saltrix Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Went out from Tunks Park this morning, trolled around Dobroyd Point and got a lot of hits but no fish, about this time of the year this seems to happen and I think leatherjackets are the culprits, sometimes I burley them up and catch a feed but I didnt bother today. Trolled around Nth Head as well but no takers. Then tried DY wide but with a SW wind and S current it was a bit hard to hold botttom so I went on to Long Reef, had the same trouble there but managed a feed. 5 Eastern Blue spot flathead, 1 very good size Morwong, 1 extra large Leatherjacket, and 1 winter whiting caught on a 4/0 hook and pilchard. Left about 10am to come in as the S was freshening and had a bumpy ride home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vipernut Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Well done saltrix,got a good feed of fish there. Very nice size jacket. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlin1962 Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 good catch there mate, my loves flattties me to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Dan Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice work Saltrix yet again, did you manage to get yourself a buddy for the day? Cheers Kiwi Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted September 3, 2007 Author Share Posted September 3, 2007 good catch there mate, my loves flattties me to. No, had 1 reply but he had never been in a boat before and today was not a good day to start, I might contact him when I am sticking to the harbour. Those Eastern Bluespot are not as good eating as the Marbled flathead I sometimes get but they aren't too bad fresh. The Dusky is the better eating of all of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice feed Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 well done on getting out before the weather really gets crap. good bag of fish and should keep all happy with plenty of fish to eat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boban Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Well done mate. I thought it was going to get a bit bumpy in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted September 3, 2007 Share Posted September 3, 2007 Nice bag of fish, I'd especialy like that Mowie with a penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mako1 Posted September 4, 2007 Share Posted September 4, 2007 Great bag of fish Saltrix.It's a shame the conditions wern't the best.Do you think the fish hitting your lures could be slimies.I do alot of trolling along the cliffs around Botany and sometimes there are heaps of hits and no hookups,but afew times I've finally hooked them and they were slimies. Were the lures damaged after the hits? If they were then most likely they are jackets. They are becoming more aggresive each season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted September 4, 2007 Author Share Posted September 4, 2007 Great bag of fish Saltrix.It's a shame the conditions wern't the best.Do you think the fish hitting your lures could be slimies.I do alot of trolling along the cliffs around Botany and sometimes there are heaps of hits and no hookups,but afew times I've finally hooked them and they were slimies. Were the lures damaged after the hits? If they were then most likely they are jackets. They are becoming more aggresive each season. A month or ago I had the same experiance here and actually caught a jacket on a 6" lure, but not this time. You could be right as I have also caught slimies in this spot fishing for yellowtail live bait. Trouble is on a trip you cannot try for everything, I have also caught trevally there on large lures. Regards alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 you got yourself a good feed there for the dinner table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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