PowerFisher Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Crazy day at Botany Bay. Headed out around 7.30 am this morning to get as much fishing time before a possible storm. Son hooked the first king and after a minute in the fight the line went light. I said to him better luck next time. As he was taking out his line we found the Kingfish head still on. I was thinking wow a small shark got him. This has never had happened to us ever while fishing in inshore or even offshore. Only ever seen this happen on video clips on Youtube. We hooked on plenty of rat kings during the day and just before we were packing up I hooked on a decent Kingy, during the fight got him close to the boat and it went for another run. It was definitely legal seeing its size in water compared to the others, after finally tiring him and getting it close to the net, the craziest thing Ive experienced in fishing happened a 4m+ shark came up to the surface and and bit him in half. It was one scary shark. The bastard took my most promising legal fish. I know a lot of divers go to that area and kayak fisher man. This was crazy I was thinking of buying a kayak for that area when I'm alone fishing. Not after what we witnessed today. Photo of my dad holding my chopped up Kingfish. The good news is that I took the fish or whats left of it to home and it will be our dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guysebastian Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Mate thats not 65cms anymore. hehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimT Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 fish soup tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Bad luck mate. Very disappointing but at least you had a fun day getting a few bites, with the family. BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogbox Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Recently DPI warned people that a white shark is in Botany Bay. Photos of the shark on there web site. dogbox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted February 18, 2017 Author Share Posted February 18, 2017 Friends went to same fishing location this morning where the seals hang out and have told me shark is still there today. Another king has been demolished. I hope those resident seals are okay. The shark I saw yesterday looked like a bronze whaler i could be wrong but it looked different than the one i just read about spotted at Brighton le sands and much larger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Welllllllllllllll............................ we were about to head to the same spot on tuesday on the yaks... hmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 So was this inside the bay or outside?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ojay Samson Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: So was this inside the bay or outside?? Judging from the pics it would appear inside the Bay, just off moulinex point aka trevally alley/ the parking lot etc etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 5 hours ago, Ojay Samson said: Judging from the pics it would appear inside the Bay, just off moulinex point aka trevally alley/ the parking lot etc etc Thats the place. Kingie chaser this place is inside the bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Bloody hell 4M shark at Molly Im heading there in the morning in my 3.9M tinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: Bloody hell 4M shark at Molly Im heading there in the morning in my 3.9M tinny hahaha Good Luck Tommorow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunsmoke Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 That looks like the spot where a mate and I were in his boat last year tossing saltwater flies at the wall, hoping for a Kingy, but would have been more than happy with anything at all. Would have been there for maybe twenty minutes with zilch happening, when I noticed this strange splashing coming towards us. When it got closer, we could see that it was an idiot wearing some sort of webbed gloves splashing his way along, about ten feet or so out from the wall. Didn't seem to be using flippers at all, so maybe he was trying to bulk up some gorilla arms and shoulders or whatever. Some people have strange ideas..... And no, we finished the day with donuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farvos Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thats insane. I guess we share the water with them. They have more right to be there than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squire Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I was in that exact spot on Saturday morning in a 3.7 metre tinny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smasher Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Damn, when it's too windy for fishing I'm kitesurfing in the bay, either at Brighton or Kurnell. I'm going to try spend as little time in the water as possible for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACJ Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 I heard from a mate who reckons he was 'hassled' recently by a white shark (3m he claimed...take with a grain of salt to three) out off the Coogee Cakes several days ago in his yak chasing kings. Not necessarily something I'd believe in isolation but are hearing all the above... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 On 2/20/2017 at 6:38 PM, kingie chaser said: Bloody hell 4M shark at Molly Im heading there in the morning in my 3.9M tinny which tinnie were you this morning? Me and krause were out in the kayaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike89 Posted February 21, 2017 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Wow. That is a great story to tell. Yep I've seen it in a few Youtube clips but never had anything 'upgraded' right in front of my eyes. All I get is the pesky cormorants hassling my livies. Well done on the kings, shame you couldn't bring home more of them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 I was with a mate a few years back fishing of Long Reef and as he pulled up a decent sized Morwong a shark went flying through and snaffeled the lot just as we were about to net the fish... Gave us a right fright. Shame you lost a good fish but at least you get a great story to share over a beer or 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 (edited) On Tuesday, February 21, 2017 at 7:56 PM, allen_f said: which tinnie were you this morning? Me and krause were out in the kayaks I was the old 1969 quintrex mostly on the south side of the channel markers. I did notice 4 yaks over at molly with the rest of the fleet. Anything happen over there? Saw a couple of yaks also head over to the drums mid morning. Edited February 22, 2017 by kingie chaser Bad spelling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 12 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: I was the old 1969 quintrex mostly on the south side of the channel markers. I did notice 4 yaks over at molly with the rest of the fleet. Anything happen over there? Saw a couple of yaks also head over to the drums mid morning. We were 2 of them haha, should've come around to say hi! The other two head off to the drum mid morning when it got quiet. Our morning was an interesting one. Upon arrival at moli, someone was hooked up to a shark which took his rat, the shark proceeded to tow him out of the bay LOL. I hooked up to a 42cm trevally, which was kept. Both of us then got onto rat kings up to 62cm and whilst another tinnie brought up another rat, it was circled by another shark. We proceeded to the drums and saw some huge ass seals, went for one drift then had to perform a rescue mission which lasted the next two hours... That was uh to say the least an interesting morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 26 minutes ago, allen_f said: We were 2 of them haha, should've come around to say hi! The other two head off to the drum mid morning when it got quiet. Our morning was an interesting one. Upon arrival at moli, someone was hooked up to a shark which took his rat, the shark proceeded to tow him out of the bay LOL. I hooked up to a 42cm trevally, which was kept. Both of us then got onto rat kings up to 62cm and whilst another tinnie brought up another rat, it was circled by another shark. We proceeded to the drums and saw some huge ass seals, went for one drift then had to perform a rescue mission which lasted the next two hours... That was uh to say the least an interesting morning. Wow the shark was still there yesterday. It is getting a good feed on kingfish Glad the seals are hanging out at the drums. They have sensed the danger. I hope they stay there until the shark has completely gone. Will be sad to see them killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerFisher Posted February 22, 2017 Author Share Posted February 22, 2017 28 minutes ago, allen_f said: We were 2 of them haha, should've come around to say hi! The other two head off to the drum mid morning when it got quiet. Our morning was an interesting one. Upon arrival at moli, someone was hooked up to a shark which took his rat, the shark proceeded to tow him out of the bay LOL. I hooked up to a 42cm trevally, which was kept. Both of us then got onto rat kings up to 62cm and whilst another tinnie brought up another rat, it was circled by another shark. We proceeded to the drums and saw some huge ass seals, went for one drift then had to perform a rescue mission which lasted the next two hours... That was uh to say the least an interesting morning. And you guys are brave coming out in kayaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen_f Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 30 minutes ago, PowerFisher said: And you guys are brave coming out in kayaks haha thanks man, let's just say proper precautions may need to be taken for the sharks in the future hahahaha but damn jealous of your fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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