Beaver Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Hi Guys Just a quick report. Braved the swell sat and anchored up off North head. Sent out a half pille and hooked a 60cm salmon nearly straight away, released him. Had live yakkas out too and got a 50cm rat on my heavy gear which was overkill. Had a few floating baits out for trevally as there have been a few around lately, got 2 decent ones to 38cm on floating peeled prawns on my light rod (15lb), not long after my light rod with the prawn buckled over and went screaming, managed to turn it before it reefed me and got it near the boat, then another long run, followed by another etc etc, finally got it in the boat and measured it turned out to be a legal around 68cm so kept him. Got a few more salmon on our yakkas which we released again, then caught this weird fish on a half pilchard. Not sure what it is any ideas, similar to a long tom? Long tom? but its striped (ps blood is from one of the salmon that was deep hooked not this fish) Legal king Cheers Beaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 year not sure what that is, sounds like you had a good time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabble Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 nice day out. well done. it is a long tom. we get a few different species in sydney. You often find very large schools of this type on the inshore grounds, sometimes literally hundreds of them. If you find the small ones they can make a good livebait for big kings, tuna etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 nice day out. well done. it is a long tom. we get a few different species in sydney. You often find very large schools of this type on the inshore grounds, sometimes literally hundreds of them. If you find the small ones they can make a good livebait for big kings, tuna etc. Ah yes thought it might have been another species of long tom, the photos I saw of long tom had no stripes but a similar body. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SZ1 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 looks like a long tom to me. Good catch on out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 on my light rod (15lb) LOL that about the heaviest rod I have (but never had luck with kingies) Seems you had a good day. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaver Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 LOL that about the heaviest rod I have (but never had luck with kingies) Seems you had a good day. Well done. Haha yeah meant to say 15lb mono line, rods about 3-4kg, light enough to have a good bend in it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ifonly Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 I'm under the impression it is a barred longtom but the ones i have caught havent had as many stripes as that one. Nice Work on the kings, salmon and trevallys to mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zen801 Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Yeah I think it's a barred long tom. I caught one trolling a few weeks ago outside the heads. Great blue colour and set of teeth. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Probably a longtom. Awesome catches mate, glad to hear abotu the release also. Well done : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 (edited) I call them Alligator Gar "Tylosurus gavialoides" not that uncommon with all the warm water thats been around this year, but a bugger to stay connect to. Good work Beaver on staying connected. Ohh. they are a more of a Oceanic Species than a Estuary type. Edited May 10, 2011 by Blackfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhands Posted May 10, 2011 Share Posted May 10, 2011 I call them Alligator Gar "Tylosurus gavialoides" not that uncommon with all the warm water thats been around this year, but a bugger to stay connect to. Good work Beaver on staying connected. Ohh. they are a more of a Oceanic Species than a Estuary type. Never forget an episode I had once with a long tom. Was spearing years ago at Lobster Bay (Currarong) and as came in shallow saw a big long tom (maybe 70-80cm) on surface near me. Took a shot with hand spear, got him but he got off. Next thing he kept charging towards me, stop maybe a metre away and bare his impressive fangs. Did it 2 or 3 times before I managed to spear him properly. Was very yummy to eat, weird though had green bones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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