james7 Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 (edited) Heading out we caught two big salmon. Good start to the day. We continued trolling south. It was quiet for a while, but we picked up a couple of small bonito and a few tailor. Then we found a massive school of baitfish getting smashed on the surface. It was amazing seeing fish jump out of the water. We trolled around for about an hour picking up more bonnies and some rat kings. Unfortunately for our mate Alan, all the fish were caught on Syd's rod. Syd and I took turns to bring them in. Great fun. However, Alan just couldn't get one despite trying a range of lures. Alan waiting in vain for something to happen. He tried jigging and then throwing some sp's, but Al couldn't get anything to stay hooked. It looked like he was going to have "one of those days". It was weird because Syd and myself must have caught a dozen between us by this stage. Anyway, it was time for a leisurely drift for some flatties. Pehaps Al's luck would change? It wasn't long and Alan's line starts screaming. (Yeah, his luck had changed alright!) Up comes this beauty. And Alan's reaction ... His smile says it all. Syd got into the action with a few good flathead and a big jacket. What was I doing wrong? Syd and Alan continued while I just watched. Alan pulled in another ripper while I eventually managed a few smaller ones. (At least I was on the board now!) Mind you, I did catch a very "pretty toad"! If you want to see some pictures, I've put some in "Toothy Critters 3". Click here to see them. After a few hours we headed home, with Syd and Al smiling all the way. I grabbed a few shots of Jibbon Bommie. They clearly show how dangerous bommies can be. Flat water one minute, then the waves rise up out of nothing! Here's Alan showing off his two great flatties. ... and the "table shot" - Syd and Al all smiles. Syd caught the most, Al got the two biggest ... and I caught the three smallest, ... but they were the three "prettiest"! All up, another great day on the water! Cheers Peter Edited December 25, 2010 by peterS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted December 25, 2010 Author Share Posted December 25, 2010 Tailor and bonito fillets ready for smoking. Smoked and delicious! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musty Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Tailor and bonito fillets ready for smoking. Smoked and delicious! Cheers Peter DAMN THAT LOOKS TASTY! i guess my liquid lunch is going to have to do me until the bbq is ready tonight. Great report too! Musty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robeebee Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 great report and pics as usual peter top stuff mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusky_Chaser Posted December 25, 2010 Share Posted December 25, 2010 Great report .....smoked fish is Gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hodgey Posted December 26, 2010 Share Posted December 26, 2010 Well Al certainly came back with a vengeance, didn't he? You and Syd are finding some quality fish in great numbers at the moment Peter Terrific photos as always mate. I hope the fishing continues for you into 2011! Cheers Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james77 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 A good day out. Two decent size flathead on that table. Great photos. The smoked fish looks good. Whats the bonito taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Well done Peter & co!! Top outing! Those kings & big flattie would have been fun! Good to see Alan got into the action too! Nice looking fish when smoked! Bet they tasted good, too! James77 - I've smoked bonnies before & they are OK - better just cooked as fillets, lightly crumbed!! YUM!! Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVZ350 Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 those fillets look awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Another top report Pete with some great pics, I see a new recruit to the team did well and no banjo's . Congrats on a top day Pete and that smoked fish sure looks good.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangus Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 Heading out we caught two big salmon. Good start to the day. We continued trolling south. It was quiet for a while, but we picked up a couple of small bonito and a few tailor. Then we found a massive school of baitfish getting smashed on the surface. It was amazing seeing fish jump out of the water. We trolled around for about an hour picking up more bonnies and some rat kings. Unfortunately for our mate Alan, all the fish were caught on Syd's rod. Syd and I took turns to bring them in. Great fun. However, Alan just couldn't get one despite trying a range of lures. Alan waiting in vain for something to happen. He tried jigging and then throwing some sp's, but Al couldn't get anything to stay hooked. It looked like he was going to have "one of those days". It was weird because Syd and myself must have caught a dozen between us by this stage. Anyway, it was time for a leisurely drift for some flatties. Pehaps Al's luck would change? It wasn't long and Alan's line starts screaming. (Yeah, his luck had changed alright!) Up comes this beauty. And Alan's reaction ... His smile says it all. Syd got into the action with a few good flathead and a big jacket. What was I doing wrong? Syd and Alan continued while I just watched. Alan pulled in another ripper while I eventually managed a few smaller ones. (At least I was on the board now!) Mind you, I did catch a very "pretty toad"! If you want to see some pictures, I've put some in "Toothy Critters 3". Click here to see them. After a few hours we headed home, with Syd and Al smiling all the way. I grabbed a few shots of Jibbon Bommie. They clearly show how dangerous bommies can be. Flat water one minute, then the waves rise up out of nothing! Here's Alan showing off his two great flatties. ... and the "table shot" - Syd and Al all smiles. Syd caught the most, Al got the two biggest ... and I caught the three smallest, ... but they were the three "prettiest"! All up, another great day on the water! Cheers Peter well done cheers rommel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FISHARK Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Well done guys good report....looks as if the resualt was also good !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indir-emir Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 great work mate all the best in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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