Steve07 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) Fishing on botany bay early saturday morning with my 7 year old daughter Angelique,produced a nice variety of fish all caught on ultra light tackle with a collection of fresh peeled prawns & live nippers. With a steady trail of fine berley along with the runout tide,we soon enough had the bites coming pretty regularly with some nice bream hitting the baits hard,along with a few whiting & the odd trevally,all giving Angelique a pretty hectic workout & heaps of fun,on light 2lb mono line,lightly weighted with a metre long 4lb leader & number 2 size mustad suicide hooks on all 4 outfits we had set out. I had the fun job of rigging,baiting up,casting out & unhooking the fish,while Angelique done all the work grabbing rods,hooking up & very slowly taking her time to wind in each fish we hooked. Around 8.30 after the bite had began to slow down, so i made a move to slightly deeper water in the middle of the bay,wide of the 3rd runway. After setting anchor & having set out the spread of rods,i turned my back to grab the cold water for a drink & i heard for the 20th time,quote"dad i think that something is pulling on that rod" so thinking that it was probably the current or wave action pulling the rod tip,i got a big suprise when i turned around to see the rod tip right down & doubled over hard,this time she was spot on,a fish had nailed the bait & the line had run around to the other side of the boat. The rod was picked up & with a very solid weight on the end,i told her to wind in steadily but when the fish pulls,stop winding & let it go.I new this wasn't a bream as it was not running too hard but just a solid & stubborn weight,that had Angelique puffing & struggling after about 15min on the rod. As it got closer to the boat & i could see the double knot come over the back near the outboard,i started to get a bit worried as this fine line was getting too close to both the outboard & the boat,but when i grabbed the leader & guided the line around to the side of the boat,i looked over the side & the big brown shape of a solid flathead came to the surface,i couldnt believe the size of the fish she just managed to bring to the boat,i scrambled quickly for the net & after some very anxious moments,finally slid its big head into it & lifted the fish aboard.I couldnt believe she done it,a great fish that went 64cm & 1.93kg on the scale, caught on 2lb mono line.Angelique was gone,here arms were aching & she had enough for the day after that,but she was heaps happy with the big flathead & couldnt stop admiring it at the back of the boat. With 8 bream,3 whiting,2 trevally & the flathead,along with a few bust offs & chopped by 2 big tailor,we called it a day around 12.30pm & headed back in. We had a great time together on the bay with a good bag of quality fish,i was very proud of her efforts & thought she was brave to get out there on the water so early, with the mornings starting to get pretty fresh this time of year,but she was still keen to get back out there the next day with the promise of maybe getting amongst some striped tuna & frigate mackerel that had shown up very close in along the coastline over the last few days. Will give you that report soon,on another great day out there for Angelique. Thanks Steve Edited April 7, 2008 by nexus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA911 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hand that girl a VB!!!!! but on a more serious note thats a ripper of a catch for your daughter! Hope she rembers it for a long time and even better still smashes her PB some time soon. well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbielites Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Well done Angelique. That fish is nearly as big as you Robbie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmoshe Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 well done Angelique...That's one monster lizard. Excellent stuff. Cheers, Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herdsman Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 well done young lady excellent catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Wow great catch young lady i'm still battling to get to 70cms your 2cms ahead of us well done on a nice lizard Regards Rizzo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King slayer Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Holy crap! That Flattie is as big as her! Good on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Angelique, you are a champion! It only took me 45 years to get a flathead like that! And you Steve must be one proud dad! Well done to both of you. This was a great report to read. Thanks. Looking forward to the next one. Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr magoo Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 go girl,Angelique that is an exellent capture and on one kilo that makes it even more special well done cheers arman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StessL72 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Fishing on botany bay early saturday morning with my 7 year old daughter Angelique,produced a nice variety of fish all caught on ultra light tackle with a collection of fresh peeled prawns & live nippers. With a steady trail of fine berley along with the runout tide,we soon enough had the bites coming pretty regularly with some nice bream hitting the baits hard,along with a few whiting & the odd trevally,all giving Angelique a pretty hectic workout & heaps of fun,on light 2lb mono line,lightly weighted with a metre long 4lb leader & number 2 size mustad suicide hooks on all 4 outfits we had set out. I had the fun job of rigging,baiting up,casting out & unhooking the fish,while Angelique done all the work grabbing rods,hooking up & very slowly taking her time to wind in each fish we hooked. Around 8.30 after the bite had began to slow down, so i made a move to slightly deeper water in the middle of the bay,wide of the 3rd runway. After setting anchor & having set out the spread of rods,i turned my back to grab the cold water for a drink & i heard for the 20th time,quote"dad i think that something is pulling on that rod" so thinking that it was probably the current or wave action pulling the rod tip,i got a big suprise when i turned around to see the rod tip right down & doubled over hard,this time she was spot on,a fish had nailed the bait & the line had run around to the other side of the boat. The rod was picked up & with a very solid weight on the end,i told her to wind in steadily but when the fish pulls,stop winding & let it go.I new this wasn't a bream as it was not running too hard but just a solid & stubborn weight,that had Angelique puffing & struggling after about 15min on the rod. As it got closer to the boat & i could see the double knot come over the back near the outboard,i started to get a bit worried as this fine line was getting too close to both the outboard & the boat,but when i grabbed the leader & guided the line around to the side of the boat,i looked over the side & the big brown shape of a solid flathead came to the surface,i couldnt believe the size of the fish she just managed to bring to the boat,i scrambled quickly for the net & after some very anxious moments,finally slid its big head into it & lifted the fish aboard.I couldnt believe she done it,a great fish that went 64cm & 1.93kg on the scale, caught on 2lb mono line.Angelique was gone,here arms were aching & she had enough for the day after that,but she was heaps happy with the big flathead & couldnt stop admiring it at the back of the boat. With 8 bream,3 whiting,2 trevally & the flathead,along with a few bust offs & chopped by 2 big tailor,we called it a day around 12.30pm & headed back in. We had a great time together on the bay with a good bag of quality fish,i was very proud of her efforts & thought she was brave to get out there on the water so early, with the mornings starting to get pretty fresh this time of year,but she was still keen to get back out there the next day with the promise of maybe getting amongst some striped tuna & frigate mackerel that had shown up very close in along the coastline over the last few days. Will give you that report soon,on another great day out there for Angelique. Thanks Steve Hey steve nice fish mate she is doing good she has learnt from her dad hehehe well take care see you down the club next time cheers steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElwoodBlues Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 That was a great report and an amazing flathead and to catch it on 2lb line is a brilliant effort great work there Angelique Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Congrats to u and Angelique on a fine specimen caught there Nexus penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 You're a very clever girl, Angelique ... that's a fantastic fish! Great stuff, Steve! Hodgey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted April 8, 2008 Author Share Posted April 8, 2008 top stuff nexus, i heard you guys over the radio on the sunday chatting to a mate... you were about 12km off botany and were heading into maroubra for a bash as far as i can remember well done to your daughter on her catch p.s. nice looking boat, what is it? Hi crazyfisherdude The boat goes great & suits all types of fishing we choose to do on the day from estuary,to close offshore, to wide out near browns,can handle it on my own if i need to at the ramp & light enough to tow up or down the coast fishing the hot spots when the fish are there. Its a 5.5metre aluminium Stessl bluewater,with a 115hp suzuki 4stroke to push her along,very economical on fuel,its definately the best boat i have owned,very comfortable & roomy to fish from,plus heaps stable on the water in all conditions. That was probably someone calling me over the radio on the weekend,i was trolling up & down the coastline off malaber & maroubra getting my daughter amongst the schools of striped tuna & frigate macks that showed up close in,only 100m out from the rocks at some places. Cheers buddy Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scon Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 what a top catch , well done to your daughter , where about's were the Frigates, how far out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Nice fish. I bet your daughter was thrilled. Kids get so excited. always great to see the kids have fun on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelxr6 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 THATS GOLD!!!!! mate awsome report . looks like the little one had a ball Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenfish Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Wow Angelique,that's a whopper flathead & a fish that you will remember for a long time. Good on ya dad,getting your little girl out there & amongst all those fish, very lucky girl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruddy Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Great flathead ..........There is nothing better than seeing kids catch fish like that. Well done Ruddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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