Botany Bay

[Outnumbered]

Got out on the water about 5am and headed up to moulinex point in the dark dodging a couple of boats without any lights.

Drifted around for multiple small reds 1 keeper lizard 55cm a ray about 80cm which according to my book was a fiddler ray (released), and daughter No.2 caught her first numbfish.

when i called it a numbfish she remembered when i grabbed one and she threw the rod down and made it into the cabin without her feet touching the deck.

we called it a day with wind gusting to 17knts and the daughter very rod shy worried she would get another numby.

regarding the ray, is this a fiddler? and my book says they are only fair eating (2 stars with lizards rating 3 stars ) has anyone kept one for the table and if so how was it?

edit: how could i forget the 2 nice occy's that are going on my plate tonight

Edited February 12, 2005 by wombat10

[mark_s]

Thanks for the report Wombat, better than my day working for sure.

I often, make that always, see a few boats on Bot Bay without lights on at night. Need to be very careful.

How did you catch the Occy's?

[Outnumbered]

G'day mark

The occy's feel like a lump of weed and usually drop off when they see the boat, so whenever i get a lump of weed i lean into it as hard as i can and it either drops off straight away or the hook sets in one of it's ten testicles (as daughter no.2 calls them )

[allen glover]

Its actually a banjo shark. Numb rays have no markings or easily discernable tail.

better safe than sorry though.

A

[soapie]

wombat1,

I was on the bay last Friday afternoon. Noticed many boats without lights along Mollinuex Pt as well. Not good when the sun went down !!

We got a few fish though. Close mate got a 8.5kg jewie on Saturday morning in there.

Cheers

Nick