Humpback highway

[JonD]

As per usual it was a late start getting on the water for me, after 10am. I was quite surprised by the swell once I got out through the bar as it had looked pretty flat form land!!!

I ended up getting side tracked by a family of whales, which after a while became pretty curious in my boat, in fact at one point I copped a soaking from one!!! There were whales around me all day at every spot I fished, though getting a few decent shots was proving as hard as the fishing.

By the time I actually got my first soft plastic in the water it was after 1pm but none the less first drop resulted in a pan sized snapper. Decided to try and upload to the gone fishing day app but struggled as it seemed to want me to do a live video!!!!  Second drop resulted in another red, only this was a sergeant baker, from there on I couldn't hook another fish until around 5pm. 

With a brisk breeze picking up I decided to anchor as my drift was to fast even using reverse to slow the drift. Two more snaps had dinner sorted before banjo rays and shovel nosed sharks took over the the next hour. I needed up using a 3ft kids rod with a 2000 reel with 8lb braid to make the action seem more fun. 

Ended up being a fun session even if the catch wasn't so good but gee standing in a centre console all day with choppy seas takes it out of you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Larkin]

Wow nice photos.

and the snapper is a bonus

[Blackfish]

Great photos Joh.

[Rebel]

Super photos. Well done.

[Isaac Ct]

Great experience, those whales look amazing and the snapper must've topped it of.

[Restyle]

cracker photos!!!

[zmk1962]

Sounds and looks like an awesome dat out! Top stuff. Thanks for sharing- I can almost taste the salt spray. 
cheers Zoran 

[Pickles]

Brilliant shots of the humpbacks  JonD  - an Attenborough moment (day). Although not an esky load of fish - a pair of Snapper means a good feed. I’ve never eaten them  (too much trouble to prepare) but told that shovel nose make a decent feed, have you tried them?

if the pics were taken on your phone, you must have been “up close and personal”.

thanks for great report.

[JonD]

16 minutes ago, Pickles said:

Brilliant shots of the humpbacks  JonD  - an Attenborough moment (day). Although not an esky load of fish - a pair of Snapper means a good feed. I’ve never eaten them  (too much trouble to prepare) but told that shovel nose make a decent feed, have you tried them?

if the pics were taken on your phone, you must have been “up close and personal”.

thanks for great report.

No not tried to eat them, been overloading on tuna lately. The pics were from my Sony compact, unfortunately both batteries were virtually flat as its been so long since I pulled the camera out of the box!!!!

[Ryder]

Spectacular!!

[Burger]

Beaut Whale shots JonD! and good to put a face to the name.

cheers, stu.

[masterfisho7]

Some great photos of Whales 

[BigHorse]

Nice couple of shots there, well done and great report also!

[GordoRetired]

Great whale shots. They seem to be everywhere at the moment. When we were coming in past North Head on Saturday there were a pair cruising around between North and South Head. Saw a few out off Long reef during the day too. 

[Billmack]

Photos like those and a couple of snappers, to me is a good day on the water.