Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Hi Raiders, put the boat in yesterday at pretty beach. Took my friend with me as a decky. it was a great session chucking lures. Conditions were ideal, calm waters and bait a plenty. We were really poling them for a while - a fish a cast. We also got 4 doubles (two fish on the one lure). Ended up almost double bag limit on the bonito and a few tailor and salmon thrown in for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 The bonito are really about, eh? Some nice fat salmon in the mix, too. Good stuff! Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samjames95 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Always love pulling in the bonnies, always put up a great fight! looks like an awesome sesh, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Geez Luke, I haven't seen that many fish outside of a National Geographics Special. Good on you and your deckie. BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Good stuff mate, we found cold water in close early off broken bay could not find slimeys, however went 2-1-1 on a small black Marlin, so we also had a cracker day out there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Thanks @Wellzy94 @samjames95 @big Neil. @tyrone07 Well done you must post a report. I was sounding 20 degrees which was a welcome change from 25 degrees recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Coming back in the arvo right in close we found water around 24.5-25, some places out wide near Terrigal fad and further were as high as 27, found some solid bait balls in close off Broken Bay and I know a number of small blacks were caught there last week, more then capable of achieving one in our boats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaclure Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Regarding the bait and blacks off broken bay, how far out are you talking? Would it be withinn 2nautical miles???? Cheers in advance Cap n Mac Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Do you eat the Bonito Luke? Can't say I've ever caught many (any) nor eaten them. BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farvos Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 Fresh they are nice. Better eaten raw though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 22, 2017 Share Posted February 22, 2017 @big Neil we eat them raw like @Farvos mentioned, sashimi style with Chinese dumplings, pickled ginger, seaweed salad, soy sauce and wasabi. Delicious. It was my wife's 30th and she asked me to catch them before we left so the pressure was on! do you eat Murray cod? I've seen you release them. I've heard they are beautiful eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 8 hours ago, flatheadluke said: @big Neil we eat them raw like @Farvos mentioned, sashimi style with Chinese dumplings, pickled ginger, seaweed salad, soy sauce and wasabi. Delicious. It was my wife's 30th and she asked me to catch them before we left so the pressure was on! do you eat Murray cod? I've seen you release them. I've heard they are beautiful eating. Yes they are a good table fish provided they aren't overly fat One of 55 - 60 cms is usually ideal. Another native freshwater species Golden Perch (Yellowbelly) is also good eating. Birthday wishes to your wife and good onya for getting her some nice fish for her birthday. Cheers, BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 On 22 February 2017 at 8:03 PM, mmaclure said: Regarding the bait and blacks off broken bay, how far out are you talking? Would it be withinn 2nautical miles???? Cheers in advance Cap n Mac Don't have an epirb? Mate I know a couple caught in as close as the 45 meter Mark, the schools of bait we were finding with some big balls were even closer, follow the bait find the fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PST115hp Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 That's a cracking effort Flatheadluke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Bonito is ok when its super fresh but you should bleed it straight away & get it straight on ice. Otherwise the flesh gets very soft & turns a dark colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: Bonito is ok when its super fresh but you should bleed it straight away & get it straight on ice. Otherwise the flesh gets very soft & turns a dark colour. No you don't bleed Bonito, just like you don't bleed tailor, just chuck them straight into an ice slurry. I then gut and fillet the next day. Sydney fish markets did a study on cleaned vs uncleaned fish. The uncleaned fish be sold for another two days. Reason being, the knife introduces bacteria, particularly if it pierces the backbone. Blood can't enter the flesh, that's an urban legend, it congeals in the innards. You cant sell most fish cleaned for this reason. Give it a go try a cleaned and uncleaned fish. You'd be surprised, I've left an uncleaned fish in the fridge for 4 days, then ate it and it's was still beautifully fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmaclure Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Thank you on both the Bonito facts and for tyrone07 feedback much appreciated. May shoot out on Sunday if the weather permits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scomber Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 You guys have to try flathead sashimi . Only one caveat - eat within 6 hours, oh and have a very sharp knife. First time I tried it I was blown away. Needs to be a fish legal fish under 45cm. Any bigger its too flaky and we really should put the big girls back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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