Botany bay 18/2/20

[kingie chaser]

Went out today with the idea of targeting kings after seeing the recent encouraging threads of @swordfisherman & @nbdshroom & test out the whole poor mans downrigger live bait set up. 

In the water by 630am & didn't really know what to expect after all the recent rain but the water quality was still very average to say the least, dark brown colour, lots of weed, rubbish & random stuff still floating about.

Straight to my regular place for yakka's as the sun rose & no amount of burley was working, tried for some squid at another location but came up donuts which doesn't help the goal. 

 

So without the livie's decided to do a but of a  flathead drift with the chute out as the wind came up a but more that expected & got a really nice hit, came up about 1/2 way before spitting the SP, a quick retrieve & throw straight back into that area around the 8mtr mark & it hit again, had to be the same fish the way it hit, this time I gave it a bit more of a second hit to set the hook this time.

A nice 60cm flatty that as I brought it into the net & just over the boat spat the SP then jumped out if the enviro net & slap the hell out nearly every forward panel of the tinny.

Just managed to calm it down enough for a quick pic on the mat before sending her home do what she does.

Used a squidgy pro black & gold prawn wriggler(cant remember the size but think it was a larger one.

 

Stopped off at the 3rd runway on the way home & tried some micro jigging & larger SP's but no takers.

 

2 fish only for the day, still if I could get just one 60cm flatty every trip that would keep me going 😀 

 

And actually thanks to modern tech & being able to zoom in on a picture I am going to claim a 609mm fish 🤣😜

 

 

 

 

 

Edited February 18, 2020 by kingie chaser

[jenno64]

Great to see a nice fish coming out of the murk. I hope things clear a bit for the weekend!

[Scratchie]

Great stuff KC. That’s a decent flatly for sure. I dare say the kings will be back when the water settles. Just keep getting out there! 👍

cheers scratchie!!! 

[kingie chaser]

7 minutes ago, Scratchie said:

I dare say the kings will be back when the water settles. Just keep getting out there! 👍

cheers scratchie!!! 

I hear you Scrathchie, you just have to believe that if you put in the effort its got to pay off sooner or later right 😁

[Rebel]

Great report.

[Yowie]

Nice flattie.

 

You did better than me. I fished the deep water of the Hacking today: pillies, salted bonnie strips and squid, in  spot that normally produces after rain, and NOT ONE fish at all. 

Well, I did pull out 1 reasonable bream at my mother's place before launching my boat, but nothing in the boat.

Edited February 18, 2020 by Yowie

[kingie chaser]

1 minute ago, Yowie said:

Nice flattie.

 

You did better than me. I fished the deep water of the Hacking today: pillies, salted bonnie strips and squid, in  spot that normally produces after rain, and NOT ONE fish at all. 

Wow, that's got to be a 1st 🤐

[Yowie]

2 hours ago, kingie chaser said:

Wow, that's got to be a 1st 🤐

That's what I said to myself, not a f^%#@* fish (apart from the bream).

There were small pillies jumping everywhere before sun-up, and what appeared to be one large fish having an occasional splash amongst them. Even in winter I will still catch a small reddie of 2, but none today. The fish might be somewhere in the Hacking, but not near my boat today.

Always next week to try again.

A fillet each from the bream for the missus and myself, not a lot but just enough with chips and veges.

[61 crusher]

That’s a great report & a good flattie there @kingie chaser I’d call that one 61 cm, would that be your PB by any chance & good on you for releasing it 😎

[kingie chaser]

10 hours ago, 61 crusher said:

That’s a great report & a good flattie there @kingie chaser I’d call that one 61 cm, would that be your PB by any chance & good on you for releasing it 😎

Cheers, no my PB FH is the one in my avatar which was 80cm.