joshg_888 Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Hey guys Went down to Clifton Gardens off the jetty a couple days ago really early and got a few live yakkas into the eski ready for dawn.. Once the sun started hitting the water Kingys were smashing bait schools everywhere but would not take the live yakkas at all..Lots of surface action for the next 2-3 hours Caught a decent size squid and threw it out whole straight away but nothing Tried lures and everything to see if i could get them on the bite but they just werent interested.. Guess it was just one of those days but we did manage a nice bream and the squid was pretty big.. No pics this time as i left the camera at home Might head there over the weekend again n try my luck Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 so close yet so far. The complexity of fishing, its what gets you hooked for life. Better luck next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
injay Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 thats the way it is there mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydharbourfisho Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 hey mate, was this on boxing day? Coz i think i was fishing right next to you.. we had caught a flatty and a few other fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
top breamer Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 THATS FISHING MY FRIEND YOU WIN SOME YOU LOOSE SOME GOOD LUCK NEXT TIME CHEERS TOP BREAMER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abiasin Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 there may have been slimie schools busting up also, we found that a few weeks back they were busting up everywhere without a prededtor in sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I've heard the same things happening to my work buds there. They managed two on stick baits but the kings were generally small and not interested in 'commonly used' baits. Would have been exciting to see at least! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshg_888 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 hey mate, was this on boxing day? Coz i think i was fishing right next to you.. we had caught a flatty and a few other fish Yeah it was..i was there early this morning too and barely any surface action happening at all lol Managed 3 squid and a fair few yakkas but the kingies were abit quiet..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choad Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I've heard the same things happening to my work buds there. They managed two on stick baits but the kings were generally small and not interested in 'commonly used' baits. Would have been exciting to see at least! how do you catch live whitebait? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plankton Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 With a cast net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy ripples Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Hi all The old method of casting chrome lures like the half by quarters, and cranked at high speed through the schools of whitebait might get results. When i lived on the northern beaches I fished the ovens and Broken Bay ,this method accounted for a lot of Kings and other pelagics ( match the hatch) . These fish are aggressive and compete for there food so the faster the retrieve the better Kilacarp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishermangreg Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Hi all The old method of casting chrome lures like the half by quarters, and cranked at high speed through the schools of whitebait might get results. When i lived on the northern beaches I fished the ovens and Broken Bay ,this method accounted for a lot of Kings and other pelagics ( match the hatch) . These fish are aggressive and compete for there food so the faster the retrieve the better Kilacarp I agree kilacarp, If the fish are fussy and are only into what their eating you have to match the hatch. Catching those whitebait is just not on the cards...unless you have a net or catch a kingy and have him ralph them up. The the old school method of spinning chrome slices or metal slugs nearly never fails if you can cast into or around the baitfish action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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