pmak Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 A few days ago, my darling wife asks "Are you doing anything on Easter Friday?" Damn, I was hoping to go fishing . Not wanting to put fishing first, I replied, "Nothing planned yet, do you want to do something together dear?". "I've got to go to Church in the morning but I would like to have fish for dinner. Can you go fishing?" she said. I could'nt believe my ears! Friday rolls up and the forecast is for a gusty southerly. Launched at Kurnell at first light with the intention of chasing some trevally. Conditions were already windy very early on and became terrible as the sun rose. Despite the conditions, I managed one good bream, a new PB at 40cm taken on a Gulp 2" jigging grub slow rolled over the weeds outside the mouth of Quibray Bay. Other than a pike, no trevally, a lost hard bodied lure (possibly to another pike or tailor), pinkies and getting blown all over the place, we called it quits at mid day. I got my kids to go for a swim as I pulled the boat out and cleaned my catch. With the kids enjoying themselves at the beach, I still had some time up my hands. Out comes a rod for some good old land based fishing. Using the wind to my advantage, I was able to launch casts far out from the beach. Got some nibbles but nothing substantial stuck. I finally made my way over to the end of the groyne closest to the boat ramp and pulled a good sized flathead out from the depths on a Berkley 2" power grub in bloodworm (meant for bream). Had to call for the net as I only had 3lb Fireline and 6lb leader. No. 1 son obliged and ran to the boat and clambered over all the rocks to get the net to me. She measured exactly 60cm, unlucky for her as we normally release flathead above 60cm. My wife was so happy when I called to tell her she was going to have fish for dinner. We invited my in-laws over and had the flathead for dinner cooked in a Malaysian style spicy sauce. The bream is destined for a sour soup on Sunday prepared by my mother in law. I'm not a religious person but as I sit at my study table posting this up in this Easter period, I recognise that there are many things I am thankful for. Hope you all have a safe and happy Easter ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Thats a great reward considering the conditions and a couple of real quality fish,well done Cheers Stewy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g7g7 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Good stuff- and yes there are way to MANY things we should be grateful for and not granted for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashlee Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Good report PMak, good fishes, and I agree there is much to be thankful for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Seems you enjoyed youselves and caught some nice fish in trying condition pmak...congratulations. Plus you did exactly as the wife asked.... mate you should be in the good books for a while!!! Thats something else to thankfull for. Happy easter, Smitty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish2day Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Wow! That was a good fishing in the unfriendly weather.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUSTER 1 Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 A couple of nice fish there mate,I fished the same area on saturday managed only 2 flathead one 59cm and the other 55cm but i was useing bigger lures 5'gulp jerk shads,next time I will try some 2'lures and see if the bream will play Cheers Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tan the fisherman Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 Well done PMAK, good post and a good catch! That sour soup sounds great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breambucket Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Good work mate on the PB! There have been a few large bream out of that area this season and a few more to come i recon! I myself have managed 3 over 40 and boy dont they like the berkley grubs! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul.kenny Posted April 4, 2010 Share Posted April 4, 2010 Nice fishing and great post again pmak, especially the PB bream. You did well fishing those difficult conditions on Friday, there were a lot of white caps in the bay from about mid morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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