for the right catch to post!!...so anyways here it goes!!! Fished IC Land Based near the Victoria Rd bridge yesterday afternoon for about 45 mins before sundown. I wasnt expecting much from this session because the last few times I had been out before had been slow with only the odd flatties to show for...(im guessing is because the water temp is dropping??)... However this session was different....I was fishing a 2" power grub in pumkinseed (been marinating it in the juices of a finished camo worms packet) with a 1/16oz jig head. 1st cast got a good bite and was on ...only to drop the fish meters away...wasnt able too see what it was but felt like a legal flattie... 2nd cast jig jig...jig jig...then bang...im on again...couldnt guess the fish on its kicks...it made a couple of good runs and one right next to the shore...and when I pulled it in I was stoked to see a PB whiting on sp's...she went 35cm and i was really impressed on how hard it hit the lure!!!...took a couple of pics and released her to make another fisherman happy!!! 3rd cast and I was on again...small flattie about 33cm...promptly put him back and was thinking to myself this is turing out to be a great session...3casts - 3 bites - 2 fish!!! 4th cast and i was wiggling the power grub and then when the line went slack on a drop it suddenly ran to the right...I struck and was on to a solid fish...a few seconds later I saw a flash of silver..good bream i thought...then the fish saw my ugly face and ran for home...when it ran it didnt feel like bream i have caught before..the kicks were more pulsing as if it were sideways and after several runs, that tested my 4lb leader and knots out, and following the fish up an down the shore .....up came my 2nd PB on sp's for the session...a 40cm silver trev!!! the trev was released and I was a happy camper!!!...those trevs can really test your light gear!!!...the session continued with several more flatties landed up to the 45cm mark...until the sun went down and I called it quits!!! all in all I couldnt complain with 2 PB's on sp's