Scratchie Posted May 14, 2019 Author Share Posted May 14, 2019 26 minutes ago, kingie chaser said: Out of interest what was the rod/reel/line/rig used on that one please?? Talica 25 with 15kg mono. About a meter of 80lb leader and 86lb wire trace with a stinger treble! The reel is spooled with about 500m. Scary when you are losing more than half of that! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 WOOHOO the Wahoo!. Great read and top pics. Hope it continues to produce for you guys. Cheers, bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfish Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Living the dream there you fellows. Great fish, we're all envious of. Keep it up to give us not fishing something to dream about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Another great day, some very nice fish, much better than down here. A mate took me out fishing last night off Cronulla and it was tailor only. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Ditto to all the other comments - outstanding range and size of fish! Do you have to think about ciguatera up there with the bigger fish e.g. the wahoo? Cheers Fil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankS Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 WoW!!! Now that's a nice Wahoo, beats my best by about 8 kg, I have never fished that area and you are making me feel like I have missed out on something. What a great days fishing, and more to come. Frank 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 4 hours ago, Yowie said: Another great day, some very nice fish, much better than down here. A mate took me out fishing last night off Cronulla and it was tailor only. Definitely a different environment up here. The locals are saying their sick of mackerel. Haha 😂 (I’m not) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 3 hours ago, LuckyFil said: Ditto to all the other comments - outstanding range and size of fish! Do you have to think about ciguatera up there with the bigger fish e.g. the wahoo? Cheers Fil It’s something that obviously is of caution but there hasn’t been any reported case lately so I hope I’m not the first! 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 3 hours ago, frankS said: WoW!!! Now that's a nice Wahoo, beats my best by about 8 kg, I have never fished that area and you are making me feel like I have missed out on something. What a great days fishing, and more to come. Frank It sure is a special place Frank! You don’t need to work as hard for the bite but the fish absolutely give your rod, reel and knots a workout! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsy1 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 (edited) Some great fish fellas, well done. Woodsy Edited May 15, 2019 by Woodsy1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 Day 3...... Today was a lazy start and we didn’t hit the bait grounds until 7. The wind was a bit strong from the south which made for a little lumpy conditions than we were hoping! But we pushed on, decided to stay in close and grabbed some bait. I was first up and managed a nice Spanish. We boated another 3 spotties before the wind blew us off the water. Seen a water spout offshore which vindicated our decision to stay close! Back at the ramp before 10 with plenty of filleting to do. Cheers scratchie!!! 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 Forgot to mention an early lunch of yellow fin sashimi and bbq cooked Spanish mackerel with a fresh salad. Yum 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Woodsy1 said: Some great fish fellas, well done. Woodsy Thanks champ! Not many snapper up here at the moment, too many big toothy things! Haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodsy1 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Scratchie said: Thanks champ! Not many snapper up here at the moment, too many big toothy things! Haha Don't worry about the snapper I wanna add some of the stuff your getting up there to my list especially the yellowfin, just like Rick I'm jealous Woodsy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 What a trip, well done guys, thats some insane fishing. I'd love to see a water spout one day but would prefer not to be watching from the boat haha. Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 15, 2019 Author Share Posted May 15, 2019 56 minutes ago, Mr Squidy said: What a trip, well done guys, thats some insane fishing. I'd love to see a water spout one day but would prefer not to be watching from the boat haha. Rich Cheers Rich. We watched it form and intensify. Pretty cool at a distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 1 hour ago, Mr Squidy said: What a trip, well done guys, thats some insane fishing. I'd love to see a water spout one day but would prefer not to be watching from the boat haha. Rich Not all that common, but quite a few have popped up off Sydney over the years, usually when a cold change hits the warmer air. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 5 hours ago, Scratchie said: Definitely a different environment up here. The locals are saying their sick of mackerel. Haha 😂 (I’m not) Caught a small spottie inside Port Hacking many years ago, and it was one of the tastiest fish I have ever eaten. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tobycb Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 Nice work Scratchie. Top fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 think you are pretty safe on the Wahoo, being more of an open water predator than Spannies they dont tend to bioaccumulate the same toxins as fish that are more on the coral such as Spannies. Good work, still working through a freezer full of fillets myself from Coffs , havent been for a fish in 2 months! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Squidy Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 19 hours ago, Yowie said: Not all that common, but quite a few have popped up off Sydney over the years, usually when a cold change hits the warmer air. Yeah, remember hearing there was a small one a few years back that came in shore and damaged some boats in Gunnamatta bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 Day 4.......Only for the dedicated!!! Woke up to the sound of rain hammering the tin roof of the cabin, then heard Dom’s bedroom door open up and I was waiting for it “let’s go fishing champ”. Haha, you don’t have to ask me twice! Headed out the bar which was relatively easy today and filled up with bait. The plan today was to tick one box we’ve been wanting to for some time now and that was a Cobia. We hit our mark and deployed our liveys. 5 minutes later I can hear Dom’s rod screaming, the weight loads up and now the battle begins. Under control and not far from the boat, pop! And there goes the target! Tried for an another but the persistent rain and wind were wreaking havoc so we move and tried another spot. No luck there and with conditions deteriorating we opted for some high speed trolling and then back to the mackerel grounds. No luck doing that either and it seems everything just shut down. So we decided to pull stumps and head for home! 9 hours of being rained on in lumpy and windy conditions were enough and we were really looking forward to that hot shower! Tomorrow is yet another day!!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berleyguts Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 @Scratchie You want a cobia? Come back home... I’m sure Hammers got one behind the big island the other day. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 16 minutes ago, Berleyguts said: @Scratchie You want a cobia? Come back home... I’m sure Hammers got one behind the big island the other day. 😉 The fishing is that good Baz I’m never coming home! Lol He didn’t get it, his mate did! And yes, there’s been plenty in Port S, just one fish that has eluded me! There’s always tomorrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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