Longfish Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 (edited) Working night shift this week and managed to knock off early enough to hit middle harbour for a shore fishing session from bream and flathead on the flats as the tide was peaking an hour or so after sunrise. Took two outfits with me...my 1-3 kilo bream rod with 6lb braid and my 2-4 kilo plastics outfit on 10lb braid. Got to the spot around 6ish to find tailor busting up everywhere and got into them straight away on the sugerpen. After a few tailor had been landed the splashes began to look more serious and within moments i was into my first salmon 'off the top'. Took me by surprise on my bream outfit and 6lb...he had all my braid out and nearly kept it!...fortunately managed to get all my backing back and once the braid was back on the reel it was all over for mr.salmon...hooking them over a flat is epic...they only have one way to go and thats away from you as quickly as possible...I swear i saw smoke coming out my little 1000 stradic drag! Anyway...switched to the heavier outfit as i now realised salmon were about...and i didnt fancy loosing all my braid for good! The fish had wised up and were busting up consistantly just out of range and would only move within range in lightning fast raids...if you couldnt get to them fast enough...no fish for you! I was charging up and down the wall like a maniac! Eventually hooked my second...a Sammy 65 doing the damage this time...once i had changed to a different coloured chartreus one...for some reason they were following my clear sammy but not hitting it...change of colour and BANG i am on almost first cast...weird. The action then dried up so i headed home...on the way back home i drove past a little park in neutral bay...i couldnt resist a little bash for a flattie as the spot looked good for it...i stick a little plastic on my bream rod and within ten minutes i feel a little tap as the motor oil 2.5 " zman grub drops back to the seabed...instant strike and ON...only small but fun none the less...especially within walking distance of my house in north sydney. Saw a big school of blackfish mooching about but couldnt get them interested in a plastic...nor the whiting that were there...shame. Anyway...bed time for me i'm knackered! Edited September 24, 2014 by Longfish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novicefisherman Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 looks like a decent size tailor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefisherman6784 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 That's a great session mate There some very decent fish Good to see the salmon in the harbour Always nice to end the day on a little flattie Cheers thefisherman6784 Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Nice write up. Well done on the catches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novicefisherman Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Was that Roseville? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longfish Posted September 25, 2014 Author Share Posted September 25, 2014 Pm(s) to you boys...cheers everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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