Central Coast Choppers

[gibodfisho]

Hatched a plan to visit a spot at Norah Head instead of twidling my thumbs at work due to the rain. Up at 3 and at the beach carpark at 5. Light rain and a steady breeze but should be fishable I thought. Put all my wet weather gear on for the walk in and 2/3rds down the beach it goes eerily quiet and then teems down and wind starts pumping big time, so hard I went and hid in the sand dunes for some protection. Toughed it out and rigged some gear as I was now wet anyway and started casting a big minnow around hoping for a jew. Weed was a problem and so rigged up light out fit hoping for something to turn up in a bread berley trail. Had some likely customers, sand mullet but they proved frustrating after loosing my only small hook.

Tried a few other things and then sun started coming out and tide started to drop and I was going to have to make long drive home with 1 mullet. Just then noticed some terns diving on outer edge of the reef then another patch down the beach. Quickly took the minnow off and tied on Halco rooster popper. After a few casts a school must have come in range and they started smashing the popper, got five fish in quick time biggest close to 2kgs. This was awesome fun as I would hook the fish from the rocks then scramble across to the beach to land them.

At work now thinking of how I am going to cook them up for my family.

Cheers Dave

[cat-as-trophy]

Nice way to start the day. Good onya for sticking it out. Bet the family will be stoked with the feed tonight.

Cheers

Cath

[duck168]

You are so inspirational, I mean like getting up 3am to fish in bad weather and before work. The least I could do is to drop a short line. Well done on the catch by the way.

[andy351]

poppers are always great fun

good to see that you were rewarded for your dedication.

[gibodfisho]

You are so inspirational, I mean like getting up 3am to fish in bad weather and before work. The least I could do is to drop a short line. Well done on the catch by the way.

Inspirational nah, crazy maybe just a little bit and I only went to work for a few hours mainly just to brag anyway.

Cooked some of them in a pocket of alfoil with a marinade of crushed garlic, cherry tomatoes, lemon and olive oil.