funnierthanu Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Got a call from a customer to do a check measure at malabar so i decided to hook the boat up and fish the bay when i finished . The 20 knot south easter wasnt going to stop me . Got to the new forshore drive ramp et 7pm to see a 8 metre whitley sitting in the car park without a trailer , they didnt hook up the safety chain , thats the first thing i do when i bring in the boat .First inpressions of the new ramp ( crap ) wouldnt use it on a weekend as everyone just ties up to the wharf and blocks the pontoons. Went straight across the bay into the wind and started to fish on the sea side of the oil wharf. First 4 cast and lost 4 good fish . Thats what you get for trying new rigs . We fished till 1030 but the wind got the better of us and we headed back .The mate i took said there was no fish in the bay and after him only getting 3 fish last week he wanted a little wager , ha final tally was 5 for him and 23 for me with a tally of 28 fish , 1 fh 2 snapper 5 trevally 5 tarwhine 7 bream and 8 whiting with the biggest at 45cm. It was a solid 3 hr of fishing . Hope you enjoy the read . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thats a BIG haul!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Thats a nice bag of fish, well done. cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 great haul, well done, I expect the bay to only get better from January till the end of april Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Some really nice size bream there. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve351 Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Huge haul ! Excellent effort in the SE wind.. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Jeez Funny, I reckon your mate would have thought it was a REAL hoot to constantly watch your rods bowing while his had stagefright. You certainly have a lot of experience fishing after dark in the wind, especially in MY spots ! Good on you - a top haul, especially in really trying conditions, and I know that you, in the spirit of good matemanship, would have shared the fish 50 - 50. Also, your mate would have picked up a few pointers from the master himself. That was a top elbow slapper there - will go down a treat. By the way, when you say the 8M whittley was there without a trailer, do you mean it was stolen as there was no chain, or it came off the car somehow? That would be a $12K trailer for sure.... Have a good christmas mate and we'll catch up when you have time - ie between customer visits ! Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim bream Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 thats a great catch some very nice fish there you just dont no when the bay will fire the whiting seem to every where Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnierthanu Posted December 20, 2009 Author Share Posted December 20, 2009 Jeez Funny, I reckon your mate would have thought it was a REAL hoot to constantly watch your rods bowing while his had stagefright. You certainly have a lot of experience fishing after dark in the wind, especially in MY spots ! Good on you - a top haul, especially in really trying conditions, and I know that you, in the spirit of good matemanship, would have shared the fish 50 - 50. Also, your mate would have picked up a few pointers from the master himself. That was a top elbow slapper there - will go down a treat. By the way, when you say the 8M whittley was there without a trailer, do you mean it was stolen as there was no chain, or it came off the car somehow? That would be a $12K trailer for sure.... Have a good christmas mate and we'll catch up when you have time - ie between customer visits ! Tony Tony , they had no safety chain and the whinch cable snapped half way up the ramp , the inboard was enbedded into the ramp Jim , with the wind like it was last nite its easy to get whiting as the boat swings 30 - 40 metres .Its only my 2nd attempt at the whiting in the bay so i was happy to get a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Day's Fishin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 That's a nice haul of fish, will will sure fill up your freezer. I feel sorry for the ones with the whittley as this could happen to any of us if we depend on the poor old strained winch cable/strap instead of taking a extra couple of seconds to put on the safty chain, to which I have been a party too. I'll make sure I put it on from now on. Regards Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poseidon Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Very nice bag there! What bait(s) did the damage? Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewgaffer Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Good little session funnierthanyou, that is a great haul of fish you've got there I reckon had you had the chance to start earlier in the afternoon with the low around 4.30pm and particularly with the south easterly freshening things up, we would have seen quite a few more fish from you particularly whiting and tarwine... It's been interesting to see that all the work in Botany Bay that everyone was so concerned about has actually livened up the fishing... Cheers jewgaffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 thats a big haul, I hope your next few sessions are catch and release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 That's Awesome stuff there mate you sure know how to bag a feed!!!!! Regards, Nathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DGF Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 haha i saw that whitley too i was behind him as he was going to that boat ramp on my way back from la parouse i saw it in the carpark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnierthanu Posted December 24, 2009 Author Share Posted December 24, 2009 Very nice bag there! What bait(s) did the damage? Cheers! All the fish were caught on worms and frozen nippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggie Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 All the fish were caught on worms and frozen nippers Nice whiting,wonder if they are catching any of those off the bay beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tide'n'knots Posted December 26, 2009 Share Posted December 26, 2009 All the fish were caught on worms and frozen nippers great catch mate very impressive! I always thought that nippers went soft and fell off the hook after being frozen? pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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