icyphish Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Hi Everyone, I am new to this forum (although I have known this forum for years!), one of the main reasons that made me join this website is that, I actually have trouble finding the Australian record for this Rock Blackfish (Black Drummer), it would be appreciated if anyone can give me any idea where I could check a list of Australian record catches. Below is the report I have written for this fight, I hope you guys enjoy the photos! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rumour says once you released enough fish, you get to open up the Secret Cow Level to fight with the hidden boss, god knows I have accumulated enough points, this boss came very unexpectedly!Weapons I used to fight the bossRod: Bluefish G-Spec #2.5 ISO Rod (This is a telescopie rod in case you are wondering... yes the rods generally used by Korean fisherman, and in case you are wondering, no, I am not a Korean )Reel: Stradic Ci4 2500 with 20lb Powerpro yellow color braid line (yes, Yellow is important!)Drag power: 85% tightenLeader: Sunline Basic #3 (12lb line, and if I knew the boss is coming I would have prepared something more expensive to make him look better!)Float: 3B FloatRig: Standard Semi-Floating rigWeight: 1 x 2B + 1 X B size split shot positioned evenly on the leader, 2B on the top, B at the bottom to balance the rig while allowing the bait to look more natural.Swell condition: 0.8m (the actual swell feels like 1.1~1.2m) Bait: Prawn Location: Northern part of SydneyFighting style:As my leader wasn't too thick, I bended my rod to an extend that does not break the line (80% strength), then 'lift' the fish slowly while preparing for it to charge, while it starts to charge, instead of losing my line, I utilize the remaining 20% room by bending down my rod, and if thats not enough for the boss' sudden burst, I knee down to allow extra room by changing the angle of the rod (I think this is called Last Stand...), and being a secret boss, we know they have more power than average mobs, and yes it did managed to even beat down my last stand... guess the boss didn't know I still have hidden secret art... once I lost all the ground and the line was too firm to allow the rod to bend up again... I manually pull my main line out to give extra room so I could lift my rod up to the perfect beat-you-down position again! (I know some hackers has a tool called LB Break creates similar effect, but being an average player I just have to deal with it... ) After we exchange a few blows here and there, my secret art proven to be quite an overpowered skill, eventually the hidden boss surrenders and surface up to water to beg for mercy... but NO I AM GONNA NET YOU UP!Here are some photo I have taken from the Secret Cow Level, the hidden boss lies on the ground all crying. Okay, I guess that moved me a bit, especially after I beaten up his 50cm drummer lieutenant just 20 mins earlier, I decided I would let the hidden boss go. After taken some trophy photos and videos, I hug it like a baby and put it back home safely, and once he's all recovered, I hope he takes my bait and pay me another visit later... yes I am talking about when you are 70cm! Edited July 17, 2013 by icyphish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchin Jack Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Haha cow level, you been playing to much diablo3. Great report and fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 That is a huuuuuge pig. I'm surprised it didn't pull your arm of hehehe. Well done on an absolutely awesome specimen. Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Great catch and report! It looks like you had a great feed there anyway, so to release the boss was a master stroke! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt84 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Solid pig, pretty sure Ron Calcutt still has aus record of 9kg... 65cm would be 5-5.5kg, they start to soccer ball once they sart to get to that size to hard to guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ving Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Awesome looking drummer. Looks like you had a good day of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbdshroom Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Big pig, and it sounds like you had to get up in apm and micro it out from the rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singers83 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Jump on the ANSA website and check out the "records" tab.... I think Rock Blackfish counts as a sportsfish, so there's rules and restrictions as to methods...... http://ansa.com.au/ Cheers, Singers. Edited July 17, 2013 by Singers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Jump on the ANSA website and check out the "records" tab.... I think Rock Blackfish counts as a sportsfish, so there's rules and restrictions as to methods...... http://ansa.com.au/ Cheers, Singers. Thanks for the info Singers, much appreciated, their recorded drummer length seems to be 53cm so far so hopefully what I have done to the fish is eligible to apply a new record there, thanks again! Edited July 18, 2013 by icyphish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Not a very fisherman's report I suppose but for people at our age this might sound a bit more interesting to read on, glad you like it Haha cow level, you been playing to much diablo3.Great report and fish. Edited July 18, 2013 by icyphish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 True, I even wanted to let the 50cm drummer go just to see my mate was already cleaning it half way... unlucky fish... :x Great catch and report! It looks like you had a great feed there anyway, so to release the boss was a master stroke!Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) Yes, the catch was quite alright and the two big drummers just highlighted the day! Dont wanna bring more fish home, no more space in the fridge for the fish :\ Awesome looking drummer. Looks like you had a good day of it. Edited July 18, 2013 by icyphish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 kinda, i was pretty exhausted after landing this hidden boss, not an easy job but I am willing to take it up again! Big pig, and it sounds like you had to get up in apm and micro it out from the rocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 a very good catch, have you ever had better days with bream/ red bream fishing this method? the reason im asking is because i want to know if the bream show up around the washes at specific times of the year , although you will allways pick up the odd one or two at times , thank you for your reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markgw Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Top catch mate, well done for releasing the Boss too !! In the "many fish" pic, what is the gurnard-like fish 4th from the left?? A mate caught one the other day... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VBO Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 It looks like a goatfish to me. Good eating fish. Top catch mate, well done for releasing the Boss too !! In the "many fish" pic, what is the gurnard-like fish 4th from the left?? A mate caught one the other day... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 (edited) a very good catch, have you ever had better days with bream/ red bream fishing this method? the reason im asking is because i want to know if the bream show up around the washes at specific times of the year , although you will allways pick up the odd one or two at times , thank you for your reply. Hi Leonard, We do actually, the thing with ISO Fishing is, you can adjust your rig to fish at any water level u want and hence target different species and yes, you can even target Kingie/Salmon/Bonito or Tuna on a bigger size rod (in fact a 24kg Tuna has been landed with #5 Shimano BASIS ISO rod combined with Stella 20000, from the rock) Here are some photos I can find with some of the bream/trevallies we caught from earlier this year (We normally travel in a group of 2~3 people, just to clarify I didn't catch all these by myself :\) Edited July 18, 2013 by icyphish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 18, 2013 Author Share Posted July 18, 2013 Hi Mark, That is actually Sergent Baker, a bottom species, pretty nice for fish soup Top catch mate, well done for releasing the Boss too !! In the "many fish" pic, what is the gurnard-like fish 4th from the left?? A mate caught one the other day... Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benm Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I read this report on ozisofishing yesterday but I am not a member there so I didn't leave a comment. I enjoyed reading your report. The "gamer" style of writing was particlarly entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 19, 2013 Author Share Posted July 19, 2013 I read this report on ozisofishing yesterday but I am not a member there so I didn't leave a comment. I enjoyed reading your report. The "gamer" style of writing was particlarly entertaining. Yea, its actually the same report, thanks for the compliment, ISO is my main fishing style, on top of the traditional fixed rig, semi-floating rig and free floating styles, I also tend to use my ISO rod to do wash-fishing and bottom fish (with about 2oz sinker), due to ISO Rod being a lot softer than traditional rods, it allows us to fight with bigger fish with thinner lines, hence results in more bites and more chances hooking up bigger fish. At first ISO style might seem pretty complicated, but once you get used to it you will probably find you often go home with more fish in the bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Hi Leonard, We do actually, the thing with ISO Fishing is, you can adjust your rig to fish at any water level u want and hence target different species and yes, you can even target Kingie/Salmon/Bonito or Tuna on a bigger size rod (in fact a 24kg Tuna has been landed with #5 Shimano BASIS ISO rod combined with Stella 20000, from the rock) Here are some photos I can find with some of the bream/trevallies we caught from earlier this year (We normally travel in a group of 2~3 people, just to clarify I didn't catch all these by myself :\) It is clearly a method that out fishes all others , do you have to use different size and make of hooks for different species or do you stick to one hook , thank you for sharing . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icyphish Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 It is clearly a method that out fishes all others , do you have to use different size and make of hooks for different species or do you stick to one hook , thank you for sharing . You choose different line size and line lbs for different fish, you also choose if you want to fish on the surface level for your targeted fish, mid level, bottom level or just free float and fish them on all water levels, in fact free float is very effective but it might take a while for the beginners to get used to it. There are many resouces that can give you a more detailed description about ISO basics and techniques...etc feel free to browse the Internet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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