BIGG DADDA TREVS Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 (edited) 18th December, I decided to spend a day down at clifton to see how the fishing is, what a great choice it was! Got there around 730 to fish the high tide at 830, 1 dink trevs and that was it. Decided to wait it out and fish later into the arvo. Spoke with another kid who was there with who i think is his older brother or friend, pretty serious anglers they were, stella 8000 rigged for livebaits and a sustain for smaller whateverbites. They had live prawns and were pitching em from the jetty and managed a few very nice bream which went back in the drink, one of which went 37. We chatted while trying to entice some of the monster whiting around there, tried live prawn, yabby lures and worms but the were just not interested(please help if anyone know how to catch these!). Just killing time until finally every went from 0-100 reel quick. Big bust ups withing casting distance and he had the whiting rig still on his ultra-light when he pitched in a pillie chunk, as soon as it hit the water zzzzzzzzzzzz his reel screamed. Being on my mission for first sp pelagic i cast in a slapstick and get bites left right and center but somehow manage to not hook one. The busting stopped and it gave up to help him land his fish. What we thought was a bonito turned out to be a ripper salmon, 20 min fight and he was on the steps. Didn't measure but i estimate around 60, a great catch on 2lb leader and size 12 longshank. Then rocks up a guy with 2 saltigas, starts absolutely cubing like mad and hooks up straight away with a big bonnie he gave away. Then comes a salmon he savagely flips onto the jetty and another bonnie shortly after. During this I fished some weightless pillies for trevs, hook 3 absolute huge fish all around 50 but pull hooks on all of em trying to skulldrag em from under the jetty. I switch over to 30lb leader and a 1/0, bait up a really nice tail piece and I pitch it in to hook up straight away. What I thought was a tiny trev comes straight to the surface with a big stripe across is face and a forked yellow tail. Set the hook a little extra and he realises he's hooked, takes of with a strong run towards the other side of the structure and i run after him. I flip him with my little 1.8m rod and i have landed a very healthy kingfish. He flips 2 and one of his keeps. Stopped fishing after that to head home after a very long and grueling day. Tuesday the 19th, expecting a good day ahead with my mate PATTHERAT we arranged to meet at clifton around 9. I got there 830 and managed a tiny trevor and a dink tarwhine. thats all the fish i ever caught that day. Pat arrives and we begin fishing. All kinds of techniques to no avail, finally we resort to micro fishing. He gets a tiny jacket, the smallest trev I have ever seen and a fish i have never seen before, later identified as a silver biddy. Fishing was very slow and toward 4 pat hooked 4 consecutive little PJs. 28th December I wanted to try my luck with early morning jigging and to get first first fish on the new setup, a stradic 4000 on a raider 742. Get to clifton around 530 and start jigging, bonito bust ups and they keep following the lure but couldn't get them to eat. nothing happens for a long time until the afternoon. Bonito busting again and i cast just past the school and begin the retrieve thinking if I don't get one i swear.. didn't get one. Keep casting well after they stopped busting and on the pause i get smashed, whip m rod up and i feel the hooks dig in. The stradic gets its first smoking, ripped of third of the spool and finally give in a little. Start pumping, get some line back and it starts charging me, winding as fast as I could i get to below my feet and I flip it straight over big bonnie. Nothing for 3-4 hours, so went for a swim and came back to cast a bit more. Nothing so i decide I should call it, my family was with some friends and they had finished their picnic get together so packed up everything leaving just the jigging rod because i still had to rinse it, decide to have one last cast. One last cast straight out in the middle of the bay and mid retrieve fish start busting at my feet, guy next to me pitches in a pillie but miraculously didn't get eaten. I smoked my metal back and jig it infront of me. Watched a silver flash and absolutely smash my lure screaming drag and a very exhilarating fight results in a shorter but definitely thicker bonito. What a last cast! great way to start up the holidays with a few more trips planned, one to the upper hawkes and another to the entrance. If there anyone i could get some help from at the entrance i would be very appreciative, I'm there 8,9 and 10th. Happy holidays. Edited December 27, 2017 by BIGG DADDA TREVS 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGG DADDA TREVS Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Pics of the bonnies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time28 Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Great read mate. Always good to get a mixed bag of fish and Bonnies are great fun when busting up in close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omally Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Yeah top read mate... Felt like I was there lol more like wishing I was there ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miketheangler Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) Always fun breakin in the new reel aye, great Bonnie's could I ask ya at what time exactly they were caught, and how the weather was, went for a kingy sesh yesterday, a few swam past my pillie cube and livies no bites. What lures were the Bonnie's caught on aswell? Edited January 21, 2018 by Miketheangler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Great write up mate Bonnies are always fun to catch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGG DADDA TREVS Posted February 1, 2018 Author Share Posted February 1, 2018 On 22/01/2018 at 12:10 AM, Miketheangler said: Always fun breakin in the new reel aye, great Bonnie's could I ask ya at what time exactly they were caught, and how the weather was, went for a kingy sesh yesterday, a few swam past my pillie cube and livies no bites. What lures were the Bonnie's caught on aswell? Ye man the reel was so good to catch a fish on. Really put the drag to good use but still need to really test them on hopefully kingies at port stephens this weekend. Does anyone know it they still around or could provide locations thx. Ye man the bonnies busted first around 830-9 and then later at 530. They were caught on a cheap 30g metal. Kingy was just in arvo around 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chakka Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 Definitely a good read and report. Nice fish aswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurtleTown Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 Great write up ! might have to get myself down there soon Nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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