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Looks like the three of you had a great time Roberta. Although, it's a shame about the couple of big ones you lost. It looks a lot more comfortable fishing Tuncurry rather than freezing yourself early morning on the beach! (Save beach fishing for the warmer months) Another great report. Cheers Peter

Nice looking bit of beach. Seems like a good deep channel in front of you too. Cheers Peter

Congratulations CC on a couple of new species! Good luck getting a kingy this year and extending your species count. Cheers Peter

Good day on the Hacking considering the wind offshore. Top trev! HUGE! Great report cut_loose! Cheers Peter

Great action shots Ray Shows the power (and danger) of the ocean. Cheers Peter

G'day Gilbey There's going to be a bit of a breeze and swell on Monday which may make it a bit uncomfortable, but I always found that I caught more fish off the beach when the water was churning a bit. There seem to be a lot of rays around when it's dead calm. You'll have a good chance of getting some tailor or salmon late afternoon/evening on your pillie. During the day, there are usually bream, whiting and tarwhine around. I found beach worms or pippies probably the best bait for them. (I use both because some days they seem to prefer one over the other) I usually fish from Elouera and Wanda around to Greenhills (less people, sufers etc to get in your way) Try fishing on the edge of the sand bars, letting the bait wash into the channel or rip. You might find a flattie or bream there. If it's quiet for more than half an hour or so, move along the beach. Sometimes they tend to hang around one hole or channel. Good luck Cheers Peter

G'day Paul Syd and I discussed the reason why the jackets bit through my braid more than his. Syd reckons it was because I was using multi coloured braid, and his was black. We both had the mono rigs attacked losing hooks and sinkers, but I definitely had more braid bitten off further up the line. I'm interested if anyone else has noticed whether jackets tend to 'attack' one colour braid more than another. Cheers Peter

Well done on the rebuild and that mixed bag made a great meal. Cheers Peter

Getting "out of bed in about 2 degrees Celsius"!!! That really requires some motivation! Anyway it seems like it was worth it Roberta. Top little session. The beach looks great that time of day. Well done to you and Pete. Great report. Cheers Peter

You're right guys, it was a nice flounder. I ate it a few nights ago and it was sensational!!! Along with whiting, flounder is one of the best, most delicate fish you can eat. Butter, a sprinkle of lemon pepper, wrapped in foil, into the oven, then finished under the grill. It was one of the best meals I've cooked for ages. At a tad over 38cm, and very thick, it was almost (I said "almost") too much for one person. Cheers Peter

Great read Steve! I understand how those jackets can ruin your day! I spent half of last Saturday cursing the little buggers! Now I have to find some lead to make more sinkers 'cause they just about cleaned me out. (All lead donations gratefully accepted) About the 'knob' at the ramp, what can I say? It's unbelievable what some people do. Great report despite the lack of fish. Cheers Peter

I actually enjoy eating jackets Chris. I reckon they taste pretty good. However they get so bloody annoying! I reckon we covered about 10km and they turned up every time within 10 minutes of stopping. And we weren’t just losing hooks. We thought we might lose them out wider and I dropped down in 65m only to find 30 seconds later my line had gone slack. They'd bitten through the line just 20m from the surface! There goes 50m of good braid! I reckon they were hiding under the boat waiting for us! We caught a couple when we just dangled the lines only 1-2m down and they came and attacked the small hooks with just a little bit of bait. If we wanted, we could have caught dozens that way. As for the whales, I saw two breaching a couple of hundred meters away. Huge spashes! Absolutely brilliant! It's good to see the whale numbers are up, but I'm surprised that the jackets haven't eaten some of them as well! Cheers Peter

You're right adzzy, there is always one goose who does the wrong thing! However, I don't think some people are aware of the regulations about following whales or moving in front of their path and stopping and waiting. Following whales from behind or moving in front of them is an offence. Here is a brief summary: Click HERE to see the full regulations. Remember that ignorance is not an excuse for doing the wrong thing. Cheers Peter

G'day Squidward We fished out of the Hacking and down along the Royal National Park. Cheers Peter

Great feed there Benny! I don't know how you land anything using silly string (4lb leader). Top effort even when you upgraded to 10lb. Couple of great days fishing down the coast! Cheers Peter

And I nearly forgot! Here's Syd with the final catch ... The "table" shot. (which clearly shows my magnificant flounder!) Cheers Peter

Saw this bloke as we headed out in beautiful conditions. Cruisy way to fish eh. Trolled for a while only picking up one bonito and heaps of big salmon. Kept two salmon and the bonnie for bait and continued on. Saw this unusual diving vessel anchored off the cliffs. (I like the 'idea' of skindiving, but the thought of all those mean 'toothy critters' down there keeps me thinking that I'll just stay on the surface.) (click on each photo to see it full size) Things were very quiet for a while, then my mate Syd's reel screams and ... ... it was just a rat king. Oh well, at least it wasn't another salmon. Saw a lot of people fishing off the rocks. Even in the relatively calm conditions it looked too dangerous for me. The waves were continually washing over this rock platform. If you click on the image and enlarge it, you can seen these two guys on the rocks. Geez! You gotta be keen! Tried drifting for flatties, but bloody jackets followed us everywhere. We lost about a dozen rigs and a lot of braid. If you didn't get a flathead straight away you'd lose your hooks and sinker. We must have moved 20 times. Anyway, the conditions were still great as the sun set, so we decided to stay out a bit longer. It was cool, but not really cold. We eventually managed a few more flatties and two nice flounder. Syd was catching all the decent flathead, so I continuously reminded him that my BIG 38cm flounder was the 'catch of the day'. Much better than his 'little' flounder and all those flathead! By 6 o'clock, I'd had enough of fishing in the dark, so I packed up my gear and took it easy for a while, still boasting about my flounder. Then Syd's light reel started screaming. "This is bloody heavy", he yelled, "It aint no flathead!" Out of the darkness this toothless critter came to the surface. Syd was right, it was 'bloody heavy'. I know it was heavy because when I lifted it into the boat, I "complained like an old woman", so Syd says ) We're not sure of the length, because it was longer than the brag mat, but we agreed it must have weighed 8-10kg. Fat little bugger alright! A few photos and it swam off. It was a good effort by Syd to land it on his lightest gear. A good end to a great day. We saw a few whales and dolphins and ended up with a good feed. Can't complain about that! Cheers Peter

Couple of nice fish for you and your dad. Can't complain about that. It's better to be out fishing than sitting at home with the flu! Cheers Peter

Great feed there! Top effort for this time of year. Cheers Peter

Couple of nice bream there Chris. Good result for a short session. Cheers Peter

Got me beat Mick. It's a strange one. ... but I improved the photo a little. Cheers Peter

Good luck Mr Medic. I hope you return with very sore arms! (and some great pictures) 30 degrees! You lucky b@!#*#!! Cheers Peter

Brilliant effort! Well done mate! You put up some great posts and we all appreciate them! Cheers Peter

Congratulations Grant! Top result! Cheers Peter

Hope you both have a great day! Cheers Peter