On the Hacking

[mammoth64]

Headed out for a Australia day fish on the Port Hacking, I haven't been fishing in the Hacking in a very long time. Tried to get some calamari but nothing taking the lures, so spent a bit of time on the sand bar sucking up some nippers then headed off to have a crack inside the South West Arms. Caught 10 snapper best of them was 28 cm, all went back to do a bit more growing, still fun to catch.

Wife hooked something and over the side the rod went  after about 20 mins or so I'm onto something with a bit of decent weight, slowly pull a trevally to the top but notice that there's 2 hooks in the Trevally. I take out hook number 2 and pull in the attached line (quite a bit there) wifes slowly winding line as I pull it in, fish that pulled wifes rod over is revealed as a Trevally and wifes rod back on the boat. Trevally went back in to fight another day.

After a few more good bites hooked into a 34 cm Whiting, a PB Flathead of 56 cm and a 34 cm Flounder. Young fella hooked into a big Shovel nose which took a bit of pulling in but his first big fish.

Over all great family day

Edited January 26, 2018 by mammoth64
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[hookerbruce]

A good result for the hacking on an Australia Day holiday. 

Amazing how a fish with a hook and line in its mouth will still take another bait. 

[Scratchie]

Sounds like a great family day out! Congrats on the PB and the rod retrieval. 

cheers scratchie!!! 

[Rah]

How good is that to get the rod back!!! Some nice fish there too. 

Cheers

Rah

[big Neil]

I really enjoyed reading your post of a top family day fishing. How lucky to get the rod back intact. Thanks for sharing the experience, bn

[Welster]

Great post.   It’s funny some of the things that happen in a days Fishing.