They're Back........

[Tom Tom]

Sorry guys not pictures.

Went out on Tuesday 15th at around 7am from Port Hacking down the coast to Stanwell Park.

We were looking for flathead but insetad got swamped with leather jackets...Thereyre carzy, they followed us everywhere.

Water was clear and tyou can see them taking the bait.

I placd a large sinker on to avoid them, but the ended up cutting the main line, can you belive it!!

There where two of us and caught around 20 good size ones, threw about 10 back!

Anyway, we skined them at the warf and where home by 2pm.

They did taste great that night.

I hope the travelly will be around soon.

Edited May 17, 2007 by Tom Tom

[zrealist]

They sure do taste nice.

Is there any land based spots in Sydney that consistently produce leather jackets?

we normally buy ours from castle hills for around $7/kg.

[justinp]

Have found arount the marina at the spit usually produces a few, just park in the marina car park then walk south along the grassed area until you come to the floating houses, around this area is a good spot, and bycatch is also good whiting, bream, lizards, flounder, trevally and also iy you have a family not a bad place for kids to learn, this is were I taught my five yr old, can also produce big tailor at times and being MH a jew or a king wouldnt go astray Im sure, cheers. p.s must use peeled prawns here, have not caught them on anything else, long shank hook, one or two split shots and cast to the weed edges.

[zrealist]

Cheers for the tip.

I found out recently that you have to pay a fee to park there on weekend but it is free parking on week days.

[sanger]

Damn jackets!!!! A good way to ruin a day when chacing other things!!! It kills me when they eat my hard earned live squid!!!!