cut_loose Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Today my dad had a mates day organized on the beautiful waters of Port Hacking and i was more then keen to go. It was a day to fish and talk and just have fun. There was 4 boats involved and we followed each other around all day. The day was to be finished with a bacon and egg lunch at Greys Point boat ramp before bringing our boats in. The morning started off by everyone meeting at Greys Point boat ramp at 6am, it was still dark as the first 3 boats (including ours) launched. While waiting for the 4th and final boat to arrive one of the guys sitting in his boat realized he left the bung in, his feet were getting wet ! haha, so we put it back on the trailer and emptied the water out, just as that was finished the 4th boat arrived and launched and we were setting off for a fish. Daylight was breaking which made it alot easier to see. The weather looked beautiful, as we drove around the corner and seen the sun breaking over Jibbion heads we thought, yeah that looks like it's worth a try. Got out to Jibbion and it was windy, choppy and impossible to hold bottom. We put heavy sinkers on but only managed to catch a few undersized Flathead, well, lots, 10 + Flatties came over the side and not one was legal, the biggest going 32cm. Dad did manage to catch a decent Leatherjacket though, i thought there would be plagues of them but i was wrong. My dad then told everyone to reel in and move over for a fish off Jibbion beach. I thought nah this is crap, so i told him, lets go pump so nippers and anchor up in South West Arm, start a small berley trail out of the wind, and fish nippers lightly weighted with tiny hooks and 4lb line. Dad agreed and went along with it. We made our way over to the sandbar and started pumping for nippers, it was freezing cold and my hands and feet were going numb, plus i was wearing skinny jeans and rabens which i managed to get soaked ! my feet were so numb for the rest of the day haha. After 15 minutes i wanted to get out of there. We had 20 nippers which i thought would be enough for a while, we had pilchards as well so there is enough bait. We made our way over to South West Arm and anchored up. I set the burley trail out and got the first baits in and sat back and thought, well isn't this relaxing ? out of the wind, nice and comfy, i loved it. Within a few minutes dad hooked up to the first fish, a cute little 27cm Bream on a nipper That was a good start, in the live well he went (i ended up releasing him at the end of the day anyway) and we kept fishing, 30 or 40 minutes later with heaps of bites i finally hooked up to something decent, it kept going for quick runs and wasn't coming up, it felt heavy, it turned out to be the biggest Trevally i've ever caught ! it was heaps thick, it went 49cm long. Not bad for 4lb line and a hook smaller then a 5 cent piece We kept fishing for around 3 hours, the peace and quiet made it really relaxing, even though only small bream were caught amongst the 4 boats for the rest of the time, we enjoyed the day. We headed in and had our BBQ lunch, bacon and eggs, too good, loved it Here is the total catch for the day, i released the bream at the ramp knowing the Trevally and Leatherjacket would be enough for a fresh feed. It was a nice way to spend the day, even though it was windy we managed to keep out of it and get amongst some good fish and have a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Incredible Hull Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Nice report mate! Good work on the Trevally, musta been fun struggle on 4lb! bet you were stoked when you netted it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manhands Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Great Trevor mate well done they're good fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Nice report mate, congrats on the trev, he would've really given you a fine tussle. Great stuff and good pics too.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thanks guys, really appreciate the comments after putting a report up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stippy Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Nice trevor.. I was at Grey's Point trying to escape the wind this afternoon as well. Nothing to show for a few hours out on the water but I'm determined to crack the bream on plastics code sooner rather than later. The wind eased off late in the arvo but I don't fancy being out on the water in the kayak when the light is failing. Adam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thats a good Bream spot your in, great report and a nice little catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james7 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Good day on the Hacking considering the wind offshore. Top trev! HUGE! Great report cut_loose! Cheers Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pongrass18ft Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Thanks guys, really appreciate the comments after putting a report up Great day out on the hacking You made the right choice going into south west arm with the windy conditions . Any slimey mackrel in the arm??? You got to be happy landing a 50cm trevalley on the light spin gear you were using , they sure fight well chris, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Solid Trevally mate, that would have put up a good fight on such light gear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cut_loose Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Here's a video from the day http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQ2TNsyqIn0&lc=Y6t6ARgzc3cLDNLdEcRozPtoIVr46N-yiTfwjnWTZig&feature=inbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FRITZABU Posted July 20, 2011 Share Posted July 20, 2011 It seem to me that you all had a pleasant day out on the water . Very nice fish on ultra light tackle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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