Kurraba point 16/01/16

[Benji-martin]

Hey guys,

Late report only had time to write it up. I was able to get out for a fish Saturday morning and even if the wind looked like it was going to be strong. Got to the ferry wharf just after first light. I started the morning throwing some squid jigs around and in about 5 minutes I had two squid.

I quickly put one out holding for a kingfish around the mored boats. I then decided to try for a few yakkers and in no time I had 5. So I quickly put of a live yakker. So by 6:30 I had a live squid and yakker out hoeing for a kingfish or something so come by. While I was waiting I caught two more squid and was thinking maybe this might be my day because normally i struggle to catch squid. After a few hours and still no pelagic fish I changed the rig on my little rod and tried for some leather jackets. Took a few minutes until I finally hooked a fish after continually missing the bite. I hooked the first fish and it ran straight under the wharf. Somehow I managed to get it out and was bringing it to the surface and then it decided to have another run. Again I just managed to stop it from busting me off and I got it to the surface. To my surprise it was a juvenile grouper and the first omens have ever caught.

I let him go and he swam off. The next hour or so was fun. On that time I caught 7 leather jackets. Five of them I kept for a feed. A few little snapper, bream and wrase.

After that I hooked on to something big under the wharf. Just like the grouper I managed to stop it once and I saw a big brown shape start to come up. Then it had one more run and this time the fish won.

After this the wind really started to pick up and decided to call it a day and go home with a feed of leather jackets.

Martin

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[Yowie]

A feed of jackets will go down well, and a few squid and a groper as well. Good work.

[floods]

Hey Martin

Nice catch - those jackets can be pretty hard to hook sometimes.

I fish down at Kurraba pretty regularly and sounds like I had a pretty similar experience to you.

Just before xmas I was fishing off the Neutral Bay end about 5pm with half a green prawn casting diagonally back towards the moorings at Neutral Bay.. Nothing much going, then felt a tiny bite (thought I'd leave it and see what happened).. about 5 seconds later something absolutely smashes the prawn and heads straight under the wharf. Had the drag on pretty tight and it was taking line as soon as it took the bait - eventually the line must have rubbed on the pylon because the line snapped really cleanly. Never found out what it was.. but it put up a great fight, would have loved to even gotten a look at it. Encouraging to know that there a big fish pretty close to the shore.

Thanks for the report - might see you down there sometime.

Cheers

Ryan

[Benji-martin]

Hey Martin

Nice catch - those jackets can be pretty hard to hook sometimes.

I fish down at Kurraba pretty regularly and sounds like I had a pretty similar experience to you.

Just before xmas I was fishing off the Neutral Bay end about 5pm with half a green prawn casting diagonally back towards the moorings at Neutral Bay.. Nothing much going, then felt a tiny bite (thought I'd leave it and see what happened).. about 5 seconds later something absolutely smashes the prawn and heads straight under the wharf. Had the drag on pretty tight and it was taking line as soon as it took the bait - eventually the line must have rubbed on the pylon because the line snapped really cleanly. Never found out what it was.. but it put up a great fight, would have loved to even gotten a look at it. Encouraging to know that there a big fish pretty close to the shore.

Thanks for the report - might see you down there sometime.

Cheers

Ryan

Hey mate,

I have only been down there a few times now and have had not had a bad session. Either catching big tailor, bream and trevally or leather jackets. I have seen some kings swimming around the wharf and then swim out to the moorings so I always make sure I have a live bait out now.

With the jackets you just have to strike at the right time. I find they don't have a normal bite but more of a suck and pull. Normally I have a little slack in the line and as soon as I see the slightest movement in the line I strike I always seem to miss the first few then after a couple of misses I seem to figure out the bite and catch a few quickly.

Martin

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[GoingFishing]

Mate well done !

I recently started boat fishing and before that I was land based for 5 years and kurraba wharf was my go to spot. U can catch just about anything there I've even had the occasional

Jew, I've seen massive whiting,bream, kings and most of your top table fish caught there. I still go there for the occasional night fish , good times

[papafish]

thats a odd fish to land that groper!! but it was good. they put up a really good fight!! where you fishing around rose bay or somewhere there?

[Benji-martin]

thats a odd fish to land that groper!! but it was good. they put up a really good fight!! where you fishing around rose bay or somewhere there?

Hey mate,

Kurraba point is in neutral bay. I was shocked when I caught it because I did not think you would catch them down that far

Martin

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[Yowie]

Hey mate,

Kurraba point is in neutral bay. I was shocked when I caught it because I did not think you would catch them down that far

Martin

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Caught a small groper like yours next to Yowie Bay wharf many years ago, also saw a groper around the 6 to 8 pound mark swimming in South West Arm of Port Hacking several years ago.

They do swim up river a bit.

[richard_pdc]

When you say a fish that takes you under the wharf and breaks you off its a surgeon fish , we fish 50 pound line and that break you off like its 4 pound line it looks very similar to groper

[Benji-martin]

When you say a fish that takes you under the wharf and breaks you off its a surgeon fish , we fish 50 pound line and that break you off like its 4 pound line it looks very similar to groper

Never thought of a surgeon. I have never hooked one but I know they have some power and the fish I lost had some. So you might be right

Martin

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