BigRod Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Anyone seen or got in to any schools lately around sydney or the gong Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 theyre starting to come on, should be a few weeks and they'll be in the estuaries in good numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrant666 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Will Bonnies only take lures or could you spin for them say with pieces of pilly or squid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockfisherman Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Will Bonnies only take lures or could you spin for them say with pieces of pilly or squid? Pilchard under a float is ok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRod Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 cheers im out of fillets for baits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattfinn Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Where are some good locations to target these guys. Never fished for them before but they sound like good fun on light gear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrant666 Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 I've seen plenty of bustups in Broken bay on the way out to lion island, and watched a couple of videos that mention it as a gun spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinfisher 4.9 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Small metal slugs are the key for bonito.....but don't retrieve too fast. Unlike striped tuna, bonito are not that quick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tag117 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 I got a couple round sydney head a few days ago, all on metal slugs, they were my first and theyre good fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgrant666 Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 With the slugs are you tying them straight onto your main line or using a swivel or leader? I was thinking myself if I can get the boat back in the water of using a 20lb flouro leader with a swivel on the end to attach to the snap swivel on my braid (to make life easier when swapping between that and my normal paternoster rig) Sent from my D6653 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welster Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 We picked up one in the troll on Friday morning near the headlands of the hacking. So they are around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Came across a massive school of Bonnie's and rat kings today inbetween sydney headlands and long reef. I think once the water clears up theyl move into the inland systems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Still nothing of the rocks yet. Been out a couple times for zippo. Very late this year. Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Novicefisherman Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 What location? I haven't seen any as yet too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsy91 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Wait for the water to clear up a bit and the NE winds to really start coming through. End of January is usually a good time to start checking the headlands....terrigal haven has been a famous sight casting spot for Bonito, watsons leaping Bonito and also the leddies (frigate mackeral). If you have a boat there has been large schools all over broken bay but as mentioned earlier lion island is a gun spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
campr Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Metal slugs are the go when you can see them feeding on top, as you can cast further with them. if trolling, I find deap diving Rapala CD9s best for bonnies trolled at a fast walking pace. I have recently retired an old orange and gold CD9 that just can't be patched any more right to swim that I recon must have caught 100 bonnies from Jibbon and Botany Heads over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adsy91 Posted January 11, 2016 Share Posted January 11, 2016 Metal slugs are the go when you can see them feeding on top, as you can cast further with them. if trolling, I find deap diving Rapala CD9s best for bonnies trolled at a fast walking pace. I have recently retired an old orange and gold CD9 that just can't be patched any more right to swim that I recon must have caught 100 bonnies from Jibbon and Botany Heads over the years. Spot on and if you change out the treble hooks for two singles you will frequently get double hook ups on the one lure. Same deal goes for the big vibes, if you can't keep a metal slug under and it keeps breaching the surface switch to a vibe, it will cast a mile and very easy to keep under the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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