RexSenior Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Hi Raiders It's been a while between posts as the fishing has been terrible (for me anyway). I headed down Blacksmiths beach last night with a friend and a bag of pillies in search of some tailor (as I had no time to catch worms for other fish). We arrived around 6pm which turned out to be way early with the big tides - not much water left on the beach! We went a few hours without a touch then as the high tide approached I caught a flathead around 38cm on a ganged pillie. That was all for half an hour so we decided to pull up stumps and start packing up. Once the flatty was cleaned I reeled in my last rod which had a 45cm deep sea flathead attached. Curious about the possibility of more fish I threw another pillie out whilst I cleaned the second fish. Back to the rod to find a 1.1m gummy shark doing his best to spool me! (It was dark and my drag on that reel makes no sound whatsoever). We caught another two in the next 10mins all on pillies then I walked over to find my rod, reel and rod holder all gone!! As I had cast it out a fair way there was a good chance of snagging the line somewhere in the shorebreak. About 20 casts later I finally caught the line from the other rod further down the beach and saved it. I was expecting a big shark / jewie or something as my rod holder was about 60mm in the sand - nothing but gang hooks so not sure what happened there. Anyway we went home after that around 11pm, slow night turned good at the last minute. Just remember to stay for that one last cast!! Cheers, James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well done James. Couple of nice feeds there mate. I reckon Gummy shark is among the best eating fish from the sea. Good that you stuck it out for that bit extra time. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Nice work. Thats really surprised me. Ive asked a couple of the local tackle shops about gummies here and was told. No chance. Great feed Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well done James. Couple of nice feeds there mate. I reckon Gummy shark is among the best eating fish from the sea. Good that you stuck it out for that bit extra time. Cheers. Cheers Neil. I've heard they were good and did not disappoint! I think the best part was how easy they are to clean, very few bones and long flanks of juicy white flesh. Nice work. Thats really surprised me. Ive asked a couple of the local tackle shops about gummies here and was told. No chance. Great feed Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk It's funny you say that, I've been given the bum steer a few times. Some of them try and point you towards buying the bait or gear that they need to sell, not what will work for you. In saying that those are the first I've caught in that section of the beach - we threw out a heap of berely (which was our bait) just before we were going to leave and suddenly they were everywhere! I'm sure more would have been caught if it wasn't for the lost time trying to snag my rod back from the ocean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 What a top night & congrats on getting your rod back !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4z Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Haha, like we need more motivation for that 'one last cast'! Great catch mate! Not to many catches of gummies we see on here. Keep up the good work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james3210 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well done mate. I will keep that in mind 'one last cast' which normally turn out another 30 minutes fishing for me. Haha...by the way, how do u prepare and cook the gummy? I tried one before but the ammonia smell ruined the taste. I bleed it straight away after i caught it around noon time off the boat and cooked it that night. Any suggestion to get rid of the ammonia smell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 Well done mate. I will keep that in mind 'one last cast' which normally turn out another 30 minutes fishing for me. Haha...by the way, how do u prepare and cook the gummy? I tried one before but the ammonia smell ruined the taste. I bleed it straight away after i caught it around noon time off the boat and cooked it that night. Any suggestion to get rid of the ammonia smell? I did a bit of research yesterday, the best way is to cut off the head and tail, then gut the shark and straight on ice. As I was fishing on the beach I only bled the shark because every time I clean the fish on the beach I end up eating sand. There are a few reasons why the ammonia smell comes out, the contents of the gut and lactic acid build up in the blood when the fish is stressed (that's why killing them straight away is important). I will know for next time! I cut them into cutlets then cut out the backbone to butterfly the flesh then skinned it. Straight into some egg mix then a 50/50 mix of herbs & flour then shallow fry with olive oil - it was delicious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james3210 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Thanks for the info mate. Im hungry now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Hi Raiders It's been a while between posts as the fishing has been terrible (for me anyway). I headed down Blacksmiths beach last night with a friend and a bag of pillies in search of some tailor (as I had no time to catch worms for other fish). We arrived around 6pm which turned out to be way early with the big tides - not much water left on the beach! We went a few hours without a touch then as the high tide approached I caught a flathead around 38cm on a ganged pillie. That was all for half an hour so we decided to pull up stumps and start packing up. Once the flatty was cleaned I reeled in my last rod which had a 45cm deep sea flathead attached. Curious about the possibility of more fish I threw another pillie out whilst I cleaned the second fish. Back to the rod to find a 1.1m gummy shark doing his best to spool me! (It was dark and my drag on that reel makes no sound whatsoever). We caught another two in the next 10mins all on pillies then I walked over to find my rod, reel and rod holder all gone!! As I had cast it out a fair way there was a good chance of snagging the line somewhere in the shorebreak. About 20 casts later I finally caught the line from the other rod further down the beach and saved it. I was expecting a big shark / jewie or something as my rod holder was about 60mm in the sand - nothing but gang hooks so not sure what happened there. Anyway we went home after that around 11pm, slow night turned good at the last minute. Just remember to stay for that one last cast!! Cheers, James Gummies are one of my favorites , yump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NaClH2OK9 Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) If you think they are good now wait till you pulll a piece out if the freezer in a month. The only fish i know that improves with being frozen . Gets rid of that last bit of ammonia Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Edited March 12, 2016 by NaClH2OK9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexSenior Posted March 13, 2016 Author Share Posted March 13, 2016 If you think they are good now wait till you pulll a piece out if the freezer in a month. The only fish i know that improves with being frozen . Gets rid of that last bit of ammonia Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Really? That's awesome. Still have a few pieces in the freezer happy days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Good work on the gummies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Great catch and post Rex. well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Nice one on the gummies, I caught a couple nearly a year ago and would love to get one again. Good session, impressive catch from the beach! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holls Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 If you think they are good now wait till you pulll a piece out if the freezer in a month. The only fish i know that improves with being frozen . Gets rid of that last bit of ammonia Sent from my SM-G920I using Tapatalk Yes, that's the trick alright. My Dad was a professional shark fisherman and gummy is one fish that's improved by freezing first. Also, I've only been on the NSW coast about 18 months but it seems to me that beach fishing begins to heat up 1 - 2 hours after dark - especially on the incoming. Would others agree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvillanova Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 (edited) well done James, see u out there one day, keep up the good work.............. Edited March 22, 2016 by alberto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holls Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 Yes, that's the trick alright. My Dad was a professional shark fisherman and gummy is one fish that's improved by freezing first. Also, I've only been on the NSW coast about 18 months but it seems to me that beach fishing begins to heat up 1 - 2 hours after dark - especially on the incoming. Would others agree? Yesterday, fished at Wairo Beach, arriving 4am. All the action was before the sun came up. Picked up my biggest salmon on the first cast. Then some whiting and darts on the smaller rod. But all went very quiet at dawn with the tide still rising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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