Dazzaraptor Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Hi raiders, Spent the day in the harbour today. The sounder started going nuts at clifton gardens so we anchored and burleyd up. Heaps of small stuff for a while and then BANG. Now im guessing it was a king. Not much else feels like that. Played it for a few mins, got back a bit of line and then had a leader failure! Grrr. 1 min later, on again, this time got it to the side of the boat but then spat the hook! Estimating a metre. Altho i know if you dont weight, dont Say it, so lets just say it was big and wouldv been my record. After that they went cold so we headed about a k outside to see what was doing out there. Dropped my last livey down and it diddnt get to the bottom and he got hit. Pulled up a 70cm waist of a livey sergent baker. pulled up a few small things for an hour or so, then my 4 kg gar got really heavy. Not a huge fight but HEAVY for light line. It took me 20 mins or so to get a glimpse of a great port Jackson shark, 115cm. got a few pics and then sent him back home. 5 mins later we were on again and another port jackson came up. That was it for today, nothing for dinner, however a great day out on the water. Happy Fishing. Edited July 9, 2012 by ChasinKings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjc123 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Bad luck about the king mate! You'll get him next time. There's definitely still a few around the harbour thats for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzaraptor Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Pic of the Port Jackson. I Think these guys are protected. Anybody know for sure? Great looking fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonfishing Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Not 100% sure, but glad to see that guy behind your thong is getting protected though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon85 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Bad luck with the kingie mate good to know there still about though better luck next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyg_16 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hey mate, They are not protected but for some reason everyone thinks they are! Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 hi port jackson sharks are not protected but there is no point on taking them home from what i have heard they practically have no meat on them just bones and cartilage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plumb Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) I think gonfishing was talking about protecting the sensitive item behind the thong Not the shark Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited July 10, 2012 by Plumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzaraptor Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Yeah, was protecting the ol fella with the cotm item even tho im not eligible yet as a fresh member. Just showing my enthusiasm of my new fav website. I think I remember hearing something about port jacksons being on the release only list, altho i have been wrong before. I really enjoy eating what i catch but i dont think i could bring myself to kill one of them. And i dont feel that way about many fish, iv bled out salmon with my bare hands, there is just something about the jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass-Addict Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Bed luck on the kingie.. And nice Port Jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotterone Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 There are definitely some big kings about. I got one 2 weeks ago that went 110cm inside the harbour. Not real fat, more long and skinny. Still went 10kg, and fought like a champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Just looked up the Port Jackson to see if they are protected. They are on the critically endangered list according to http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/species/sharks/index.html. I won't go into the blurb here. Just go to the website. Best bet is to release them. Years ago I caught one in Jervis Bay at the Navy Base wharf, and cooked it up for dinner, being young and ignorant at the time. From memory, it wasn't too bad, but definitely no flathead. Cheers, Nursie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyg_16 Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Hey mate, The link does not work on my phone but I am almost certain they are not even close to being a threatened species, I really doubt they are critically endangered otherwise you would hear a lot more about them especially from fisheries. I could be wrong though. Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydangler Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 For an endangered species I sure catch enough of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) For an endangered species I sure catch enough of them Cant be protected.... seen heaps in Aquarium retail shops fish tanks and i get more of them than Jew!!! Edited July 17, 2012 by one armed fisho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canary05 Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 (edited) The Federal Gov't website lists the following sharks as endangered or otherwise: Critically endangered species Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) - East coast population Speartooth Shark (Glyphis glyphis) Endangered species Northern River Shark (Glyphis garricki) Vulnerable Grey Nurse Shark (Carcharias taurus) - West coast population Whale Shark (Rhincodon typhus) White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Dwarf Sawfish, Queensland Sawfish (Pristis clavata) Freshwater Sawfish (Pristis microdon) Green Sawfish, Dindagubba, Narrowsnout Sawfish (Pristis zijsron) This information is at this link: http://www.environme...species/sharks/ The NSW Department of Primary Industries does not specifically list the Port Jackson Shark in its bag and size limit table - http://www.dpi.nsw.g...sw-bag-and-size . It's also not listed in their list of endangered species. This means that a maximum daily bag limit of 20 applies. Not that I could imagine anyone keeping even one! Edited July 17, 2012 by Canary05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotterone Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Sorry to go off topic, but I just noticed that Canary has a record for a black tipped reef shark. I've been trying to ID this shark that I caught in Sydney Harbour a while ago, but I haven't managed to get a positive ID. Does this look like what you caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bump73 Posted July 21, 2012 Share Posted July 21, 2012 Sorry to go off topic, but I just noticed that Canary has a record for a black tipped reef shark. I've been trying to ID this shark that I caught in Sydney Harbour a while ago, but I haven't managed to get a positive ID. Does this look like what you caught? Looks like a bronze whaler to me. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydangler Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Its a dusky whaler. Much more common in Sydney then bronze whalers. Very hard to tell the difference especially cos duskies can have a bronze colour to them. I think the main difference is they don't grow as big as bronzies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jbennett Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Taking my two sons, 4 and 6 out for a fish in the Harbour tomorrow. Was going to do a bit of bottom bouncing and then a bit of a trawl with them. Will not have any live bait, just going to take some prawns and squid for the bottom fishing. Would you suggest off Clifton gardens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzaraptor Posted August 5, 2012 Author Share Posted August 5, 2012 Taking my two sons, 4 and 6 out for a fish in the Harbour tomorrow. Was going to do a bit of bottom bouncing and then a bit of a trawl with them. Will not have any live bait, just going to take some prawns and squid for the bottom fishing. Would you suggest off Clifton gardens? Clifton Gardens is a great spot for the kids, guaranteed catch with the possibility of something big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrelxr6 Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 great report. good pic of the port jackson..but i bet the thong would taste better than the port jackson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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