GoingFishing Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Gday Raiders Today i headed out with some work colleagues who were keen to go on a trip after having listened to me winge & rant for the last 5 days about how demotivated i am at work and how much id rather be fishing ! I had Steve and his son William, Gerry & James. I dont usually fish with 5 people onboard and at times it was quite crowded, but we managed ok. After everyone convincing me to start the day at 9am and not 6am as i asked, (because apparently they have a life and i dont ? haha ) we headed out past north head at 930am. we trolled the headlands for zero but as i expected, half way between queenscliff and long reef i came across a bust up which scored us two bonito and one salmon. Steve and William had never been fishing in Aus having arrived from the UK some 8 years ago, they enjoyed playing the fish on light gear and it was the first time they had witnessed a "bust up". The guys were keen to take a feed home (some had to beg for a hall pass from the Mrs) so my target species for the day was the trusty blue spot. We did the usual drift afterwards and the flatties didn't disappoint. Total of 29 keeper flatties with a lonely flounder and probably threw back just as many undersize and a couple which spat the hook when the boys tried to lift the fish out of the water. A great feed when we split it up 5 ways ! Everyone went home with a smile on their face and some fish in the bag. highlight of the day was James getting spiked by his first blue spot about 0.0009 seconds after i had warned him. All in all a fantastic day in the water! thanks for reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Top effort there fellas!Some tasty fillets that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker435 Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Thats a feed allright!!! well done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYMAN Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Top catch there mate, pretty hard to go past a feed of fresh Flatties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p-ziller Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Geeeeezus! What a feed! If you didnt put on any weight during the Christmas holidays, you will now! Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted January 18, 2016 Author Share Posted January 18, 2016 Thanks fellas We had the flatties for dinner last night beer battered Fresh is best ! They went down great. It's amazing how productive the beaches can be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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