Fishingwazza2019

Well done. Some good fun I reckon.

Now that’s interesting mixed catch . Welll done

Decided to head out for a fish off Broken Bay in the morning with plans to head north chasing snapper. Forecast was good - seas less than one metre, wind varied up to 10knots but building in the afternoon. Left Woy Woy ramp at 7am, forecast seemed accurate, calm seas and little wind, so drifted over a couple of reefs south of McMasters Beach area, as nothing specific showing up on sounder. Straight away got hit, but a sergeant baker comes up. More throwbacks followed - small snapper, rock cod etc. Wind became challenging with gusts blowing up to 15knots, seemed forecast may not have been quite accurate, but we did manage to get two snapper (40-45cms) before deciding to try for some flathead, although after hearing of trawlers recently in the area wasn't expecting much. After trying a couple of the usual spots around 50m, with no luck, with a change in wind direction we then got some fish on board - total of 10 flathead 40-58cms. Should mention an interesting situation, and we all may have been there - At one stage, 3 rods were hooked up, all with weight. However, all three got tangled, so after pulling in one good flathead, holding onto other lines by hand whilst working on tangle, we eventually had two large flathead on board and then found the final catch to be a large banjo shark. So, all in all, a good day out. With the winds building a couple of hours later than forecast and sea anchor struggling, decided time to head home.

What a report! Looks like great times ahead for devOcean. I've never seen a cleanup of a boat so fast, and even the coffee mug stayed in place 🙂 Here's for many fun outings ahead .. enjoy!

Now that's a great trip. thanks for the report.

Looked like a great day out on the jet ski, and a good catch. Rod break, that it a shame.

Good report, and very nice snapper. Bites on slimy, interesting ... well done

Well Done, and a good catch after what sounds like a challenging start. Always good to come home with a feed

Old school hand lining ... and a good catch of flatties .. well done. Kingies may be more of a challenge. Look forward to the report on that .. 🙂

Done .. thks

Yes lock down is affecting us all .. but at least you managed to throw a line .. and a good catch .. nice flathead .. well done.

Great report .. We've all had challenges like you. After initial issues, at least you continued and it would have been a fun day getting a few fish. Well done

Great result for a couple of days fishing .. well done .. and I love the flounder ..

Great report and very nice snapper ... must be happy about that PB .. well done

Great report .. very jealous getting onto the kingies .. well done

Great report .. and what a good mix of fish .. well done

They are always a nice fish ... well done

Nice catch ... I know what its like bringing them up from 100mtrs .. but all good fun ... Well done

Nice result for a 'sneaky mid week ' trip .. can't complain about that. Well done

Hi Wazza ... Well haven't seen much caught .. may have changed in 20yrs 🙂 .. I was surprised to get the bream.. Nothing caught since, but crab season is coming, so will see how that goes ..

You and me both .. but just grabbed some from bait freezer that was to be used for burley .. and using fish roe .. go figure 🙂

Thanks ... dont know if there are any rabbits around, will have to keep an eye out 🙂 ... In mean time will stick to the current burley ... and see how we go .. cheers

Hi Thanks .. I just used Flathead guts .. actually just the roe ... cheers

Hi Z ... Haven't cooked yet. Tonight ill have fillets and wings. Was planning to BBQ, but too windy, so will do on stove just with some lemon and garlic .. The second fish I left whole to bake another night .. Have a good weekend .. dont get blown away 🙂

Been a while since writing a report .. Like most , usual offshore fishing has slowed due to COVID. Living on the Central Coast and lucky to have water at the backyard, I've previously tried a few times fishing without much success. Last Thursday, I decided to have a break in the sun by the water at around 3pm, so yes also grabbed the rod and some bait, but not expecting much. Tide was full and about to turn, with no wind. Bait consisted of frozen Flathead guts from the freezer which was going to be for making up some berley .. nothing special. Also grabbed some remains of cooked mud crab just to clean out the freezer. After thawing the bait and throwing in the mud crab remains, rigged up with some fish roe, cast in, and just placed rod with bail open, whilst I sat down. Took 5-10 minutes for the line to take off, and in came a nice bream (approx 40cm). Biggest bream Id seen for some time. After removing the hook (still with bait in tact), another cast with same bait, and to my surprise, before I could sit, the line went and a bream of similar size was brought in. What can I say ... Looks like going forward I have to keep the berley a regular activity, and throw in a line at the right time 🙂 Everyone stay safe in these challenging time ...