kiwicraig Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I hit the water with my friend Simon this morning at 5 am. Conditions were good inside - so we motored towards the heads to see what it was looking like outside. One peek was all it took for us to agree that it would be a better day to stay inside. We did a few drifts in the channel by half tide rocks with fewer hits on bait than normal and none at all on the softies. I'm guessing that the murky water was a factor in that. I did pick up a nice flattie of 45 cms on one of the drifts, followed by Simon picking up a 40 cm model shortly after. However the current and wind were doing strange things and we were getting frequent tangles - so we decided to head further in for a more stable drift. We then did a few drifts by Orange Grove. I had been working one bait rod and one SP by half tide rocks, but by Orange Grove I swapped out the plastics rod with one rigged for whiting, so I had one rod with pillies rigged for drifting for flathead and the other rod with lighter line rigged to be more actively fished with a prawn bait for whiting. This proved to be a good move as I picked up a second flattie of about 42cm and caught a number of undersized whiting and snapper. I was getting hit every drop on the prawns, but just could not find anything big enough. Simon was still in search of a second fish for his dinner so we headed out in front of Rip Bridge for another drift. We pulled in a number of snapper there but all around the 23-25cm mark with a few the size of gold fish thrown in for a laugh. Needing to head in soon we went for another drift in an eddy by Booker Bay. Pulled in a few more small snapper and then persistence paid off and Simon pulled in a 27cm bream right on the bell. We headed back in, happy to have had a ball catching lots of fish and both come home with feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg126 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hopefully will clear up soon. Still nice to get a feed, even in these conditions. Do you notice any difference in the taste of the fish with so much mud around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwicraig Posted January 8, 2016 Author Share Posted January 8, 2016 Hey Meg - they taste the same to me. I don't think it bothers some types of fish much. They evolved for this sort of environment. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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