Ray R Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 (edited) G'day Raiders, was up very early today hoping to beat the wind but it was still blowy early , not bad enough to stop me fishing anyway, Mercer007 crept around early as well just before the rise of the sun. We both through the big ones hoping for some quality fish, the wind made things difficult as it caused a huge bow in the line , however we were still able to see the bites, Pete got a huge hit but didn't hook up, then I got a good hit and run, picker up the rod and hit him, reeled in a beaut bream, he went 39cm's on the lie detector very happy with this one. Went a bit quiet then until Petes rod goes off and he nabs himself a little reddie, unhooked and returned, his next bait goes off again , this time we knew it was big and ugly by the way it sat on the bottom, he nearly reefed himself on the rock edge but pete outsmated him be going out to next outcrop of rocks and kind of pulled him back , this freed him and Pete landed a big banjo shark, I got the ook out , gave it a quick tune-up and he was ready to play like PeterS's report a couple of weeks back , couldn't resist to get a pic of Pete with his banjo on his own mobile camera. About 7:00 am, decided it was time to chase some horsies so I walked up the rocks a bit , found a spot between other fisho's and started spinning, well it didn't take long before I was pulling in a horsie I thought he was small and hoiked him back, must be bigger ones there, so I cast again , another small one, needed some fresh bait so I kept him, then another and another till I had enough, the young fella next to me wasn't doing so well and I could see his frustration with me catching and he not, gave him a couple of retrieving tricks and whammo he started getting them too, he started smiling then. Went back to my original spot and the wind was realy howling now, Pete was chasing squid but no takers. So there ya go that was the morning around windy Avoca, Mrs Ray R is very happy with her big bream, I've made some tasty bontito morsels up ready for a battering and the rest is salted and packed for bottom bashing baits... Cheers... The Catch Sundays Horsies A Nice 39cm Bream Me and the big guy Keeping an eye on proceedings Nice Dentures Edited May 21, 2009 by Ray R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthony1 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Nice bream Ray I caught a few horsies and was going to see if you wanted one for bait but can see you don't need it What did you get the horsies on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squid hunter Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 great pics there ray looks like a great session regards Squid Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahajo Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Very nice bream RayR Well done on catching some top bomito Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Sweeeet sesh mate. A feed for the missus and some bait for the freezer. That spot is continually producing something for you! Once again, some great closeup shots. Top breambo Ray Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercer007 Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Ray, Great haul today. Nice to see Avoca providing for the locals. Thought i'd share this pic as well for the raiders. Cheers, Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Ray, Great haul today. Nice to see Avoca providing for the locals. Thought i'd share this pic as well for the raiders. Cheers, Pete Maybe we can get a band going here, someone playing the drummers, and how about a trumpeter. Seriosly though it was a lot of fun there can't wait for tomorrow morning.. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Excellent work Ray and Peter! Great report! I've got to print it for Syd to look at. He'll love it! Maybe we can get a band going here, someone playing the drummers, and how about a trumpeter. However, we may need to employ an old Italian bloke to keep the instruments in ... tuna! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Excellent work Ray and Peter! Great report! I've got to print it for Syd to look at. He'll love it! However, we may need to employ an old Italian bloke to keep the instruments in ... tuna! Cheers Peter That got a huge burst of giggling from me, good onya Pete .. Cheers.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANNAFISH Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thats a hard to get good size bream you got there. Bonitos too. Good job!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce the Postie Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Just a thought,but here's a couple of tunes they could strum. Salmon chanted evening ? A white cork float and a pink crustacean ? Whale meet again??? Or maybe even , I did it Mulloway????? Cheers , Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 (edited) Nice looking bream there RayR....Bonito are good to catch on light gear and make good eating crumbed like you say or smoked..... The banjos usually only steal jew baits and are about as good to smoke as a bumper pulled out of a bath tub.... Cheers jewgaffer Thanks for the pms mate.....I hope to get up there one day Edit A thoughtful and Bruce Edited May 18, 2009 by jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergo Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 nice bream Ray seems u always seem to get a decent feed off avoka rocks good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mondo Rock Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 the young fella next to me wasn't doing so well and I could see his frustration with me catching and he not, gave him a couple of retrieving tricks and whammo he started getting them too, he started smiling then Thanks again for a great report Ray - keep them coming. My FIL lived at Avoca beach for a few months last year and I regularly took him fishing on the beach (for mixed success) but we never tried the rocks at the south end. Sounds like we should have! Re the quote above - you wouldn't be willing to share those "retrieving tricks" with a wider audience would you? Also - as someone who's done a lot of spinning off the stones and never actually caught a bonnie - I'm very interested in the type of lure you use for them? I've previously bought a few large pink spinners, having been told that bonnies llike the pink lures, but no luck as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Just a thought,but here's a couple of tunes they could strum. Salmon chanted evening ? A white cork float and a pink crustacean ? Whale meet again??? Or maybe even , I did it Mulloway????? Cheers , Bruce Love your nom-de-plume bananaphobic. Do you freak out when you're fishing buddy brings one on the boat? Over the side with both of them ! LOL - I love the tunes you came up with. Very creative. You see what happens when you get a bunch of bored fishos together with too much time on their hands and they catch a banjo or two? They start a band... One day, somebody is gonna plug one of those rays into an amplifier and start playing "smoke on the water..." Love the humour, love the pics, keep it up guys. Laughter really is the best medicine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtime Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Great work Ray, I don't think I have seen a trip of yours that you miss getting a good feed. Great photos again, you're nearly knocking Hodgey of the roost for the best pics. Cheers Mariner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie big bob Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 Ray Cracker bream there. Cheers Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagoon Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 That's great, love the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebi Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Love the pics Ray, well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sails Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi RayR, well done on a nice bag of fish and some good pics. Why do you suppose they call them horsies? cheers Sails Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted May 21, 2009 Author Share Posted May 21, 2009 Hi RayR, well done on a nice bag of fish and some good pics. Why do you suppose they call them horsies? cheers Sails G'day Sails, that would be because the bonnies are also known as 'HORSE MACKERAL' , so I guess many many years ago some fisho shortened it to Horsies and the name stuck.. Cheers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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