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Great catch on light gear. This may help you in the future to id what it is. Mackerel Tuna (Mac tuna) usually have about 2-7 spots under the pectoral fin. Frigates don't have the spots. Skipjack tuna (striped tuna or stripey) have about 4-6 dark stripes on the lower half of their body. And for bonito ... Cheers Peter

Well done Skip! Always enjoy your quality reports. Top effort! Cheer Peter

If you're fishing off the beach in Sydney, then you are more than likely catching sand whiting. According to the Fisheries website, sand whiting are also known as summer whiting, silver whiting and blue-nose whiting. For sand whiting the legal size is 27cm and the bag limit is 20. sand whiting The only other whiting you're likely to catch is Eastern School Whiting, also known as red spot whiting. However, they are usually caught offshore in deeper water. They have reddish brown stripes along their flanks. They have no size limit, but the bag limit is 20. Eastern School Whiting (red spot whiting) Cheers Peter

I can't see any spots under the pectoral fin so it looks like a frigate mackerel to me. Cheers Peter

Good luck with the specialist next week Roberta, and I hope Keith's check up goes well too. And while I'm at it, I hope the old VW gets back to normal, especially if the dealer foots the bill! As for fishing, I'm sure you'll be back into it soon. As for the weather ...??? Cheers Peter

I had never seen any in the Cronulla/Port Hacking area up until 6 months ago. Since then I've seen three.

Those smiles say it all Skip! Some nice pbs for Taneka and Robbie too! Top way to spend a day with the kids! Cheers Peter

It's called a grinner.

Congratulations Skip! Your next one will be bigger for sure! Cheers Peter

Great work Skip. Good to see you back. Bet those whiting tasted good. Cheers Peter

Have a great day mate! Cheers Peter

Thanks Stewy and Gary. Yeah, I was pretty sure it was a Mako. I ended up calling my mate Syd who caught it "Mako Boy" for the rest of the day. I don't think it would have been legal to keep Gary. I am pretty sure it was under a meter. (Not sure of the legal size limit?) I've heard how good they are to eat. For it's size it put up an amzing fight. Syd was using fairly heavy gear and it gave him a few good runs. I'm not sure if I want to battle a 40kg model, let alone have one thrashing around on the deck! Cheers Peter

Fishing off The Royal National Park a few days ago and this toothy critter took a flathead on the way up. It was only about 80-90cm long and a dark bluish colour. It had a nice set of sharp teeth. It's head was relatively 'pointy' and the pectoral fins were quite large too. I called it Mako, but have never actually seen one in the flesh so to speak. It bit through the leader as it got to the surface, then proceeded to swim around the boat for a couple of minutes. Sorry about the quality of the photos, but it was all that I could manage in all the excitement. It was a very angry fish while it was hooked! So, is it a mako? Cheers Peter

That was too easy! There it is! Cheers Peter

Great Christmas Day Roberta. Some quality whiting even if the bream didn't come out to play. Wish I was there to try a few of the oysters! Hope the hips improves quickly. Great report. Cheers Peter

Happy Birthday Skip! Hope you had a top day and you're enjoying your holiday! Cheers Peter

Great catch of bream! Good to hear your daughter got some too. That Hodgey does know a bit about fishing that area doesn't he! I reckon he must be a "fish whisperer". Cheers Peter

Great report Roberta. Well done on breaking the drought! It seems like congratulations all round. Keith did well again! It looks like a beautiful place to fish too. Cheers Peter

G'day Nick If you look at any of my reports from the last couple of years, just about everything we've caught trolling has been on those pink skirts. If fact, earlier this year, the kingy I caught which was the "Catch of the Month" was on one of them. About two months ago I caught a pb bonito (about 80cm) as well. The tailor absolutely love them too. A few years ago we even caught a heap of striped tuna just off Cronulla using them. I hardly use hardbodies anymore. Cheers Peter

Get a few pink squid skirts (8-12cm). They're cheap and they'll catch just about anything - bonito, tailor, salmon and even kings love them. I put a small bean sinker inside the head and usually use a double hook, although singles and trebles are okay too. Depending on conditions, troll them about 20-30m behind the boat. Speed, anywhere between 6-16kph. I like trolling them just under the surface. Hope this helps. Cheers Peter

Great win Silvo! Well deserved! My kingy didn't stand a chance! Cheers Peter PS Great work Hodgey! (By the way Skip, I want that $2.50 bribe I sent you returned!)

Not much to say except ... Catch of the year! Congrats! Hope mother and daughter are doing well! Cheers Peter

That's a monster!

Yours is definitely a chopper tailor Mark. This is what a Watsons Leaping Bonito looks like

Good on you for getting out Mark, especially when the weather has been terrible. I think that's a chopper tailor. Cheers Peter