Penguin Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 (edited) Hi raiders, Went out on the harbour Mon morn,started off at Rose Bay at 6am, couldnt get any live bait there so dropped the boat in the water and went out towards the heads.Salmon were there but Bill and I couldnt get them to take any lures or bait so we gave up on them.Trolled some lures out of the heads south towards Bondi and back for zip. Went to the Wedding Cakes and got a dozen or so Yakkas,then off to Middle Harbour and experiment with my new downrigger, had an absolute ball there for the next 2hrs trolling lures and Yakkas, got 7 Kings(56-75cm 3 released)and a Jew(62cm),and had a couple of bust offs. When things went a bit slow we moved back towards the heads for a bottom bash,we settled on a spot just outside South Head,in 3/4 of an hr there we landed 6 Snapper(30-52cm 2 released),then had to leave and head for calmer water as we were both a bit quizy thanks to the wind and waves, Tried Clifton for only one Flatty(38cm released),then back to the Cakes and managed to land 6 Trevs(36-40cm). We called it a day after that and went home pleased with ourselves. penguin Bill and some fish Edited October 31, 2006 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 well done guys. top work. good to see you guys got the downrigger down to pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Geez, I might even have a go at catching kingies looks like everyone is catching them Looks like they take anything, I might get the oily rag out and try that Swordie, run to Tony's for a downrigger for us and hurry up Great bag of fish penguin, you would have to be real happy with that Cheers mrsswordfisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bastik Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 (edited) Bravo!! What a top feed. I like the way you have symmetrically laid out the fish too. Need to get myself on of these downriggers you are all talking about. Edited October 31, 2006 by bastik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netic Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Great Stuff Penguin, looks like you guys had a really good day Good to see the downrigger getting good results for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted October 31, 2006 Author Share Posted October 31, 2006 Geez, I might even have a go at catching kingies looks like everyone is catching them Looks like they take anything, I might get the oily rag out and try that Swordie, run to Tony's for a downrigger for us and hurry up Great bag of fish penguin, you would have to be real happy with that Cheers mrsswordfisherman real happy,and happy that a couple of the Kings took a liking to Fishfinder Tonys Kingy Candies baught em Sunday arvo and followed Tonys advise and had Kingys on em Monday morn, Thanks Tone penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Too right you should be pleased with yourself !!!! That is a great result, an excellent bag of some quality fish. Good to see you moving around searching for the fish. Reading reports like this keeps your hopes and spirits up, I sense it won't be long till I christen my downrigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rzep Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 What a good mixed bag you got there Penguin. Well done on a good day. What do you think about the downriggers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 i have never used a downrigger but it might be time i bought one. Congratulations on a good catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flattieman Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Lovely bag of fish as usual, mate. This time including some great snapper!!! Woohoo! Flattieman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 great work, very nice snapper and kingies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offtap1 Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Excellant bag there even better on a monday , keep it up Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laredo Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 nice day. mate what kind of lures did the kings hit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IFishSick. Posted October 31, 2006 Share Posted October 31, 2006 Always a good thing to catch a nice Jewey while chasing Kings. Beautiful eating. Top Stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 nice day. mate what kind of lures did the kings hit? Hi mate all Kings were caught on live Yakkas except 2 which hit on wat are called Kingy Candies,I attached a long thin strip of squid to the hook and downrigged em. Kingy Candies I got from Fishfinder bait and tackle,and Tony there suggested I add the thin strips of squid to the lure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalliser Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 That's a very nice mixed bag u've had there penguin. Great work on the kings! Cheers Ronald Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 (edited) What a good mixed bag you got there Penguin. Well done on a good day. What do you think about the downriggers? rzep mate,its the 1st time i've used em and obviously they work or maybe we just got lucky,I gotta admit though that I dont really like trolling as I find it can be noisy and boring at times,I do like anchoring up set a few rods up and sit back relax enjoy the piece and quite and wait for a bite penguin Edited November 1, 2006 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Rock Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Great Stuf Penguin - you tried several different locations and techniques and they pretty much all worked!! And now that you've got the downrigger sorted you can start chasing the real big hoodlums on the closer reefs outside of Sydney. Congratulations on a great day on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ophet Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 rzep mate,its the 1st time i've used em and obviously they work or maybe we just got lucky,I gotta admit though that I dont really like trolling as I find it can be noisy and boring at times,I do like anchoring up set a few rods up and sit back relax enjoy the piece and quite and wait for a bite penguin I agree with you Penguin, there is something soothing about anchoring up, setting the baits and just relaxing. Trolling is hard work, and monotonous, but the results speak for themselves. I think it would be good to mix it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted November 1, 2006 Author Share Posted November 1, 2006 I agree with you Penguin, there is something soothing about anchoring up, setting the baits and just relaxing. Trolling is hard work, and monotonous, but the results speak for themselves. I think it would be good to mix it up. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DV8 Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 I agree with you Penguin, there is something soothing about anchoring up, setting the baits and just relaxing. Trolling is hard work, and monotonous, but the results speak for themselves. I think it would be good to mix it up. I once share your sentiments on trolling. sitting on an alluminium seat going round and round a bay was not what i called fishing. I suppose I am a bit older now and I find trolling really relaxing once you are set up. These days I am just happy to take in the scenery as i drive around. Davo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACZ Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Great fish there mate how far off were u when u got the snapper? in wat depth?floaters? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammy Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Smorgarsboard of fish there champ Time to pay back all those favours with fresh fish works a treat with me when I get a good catch.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namesay Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 Great work!! Lovely fish. kings and snapper the best of both worlds.Cheers KElvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 1, 2006 Share Posted November 1, 2006 great work mate, nice bag of fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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