Yarra bay drummer surprise

[sam_chamoun93]

Fished yesterday evening at Yarra bay with my younger brother. Only 1 line in the water, peeled cooked prawns as bait. Left side of the breakwater.. Nothing. Switched to the right side, within minutes I caught a colorful wrasse. 2nd last bit of bait.. Tap tap bang. Taken straight into the big triangle shaped blocks of concrete, took some very cautious climbing to get to water level and surface the fish around the big poking out slabs of the breakwater. Up comes a drummer just shy of 30cm. Great fight on a 4kg stick and 10lb line. I noticed he had a few battle scars so put him promptly back into the drink to fight another day.

Knew straight away it was a little piggy from the way it hit the bait and ran for cover. I didn't know drummer could be caught so close to the beach. Maybe he was visiting from bare island.

Merry christmas raiders. All the best!

[Day's Fishin]

Top one mate. I would have kept him as stuffed Baked pig is on my top feed list. However good on you for not only catching him but also releasing him.

Regards Jeff

[hottyscotty]

don't be surprised, sometimes they go into bays or harbours

[sam_chamoun93]

don't be surprised, sometimes they go into bays or harbours

That's what surprised me scotty. Must of just been passing through. I can't imagine him having a regular haunt there. I always thought they hung around areas with wash/ green weed.

[Guest hawkesbass]

Drummer will hang around caves and boulders with current flow dispersing food around they will hold in the slack water and wait for food too pass then have a feed and retreat back too cover i know the breakwall you fished off and this is a good cover spot for mainly juvenile drummer