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Those are good fish Riceball. You would have thought Sydney Harbour does not carry that sort of quality fish any more. Well done. Wombat

Noice Flattie. Good work on the release. Wombat

Blue Eye top table fish. Great reort and picks. Well done to Mako. Wombat

Thanks for the HBD wishes fellas, appreciated. Wombat

Namesay you and your boys are bloody legends. Do you think you boys could show me how to get onto those kings???? Wombat

Good read 445F. Sounded like a magic day apart from the jigs. Wombat

Thanks Mako. Will have to try some of those skirts. Wombat

Great fish and almost fish. What lure were you trolling? Wombat

Good going on the Blue RB. Congrats on letting it go too. Wombat

Nooo ...!!!??? Really? You got me there.....

There are those days but it just makes us keener for the next trip out ...eh? There must be something sadly wrong with us do you think? By the way Female Fisho I think I need to talk to your other half. I'd really like to know how he 'converted' you to a fanatical fishing type person. I must be doing something wrong. Wombat

Well done Union. Beach fishing the way to go. Good catch there mate. Gotta be happy with that and why not. There is enough misery around so mate let em hang out and let the endorphens run. Wombat

Good report and pic Offtap1. Great fish for dinner. Wombat

Netic, Wise words there mate and glad we were reading your words and not the newspapers. Praise the Good Lord that you made it back safe. He must have something in store for you still. Good stuff. A lesson for us all. Wombat

Congrats on the mamoth catch and giving it another go mate. Top stuff!!! Wombat

Thanks Clutch. Not as big or as many as over the Tas but we dance and holla!! just the same when they're on. Must meet and have a beer with you when I'm over next. You near the Metropolis at all? Wombat

That is a serious fish. Well done Wayne. Live squid I take it? Wombat

Got to Roseville at about 6:30am for an easy launch and plenty of parking. What a surprise. I thought I'd be walking miles being a public holiday weekend. First job to get some livies. Haven't been out at such a late hour before and with a relatively strong wind as well it was the first time I haven't been able to raise live bait in the harbour. However all not was lost as one of the kids on board got on to some decent bream. Ended boating (3) varying from 25 to 28cm all on the live bait handline rigs. Biggest fish he'd caught till then, so one happy customer for the day already. Well Mr. yakka wasn't gunna play ball so I decided to move off to try for something of decent size. The original plan was to go to a Fad or the Waverider for a dolly day but with six on board I could feel the weight on the big Quinney and also whilst at Balmoral I sensed that the wind was already an issue, so decided to stay in close. Not worth the risk with so many people on board so decided to exercise the captain thingo. Plan B: As it was a SW blow I thought we'd stick our nose out of South Head and with the high cliffs these should give some protection. If not we could scoot back into the harbour to one of the bays anyway. As we rounded the corner hey ... don't you love it when a plan comes together. Not quite glassey but better than the choppy conditions elsewhere. We followed the cliff face and before too long I notice a fish trap. Thought a drift pass it would be a good start to see if any dollies had adopted it yet. Zippo for dollies. We ended up anchoring nearby as we seemed to be drifting too fast. Out goes a couple of padernosta rigs with pilies. Soon (3) of the crew started calling for Ralph over the side of the boat. One went into inspect the ceiling of the cuddy for the rest of the trip. 20 mins on bang goes the Daniels Shimano baitcaster with 12lb mono. First big fish for Dan. Guru Wombat (little does he know that I know little) does the instructing bit about use the rod don't just wind etc. etc. It's a kingy by the weight and way it's fighting methinks and amidst a lot of wooping and yelling we soon see colour. Yep! a silver 64cm bullet hits the deck. Yahooooo!!! Second happy customer. Whilst taking the pics of the king the camera mans rod takes 'the' bend and lets out that beautiful sound zzzzzz... only a drag can do. Whatever it is it had little chance as it was on the end of the Penn overhead with 30lb braid. Usually used with the downrigger. Son number one was the man on the job. First kingy for him. Yes Lord!! thankyou. Within minutes kingy No2 hits the deck after a sloppy netting job by yours truly who seemed to do everything to loose it. Well I was a bit excited for the little fella. Just legal at 60cm so into the esky she goes. Customer No3 happy. Phew!! The day is saved. I spent the day baiting, rigging, driving, netting, unhooking everything from a gigantic puffer fish (30cm), to those beaut kings. Didn't have a fish myself but you know I had a beaut day. Hope eveyone else are having the same. God Bless chaps. Enjoy the pics. Wombat

Thanks fellas. Been away for a while and just signed in. Had a great day. Thanks George, Clutch, Kikila (Chris?), & Rob. Wombat

Good report Penguin. What a hoot about the Yankee warship. I can just picture it. Wombat

10 foot open dingy with a suss donk and from the look of the photo you were where???? You're the man Clutch. Wombat

Top report Cova and as everyone agrees great pictures. What a fantastic walk. Wombat

Well done to little Spic & Dad. Can't complain about a day like that. The memories will leave a big imprint on the little fella for a life time. all good stuff. Wombat

Good report BloodKnot. Port Stephens a magic place. Must be a bit crowded at the mo though no? Wombat

To the site Coastfisher. That is not too bad a fish mate for starters mate. Will you be using that for live baiting?? Wombat Ps just kidding THAT is a FISH and a half. Looks wider that the tinney!!! Were you trolling the plastic of just casti ng around?