lucapalooka76 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Howdy Fishraiders Got up at 5:45 am this morning and humped it over to Putty Beach to chase some Tailor and Salmon. So good to get out for a fish after a week of terrible weather. The swell was still pretty high and the waves were 2ish metre still. The Northern end near the rocks looked a little calmer so I headed down that way. Other than it being a bit rough it was a beautiful morning. I was fishing my surf spin rig which is a Shimano Classix Surf Spin 10' 6" with a Sedona 5000. I was running 20 pound braid, 30 pound leader, running sinker and ganged hooks. Pilchards were the fish snack served! I'm pretty new to surf fishing so my ability to read the beach is still pretty novice. I eventually found a nice hole (once it got light enough to see) and settled in for a 4 hour fish. Caught four, got busted off once and dropped 2 within eyesight. I'm finding I have a disturbing habit of getting the fish visible then they pull a Houdini act. Todays catches were 2 Aussie Salmon, 1 Bream and a Dart. The bream was lunch...oven baked in lime, sweet chilli and ketjap manis wrapped in foil. It was great! Cheers Luke aka LucaPalooka 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Great report and Super photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Good work after the wind and swell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 You are keen man which is a good thing as its such a great place up there. If your not keeping those Salmon its a shame, they are great to eat super fresh & if bleed straight away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61 crusher Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Good effort for a newbie on the sand & getting out at sparrow fart, great photos & report 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Clain Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Are dart common in the Sydney area? I have only caught them on the north coast🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucapalooka76 Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 14 hours ago, James Clain said: Are dart common in the Sydney area? I have only caught them on the north coast🤔 NFI JC. I'm a newbie to the coast so everything is a new catch for me 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volitan Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 putty beach at sunup is worth the effort. That Bouddi NP area is something special. I like Tallow Beach too. James, dart are very common on Putty and nearby beaches, in fact probably the most numerous fish. Summer and autumn. Luke, Actually it may not be your ability to read the beach which is lacking - Putty Beach has almost no structure. Killcare Beach (the other end of the same beach) has a bit more structure but not a lot. If you can find a channel that’s 300mm deep then that’s a big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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