rjc123 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 (edited) Hey raiders, headed out this morning in pittwater even though i woke up to heavy rain. By the time i arrived it all cleared up. Headed straight out to West Head and had a quick troll. Nothing much happened so i moved out to the baitgrounds at the pillboxes. Managed 12 yakkas in 10 minutes and then shot off to my first spot. Got to Stokes Point and sent out 4 rods. Two with live yakkas, 1 with prawn and the other with pilli. After 15 minutes a small 25cm snapper comes in. 5 minutes later my baitrunner starts screaming and i let it got for 10 seconds or so. It all stopped and i thought he might be swallowing it but it turned out that he spat it out. The poor yakka was crushed and mangled. Looked like a jewie had a crack at him. Anyway, kept fishing and a little while later the other rod goes off with a yakka on a circle hook. He was hooked this time and running hard. He felt very heavy and i was thinking jew but after 5 minutes he took a leap for the air. Another 3 minutes later he was about to be netted when he took another run straight under the boat and caught the motor AHHHHH! Bye Bye pb salmon..... he would have gone close to 75cm i reckon.. Heart broken i kept fishing and it all went quiet. Decided to make a move over to the basin and fish the same baits except this time i butterflied one of the yakka's. After 10 minutes the butterflied yakka had been taken... reel screaming i picked it up and set the hooks. This thing felt very heavy and took 10 minutes to net. Turned out to be a 110cm banjo shark... not the target species but better than nothing i guess... Went quiet again for a while until a livie was smashed... the fish ran straight for a nearby moored boa and bang! He was gone.. It was turning out to be a very frustrating day and i decided for one more move. Back to Stokes point as the tide was a bit better. Only had about half an hour to fish it so was keen for it to happen fast. Sure enough after a few minutes my livie is smashed and the fish takes a short run with plenty of head shakes. Didn't feel as powerful as the salmon did but he was still giving a good account for himself! After 5 minutes up comes a really nice flattie. Slipped the net under him and onto the boat comes a 55cm flathead. I was relieved that at least i had caught something and he was definitely going to be dinner. Great day on he water and having flathead for dinner! Edited August 7, 2011 by mack attack 79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray R Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Exciting session mate, least you scored a nice flattie for you troubles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted August 7, 2011 Author Share Posted August 7, 2011 Exciting session mate, least you scored a nice flattie for you troubles... Yeh mate, frustrating day but at least i got him at the end.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRED-ATOR Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hey raiders, headed out this morning in pittwater even though i woke up to heavy rain. By the time i arrived it all cleared up. Headed straight out to West Head and had a quick troll. Nothing much happened so i moved out to the baitgrounds at the pillboxes. Managed 12 yakkas in 10 minutes and then shot off to my first spot. Got to Stokes Point and sent out 4 rods. Two with live yakkas, 1 with prawn and the other with pilli. After 15 minutes a small 25cm snapper comes in. 5 minutes later my baitrunner starts screaming and i let it got for 10 seconds or so. It all stopped and i thought he might be swallowing it but it turned out that he spat it out. The poor yakka was crushed and mangled. Looked like a jewie had a crack at him. Anyway, kept fishing and a little while later the other rod goes off with a yakka on a circle hook. He was hooked this time and running hard. He felt very heavy and i was thinking jew but after 5 minutes he took a leap for the air. Another 3 minutes later he was about to be netted when he took another run straight under the boat and caught the motor AHHHHH! Bye Bye pb salmon..... he would have gone close to 75cm i reckon.. Heart broken i kept fishing and it all went quiet. Decided to make a move over to the basin and fish the same baits except this time i butterflied one of the yakka's. After 10 minutes the butterflied yakka had been taken... reel screaming i picked it up and set the hooks. This thing felt very heavy and took 10 minutes to net. Turned out to be a 110cm banjo shark... not the target species but better than nothing i guess... Went quiet again for a while until a livie was smashed... the fish ran straight for a nearby moored boa and bang! He was gone.. It was turning out to be a very frustrating day and i decided for one more move. Back to Stokes point as the tide was a bit better. Only had about half an hour to fish it so was keen for it to happen fast. Sure enough after a few minutes my livie is smashed and the fish takes a short run with plenty of head shakes. Didn't feel as powerful as the salmon did but he was still giving a good account for himself! After 5 minutes up comes a really nice flattie. Slipped the net under him and onto the boat comes a 55cm flathead. I was relieved that at least i had caught something and he was definitely going to be dinner. Great day on he water and having flathead for dinner! Mack Attack sounds like an awesome day. Shame about the missed fish, I wont what smashed your yakka? the worst part it not knowing, your going to lose sleep over it lol Great report mate and nice flattie! Cheers, Predator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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