duckegg Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Boys, Got out Sunday arvo for the first time in a while. Big schools of fish everywhere down near Marley, about 2kms out. Fish looked to be 3-5kg jobs but couldnt get close enough to get a cast in let alone hook one. Very boat shy and moved faster than any school i have ever chased. Whilst I suspect they were either stripies or macs I got a glimpse of one and it looked a little more yft...Did anyone jag any of these fish? Johno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTROJAN Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Boys, Got out Sunday arvo for the first time in a while. Big schools of fish everywhere down near Marley, about 2kms out. Fish looked to be 3-5kg jobs but couldnt get close enough to get a cast in let alone hook one. Very boat shy and moved faster than any school i have ever chased. Whilst I suspect they were either stripies or macs I got a glimpse of one and it looked a little more yft...Did anyone jag any of these fish? Johno Most probably stripies. We had some fun on a few out there last week while on a snapper run. We got 6 stripies between 3-5 kg before leaving them and going back to the reds. Managed half a dozen reds to 3.5kg also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattart Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 We had them busting up around the boat Monday while Red fishing. Saw some jump that appeared to be stripies too. Seeing we were drifting they did come close to the boat at stages but moved to quick to do anything about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacko69 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 (edited) Good chance they were Mac tunas, found heaps of schools last week around 2k out. They were very fussy but managed a few on 20gram slices. Edited August 29, 2012 by stacko69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasker Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Yea I saw them on Saturday whilst fishing for reds down that way,we fought a 5 kilo model for 30 minutes on a squid rod,broke up a slow red session so can't complain,if they got big like YFT they would be unstoppable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REEF MAGIC CHARTERS Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Macs for sure. They are right up the coast as far as Coffs. Cheers Damo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.e.p.d Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Anyone heard of any YFT about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasker Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 These were definetely stripeys we caught a few,they were extremely fussy when we were chasing them.whenever we settled into a drift they would pop up and that's when they would bite,they were massacring tiny baitfish that were using the dead boat as cover,I had talked myself into them being macs until we saw a couple hit the deck,now the squidding reel needs a service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTROJAN Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Maybe I should have mentioned that we caught a few mac tuna aswell as the 6 striped tuna. So i dont disagree with anybody. It could have been either or both that you saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckegg Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Most probably stripies. We had some fun on a few out there last week while on a snapper run. We got 6 stripies between 3-5 kg before leaving them and going back to the reds. Managed half a dozen reds to 3.5kg also. Thanks mate, Are there any tips you can give me on the reds. Have put in quite a bit of time down around the hump for doughnuts. Appreciate you dont want to blow your spots but general areas, tips would be gratefully received. Funnily enough i was going to target reds on Sunday but had a gimp on board so decided to troll. Johno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattart Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Just got back from a short flathead fish out of Jibbon this morning. There were fish busting up everywhere so when the wind picked up we went for a troll for an hour or so and the 2 we got were Stripies. One was in 25 metres of water almost inside the bommie. Had some break up at one stage right next to the boat and I'm sure I saw a Kingy in amonst them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckegg Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 Just got back from a short flathead fish out of Jibbon this morning. There were fish busting up everywhere so when the wind picked up we went for a troll for an hour or so and the 2 we got were Stripies. One was in 25 metres of water almost inside the bommie. Had some break up at one stage right next to the boat and I'm sure I saw a Kingy in amonst them. Thanks Boattart Might be worth a look on the weekend. Johno Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boattart Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 No problem Duckegg. Funny how many Cronulla locals are on here and not one of us made it into an episode of "The Shire". On a numbers basis maybe the producer should have done an episode on fishing, it would have been more indicative of the local lifestyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onearmedfisho Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 No problem Duckegg. Funny how many Cronulla locals are on here and not one of us made it into an episode of "The Shire". On a numbers basis maybe the producer should have done an episode on fishing, it would have been more indicative of the local lifestyle. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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