Penguin Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) Hi everyone, Finally got my Quiny back from the repairers workshop after having my windscreen and frame replaced after my untimely fall onto it at the end of last year. Took my 70yr old uncle from overseas, and my mate Bill out for a fish on the bay today. We hit the water at around 9am and went to spot A, and at spot A we stayed for the next few hours. My uncle had the 1st and 2nd hook ups and his inexperience shone through, he got busted up on some big fish that I called for Kings judging by the way the rod tip was pulsating up and down. There were a few sporadic boils from time to time around our boat We managed 2 land a couple of Salmon biggest going 64cm, and also lost a couple due to their aerial displays. My uncle then boats a nice 67cm Flatty. Then I'm on big time and my line starts to peel but this only lasts about a minute then pop, the fish is gone . A minute later Bill gets a big hook up. he fights the fish for 10 mins, then nothing his line goes limp, the hook pulled. A couple of Trevs and Bream were then boated before the next big fish hits Bills rod. This thing was a steam train and showed Bill no mercy for the next 30mins. The rod tip was pulsating up and down, and I told Bill he had a good King. When we did eventually see the King he wouldn't come out from under the boat, I couldn't get a net around him and he was rubbing himself up and down the underside of the boat. I have never seen this before but I have read about it, anyway out came the telescopic handled gaff, and he was eventually pulled on board. A very nice 97-98cm Botany King . We got a few loud cheers from some workers who were watching the fight from nearby. The next hour produced a few more big runs with no reward, we got a few Trevs and a Flounder. None of our heavier outfits were even touched by anything other than a Banjo Shark. We had a white boat with green bimini, three occupants on board come by and ask us if we were doing any good. I told them there are a few Kings around up to around a metre. Judging from there response I don't think they believed me. I'm just wondering if these persons are from FR When we decided to leave we saw bird activity and boils in the water all around the drums, looked like Kings and Salmon to me. We tried a few lures and Sp's but they were moving too fast for us so we continued on our way back to the ramp. We are eating fish 2moro as is Bills extended family and the old pensioners next door have bagsed the Sambos for their Thai fish cakes. heres some pics My uncle and a Sambo Our catch Bill and his pb King Edited February 25, 2009 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnno Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Great PB bill sounds like a great day to be in the water good to see the quinnie is back on the water your uncle must be loving it penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Great result Penguin!! Good to see your uncle getting amongst the fish. Tell me John, have you ever seen Botany Bay and the Harbour fish as well as they have this year? and how's my mate Mimo going these days? Cheers Byron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat-as-trophy Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Great fish there Penguin. Sounds like you all had a great day, and that everyone was happy. Including the neighbours. Cheers Mrs Flightmanager Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Wow great fish and Nice feed there Allready Dribbling over that flounder havnt eatten salt and pepper flounder in ages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr magoo Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 nice fish there mate ,and good on you for getting your uncle stretched ,i bet he will remember his day on the bay,i fished the bay on sunday and we had fish busting up here and there and they too were moving very quickly,and they didnt seem to have a pattern to them just here and then over there ,we managed a couple of tailor from them before we moved on but i could see some of the boils were salmon,the tailor had prawns in them so that could explain why they were all over the joint anyway congrats on the fish cheers arman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CR@ZY OS@M@ Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 well done penguin on getting a good result esp bill on landing a very good king on light gear. we also had kings busting up next to our boat,we managed to hook up but lost it on a sp. i could see that they were big kings by the size of their tales flapping out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 top stuff well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AQUABOY82 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 top stuff well done Good catch mate you goto be happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim77 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Nice fish Penguin. What bait were you getting them on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Geeze Mate, sounds like you need a rest after that effort. The back has obviously heeled, and looks to have got a good workout. Great day for you and your fellow fishos. Maybe the kingy was getting romantic with your rig Look forward to the next report. Cheers Mariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 (edited) Nice fish Penguin. What bait were you getting them on? All fish were caught on peeled prawns and on pilly cubes. That big King took a prawn as it was being retrieved back to the boat. Heres another pic of the King after capture. Edited February 26, 2009 by penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 26, 2009 Author Share Posted February 26, 2009 Great result Penguin!! Good to see your uncle getting amongst the fish. Tell me John, have you ever seen Botany Bay and the Harbour fish as well as they have this year? and how's my mate Mimo going these days? Cheers Byron Hes going well Byron and working hard, he says hello penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambly99 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 sounded like a quality day on the bay mate. top fish aswell keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamj72 Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 NICE KING THERE MATEY!!!! GREAT FUN EH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big_steve Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 well done mate some nice fish there and a very solid kingy cheers steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayfisher Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 well done mate some nice fish there and a very solid kingy cheers steve Hate to say it but spot A is going to be packed over the weekend by the looks of that pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 Hate to say it but spot A is going to be packed over the weekend by the looks of that pic Lets hope some more nice fish are pulled from there, and people post some pics for us all to enjoy penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Spot A didn't produce yesterday afternoon. Put out a good berley trail. Fished with live yakkas, dead squid, cutlefish and big green prawns peeled and unpeeled. Fished other side of oil wharf as well when the tide changed. Total catch 1 flathead, 1 black bream, one nice jacket and a couple trevors. Then fished under Tom Uglys bridge till about 9 pm without a bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeh191 Posted February 27, 2009 Share Posted February 27, 2009 Well done Penguin, thats a top catch for the bay. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 Spot A didn't produce yesterday afternoon. Put out a good berley trail. Fished with live yakkas, dead squid, cutlefish and big green prawns peeled and unpeeled. Fished other side of oil wharf as well when the tide changed. Total catch 1 flathead, 1 black bream, one nice jacket and a couple trevors. Then fished under Tom Uglys bridge till about 9 pm without a bite. Hey hookerbruce, did you fish your peeled prawns unweighted, and was the current moving your berley trail towards the wharf? penguin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Hey hookerbruce, did you fish your peeled prawns unweighted, and was the current moving your berley trail towards the wharf? penguin Hi Penguin YEP fished west side with run out tide, then watts reef slack water, then east side with run in tide. droping unweighted baits at the back of the boat on 2 kg outfits and feeding it out produced the few keepers we managed. Had a half hearted run on a live yackka which killed the bait but left no teeth marks, call it for a small king or salmon Thanks for the reply and will try again probably monday arvo. Hookerbruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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