PowerFisher Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Haven't done any boat fishing in months, Went to the bay Monday and Tuesday arvo with the new boat. Hit the Kurnell side of fishing due to being some wind on both days. I was surprised to see the amount of slimy mackerel in the bay, a school of them was around the boat and they were as much pest as the large yellowtails bait around. Within the school of mackerel there must of been massive school of trevally as on both days pulled out as much as 60 between the four of us. kept only a few 40cm + for a feed, the rest went back in. plus 1 x 40cm snapper by catch. Just before sunset, I gave my 4 year old daughter the rod which I'm sure had a trevally on it, about half way up it the rod buckled further and I took the rod as it got a heavy load on it. As soon as I look in the water I see the biggest flathead hooked and it would of definitely been a PB I am assuming it would of been around 90cm+, As soon as the flathead came to the surface it raced off peeling a lot of line. was fighting it for a while and then suddenly my line goes heavy and no more headshakes. Bringing up the line I had some dead weight I find a trevally on the hook and no flathead, upon inspection the trevally was dead. This flathead grabbed the trevally on the way up and it was 30cm. Amazing to see a flathead attack such a large bait and swallow it whole. Enough of trevally my next targets will be the kingfish with the water on both days being 24.7 degrees, looks like will be a top year so far. Edited January 15, 2014 by PowerFisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish53 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 My better half had similar experience at Narooma 23 years ago. Caught a 30cm Reddie and it was smashed by a 4.7 kg flatty. Landed both with the flatty returned. The rediie was scaled and dead and the flatty spat it out in the net. Not even hooked!! Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjchen Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 thats the stories of 2009! the sun must have warmed up the water, made them all crazy. mind telling us what depth you were fishing? that must of made your arms sore.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 My better half had similar experience at Narooma 23 years ago. Caught a 30cm Reddie and it was smashed by a 4.7 kg flatty. Landed both with the flatty returned. The rediie was scaled and dead and the flatty spat it out in the net. Not even hooked!! Pete Its amazing how fast there stomach acid works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) thats the stories of 2009! the sun must have warmed up the water, made them all crazy. mind telling us what depth you were fishing? that must of made your arms sore.......... Definitely a replay of 2009. I was in 6m depth. I was surprised as they were not shy at all, I was using light gear, but a friend was using 30lb trace and still catching them. Usually not the case. Edited January 16, 2014 by PowerFisher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formosan Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 Good fishing mate. What boat did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 thats the stories of 2009! the sun must have warmed up the water, made them all crazy. mind telling us what depth you were fishing? that must of made your arms sore.......... HahahahaSounds like a beast of a session, good stuff. I'm hanging to get out and try some new gear myself, can't wait to get out. Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 Good fishing mate. What boat did you get? Ended up getting a quintrex 560 quinine classic, needed the extra room for the kids. I will be in the bay more often, See you guys on the water. Nice work on the Dollies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quintrex480 Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 (edited) Ended up getting a quintrex 560 quinine classic, needed the extra room for the kids. I will be in the bay more often, See you guys on the water. Nice work on the Dollies. Nice one buddy! Took the kayaks out with a bunch of mates late yesterday and landed 15 flatties between us. Dropped a few big ones as well. Good to see the bay starting to fire up, hopefully the bigger kings will follow suit. P.S. Go the quintrex!!! Hehe Edited January 17, 2014 by quintrex480 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oziodin Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Mate you remember that day many years to come . Good fishing. Cheers Oziodin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted January 17, 2014 Author Share Posted January 17, 2014 Nice one buddy! Took the kayaks out with a bunch of mates late yesterday and landed 15 flatties between us. Dropped a few big ones as well. Good to see the bay starting to fire up, hopefully the bigger kings will follow suit. P.S. Go the quintrex!!! Hehe Thanks mate, can't wait for the kings, I saw some big archers on the sounder near Molineux Point, didn't have right bait for them and was windy, will be trying next week. Nice work on the flatties. Love the Quintrex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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