AHI SLAYER Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Went out fishing yesterday afternoon to my favourite spot in North Harbour. Used Woolies Brand cat food IMO the best burley out there. Within minutes had thousands of Yakkas and ballyhoo all over. Caught a couple of livies then the school spooked. Dropped one down and hooked a salmon about 60cm. When I brought it up it was plagued with Rat kings est. up to 60cm. Caught one more and a rat. then decided to slow troll a yakka around the shore near heading towards middle head. On my way back I got absolutely slammed, fish took about 70m. I tried to get it to deeper water but this is no easy feet when in a 11ft tinny in a 25km headwind. Eventually broke me off. I am guessing this would have been a metre fish easy. They are out there!! If you are just out there for fun and cant get the rats to bite I suggest white bread dipped in cat food. I have caught tonnes like this. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimo1076 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Great report mate and well done. I cant wait to get out there!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks for the report mate, good work. Harry If it's to good to be true, it usually is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damian Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 well done mate. get back out there and get that big one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Haha! So much time spent catching lives & squid wasted, I feel like a dummy. Will try that bread/cat food combo for sure!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Thanks for the report. i am heading out Thursday afternoon in North Harbour for a fish - will have to try the cat food burley - sounds interesting! The Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI SLAYER Posted February 25, 2014 Author Share Posted February 25, 2014 Canned home brand actually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 That's it simplify! Don't forget grated potatoes for yakkas Cat food goes well in a crab trap too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikefish Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 great tip mate, and how do you troll the yakkas? let it floating or running sinker down the bottom?appreciated if you can offer more tips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameldownunder Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Add chicken pellets and 1$ bread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pitt Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 I'm relatively new to the fishing world. My Dad and I used to go fishing on the Macleay River every morning. Caught lots of Bream, Flathead and eels. But that was many many years ago and since am now in semi-retirement am attacking it with a vengeance once more. I've gotta say this sight is absolutely fantastic. So many tips; so much info shared by the professionals that I find myself going back to reports many times over.Would be great if one could capture it all in one location and publish it as a newsletter. One thing I am at a loss tho...give it age, but I do puzzle over some of the names you guys give for fish. :Like...what's a Yakka; a Ballyhoo; a Rat King (guess that must be a small Kingfish...and livies. Does anyone have a list of fish names with their equivalent in the Oz language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI SLAYER Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 I always mix with bread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHI SLAYER Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 I fish a with an egg sinker (weight depending on what depth I want it to go down to) to a 50lb flurocarb leader wingspan length in a forward Idle at two seperate depths... I am not from Aus, so I just fish Hawaiian Style.... Use a balloon when I am stationary in the Burly trail, but I prefer to look for them, as my tinny(5hp) is too small to go to the really good structural spots outside North Harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) I'm relatively new to the fishing world. My Dad and I used to go fishing on the Macleay River every morning. Caught lots of Bream, Flathead and eels. But that was many many years ago and since am now in semi-retirement am attacking it with a vengeance once more. I've gotta say this sight is absolutely fantastic. So many tips; so much info shared by the professionals that I find myself going back to reports many times over.Would be great if one could capture it all in one location and publish it as a newsletter. One thing I am at a loss tho...give it age, but I do puzzle over some of the names you guys give for fish. :Like...what's a Yakka; a Ballyhoo; a Rat King (guess that must be a small Kingfish...and livies. Does anyone have a list of fish names with their equivalent in the Oz language? Hi Michael and welcome. Let me help with a few of those names. Yakka = yellowfin scad Ballyhoo = garfish Rat king = smaller than legal kingfish Hoodie = bigger than average kingfish Livies = live baits such as yakkas, garfish, slimeys, mullet, tailor etc Jews = mulloway fin = yellowfin tuna queens = queenfish trevs = trevally slimeys = slimey mackeral couta = barracouta hairies = hairtail blackfish = luderick pig = drummer sambo = aussie salmon or also samsonfish That is all I can think of in my current tired state but if you come across others you are not sure of just ask. Luc = me. Edited February 26, 2014 by Trout Stalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMac Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Great effort Trout Stalker. Rattled them off with ease! Could be a drinking game in that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Pitt Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Thanks Trout Stalker. Am now well armed!! Will add to my dictionary on 'what's what' in the fishing world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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