Mercer007 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Hey Raiders, Was up this morning before the sun and headed to Avoca to try my luck. Arrived just on day break and decided to do a little bottom bashing. One and a half hours goes by and not even a bite. Moved aroud the rocks a bit further and decided to spin some metal lures for a bit. Had an absolute cracker of an hour. Lost 2 slugs caught 5 bonito around 45 to 55cm mark. In the hour I was there spinning, at least 60 of these fish were caught. I hooked another and it took me straight under a rock ledge. Pop, there goes my last lure. Headed off home and booted up the computed and Ray R PM'd me saying he was heading down on a squid hunt. Packed a few lures and jigs, then back to the rocks for round two. I met up with Ray R and Hodgey1 and tried squidding for an hour or so with no luck. Ray R landed a beaut. ( Bit of jew bait I believe.) Loaded a rod with some squid and within half an hour landed a nice fat Brim for tea. Heres some pictures I took this morning. Happy fishing. Cheers Peter Some other pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve07 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Great spin session on the bonnies mate,with some nice fish amongst them too. Its been a top season for them up on the central coast this year. Well done getting into a few!! cheers Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagoon Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Nice. I'm pretty sure we saw a Boni in Bantry Bay Sydney today. Had a rather blue colour in the water, but had that unmistakable tuna shape... lovely to watch as it scooted off in shallow water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glennmreid Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Well done on catching some great Bonito. They are good sports fish. Awesome stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rehab Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 I also prefer a shiraz with bream though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlloyd Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Nice bonitos and bream, was the wine during or after the fishing session? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer007 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 Nice bonitos and bream, was the wine during or after the fishing session? Hi, Always after, sometimes during, rarely before.... Hope this helps Cheers Nice bonitos and bream, was the wine during or after the fishing session? Hi, Always after, sometimes during, rarely before.... Hope this helps Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie big bob Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Good haul of bonnies Pete Sorry to hear you did no good on the squid. Cheers bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.dawg Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Nice Fish Bonnies and bream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Great work on the bonitos and bream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Hammond Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Do you eat the bonito and are they nice Caught one once in between the sydney heads - went really well as it was hooked on a 3'6 rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark10187 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 nice bonis mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Any one live baiting down there? Been getting some nice Mac Tuna up to 8kg amongst these massive schools of bonnies on the mid north coast. Losing heaps of livies , but if you keep feeding them out you eventually get connected to a tuna ( don't know what hapened to the Longtails this year, maybe it is about to happen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Do you eat the bonito and are they nice Caught one once in between the sydney heads - went really well as it was hooked on a 3'6 rod. Bonito are wonderful prepared the right way1 A celebrity chef named Tetsuya, yeh, that Tetsuya, the one with the best restaurant in Southe east asia/Oceania taught me this one. 1 Fillet the bonito leave skin on 2 Pick out the pin bones 3. Spread coarse rock salt on a matal tray 4. Lay the fillets flesh side down on the salt 5 place unbder a screaming hot overhead griller or better, burn the skin quickly and evenly with a propane torch. The idea is to cook only the fat layer under the skin - 2 or 3mm. 6.Place fillets skin side up on a cutting board and slice across fillet at a slight angle into slices 8-10mm thick using a razor sharp knife like a Santoku or japanese sashimi knife. 7. arrange slices overlapping on a serving plate and drizzle with "tsetsuya's viniagrette for oysters" then serve! Bon Appetit!!! Tetsuya's Vinaigrette for Oysters is basically Good Extra Virgin Olive oil, lime Juice, Ponzu (japanese soy flavoured with a Lime like native citrus) mustard seeds. Ive done this and its seriously, seriously, a candidate for that time when someone asks you what you want for you last meal! Give it a go. If you want you can buy the Tetsuya's Vinaigrette at a certain major department store "food hall". Cheers Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 G'day Peter, mate that is a nice haul of horsies, and that bream you got was a beauty. That chap you met this morning is Hutcho1 not Hodgey1, and your casting is really improving too.. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer007 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 G'day Peter, mate that is a nice haul of horsies, and that bream you got was a beauty. That chap you met this morning is Hutcho1 not Hodgey1, and your casting is really improving too.. Sorry Hutcho1, my bad. Yeah Ray, I was stoked with today's haul. My casting has improved thank's to you mate, and I got the half hitch down pat to secure my bait to the keeper hook. Will try my luck in the morning, fingers crossed....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer007 Posted May 9, 2009 Author Share Posted May 9, 2009 Bonito are wonderful prepared the right way1 A celebrity chef named Tetsuya, yeh, that Tetsuya, the one with the best restaurant in Southe east asia/Oceania taught me this one. 1 Fillet the bonito leave skin on 2 Pick out the pin bones 3. Spread coarse rock salt on a matal tray 4. Lay the fillets flesh side down on the salt 5 place unbder a screaming hot overhead griller or better, burn the skin quickly and evenly with a propane torch. The idea is to cook only the fat layer under the skin - 2 or 3mm. 6.Place fillets skin side up on a cutting board and slice across fillet at a slight angle into slices 8-10mm thick using a razor sharp knife like a Santoku or japanese sashimi knife. 7. arrange slices overlapping on a serving plate and drizzle with "tsetsuya's viniagrette for oysters" then serve! Bon Appetit!!! Tetsuya's Vinaigrette for Oysters is basically Good Extra Virgin Olive oil, lime Juice, Ponzu (japanese soy flavoured with a Lime like native citrus) mustard seeds. Ive done this and its seriously, seriously, a candidate for that time when someone asks you what you want for you last meal! Give it a go. If you want you can buy the Tetsuya's Vinaigrette at a certain major department store "food hall". Cheers Chris Sounds great. Like something I saw on Iron Chef (the Japanese series) Like a carpaccio. Will give this a try. Bon Apatite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANNAFISH Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Good catch. Good way measuring a fish. I got to do next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamerz84 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 nice catch mate, and that recipe sounds great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rah168 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 nice catch mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fibbo Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Awesome bonnies, they look very tasty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer007 Posted May 10, 2009 Author Share Posted May 10, 2009 Awesome bonnies, they look very tasty! They were. I sushimi'd a couple and the meat was that soft it virtually melted in my mouth. The rest is for bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho1 Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 G'day Pete Sorry about the late reply but great post the breambo was a beauty and the bonnies are great fun. I've almost given up trying to work out when they will turn up. Nice to meet you and hope to catch you soon around the rocks. No worries with the name mix up, I bet Hodgey 1 is a great bloke too!!! Regards, Hutcho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewdreamer Posted May 12, 2009 Share Posted May 12, 2009 They were. I sushimi'd a couple and the meat was that soft it virtually melted in my mouth. The rest is for bait. Did you try The Tetsuya recipe?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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