Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Fish were angry this morning. Managed to keep 2 - all caught on the cabbage. Started out 10lbs and kept getting busted off. Stepped it up to 15 then 20lbs and still couldn't stop them. PB went 43cm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hawkesbass Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Nothing wrong with that new pb. Any luderick above 40 cms is a great fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossie Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Sounds like a few pigs there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 The big boppas were probably drummer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well done on the new PB Cheers Tara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Good stuff mate, you know I love a good dig at the blackies! Well done! I haven't broken the 40cm line yet! Excellent stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDory Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Sounds like your getting pigged or you are doing something major wrong. The flip flopping Luderick is best left to tire them selves out before landing as they don't fight dirty. Pigs (Black Drummer) need to be man handled. JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirvin21 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 1 hour ago, Johndory said: Pigs (Black Drummer) need to be man handled. never a truer word spoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 5 hours ago, Johndory said: Sounds like your getting pigged or you are doing something major wrong. The flip flopping Luderick is best left to tire them selves out before landing as they don't fight dirty. Pigs (Black Drummer) need to be man handled. JD Indeed I was. 10lbs braid was snapping. I upped the leader but couldn't set the drag tight enough to keep the fish off the reef. i will be consulting my mentor for guidance here. He's fished the ledge for 40 years so I'm confident he can help me stop them next time. Need to make some gear and possible technique changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfish angler Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well done 43cm in my books is a great fish . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burger Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well done on a PB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Well done Luke on your PB. Great to find the fish raring to go, eh? Cheers, BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 15 hours ago, hawkesbass said: Nothing wrong with that new pb. Any luderick above 40 cms is a great fish. Thanks mate 11 hours ago, Rah said: Well done on the new PB Cheers Tara Thanks Tara 10 hours ago, Mike89 said: Good stuff mate, you know I love a good dig at the blackies! Well done! I haven't broken the 40cm line yet! Excellent stuff. Thanks Mike. Do you venture out of the harbour and fish from the stones yet? 4 hours ago, blackfish angler said: Well done 43cm in my books is a great fish . Thanks mate 5 minutes ago, big Neil said: Well done Luke on your PB. Great to find the fish raring to go, eh? Cheers, BN Thanks BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBM Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Is it just me, or is it actually 45cm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 10 minutes ago, DaveBM said: Is it just me, or is it actually 45cm? Not really, 43 as it's been gilled and gutted and I go from the shortest part of the tail 10 hours ago, Johndory said: Sounds like your getting pigged or you are doing something major wrong. The flip flopping Luderick is best left to tire them selves out before landing as they don't fight dirty. Pigs (Black Drummer) need to be man handled. JD Spoke to my mentor. The main problem is stiff braid and floro. Not enough give in the line he reckons. One thing I'm doing is getting some mono. We're going for round 2 today, let's see if one of us can stop them assuming they're still hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveBM Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 1 hour ago, flatheadluke said: Not really, 43 as it's been gilled and gutted and I go from the shortest part of the tail You sir, are a paragon of scrupulous honour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 47 minutes ago, DaveBM said: You sir, are a paragon of scrupulous honour. Haha at times I think we all are. After making a few posts you will quickly realise the audience here are largely grumpy old men who will jump all over you with a volley of criticism if you give them a chance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 what rod are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 10 minutes ago, luderick59 said: what rod are you using? I'm using a 10'6 Sakana rated 4kgs. It's a graphite composite rod with the reel positioned lower towards the butt of the rod. Ok rod, tip flexes a bit too much. Best thing about it is the guides, the runners are metal not that crappy grey plastic that cracks and fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cossie Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 7 hours ago, flatheadluke said: Indeed I was. 10lbs braid was snapping. I upped the leader but couldn't set the drag tight enough to keep the fish off the reef. i will be consulting my mentor for guidance here. He's fished the ledge for 40 years so I'm confident he can help me stop them next time. Need to make some gear and possible technique changes. 20 lb mono for pigs straight through to running ball sinker to hook never braid for blackies no10 float line main and max 2.7 kg trace if they are finicky I drop to 2kg fluoro on the trace. Will land 99.9% of fish. Use your flex in rid to tire them out until ready to wash out. If you hook a good pig on blackie gear lots of fun unless you lose a good float. hope this helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, DaveBM said: You sir, are a paragon of scrupulous honour. I agree! Speaking for myself it's always total length rounded up to the nearest centimetre! @flatheadluke I've been out on the stones for blackies a couple of times. Managed a few hook-ups but the 7ft rod I used to use wasn't great at bringing the fish in. I was also using braid there as well. Since upgrading my blackie gear I've been using a 10ft graphite rod that is quite brittle and as such I'm a bit scared to take it out on the stones. I'm thinking of picking up one of those 10ft telescopic rods made by Alvey to take out onto the ocean rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 1 hour ago, cossie said: 20 lb mono for pigs straight through to running ball sinker to hook never braid for blackies no10 float line main and max 2.7 kg trace if they are finicky I drop to 2kg fluoro on the trace. Will land 99.9% of fish. Use your flex in rid to tire them out until ready to wash out. If you hook a good pig on blackie gear lots of fun unless you lose a good float. hope this helps Interesting, very different to the setup old mate and I use. To each their own, as long as it works for you right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 great things in life comes in pairs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMG Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Nice fish bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlo2 Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 (edited) Have gone 50cm, many moons ago, weighed close to 4 and a half pounds, 15 minutes to land. Could not pick it up in one hand. Not braggin', but was fishing 2 foot deep!, on a protected south facing ledge adjoining a beach in a black nor'easter with all the many schools of luderick that normally sit on the long flat east facing ledges deciding to congregate 'round the corner from the blow and raging sea (as they often do). Also caught a nice bream and a "poddy" mullet that day. Both thrown back. 17 blackfish landed (20 bag limit at the time). Guy fishing next to me got 16. Edited January 8, 2017 by dlo2 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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