Penguin Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) Hi everyone, Two mates, my soon to be six year old son and I went out on the harbour a couple of days ago, not for a fish but just for a leisurely cruise, and to have ourselves a nice dinner on the water. Anyway we cruised around for about an hour then ordered via ph from a local seafood restaurant, 1 hot, and 1 cold seafood platter to go. we arrive near the restaurant and Bill jumps ship, and bolts over the road and is back in no time with all the goodies. We found a nearby quiet place to drop anchor, and we all proceeded to devour our seafood dinner. When it was nearly all gone Bill turfs a half eaten oyster into the water, and within 2 seconds there is a huge splash and the oyster is smashed by some thing fishy. Oh no why didn't I bring any prawns or pillies with us, then my son goes "Dad why don't we use some chips for bait". I thought what the heck, and gave the little fella the only rod on the boat, and said go for it, thinking this will keep him quiet for a bit while we digest our food. 1st cast and hes on, and he starts yelling, but only manages to bring in a little Yakka. John Y (Bean) who was also with us says, "Ha why waste time on Sardines, hahaha, I'm gonna have a nap". The little guy persists and I pass him a couple of cold chips, he drops em down and guess what, he gets a double hook up, that required my assistance to wind in, was too heavy for him, Bill and I spend the next 30-40min, not digesting our food but, being bait and net boys for my son, who manages to land 9 Bream, and not one under size either, he got one at 27cm and all the rest went 33- 38cm and they were big and fat. he also got an eel that chewed through the 3kg mono, and put and end to the fishing as we had no tackle on board, so we set off for home. Should have seen the look on John Y's face when he woke up and asked, "Did you get any more Sardines hehehe". I just had to show him the pics on my dig cam. penguin heres some of the pics Edited April 3, 2008 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerg Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) Penguin thats a sensational report. Some excellent specimens there, well done to your son for persisting... cheers, Greg Edited April 3, 2008 by gerg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brickman Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 penguin what a grin the boy has but as i see it every thing on the plate was fair bait were you chucking the prawn heads over the side i would like to see a report when the boy is using real bait great pics gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roffo Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 A few weeks ago I saw the same thing at a marina at Darling Harbour and cold chips and rice seem to be what they feeding. We starting to feed the bream when a few other boat followed suit, It was hard not to throw a loaded hook over the side. Great stuff, what a feed !! Congrats Roffo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew399 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 There are alot of bream about at the moment as they are coming into the harbour to spawn. I got 4 for dinner 2 days ago in about 20 mins on bonito cuts. I rekon i would of bagged out if i kept going, they were seriously that aggressive! Thats a great effort though, it makes it so much sweeter when caught unexpectedly on something like chips!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 bean will always be bean,way to go to your son,who would have thought,cold chips,way to go to little johnny..top report,bill showed me the pics on his phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boban Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 How good is that. I don't know which part you would describe as "livin the good life", the meal or the fishing. Top stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 great stuff who would have thought ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretsch Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 That is a great story.. I believe cheese also works well for Bream. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 What a great read! Congrats to the young bloke on a champion effort. The icing on the cake for what looked like a very nice feed enjoyed on the water. Hmmmmm. Wonder if the will notice that I pack a rod in the car every time I take the kids for 'hot chips' on the beach....... Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Great yarn Penquin, Your son will remember the fishing not the platter and that particular restaurant may start stocking basic tackle for its take away customers...'Would you like hooks with that?" or "Would you like to upsize that mono?" Biggest bream I have ever seen was caught on a chip off the back of the Nelson Bay fish market Cheers Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 That's a fantastic report penguin. A great read. And congratulations to your son. What a winner! It's amazing how often the "unexpected" fishing trip can sometimes be the most enjoyable. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 3, 2008 Author Share Posted April 3, 2008 were you chucking the prawn heads over the side great pics gary Gary we had eaten just about everything, and when the young fella started to hook up, we were sifting through or rubbish bag looking for seafood scraps to turf over board as burley, this included the prawn heads. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydharbourfisho Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Wish I was there with you guys! Great fish caught and great food.. yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 So let me get this straight Penguin, You throw chips out and get fish......................... You throw prawns when every one else throws livies out and get monster kings................ Mate, I've got to get a ride on your boat, your the only person that throws anything off the boat and comes back with a bloody fish! Cheers, Stumpy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 (edited) lucky for me i have 6 kilo of prawn shells,etc in the freezer for burley for my next trip out. Edited April 3, 2008 by Crazy John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolan Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 lucky for me i have 6 kilo of prawn shells,etc in the freezer as burley for my next trip out in the freezer. Mate, if your on Penguins boat, just throw the whole bloody freezer in, Penguin will probably pull it in fully stocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 the funny thing is,it would probably happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Ah, Penguin. You still got it mate Cheers Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Well done Penguin & boy!! What a blast!! It has worked for me in the past, too! But usually, I eat most of the chips so there aren't many left for the fish! I have also caught on a sultana!! Work that one out! Cheerio Roberta Next time you have left over chippies, freeze them & include some in your burley as well as bait ..... once again, there would be none from me, as I usually put mine in a dish in the oven with a mix of eggs, bacon & baked beans on top, sprinkle with cheese & bake them!! YUMMY Chip Bake!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Top report Penguin and well done to junior. Nice to see fine weather and fine on the water dining. Shame about the recession and the shortage of oozo. Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varos1911 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Top report Penguin and well done to junior. Nice to see fine weather and fine on the water dining. Shame about the recession and the shortage of oozo. Cheers jewgaffer Did the chips have Chicken Salt or just Plain Salt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Did the chips have Chicken Salt or just Plain Salt ? Sea salt penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirit_fall88 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Sea salt penguin very nice fish there. Yeh hot chips seems to work. Last time I was at the sydney fish market had those seafood basket stuff. I saw sooo many breams there near where we were eating so i chucked a piece of chip in and straight away they grabbed it. Then i threw a lemon in and grabbed that too! unbelievable. It was around the same time last year. LOL im seriously gonna try fishing chips now when i walk past maccas(cuz they are so crap). I think its cause of the oil. It works similar to tuna oil it'll dispense the smell really good. Penguin how big was ur chips and how did u rig it on? I assume they are pretty soft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 4, 2008 Author Share Posted April 4, 2008 Penguin how big was ur chips and how did u rig it on? I assume they are pretty soft. Mate the chips were slightly overcooked so they were a little hard on the outside, the little guy had trouble puting a hook into most. 2 hook rig and very light sinker bellow was used. penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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