Scratchie Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 G'day raiders, Just a quick report. How good was the weather yesterday! Headed up past Broughton island with a mate and fellow raider jrcjamie at first light in search of a few decent snapper. Arrived at our spot and things looked promising as Jamie lands a nice one first drop! I'm casting sps and next minute bang, absolutely smoked by a horse that soon chews through the leader. We managed a few more pannies but things went quiet until the trag came on! Got our bag and had many a tussle with some solid Noah's! I managed a nice macky. Live bait was hard to come by for some reason. The day was a complete glass out. Water temp 23-24. Seen a marlin at the back of our boat that we were about to chuck a livie at, then realised a boat 100m from us was hooked up but he didn't know! Lol. Well it soon woke him up and after a few ariels spat the hook! Cool to see 20m from our boat! Decided to call stumps about 3pm and home early enough to cook dinner and watch the sunset! Awesome day and the fish were a bonus! cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Good haul mate, perfect weather to be out. Those macks are a beautiful looking fish, I'd love to catch one! Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 leavin bout 11 headin for broughton for overnighter ..lookin good weather wise hope to get a few reds...are the beakies at gibber scratchie..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, rickmarlin62 said: leavin bout 11 headin for broughton for overnighter ..lookin good weather wise hope to get a few reds...are the beakies at gibber scratchie..rick I think your right! Lol. There maybe a few kings at north rock too! good luck rick!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 thanks mate nice trag by the way I can guess where they came from..rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveTheBoy Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Sensational work Scratchie! Mate I think that's the only kind of seas that could get me out on a boat - unless you need an automatic burley machine hanging over the side! Very nice pal - I'll be lurking about over the weekend hopefully they stay on the chew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Some nice fish there Scratchie. Great day for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 A good feed there Scratchie. Swell should stay down until Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 Cheers guys! Should cook up well for dinner tonight! Wish I was out on the water today! Beautiful conditions! But I did take the boy for a spin off the rocks this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Lovely conditions and a good haul of fish Scratchie. Don't think I've ever seen a Trag, are they good to eat? Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farvos Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Nice catch. I was hoping to get up there this weekend but not happening. Hopefully the snapper fishing starts to heat up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoingFishing Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Great report Scratchie its a beautiful part of the world where you live. a nice feed of fish u got there. My dream is to one day retire to Nelsons !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finin Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 (edited) Glass and blue, dont get much better than that. Nice feed there Scratchie! You gotta get out of the habit of making fish look bigger in a photo, doesnt suit you..? Edited April 21, 2017 by finin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 58 minutes ago, finin said: Glass and blue, dont get much better than that. Nice feed there Scratchie! You gotta get out of the habit of making fish look bigger in a photo, doesnt suit you..? Lol....nah, I just have a small head! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 5 hours ago, big Neil said: Lovely conditions and a good haul of fish Scratchie. Don't think I've ever seen a Trag, are they good to eat? Neil They are similar to a jewfish but smaller. Similar shape, mouth, colour and bloodline. They eat just as well. Generally school in big numbers so they aren't that difficult to catch once you find them. They bite rather softly and have softer mouths, so you either you circle hooks or don't strike intensely! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Thanks for that Scratchie. BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted April 21, 2017 Share Posted April 21, 2017 Great effort, Jeff! That water looked magic! That's how I like it! I'm hoping to get out tomorrow. I wanted to fish this Tuesday as the seas should be slight but my son is borrowing my car to go to Sydney, so no tow vehicle. Might have to fish the rocks. I think Wed will be a bit rough for outside or the rocks. I'm dying to try a few new spots and techniques. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penguin Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Great conditions there Scratchie. Great feed of fish to, well done. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harold Posted April 22, 2017 Share Posted April 22, 2017 Great day mate. You are a great fisherman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 22, 2017 Author Share Posted April 22, 2017 Couldn't help myself and took Jnr off the stones for a quick throw this arvo!!! He's been complaining he hasn't heard a reel scream for so long.....here you go son!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradcrosso Posted April 23, 2017 Share Posted April 23, 2017 Very Nice Scratchie!! Another note, anyone who gets sick or thinks they just get sick in a boat push through it!! When i started going it took me over five years to get used to it and not spew up!! Now i can down a carton the night before and feel as good as gold on the water the next day!!! despite the hangover! haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted April 23, 2017 Author Share Posted April 23, 2017 And they were still there this morning...... Gave the sambo to a tourist and kept the bonnie to try sashimi. Not keen but I'll give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) 10 hours ago, Scratchie said: And they were still there this morning...... Gave the sambo to a tourist and kept the bonnie to try sashimi. Not keen but I'll give it a try! Let me know how the bonito goes as sashimi. I'm planning to try making Thai fish cakes with mine, also try some in the smoker. Edited April 24, 2017 by Berleyguts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now