Flattieman Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 G'day Raiders, One of my mates, Tim, has been wanting to have a "boat day" with myself and a few other mates for quite a while. It was planned for 10am today amidst some uncertainties... you see... Tim's family's boat is moored in Middle Harbour (23ft half-cab) and I had no idea how to fish it! After some guidance from fellow Raiders, (thanks, fellas!) we arrived and started the ferrying process from shore to boat - including what looked like a preposterous amount of fishing gear for me (the level of fishing experience varies between my mates - so I was doing a bit of tutoring throughout the trip - that included bringing rods for everyone - probably unneccessarily - as there were some already in the boat - and bait, tackle etc.) So with the boat sitting about a foot lower under the strain of the fishing gear (not really! ), we set out for a bit of a cruise around - a "boat day" entails putting around, nourishment and a spot of fishing. We cruised out to Balmoral beach and headed back to the Spit, where we stopped for a spot of fishing. My first hour was spent showing the guys the rigs, bait presentation etc. etc. and re-baiting - so on and so forth. Then the fish started to bite! It started off fairly slow with a few of the omnipresent small snapper, but before long, some larger fare came out to play . First decent fish to hit the deck was a 26cm bream, caught by my mate Rhyley - it wasn't in good shape, so in to the bag it went. Not long after, another mate, Nic, brought a good tailor (37cm) to the boat - a schoolmate of whose had bitten the sinker off Nic's paternoster rig (nasty thing!). As I was re-rigging Nic, out of the corner of my eye, I saw my rod buckle into a nice curve - Nic didn't waste any time and struck for me! (Thanks, mate!) In a short while, a fat 31cm bream was boated. By now, the action was coming fairly consistently, with Tim and Elliot (yes - another mate!) occupied with some snapper. Rhyley managed one on the legal size, but opted for catch-and-release. At about 12:30, the bite had slowed down and the nor'-easter had picked up - we decided to try Bantry Bay (quite peaceful). We anchored in a sheltered spot, where Tim whipped us up some gourmet rolls for lunch whilst I threw a line in and berleyed up. The first fish who met the berley were tarwhine (I would love to see some bigguns sometime!). As I started on my roll, the rod that I was using bent forward with that unmistakable whiting bite. Hooking it, I was surprised at the weight of the fish. Once it was in sight, I noticed that it was better-than-average size at 37cm . The other guys decided to also eat and fish, with some undersized whiting and tarwhine landed by all. The higlight of that time was Rhyley scoring another bream - 31cm this time. He released that fish. Soon, time was upon us and we returned to the mooring. Overall, we had a successful "boat day", with the three objectives met - putting around, nourishment and a spot of fishing. Indeed, it was very relaxing to be on the water, eat good food and catch a few good fish. We all enjoyed ourselves very much, and we're all thinking of doing it again. Attached is a picture of the day's bag: Flattieman. Gee, I've rambled on! As usual... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Saqa Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 some nice fish there mate . Its not fair that some people can go for a fish while others have to work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Great report, good to see you get onto some fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalliser Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Sounds like a fun day on the water! Nothing beats the relaxation and companies of a few good mates and getting them onto fish! Well done Flattieman! Cheers Ronald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Great report, Ryan and it sounds like you guys had a fabbo day out there Cheers mrsswordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Well done on a good day out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Great stuff Flattieman..sounds like you had a ball. I had a fish yesterday in Middle Harbour as well and landed some beaut fish including a 45 cm Tailor so early signs are showing up for a great season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightmanager Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Nice feed of fish there , things are on the improve I think ! Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLastCast Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 What a great day Flattieman! Congrats on the catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Great report & pics Flattieman! Where's your beloved Flatties? Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 Where's your beloved Flatties? Thanks for all the comments, Raiders. Indeed, we all enjoyed ourselves very much. Jewhunter, I'm sure I would've been able to snag a few flatties if I had the time to work a SP with five other lines in the water! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 awesome report! great fish too! i was sitting at work yesterday, thinking about going fishing... beautiful sunny weather yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 good report mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansea_fisho Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 Great report there mate, some top quality fish there for the table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mysterythecat Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 some nice fish there mate . Its not fair that some people can go for a fish while others have to work Ain't that the truth. From where I work I get a fairly good view of the harbour and seeing guys out there just makes me depressed. Thank god it's Friday. cheers Mysterythecat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted October 14, 2006 Share Posted October 14, 2006 Sounds like you had a great time. Good to see you back Flattieman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 14, 2006 Author Share Posted October 14, 2006 Thanks for all the replies, Raiders. Sounds like you had a great time. Good to see you back Flattieman! Thanks, mate. I was up on the Central Coast for 9 days - more detail here: http://www.fishraider.com.au/Invision/inde...showtopic=14499 Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keenas Posted October 15, 2006 Share Posted October 15, 2006 Good to see you get among'st 'em flattieman, and middle harbour producing. Sounds like a top day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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