quochuy Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 (edited) When I joined FR, another forum fella commented on my Facebook Page, it turned out that he is a relative of one of my good friends in France. The world is small as the say. Yesterday we decided to do a session in Bondi Beach targetting Sambos. I got there at around 8.23pm but found that somehow the rig I prepared got tangled with a sabiki rig that slipped out its bag. So I wasted time trying to undo the tangle to end up tying a new one. My mate arrived not long after with a sea popper rig and he too managed to get it tangled. There are days like this :-P Rig done, I casted a fillet of Yellowtail with my Alvey rod and the 6000BCVRRT reel from my mate. The rig was a paternoster rig with a single twister dropper loop with a two size 3/0 ganged hooks and a 3oz no-roll sinker. Right after my cast my friend's bait net and the rod holder used to secure it to the sand got washed by a big shore break. So I dropped my pants and was going to go in the water to fetch it. But then my friend who then was holding my rod yelled fish on and it was bloody heavy. So I ran back and continue the fight. After few pulls and jumps, it was a nice 59.5cm Sambo! Second cast, not even a minute after the bait touched water another big Sambo!! After that it was my friend's turn to have his reel's fish alert hissssing through the night. Two other Sambos and a Shovelnose Shark. The other fishermen who arrived a bit later were not as lucky. The two main reasons being I was the first on the beach and made camp right in front of a nice big gutter, probably the only decent one on the night. And then when they arrived, I think the school was on its was out and my buddy was just placed right on their way to catch the two last one we got. What a night! That was my first decent session of this Spring. Edited October 23, 2013 by quochuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewhunter Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Nice city sambos. Your title says Bondi Beach but your post says you fished at Manly so I'm a little confused as to what beach you were on. Well done. Cheers, Grant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 (edited) Sorry for the mistake on the location, the title was right. For some reason I was thinking of Manly... The spot was Bondi Beach, midway between the center of the beach and the south corner, you cannot miss the gutter. I've updated the original post Edited October 23, 2013 by quochuy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichieR Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Nice work Huy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I love days where you are just in the right place at the right time and hook up every cast! Good job as always Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzap84 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Great effort there mate. Did you retrieve your friends net and rod holder in the end? Still those magnificent fish would have made it alright if you didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 No the tod holder and the net were gone. By the time I was in the water they were already out of sight. No biggie though, the rod holder was DIY and nets are not expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Go the Alvey!! If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drummercraze Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I am glad you did not get into the water for the net and rod holder as they can be replaced later. Think of the worst case senario may happen to you if jumed into the water at Bondi at night time when surf rescue team are at rest, the rips at this beach are vicious and powerfull eventhough tide was running up. Nice catch from a good session. Stay safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share Posted October 23, 2013 Thanks for the warning mate. My plan wasn't to dive in the water but getting close enough to grab the tools when they would be washed up. But I'll keep you advise in mind if it happens again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col35 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 great work they always put up a good fight the sambos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 awesome work good to see the salmon are still in the area i find as the warmer weather comes they disappear cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk001 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 awesome work good to see the salmon are still in the area i find as the warmer weather comes they disappear cheers Really? I used to catch a lot more sambo's off the beach in the summer than in the colder months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Really? I used to catch a lot more sambo's off the beach in the summer than in the colder months. maybe its the location where do you fish? i mainly fish the northern beaches and central coast and i always get a good amount of salmon in winter but not one salmon in summer, so in summer i just target bream, whiting etc of the beaches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulk001 Posted October 24, 2013 Share Posted October 24, 2013 Fished mainly in the Royal National Park. Usually got the sambos early in the morning or late afternoon from the beach but off the rocks, got them throughout the day. Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMn Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 How good are they Alveys, so much fun! Well done mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Alveys need a bit of get used to but they are pretty good. Lve the fact that they are not scared of sand and sea water and very powerful for reeling in the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickn Mad Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 good one. As per previous post, I would think twice about getting in the water at night. We all tend to get tunnel vision when chasing things , especially at night. you might find yourself shoulder deep in the gutter in the blink of an eye. Stay safe mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quochuy Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Cheers, will keep this in mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimira Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Nice fat salmon well done Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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