saltrix Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 The sea appeared flat as we rounded Grotto Point with broken cloud and a bit of sun out wide. But as we rounded North Head it became lumpier. It calmed down a bit past Manly bit it was still pretty jiggley. We headed to Long Reef where my mate had got some kings a few weeks before but I was not happy anchoring there although other boats were, as there was an occasional big swell, and I remembered that overturned boat a few weeks back. The drift was a bit fast and the kings were not interested so we headed back to DY wide. This was more successful and we managed 6 flathead, 3 mowies and some assorted bycatch before the rain started in earnest and we gave it away. It was too wet to take a photo of the catch but it was not that special as the flathead were not the usual good size although well over legal. This was my share. At least we got out and got a feed even if I did get soaked (I forgot my wet weather gear) as it has not been too good the last few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eastwood1980 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 How big are those sweeps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 How big are those sweeps? I did not measure them but the smaller flathead beside them was 38cm so I think about 28 to 30 cm. They need to be about 30cm to get a decent fillet off them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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