arpie Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi guys Finally got into some nice blackies in Wallis Lake on Sunday. THey didn't take bait till the tide turned from full high to slowly going out, then they went beserk for 1hr!!! I must have caught more than 10, but only kept three - 30, 31 & 35cm. The smaller ones (some legal) kept me busy. Using a firmer rod, I managed to control the 35cm one & it towed me in a semi circle, trying to get back into the lease to bust me off! Also got a nice 33cm bream in the leases again the day before, on Hodgey's lure, again!! He put up a spirited fight & deserved his freedom. More & More, I find myself putting fish back, only occassionally keeping a feed. I only like eating fish twice a week anyway! I really just like the challenge of catching the pesky little blighters! Can't wait till they come on for longer than an hour! Cheerio Roberta Hope to try for some bass in local rivers next weekend ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 (edited) hi roberta great catch . well conditioned fish same thing happened down here last week came on the bite top of tide and 1hr after usually we get them on the run up to high peter 1 blackie has 10 strips the others seem to only have 7 does anyone know if they all have different numbers of stries?? Edited March 10, 2008 by luderick59 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted March 10, 2008 Author Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi Peter Will have to check the number of stripes from here on in!! Hadn't really thought of it before!! There were some whoppers along the break wall on Sat PM (last of the run out) & I wished I'd taken my rod with me ..... instead of just gathering bait! Don't think they were biting again, tho! I must give them another go but am pretty busy just now till Easter! Good luck at Mona Vale! Give Sails a yahoo & get him to dust off his blackie gear in the afternoons before daylight savings stops! Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Good Luderick .. the one in the net looks incredibly silver and the bands are very pronounced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick -angler Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Nice fish Roberta Was talking to Dad an old hand at breakwalls in his youth and he says that its strange to have decent fish hanging around in good numbers he always swore by the april till September runs up north then he reckons their habits have gone arse about now go figure hey! Check your PM's the peice will be free! I reckon they are bloody useless as they cause more tangles than not i will write some articles eventually on centrepins for the website, just got to find the time. Cheers royce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Many thanks for that, Royce! A spear fishing buddy reckons there are currently huge schools of very big blackies hanging off the headlands of Seven Mile Beach!!! Hope they come into the system sooN! Mind you, that nice white one of mine would have been a recent immigrant to the lake, I reckon! Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 hey roberta.great looking fish,i have a few questions 1what lb line do you use 2what bait for the blackys 3do you ever run into windsurfers on the lake 4ever fish for flathead in the lake regards brickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Nice to see you getting among the good size blackfish and bream Roberta ! Good to hear the water is nice and clean up there. Is that Barclay's oyster lease in the background? By the way good luck with your bass sessions over the weekend! Your kayak will come in very handy to do just enough long strokes on the oars to just glide along and sneak up on them. The kayak would be just the thing to get to those likely looking holes in between the shallow sections that are too difficult for others to access. Just thinking it might be an idea to stock up on worms and salt water nippers which are also a great bait for freshwater bass and would be handy to have as a back up for the times when they're not taking the lures Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted March 11, 2008 Author Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hi Brickman Re your questions ... 1 what lb line do you use - in the yak I use 6lb braid with a 1m 20lb shock length for the sinkers, then 6lb-10lb fluoro as traces 2 what bait for the blackys - green weed (found in ponds or drains) or sea cabbage (on rocks at low tide) 3 do you ever run into windsurfers on the lake - not yet!!! 4 ever fish for flathead in the lake - used to all the time, but just love going for blackies now!!! Must get back into the flatties again tho, as I have spooked some big ones recently! If you want to read more about these pesky little blighters & how to catch them, a bunch of us put up the 'best tips' on blackie fishing last year on this thread ... http://fishraider.com.au/Invision/index.ph...c=23679&hl= Hope you get into them - a warning tho - it is highly addictive! Ooooh Jewgaffer hadn't thought about the worms & nippers ...... I have plenty of worms in our vege patch just now ..... not many veges tho!!! Thanks for that! Not sure if it is still 'on' - depends on whether my buddy is available! He knows where to go!!! He got a 56cm wild bass last week! Pulled like a freight train! Cheerio Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 thanks for the info roberta[pritty much what i thought you would use except for the leader]helps with the oyster leases ,about the windsurfers.why i asked was my sister and brother inlaw own and run a windsurfing school on the lake glad there not a pain in the ass.havent fished for blackys for 20 years or more,may leave it till my later years.but i love catching kings on 6lb in the boat. along time ago i hand my dads dads split cane rods restored[1hex one peace.1 hex 3 peace]heading up to see them in two weeks will take some snapps these are 60 odd years old and in as new nick both blacky rods will post them in fishing chat asap thank again for the reply regards brickman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 cant wait to see the split cane rods they would be unreal blackie rods peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted March 13, 2008 Share Posted March 13, 2008 Roberta you are on fire! Early season Blackies & a nice Bream on a surface lure. Great stuff. I'll try to keep up with your expertise next time you're up this way. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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