farizzy Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Headed out on Sat to the barges for 1 more crack at the kings. Once again I couldn't get a yacca but there were heaps of sweep in the burley trail. So I headed off to chase some squid. paddled to Lovett bay and got a nice sized one and sent him down. I started heading back to the barges and the squid started bouncing around and I thought here we go. Had a little run then nothing. Brought in up and my squid looked like swiss cheese. Head missing and 3 big holes in the hood. Spewing. So back to the squid grounds for more bait. The problem was all the squid after that were to big for bait, so they just came home for a feed. not a bad problem to have. Yet again the kings and yaccas have beaten me. Anyone no of another place for yaccas around Scotland island or Church point. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 Great squid mate That looks like a great feed Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevefish Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 No such thing as too big for bait. Send it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farizzy Posted May 19, 2014 Author Share Posted May 19, 2014 Cheers guys, ill send that bad boy down next time. If something hits that ill get towed in the yak for a few kms hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan8337 Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I love your WIN WIN mentality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginko Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I think the yakkas are out away from the structure at this time of year - all my regular spots (wharves, west head, etc) have gone dead, but I've found big schools of biiiig yakka out in the deeper water. Given the lack of wind, I've been spotting them on the rise in the dawn and dusk on the water. It seems liike the yakka's know that the pelagics are clearing out, and they are too big now for whatever's left, so they are going out into the open a bit more. In any case, I think squid are better bait, and easy to catch at this time. It's a dilemma whether to just go for squid themselves for a feed, or to use for bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 I go fishing pretty regularly for squid like that, I rarely use them for bait unless heading into kingy grounds and even then I generally use plastics or poppers or divers. I would much rather keep the squid for myself hehehe. They are tasty little morsels. Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farizzy Posted May 20, 2014 Author Share Posted May 20, 2014 cheers guys. Got 1 more question for you all, Would leather jackets and taylor hit a live squid. I don't think it was a king that bit hoels in the squid. The head was ripped off and the holes were a perfect circle the size of a 20c piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jew Stalker Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 My 2 cents is on jackets. They go for anything and frequently take chunks that size out of my plastics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scratchie_junior619 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Mmmmmm dat squid be making my mouth water Cheers scratchie_junior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledFisho Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 is that picture of the kayak and the sunset at bayview? cause to the left of that picture there is a good spot near the mariner where the swimming pool is. just anchor up a couple of metres of and burly the shit out of it. you know how it works. where abouts do you go for kings when you use live bait. im usually middle harbor man cause its closer. went out long reef last weekend, and got some solid snapper. the bigger ones around the 50cm mark seemed to prefer stinky prawn which has been sitting in my yak for day. good fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledFisho Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 nah thats not bay view. but if you launch at bayview then stick to the coast until you get to the mariner and pool try there for live yakks last time i was there the place was swarming with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farizzy Posted May 21, 2014 Author Share Posted May 21, 2014 Yeah mate its up the top end of Bay view near the Yacht racing club. We got the squid just in front of the boats. It was actually in the morning. there goes that saying red sky in the morning hahahahah. Just started over that side as I saw some guys get some nice fish at the barges on Scotland island so been going there a bit. Id love to go to longy, how far is the paddle from the ocean ramp there. Ill give that spot a go for the yaccas next time. Last 2 times iv burleys hard I got swarmed by sweep. Cheers for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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