Pickles Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 (edited) Ian and Dave joined my for their first fishing session on kings (I found out later the yakkas - bait, were the biggest fish they’d caught). Weather report looked good, (but they got it wrong again) the moon and the tides were good, the bait was easy, the sun was out, but the swell and the wind, were shocking(20kn from the SW outside and a 1.5-2m swell). After filling up the live bait tanks we headed outside around North Head but after one rat Kingie of 57and sloppy conditions and Dave providing berley from the past three days meals, I decided to head back calmer waters (no fun at all being crook and want to keep the crew happy). We caught up with several other Raiders (Ledge and Aiden) and touched base with a few others enjoying the fine weather. Headed around South head to avoid the wind, dropped down and Ian got smoked by a big king immediately - due to inexperience and letting it run - straight to the bottom and “snap”. We were fishing my normal rig of 65lb braid, 80 leader to shogun swivel and 100 / 130lb to the hook, so must have been a good one. It could have been a shark, but unlikely. 30 mins later, Dave hooked up, fumbled the rod and dropped another good one, but landed a nice 52 cm salmon shortly afterwards. We were on a tight time frame so started heading back in about 10 am - glad we did as the parking area at the ramp was chokers. Edited January 9, 2021 by Pickles Not finished 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antonywardle Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Tomorrow is looking better swell-wise I'm thinking of doing some shopping at the flathead grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 9, 2021 Author Share Posted January 9, 2021 Hope the swell and wind abates for you Anton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miketheadventurer Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Great report pickles. Great you managed some kings for the guys regardless the conditions. I’m heading out tomorrow too, wind and swell looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Bit of a tough day Bob but you still managed to get a few. Seems like the BOM get it wrong more than right. Cheers, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blaxland Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 At least yo had a go I have a rare weekend off but wont fish till monday give the fads a go morning looks good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Great report and photos. Everybody looks happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 True - Fishing in Gods backyard = happy, happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 11, 2021 Author Share Posted January 11, 2021 Only good thing about not going fishing when the weather is perfect is being able to watch the cricket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now