Crocodiles In Sydney!

[Richard1]

At about 8:30pm last night I decided to go for a drive because I wanted to take the car out for a spin, so I planned to go up to the local maccas for some food, and on my way get petrol and some starburst.

As I passed the petrol station I thought, why not go for a drive to “spot X” to see how the fishing is going, I will get petrol on the way back I thought.

So I pressed on towards my “spot X”. I went to the usual spot and spotted 2 young guys fishing; I got out and asked them how it was going...one of them showed me the big whiting he had caught, and the trevally he had caught, and 2 little yakkas in a bucket of water. I noticed the tide was almost coming over the edge of the wall. They explained to me it was the new moon so it’s a monster tide. BUGGER, i didn't have ANY fishing gear in the car at all! After about 15 or 20 minutes of talking to them, I said, we should put one of these yakkas out for a Jew! They replied go for it! "if you get a Jew we will give you 10 bucks" and I said if "I get a Jew ill give YOU 10 bucks!!" and so Hamed gave me a bent 12foot rod to use with a reel that had a busted anti-reverse with some unknown strength mono on it. I asked Dave what the biggest hook he had was, and he gave me the hook off his spring type fish scale. it looked to be about a 3/0, so I thought to myself I better get this off the bottom, because livies have never worked for me when they are stuck to the bottom, so I sort of snelled the hook about 40cm form the end of the line and then tied the biggest ball sinker he had (about a 1dollar coin size sphere ) to the bottom of the line.

And tossed the yakka out into the darkness. After 5 minutes or maybe 8...there was movement on the line. It had "drifted" far to the right and closer in than where I had cast it. We suspected a tiny injured yakka could not have done this

So I started to reel it in and I started to get some stronger tugs and a huge weight on the line. As I was reeling this unknown object in, there was MUCH hooting and yahooing from us all.

Luckily they had a net, and as I brought it to the surface it was revealed to be a big flathead! Yahooooooo!!. What a monster!

measured dead on 65cm and about 1.2 KG.. i couldn't get a picture of it with the tape measure straight because it was curved in the plastic bag on the way home. damn lucky Hamed had a plastic bag for me! i put him in the frunk so the carpets in the car didn't get fishy haha he was too big for the bag.

So we all posed with the fish, and I took home tonight’s dinner, with the promise I will go fishing with them again what a cracker!

[Mercer007]

Now that's fishing spirit, lending a fellow fisho some gear to hunt with.

Looks like you've made a couple of mates for life there.

Nice flatty, well done...

Cheers, Pete

[jewiehaven]

Thats one helluva CROC Richard1!

I hear Dave got a Whiting and a strange Bream that looked like it was mutated.

Great read and what a STONKER of a Flattie

Cheers

Anthony

[jewgaffer]

.....I said, we should put one of these yakkas out for a Jew! so Hamed gave me a bent 12foot rod to use with a reel that had a busted anti-reverse with some unknown strength mono on it.

......he gave me the hook off his spring type fish scale. it looked to be about a 3/0......

Top gill hook up Richard1 The hooks taken off fish scales seem to come in handy at times and that particular brand of fish scale should prove to be a popular hook and sinker combo for the average talkative jetty mute after seeing that $10 result ....

Well done Richard!

Cheers

jewgaffer

Edited June 24, 2009 by jewgaffer

[Richard1]

Thanks it was a great bit of luck. yeah i will be using that rig again for sure

[georgema]

Great read there .Well done on the flatty.

[bergo]

nice croc mate good job.

[A.dawg]

Scared the poopee outta me i thought it was actually a crocadile as in the big raptile thing But that thing is a croc Well done

[Ray R]

Good story mate, a bit of kindly supplied gear and you end up with a nice feed of flathead..

Cheers..