Drummer And Some Blackfish

[1975]

My mate took me to his favourite fishing spot on the rocks at Kurnell(?) and picked up my fist drummer that was very fat and 52cm, while trying to catch a groper on grab.I Caught him in the first hour then nothing else so we changed rigs and fished for blackfish close to high tide. After watching how it was done, I managed to catch two beauties and missed a couple more. My mate also caught two.

So at the end of the day I caught my first drummer and blackfish

Just a note rock fishing is not something i would recommend But My mate has been going to this one spot for decades and i wanted to try it out- that being said its still very dangerous and for the first hour i did not want to get my feet wet let alone be close to the edge.

Also how close to the fishraider record is that drummer ( may not be official as it was not on a brag board) and the pics where taken as my mate was cleaning the fish.

1975

sorry here is the other pic

[Hooked-Up]

Well done not a bad bi-catch ay. Did you catch them all on crab baits? Morn/day/arvo?

[pk-fishn]

well done mate nice catch there.

did it put up much of a fight?? last one i caught was that size and was a beast you can feel there tails pulsate in the water as they dive for the nearest structure. they usually put up a good fight and are great eating to boot!! well done.

cheers pk

[njsconst]

Well done!

A drummer of that size is a great fish by any standards, and off the rocks too.

Nathan

[arpie]

Well done 1975!! Great fish, especially on your first effort!! I am jealous.

Don't they pull??? Blackies & drummer both fight well above their weight and fight dirty, too!

Cheerio

Roberta

[1975]

The firstthing the drummer did was dive under the rock ledge. It took me a while to get him out, then i just man handled him onto the the wash, but he didn't stop fighting til he was on dry land. Thank god i had heavy line!