adkel53 Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Fished the bay yesterday. Began very early by throwing sps around some favourite areas on the runout tide for lizards. No joy so headed off to the container wall area to search for kingfish, dropping the crab nets off on the way. Threw sluggo type lures at all of the marker cans inside the wall and just as I was about to give up I managed to hook and land a 66cm model at the last can I visited. Almost lost him around the motor leg as I was reaching for the net. They never say die do they. Stayed a while but no more fish evident - couldn't see any on the sounder as I motored around either. Went into Yarra Bay and caught two yakkas (they were being really finnicky) and trolled them around the wall and markers for an hour behind a poor mans downrigger. Also tried some shop bought squid in the same manner. No further action so back to try for more lizards as the tide rose, picking up the nets and one crab along the way. An hours worth of flicking plastics resulted in no interest from the lizards (where have they gone??) so pulled the pin about mid day. Friends coming to have sashimi and barbqued kingfish for dinner tonight. I'm looking forward to that!! Tight lines. Kel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjbink Posted January 17, 2009 Share Posted January 17, 2009 Yes the lizards are quiet. Any crabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adkel53 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Share Posted January 17, 2009 Only one. I had the nets out a few hundred metres south west of the area known as The Sticks as I wanted them closer to where I was fishing. Normally I would have them back around the Towra Pt area. Not a very experienced crabber. Can anyone tell me whether the tides have any influence on crabbing?? Kel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 18, 2009 Share Posted January 18, 2009 Only one. I had the nets out a few hundred metres south west of the area known as The Sticks as I wanted them closer to where I was fishing. Normally I would have them back around the Towra Pt area. Not a very experienced crabber. Can anyone tell me whether the tides have any influence on crabbing?? Kel Put 5 hats out last week and pulled up 8 big male blue swimmers. I always drop mine 2-3hrs before high tide and add more bait (fish frames and mullet) ever hour or so. Checking the traps every 30 minutes is the way to go, any longer and they really make a mess of it (hats that is) The bay is now just starting to show some crab and i look forward to it getting better over the next 4 weeks Will be hitting the bay on Saturday next week for some more crab! Dan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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