GreasePit Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 (edited) G'day raiders, Dusted up the last few days of my uni break with 3 trips over the course of a couple days targeting the 3 notable fish of the estuary. First day started off with some seriously windy conditions. After a fair few useless attempts, the wind played ball and dropped off half an hour after the tide change. Managed an 80cm jew in that small window. Caught on a 5 inch paddle tail. Second day, decided to whip out the snow gear and brave a rainy day of fishing (would much rather torrential rain than wind any day of the week). Managed a nice 70cm flathead. Caught on a 130mm soft vibe. After that bit of rain, the next day cleared up nicely. Went and had a flick around some structure for bream with some small blades. Best for the day went 35 odd cm. Love those blue lips on them in winter. Couple of days well spent, all fish were caught and released. I'll attach a video of the release of the jewy below. P.S. Does anyone have any tips for taking solo pictures of fish? (held in hand, not just on the brag mat) My methodology at the moment is to set my phone up on the perspex of my console, put it on video and hold the fish and move it around to make sure it gets in frame, only problem is the quality when i later take the screenshots. Cheers -Chris Edited August 3, 2017 by GreasePit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasePit Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 video-1501771742.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Well Chris you certainly didn't waste the last few days of your Uni break, did you? Have to admire your persistence and the results were certainly rewarding. Good that you released them all too, to grow a bit bigger. The only suggestion which I could offer with your photography problem would be a camera with timer mounted in a suitable position for the pictures. It wouldn't be too difficult to do and the cameras are fairly inexpensive these days. Good luck with your studies mate. BN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rah Posted August 3, 2017 Share Posted August 3, 2017 Some great fish there mate. Got to make the most of uni breaks. Cheers Rah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutsaboutfishing Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 You sure know how to make a guy jealous. Congratulations on the fine catches and well done on the persistence. With the selfies, if you've got an iphone there's an app called Gocam i think would help. cheers richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Nice work mate Some impressive catches which estuary were you fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellzy94 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Some cracker fish mate, well done! Cheers, Wellzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 I use a cheap selfie stick as an adjustable holder and lean it against something in the boat. You can get photo apps with adjustable timers so you can set it at something like 30 shots with 5 second intervals for example. Then you just pose and move around and later go back and choose what picture you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvarking Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 (edited) 13 hours ago, GreasePit said: Does anyone have any tips for taking solo pictures of fish? (held in hand, not just on the brag mat) My methodology at the moment is to set my phone up on the perspex of my console, put it on video and hold the fish and move it around to make sure it gets in frame, only problem is the quality when i later take the screenshots. I'm facing the same problem. It sounds like a stupid issue, but it's just nice to have a photo with me and the fish to remember... and maybe show off just a little bit. Edited August 4, 2017 by Aardvarking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob81 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Another trick if your own an iphone is to plug in the earphone. You can use the volume button to snap your shot. If you're on an android, you can hold your hand up and a circle should appear to time a shot in about 2-3 seconds. Hand should be opened and the camera will pick up your hand image to do your shot. Best you secure the phone on a mount though. PS, I do the video thing too since my shots are far from phone but if I did closer shots would be as mentioned above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARC H Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 What a good use of time bud welldone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regan Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 nice catch there greasepit love the pics and video of the release, you wouldnt even know you took the pics yourself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted August 4, 2017 Share Posted August 4, 2017 Cracking Trifecta....which system if you don't mind me asking:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasePit Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 On 8/4/2017 at 7:55 AM, big Neil said: Well Chris you certainly didn't waste the last few days of your Uni break, did you? Have to admire your persistence and the results were certainly rewarding. Good that you released them all too, to grow a bit bigger. The only suggestion which I could offer with your photography problem would be a camera with timer mounted in a suitable position for the pictures. It wouldn't be too difficult to do and the cameras are fairly inexpensive these days. Good luck with your studies mate. BN Yeah always that last minute cram to feed the addiction. I've actually got a waterproof digital camera lying around somewhere, might have to blow the dust off it. On 8/4/2017 at 9:10 AM, Rah said: Some great fish there mate. Got to make the most of uni breaks. Cheers Rah 100% The fish always seem to fire on the back end of it too, just my luck eh. On 8/4/2017 at 10:38 AM, nutsaboutfishing said: You sure know how to make a guy jealous. Congratulations on the fine catches and well done on the persistence. With the selfies, if you've got an iphone there's an app called Gocam i think would help. cheers richard Cheers mate, i'll check it out. On 8/4/2017 at 10:44 AM, sam bros said: Nice work mate Some impressive catches which estuary were you fishing? The old humble Hawkesbury. On 8/4/2017 at 10:49 AM, Wellzy94 said: Some cracker fish mate, well done! Cheers, Wellzy Cheers Wellzy On 8/4/2017 at 11:12 AM, Roylo said: I use a cheap selfie stick as an adjustable holder and lean it against something in the boat. You can get photo apps with adjustable timers so you can set it at something like 30 shots with 5 second intervals for example. Then you just pose and move around and later go back and choose what picture you like. Yeah that might be the go, i'll see if i can find an app which maybe takes them every couple of seconds until stopped. Cheers mate On 8/4/2017 at 1:27 PM, Aardvarking said: I'm facing the same problem. It sounds like a stupid issue, but it's just nice to have a photo with me and the fish to remember... and maybe show off just a little bit. Definitely second you on that last bit. On 8/4/2017 at 3:35 PM, Rob81 said: Another trick if your own an iphone is to plug in the earphone. You can use the volume button to snap your shot. If you're on an android, you can hold your hand up and a circle should appear to time a shot in about 2-3 seconds. Hand should be opened and the camera will pick up your hand image to do your shot. Best you secure the phone on a mount though. PS, I do the video thing too since my shots are far from phone but if I did closer shots would be as mentioned above. Not a bad tip, might have to use the toe to nab the pics... fish held in one hand probably aren't worth a pic On 8/4/2017 at 4:24 PM, ARC H said: What a good use of time bud welldone Cheers mate 21 hours ago, Regan said: nice catch there greasepit love the pics and video of the release, you wouldnt even know you took the pics yourself Cheers regan 21 hours ago, jenno64 said: Cracking Trifecta....which system if you don't mind me asking:) The hawkesbury mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 How big is that jig head mate? Definately invest in a tripod for your phone they are reasonably priced. Good to mix it up with your photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasePit Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 2 hours ago, tyrone07 said: How big is that jig head mate? Definately invest in a tripod for your phone they are reasonably priced. Good to mix it up with your photos 1/2 oz Would usually use 1/4 or 3/8th but upsized so I could keep contact with the lure with all the wind about. Looks like we caught two siblings mate?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 34 minutes ago, GreasePit said: 1/2 oz Would usually use 1/4 or 3/8th but upsized so I could keep contact with the lure with all the wind about. Looks like we caught two siblings mate?? Yeah that wind was horrible all late last week/ weekend you did well to get one. Wind makes it very difficult. I fish the Hawksbury every now and then what boat are you in mate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreasePit Posted August 6, 2017 Author Share Posted August 6, 2017 3 hours ago, tyrone07 said: Yeah that wind was horrible all late last week/ weekend you did well to get one. Wind makes it very difficult. I fish the Hawksbury every now and then what boat are you in mate? 429 stacer nomad mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone07 Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 5 minutes ago, GreasePit said: 429 stacer nomad mate Like your style mate I've got the same boat 509 ?Mines a centre console though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 For taking selfies with your fish, try an app called GoCam. You hold your hand up, close it to set the timer, then open your hand to activate it. I have a mount that clamps the phone onto a rail on my console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel' em in Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Nice work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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