Gibbofisho Posted October 2, 2006 Share Posted October 2, 2006 (edited) Hey All, First report in a while, managed to get out with some mates from the club on sunday arvo and trolled some lures along the rocks, water was dirty green but we chased a school of stripies (we think) that had birds feeding about 2km out off maroubra, we figured they were stripeys cause they were moving bloody fast and we coudn't keep up. So we gave up and went back to trolling between malabar and maroubra, total was i think 4 salmon, 3 bonito and one sgt baker lol (went a bit close to the reef on that occasion) dropped a fat salmon next to the boat that was pretty annoying, but hey, that's fishing! Here's a pic of two of the bonito's that made dinner that night, thai bonito curry, Yummo! BTW, we were trolling a pink squid and a rapala red and white cd17, the rapala did all teh damage, didn't get a hit on the squidy. EDIT: Also picked up a rat king, went 55cm Edited October 3, 2006 by Gibbofisho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Nice report Gibbofisho, thanks for the info on the lures used. Bonito are not bad eating, depending on how you cook them. Thai fish curry sounds good !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Great work buddy, as long as you get some fish is the main thing eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Well done Gibbo,looks like a nice feed cumin up. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 yeah mate, it tasted great! Leftovers for lunch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 (edited) nice bonnies there mate, is there a secret to getting them as everytime i try i come up empty handed on the trolling front for some reason. have tried the lures mentions and hundreds more for a big zippo. great catch tho there mate well done. Edited October 3, 2006 by Kingies till i die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 nice bonnies there mate, is there a secret to getting them as everytime i try i come up empty handed on the trolling front for some reason. have tried the lures mentions and hundreds more for a big zippo. great catch tho there mate well done. mate there is no secret to trolling i actually find it as one of the easiest forms of fishing. you may have to look at where your trolling more than what your trolling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 yeah mate no real trick, the bonnies seem to hang around the feeding schools of salmon, try trolling through dead mans and around south maroubra, you have to get a bit close to the rocks but its all deep water round there, just have your ratchet on so you can watch where you're going and steer the boat out to see as soon as she sings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 well done buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 hey gibbo good catch mate....ur mates with dutchie ay?!.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 yeah, you in his club? I'm in the dive club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 yeah, you in his club? I'm in the dive club. na played soccer with him ages ago.....he said u boys got soaked that day...we went out on sat...battled the seas off kurnell and worked the muttons off there 4 a 5.2kg stripy good fun on 7kg braid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 nice bonnies there mate, is there a secret to getting them as everytime i try i come up empty handed on the trolling front for some reason. have tried the lures mentions and hundreds more for a big zippo. great catch tho there mate well done. Try varying your trolling speed, drop your lure next to your boat to see what speed is best to get some good action going - ie the fastest you can go without popping it out of the water. Try getting closer to the wash off the rocks, just don't get too close !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 na played soccer with him ages ago.....he said u boys got soaked that day...we went out on sat...battled the seas off kurnell and worked the muttons off there 4 a 5.2kg stripy good fun on 7kg braid! ahh, we tried to chase the muttons off south bra, what were you trolling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 ahh, we tried to chase the muttons off south bra, what were you trolling? we went through the whole tackle box...tried skirts, sp, rapalas but no luck on the troll...so drove to the school cut the engine and casted with 40g raiders....took ages to get a hit...it was only after hundreds of casts we got it and it as the only one 4 the day.....good fght tho took about 15mins to boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbofisho Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 Nice work, at least we know what they were now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 well done mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Well done buddy, good catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 great report by a bloke who knows his stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 I have never caught a bonito on a trolled lure. Better try for them next time I am out. Those stripeys sound real cool. How are they on a plate? Cheers Kelvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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