madasacutsnake Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 (edited) Well.... Finally a report. Went out from Gerringong early this morning. Geez, could you get a better day????? perfect conditions! Didn't do to well with the flatties but got enough for a feed with the biggest being about 55cms. Didn't get too much on the reef but got 3 good sized moari wrasse and chucked a few back. Went down further to gerroa and got onto the leatherjacket just off the beach. Had plenty of fun with them and got as many as we needed. Fathers day bbq at my place tomorrow and there will be no shortage of fish on the barbie! There was no pressure for the feed today as I caught a good sized shark on Thursday. Pics Below. Any tips on cooking the shark appreciated, I think I have about 5kg of flesh ready to go. Edited September 2, 2006 by Stallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Well done on a great day. That is a huge leather Jacket. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasacutsnake Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Well done on a great day. That is a huge leather Jacket. Regards Paul. It was 50cm on the dot! biggest I have ever seen, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 It was 50cm on the dot! biggest I have ever seen, that's for sure. That is big. It is a shame that you don't have a photo of it with a ruler as that would be a new fishraider record. Regards Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Top catch Stallo.Well done Pleanty of tasty jackets there. I catch quite afew sharks from the beach. They're great eating.I love them just fried in alittle flour or in breadcrumbs. Have never tried them on the BBQ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
domza Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Damn thats alot of fish!! could u tell me where abouts Gerringong is? i have caught plenty of shoval nose sharks before and never kept them, some people say they are good how do you cook yours and what does it taste like? What kind of rig do you use? long shank im guessing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasacutsnake Posted September 2, 2006 Author Share Posted September 2, 2006 Damn thats alot of fish!! could u tell me where abouts Gerringong is? i have caught plenty of shoval nose sharks before and never kept them, some people say they are good how do you cook yours and what does it taste like? What kind of rig do you use? long shank im guessing? I've never tried shovel nose either. We caught a couple yesterday so I thought I may as well give it a go. As for the rig, Large running ball sinker down to a wire trace and 3/0 baitholder hook. The set up is not that important, you just have to set the hook quick so they don't get a chance to swallow it, other wise they wreck the wire trace. We were getting one hooked up then bringing it up to about 6ft of water and there would usually be 4 or 5 following. Then it was easy going because you could watch them take the bait. Heaps of multiple hook ups! Gerringong is 2 hrs south of Sydney Stallo That is big. It is a shame that you don't have a photo of it with a ruler as that would be a new fishraider record. Regards Paul. yeah, just noticed the current record. There would have been quite a few over 40cm. I'll just have to go back out again Stallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outnumbered Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 nice feed sounds like a great session. i kept a shovel nose once to see what it was like on the plate. even the dog wouldnt eat it, maybe it was the cook but i wont be giving them a 2nd chance. plenty of better things to eat IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 hey mate awesome catch there what bait did u get the leatheries on? i bottom bashed just off botant on sat and got a few but they kept biting through the 40lb leader. i think i must use wire trace next time... great catch again cheers steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Congratulations on removing a few more (tasty) soft plastic destroyers from the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crow Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 I've never tried shovel nose either. We caught a couple yesterday so I thought I may as well give it a go. As for the rig, Large running ball sinker down to a wire trace and 3/0 baitholder hook. The set up is not that important, you just have to set the hook quick so they don't get a chance to swallow it, other wise they wreck the wire trace. We were getting one hooked up then bringing it up to about 6ft of water and there would usually be 4 or 5 following. Then it was easy going because you could watch them take the bait. Heaps of multiple hook ups! Gerringong is 2 hrs south of Sydney Stallo yeah, just noticed the current record. There would have been quite a few over 40cm. I'll just have to go back out again Stallo I reckon its only 1 3/4 hrs from Penrith!!!! Its great fishing down there, i go down there often. Never miss out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madasacutsnake Posted September 3, 2006 Author Share Posted September 3, 2006 hey mate awesome catch there what bait did u get the leatheries on? i bottom bashed just off botant on sat and got a few but they kept biting through the 40lb leader. i think i must use wire trace next time... great catch again cheers steve Hi Steve, We were just knocking fillets off any undesirable fish we hauled in. I'll think I'll get hold of some squid for next time but they just wreck anything you use anyway. As for the trace, I was using a 50lb but they just bite em off, they were nearly getting thru the 40lb wire if you weren't quick enough getting them in! Had the barbie chock a block full of em last night and the family over for fathers day. A little bit of lemon and some cracked pepper, Bloody beautiful even gave the old man a couple of feeds to take home with him. Stallo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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