aeb870 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 So again, another weekend where I was visiting the parents and as usual the rods in the back. Got up Saturday morning, later than expected and got to Port Kembla northern wall at about 8am. Seemed very quiet and actually wasn't looking good at with the wind picking up and blowing straight into my face. First cast and straight onto a 60+ cm Salmon that I dropped at my feet. Couple of casts later and another Salmon that a bloke walking past took interest in so I gave it to him. 3rd and exactly what I wanted all summer was my first Bonito of 2014 (a bit late, but they also turned up late). Not a large one, 40cm, but nothing short of an awesome fight. After that every retrieve had a salmon zipping after it with another 2 caught and half a dozen dropped at my feet. Gave all the Salmon away, not a big fan of eating them. Would have returned them to the water but the blokes around me were so happy... Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookerbruce Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Even though the salmon weren't the target they would have kept the interest level up. I haven't seen a lot of bonnies this year either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeb870 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Ye tell me about it, this is definitely the hardest year I have tried to catch Bonito and also the least Bonito I have caught in one season. Just terrible. The Salmon definitely made others happy so why not, showed a few blokes how to bleed them too Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeb870 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Even though the salmon weren't the target they would have kept the interest level up. I haven't seen a lot of bonnies this year either By far the biggest school of Salmon I have possibly ever come across. Definitely kept me interested and tired me out Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Nice work mate, what was your lure of choice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novicefisherman Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 How far up the wall were you fishing? Haven't managed to catch much every time I've fished there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeb870 Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Its that squid lure setup, I promise I will take a photo of the setup as I always get asked. Will need to prepare a rig soon so will take a few pics describing how to do it. More than 5 years ago I had regular spots that I fished. Now after moving to Sydney when I do go back most of my regular spots are taken. Last time I fished just before the 630m marker. On the ocean side you will find a flat sort of rock pointing straight out to the ocean. Landing fish there was a bit tricky but far from impossible. I think I was in luck because I had never fished that spot and at on stage I was the only one catching that day Sent from my GT-I9505 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisholb Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 congrats on your 1st bonito mate...squid skirt on float is one of the best setup for chasing bonito off rocks...we havent seen alot of bonito this year so far...we normally bagged out from dec to mar every year around port kembla/bass point... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvinching Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 aeb870 I was at there 2 weeks ago I saw heaps of blokes keep pulling up 1 by another 1, definitely there is alot there, tide wise was low tide. Using squid lure with a float 2m+ above and a weight. I am not sure how to do the set up but this is what I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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