LuckyFil Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Headed down to the Northern Beaches rocks yesterday arvo as the swell had finally dropped enough for a fish. Tried last Tuesday but while the swell wasn't that high it still had a lot of power and was sweeping over the rock I like to fish off so I had to can it that day. There was still a bit of colour in the water but it was definitely clearing up. I started burleying with bread and prawn heads left over from Christmas (kept in the freezer since then). First cast I was onto a big bream of round 37cm. He took a bread bait. Then lots of nothing. A few kelpies and wirrah for an hour or so. When I wasn't concentrating enough I thought I'd got snagged but it turned into a 'moving rock' - a lot of weight and couple of tail beats and he'd wrapped me round a rock and as soon as I put pressure on the leader cut on a barnacle. Almost certainly a drummer. Bugger. As the tide started rising and it got a bit darker around 6:00pm the activity improved with some better bites. I tried a peeled prawn and bang was straight onto a good fish, he had a lot of weight and went straight for the underside of the rock ledge so I'm thinking a good drummer or maybe a groper. I lent heavily on the rod to get him out and up into the wash and up pops a big drummer. Mercifully a small wave provided enough wash for me to get him onto the rock beside me. The fish went 49cm and was very fat , I'd guess around 3kg. A short time later I tried a large bread bait as I'd run out of prawns . A gentle bite then weight had another good pig diving for cover. I didn't give him enough straight away and he had me under a rock and the line chaffed through. Bugger bugger. Anyway two nice fish to go home with after a long time since my last trip to the stones. Fil 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damos Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Great report a one chunky pig, nice one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 The name Pig suits them in the rough stuff. A nice pig regardless, and the bream. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Great report and you had a good time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 That’s a fat pig & great report, got to love Xmas burley👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 I love pig stories...top fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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