HenryR Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 A few hours of fruitless bait soaking at the top and bottom of the tide, in the hope of a jewie. Last week in Cowan Creek. I tired with leftover squid and live poddies. All the action it turned out was on the surface and lures. In between the slack tides, I paddled around a lot and had a little bit of good luck. Once I found them, the school these came from kept popping up for about 2 hours. They were often within sight but not reach. It makes for suspenseful fishing. Happily, mine and their paths crossed enough times for me to snag three of them before they moved on. Salmon on light line are so my favourite fish An excellent arvo and a day saved by one of winters blessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 well done mate salmon are an excellent sportfish especially on top seem to be a few in the estuaries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Great pics HenryR...very creative. The one of the rod bent into the water must have been a bit difficult, with the fish pulling that much. Thanks for sharing it. Good fun the much maligned Salmon! BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryR Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 On 12/07/2017 at 9:21 AM, big Neil said: Great pics HenryR...very creative. The one of the rod bent into the water must have been a bit difficult, with the fish pulling that much. Thanks for sharing it. Good fun the much maligned Salmon! BN BN thanks very for noticing my pics! It was a concerted effort. Not so much hanging on to the rod, that's 3lb braid and very bendy stick, not too much force there. Aiming the camera was the hard but. A nice way to pass the time while waiting for those fish to wear themselves. On 11/07/2017 at 8:46 PM, ARC H said: well done mate salmon are an excellent sportfish especially on top seem to be a few in the estuaries they really shine in the estuarys I reckon arc. an under celebrated fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) is that 3lb mainline or leader you mean?? Edited July 13, 2017 by ARC H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 dont worry i just read it again lol was there heaps of bait busting up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryR Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 (edited) mainline 3lb, but braid so I suppose - probably breaks at about 6lb. they weren't busting up big time, just and occasional stir on the surface. Enough I had an amazing afternoon on them about this time last year, med size school that was pretty fired up, A couple of times as I was getting towed around by the fish I assume the bait was trying to shelter under my kayak because, I'd be out in the middle of the river all of a sudden the water all round the kayak would go besrek with fish. Really wondeful stuff Edited July 13, 2017 by HenryR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PST115hp Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Awesome feeling tackling Salmon on light gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 (edited) 3lb must have given you a HUGE fight for those fit salmon did you eat them? Edited July 15, 2017 by Regan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HenryR Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 (edited) 20 hours ago, Regan said: 3lb must have given you a HUGE fight for those fit salmon did you eat them? Hey Regan, Absolutely they were eaten. One got turned in to numus - pickled, much like ceviche. Prepped that way salmon are outstanding. It's great flesh and they taste clean and fresh. The others got thrown in a pot for tomato and tamarind curry that could sit in the fridge for a few days. Lots of strong and stinky flavours which, if you like salmon when their flavour becomes fishy, well, then that's great too. It does depend a bit on what kind of 'fight' you like but 3lb is not as extreme as it sounds. it is, as noted above, the braid that's rated 3lb. You might know this already and surely there's should be someone here who understand it ... ??? For some weird reason, most braids break above at their advertised breaking strain. I would guess the actual breaking strain I'm fishing is about 6lb. It's light enough to make some concentration obligatory and the outcome not completely certain but heavy enough that few get lost to minor mishaps. 5 - 10 minute fights and bigger fish need chasing, which is cool in a kayak! Edited July 16, 2017 by HenryR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 5 hours ago, HenryR said: Absolutely they were eaten. One got turned in to numus - pickled, much like ceviche. Prepped that way salmon are outstanding. It's great flesh and they taste clean and fresh. The others got thrown in a pot for tomato and tamarind curry that could sit in the fridge for a few days. Lots of strong and stinky flavours which, if you like salmon when their flavour becomes fishy, well, then that's great too. yeah ok, sounds yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 5 hours ago, HenryR said: I would guess the actual breaking strain I'm fishing is about 6lb. i forgot about braid having a breaking strain higher than it is advertised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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