Blackies

[Juzza]

Went to monavale yesterday to try for a few blackies, caught my first blackie off the rocks!!! How differently do they fight off the rocks compared to narrabeen lakes! you feel the tap tap tap and then a bit of weight, you strike! and the weight it still there...once its realised its been hooked it bolts to deeper water stripping line off as you hear the drag clicking. Your rod is pointed towards the water, almost parallel to it. You bring the fish in towards you tilting your rod to the side to guide it, once it sees you it goes for another run (zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....). Then finally it complies and you land it. Fish were caught in kneedeep water, and they run like mad when they are in the swallow water. Came best out of 3 , not including the other guy fishing from the beach

I broke 3 PBs in that session: 35,36,37cm Only managed 34cm from all my previous sessions! Very happy with the results!

Also, i bought a new reel (centrepin) online. It came on monday, its quite smooth, the backplate and spool are made with high grade aluminimum and stainless steel, with two double sealed stainless steel ball races. To take the spool out, you use the assessory shown in the pic and unscrew the middle knob out. The other pic shows all the different components, backplate+spool. The drag? is tightened by a knob on the backplate. All in all im pretty happy with this reel (besides the blue colour he gave me, instead of black) but i guess its good to be different + though ill be sanding out big time (the guy with the bright blue reel)...Hope i get to practise with it soon at the lake.

Justin

[arpie]

Well done Juzza!! Was that off Mona Vale Rocks? Don't they just go!! Was it on weed or cabbage? Cabbage could get you a drummer too - then they REALLY go!! Ours normally high-tail it back into the rocks & try to bust you off! Top effort there & some terrific looking fish! Try smoking them whole. Very easy & really yummy

Lovely looking reel too!! Look after it! Get your name & phone no engraved on it .......

Cheerio

Roberta

After rough seas (like last week) they come on the chew with just a little bit of cunje instead of weed - fished either under a float or with a pea sized sinker on down to the hook. Good chance of getting drummer too.

[Basil D]

nice fish, one of my fav table fish

[luderick59]

great morning justin beat me by 1 fish

the guy on the beach got 8 [no sinker] weed or cabbage didnt matter much

love the reel copy of an avon

once you get the feel of the blackie bite it gets easier [you picked it up pretty quick ]

peter