Sydney Sunday

[svsolaris]

First report ever from a beginner.

So I ended up watching over 4 kids on the weekend. We all ended up in Northbridge on Saturday evening fishing with the tiniest longshanks, lumo beads and pieces of prawn the size of peanuts.

The result was 14 yakkas and slimies, some of them quite big, and a 26cm bream in just over 2 hours. The kids were stoked.

Then Sunday morning we took the boat out to Sow and Pigs. First caught a 55cm kingie (our first) on a yakka's tail. After a short (but heated) discussion on legal size and whether fishes are stretchy, we released it to grow strong and fit.

Then I got busted by something unstoppable on 20lb line. Something big but with a somewhat regular pull. Maybe a shark?

Excitement having reached epic proportions, I pulled an enforced break and we motored out to the Heads, where we put whole bait on ganged hooks on the bottom. And caught this gorgeous shark, possibly a shovel nose? Also released after much puzzling and squealing.

Then it was time for lunch so we motored back to the Spit. This may not sound very productive to the pros, but we all had a wonderful time especially as the weather was perfect. I think the kids will remember it for years.

Next time we might even get a feed!

[whit3cloud]

thats a fiddler shark

nice report mate, kids must have been stoked

[cameldownunder]

I'm sure the kids and you had a great time. Looking at the picture you must have a boat that is real fun for kids (lots of space to move)

Do they weant to go out to chase that monster thing again ?

[Keflapod]

G'day SV Solaris,

You had a ripper of a day mate - after all, you put smiles on the dials of more than 4 kids !

Now you may not have gotten a feed this time but think of it this way:

You may not get fruit from a sapling tree you just planted, but give it a few years and you will have more than you can handle...

Keep nurturing the saplings and they will love you for it - even well after you're gone....

Tony

[Plumb]

Good on ya. The yaccas and the kids are a great option. Worst thing you can do with kids us take them out for zeros.

They would have been stoked with the shark too.

Cheers luke

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[svsolaris]

Yeah going for livvies is perfect for kids' rods, and they get a real buzz counting their catch. As for boat size, well a grand ol' timber vessel is cheaper than a Quintrex! If you don't mind becoming an occasional shipwright lol...

[plankton]

I hope none of the kids are fisheries inspectors lol

[svsolaris]

Oh... Thought yakkas, slimies and poddies had no size or bag limits but I could be wrong?

[Scent Blazer Lures]

Well Done, Nothing like catching fish with the kids!!

All baitfish have a bag limit, check out the link below

http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/recreational/regulations/sw/sw-bag-and-size

you can buy a water proof species book now which also have size and bag limits.

Tight Lines

Andrew

SBC

www.scentblazer.com

[svsolaris]

Ah, bag limit of 50 per species on baitfish, we'll be right then

[Blood Knot]

Well done SV nice report and good work on the Kingie - always great to see kids fishing instead of staring into an I phone.

Cheers Blood Knot

[plankton]

Ah, bag limit of 50 per species on baitfish, we'll be right then

Sorry. Communicated myself incorrectly. Nothing wrong. Just having a dig at the undersized King in the bucket (in jest). But as you say, he was released.

Well done again - top effort!

[svsolaris]

Thanks a lot guys, top thread