wchh Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 To not to clash with the Christmas beach goer crowds, I have been doing late afternoon/evening fishing at the Wanda beach in the last couple of days and only managed to take home twoish fish each trip. Considering 50% chance of thunderstorms forecasted for this afternoon, I went to check out whether there is a chance for a late morning session. I got there about 8:30 and found a rip that was postered as"dangerous current" hence clear from any swimmers. I set up and started fishing with my trusted Pilchard cube bait. I the next two hours, my 8 pilchards were converted into 10 fish, of which 8 were darts and I took home. One of the fish I think it was a juvenile king. It was successfully released unharmed after the photo. The fun part was after I got back to my car, the engine won't start. The battery went flat probably I managed to leave the headlights on. A quick call to my roadside service sorted it out quickly . Help arrived within 30 minutes from the call was made, brilliant service. photos of today's catch. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ryder Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Sounds like a fun session with a little king in the mix. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachwormer Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Very healthy sized dart there - would have been fun landing them. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Well, you certainly finished the year on a high. Good job. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 17 hours ago, Ryder said: Sounds like a fun session with a little king in the mix. Well done. Catching king fish off the beach is rare experience to me. I do quite a bit beach fishing but only this year I caught all up three small kingfish off the Wanda beach. From other reports of rat king in the bay, it appears there is a lot around at the moment and even spilled to the beaches? They go like small salmon apart from they do not jump out of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 12 hours ago, beachwormer said: Very healthy sized dart there - would have been fun landing them. Well done They don't look that big in the photo, a few of them did go past 30cm. They were fun as I used a light setup for them. I also found them quite good on the table. Charles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wchh Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 7 hours ago, big Neil said: Well, you certainly finished the year on a high. Good job. bn Sure I did, BN! I have to say fishing has been somehow very slow this year for me. This time last year, there were quite a few trips I would bag out on tailors or darts and catch a few good breams and flatties. I have been taking only 2~3 fish per trip this Xmas. I read your well written sum-up for 2018. Hope 2019 will be a even better year for all moderators and raiders on this site! Charles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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