GreyNurse Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) It happened again Raiders, Went down to Wally's Wharf with a half dozen salted pillies to have a fish between showers. Placed a pillie cube on a long shank 1/0 hook and cast out. Almost immediately, something picks up the bait, Line peels off and the rod bends double when I employ the drag on the baitcaster reel. In four runs, it takes nearly 200 meters of 12lb braid. Seeing the backing coming up, I decided that I'm totally outgunned, so it's best to loose a hook, rather than risk the knot joining braid to backing giving way, so I thumb the spool to lock the drag. Ten seconds worth of head shakes later and the line goes limp. I wind in, retrieving a hookless trace. I can live with that. Before the fish take the rest of my pillies, I landed a pretty little 20cm red. The rain then moved in, so I packed up and headed for home. Next time, I'm bringing down the a medium/heavy outfit. I won't be spooled again! Edited April 7, 2014 by GreyNurse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Witha Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Mate! Better to have connected than not at all! Gotta guess kingy probably? Maybe I'll bring my heavy setup on Wednesday Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossfire63 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 You can actually get small Yellowfin around Shiprock and Dolans Bay this time of year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 (edited) Just let it keep running, it might stop Bought some salted pillies today at the Sylvania Heights tackle shop, and was told that a few days ago, one of the customers was fishing for slimies with bait jigs on 6 pound hand line in South West Arm, when a yellowfin tuna grabbed the slimy and took off. Was a very short fight. (Reminds me when my fishing mate borrowed my beach rod with Alvey side cast, loaded with 500 yards of 12 pound line. He headed to Wattamolla way, caught a yakka and lobbed it out under a bobby cork, The float went under and the fish headed to N.Z. at a great rate. The fish did not slow down at all, and when the spool was down to the last couple of turns, my mate hung on and the line broke under the float.) Edited April 7, 2014 by yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoodge6 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I was kayaking there this morning. Fished off wally's wharf for a bit after I came back in and caught a nice fat trevally about 45cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 Not a ray. The bait was barely on the bottom when it was picked up. Definite head shakes felt between each run and at the end. It was very fast and strong. I've caught ray before in a tinny at Jervis Bay and been towed. This was very different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 The headshakes make me think it wasnt a tuna but who knows. Im leaning towards a big king, there has been a few around lately. Was the fish sticking to the surface or did it go down deep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 The headshakes make me think it wasnt a tuna but who knows. Im leaning towards a big king, there has been a few around lately. Was the fish sticking to the surface or did it go down deep? It stayed down all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Good job, Maybe a kingy or a ray, Fun anyway Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 It stayed down all the way. Jew or King Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 could be a jewfish, dolan's bay is supposedly a good jewie spot because of the deeper water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyNurse Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 It's that age old conundrum. Fish light and risk a spooling, or go heavier and risk getting nothing. I need to make a better plan, methinks, to discover the identity of these mystery denizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keflapod Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 G'day Nursie, The time will come when you start muttering and mumbling about it to yourself.....one eye flinching.... Don't want to get to that point so better stay as light as you dare, but I reckon sit in a little tinny and be prepared to follow the bugger. That way, no spooling. I fish the bay exclusively and for many years never caught anything to rival my 4kg bream gear.... Until one morning I caught a steam train and I felt definite headshakes. I up-anchored and followed. For one hour. Then I saw a dirty great eagle ray - the bugger never sat on the bottom and sulked. Instead he ran all over the world. Now I'm not saying your fish was a ray. I'm saying you'll never find out while unable to chase him - unless you can fool him on heavier line. It's fun for the first couple of times but after that, the one eye will definately begin to twitch...... Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 have seen a fair few jews caught at wallys wharf but none by me only mates and other fisho's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy-livin Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Jump in and hold on.. Go for a ski behind the fish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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