FishyMcFishFace Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Never have I seen such a mixed bag of decent sized plate fish landed in enclosed waters as I did today. I haven't had a chance to fish much last year, and when I seldom get my boat out its plenty of bait but no good'uns, not a single kingfish for a very long time. Weather cloudy, seas calm, no rain, and perfect temperature for fishing. Arranged to meet the king slayer @Pickles at Roseville/Rose Bay Boat ramp... same thing innit? Unfortunately what I wanted to hear was Rose Bay which is probably because its 12mins away from my place😆. Turns out it was Roseville lol. Bob the absolute legend said he could still come around to collect me because we may fish in that general area, so I tried for some squid while they filled up on some yakkas. Trying to redeem myself, I thought to myself at least bring some bait to the party, I aimed for 3 squid at least. After an hour managed just the one squid off the wharf on a small slow sinking white Yamashita, better than nowt! Bob and his mate Peter arrived with a heap of perfect lollipop sized yakkas! Currently the tide was heading low @Pickles used his spider senses to conjure up a spot which is supposed to be good for Jews and all sorts at this turn of the tide. We put out some fresh yakka strips and livies, gave the burley a chop, and within 20 mins the iconic 30/20lb green bait cast outfit of Bob's went off and Peters also, in this time we landed at least 10 fish fish a very nice sized tailor, 2 Jew fish a mixture of rats and ranging from 60 to 74cm. Peter was on fire, 2 jewfish.. I still have never caught one!! Maybe this was my chance? I tried metal lures (Halco Streaker) and caught a good sized slimy mackerel, which I can't wait to try smoked. That was all I caught in this spot. Tide was turning so we tried for some more squid, Peter caught his first which was big enough for more than a few baits. Moving on to the next spot, I saw some weird looking concentrated bust up, looked like a black oily mess about 2 metres wide with guls getting a feed, tried flicking some metals here but nothing took. There was still a chance for me to catch a legal king, at the next spot somewhere in Sydney Harbour there were a couple of boats there, plenty of bait showing on the sounder and we could see the kings coming by every so often in waves. Here I lost count how many kings we landed, I was using very heavy 80lb braid and 100lb leader, the whole time I think it had an effect on the hook up rate compared to the other fellas. However, I finally landed my legal king measuring bang on 65/66 for some sashimi for later. We threw everything at them, livies, squid strips, I tried my lure whilst the bait did it's thang. WOW I hooked up on the Streaker metal again, I was rocking a 15lb/30lb snapper rod, was sure this was a salmon until it really started to fight as it got closer to the boat, it was undersized king lots of fun and fought hard on this lighter set up. Tonight I'll be smoking the Tailor and Mackerel and enjoying the delights of kingfish sashimi. Had a cracker of a day thanks to Bob, was great to meet Peter we were all buzzing at the end of it 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Good work. Bob is a great bloke, and can catch fish as well. I have fished with him a couple of times and always have a good day. You have yourself a nice feed there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Great report...remember Roseville ramp for next time...LOL bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Sounds like an awesome day out, good on ya @Pickles for always taking people out. It is much appreciated as we raiders get to read the reports and indulge in the success. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingie chaser Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Great report, great day out, great company, great feed on the way. Looking forward to see the food on the table & maybe a recipe or 2 in the kitchen 😋 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Great report! And Bob just keeps sharing his knowledge! Legend 🤙🤙🤙 cheers scratchie!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, FishyMcFishFace said: Never have I seen such a mixed bag of decent sized plate fish landed in enclosed waters as I did today. I haven't had a chance to fish much last year, and when I seldom get my boat out its plenty of bait but no good'uns, not a single kingfish for a very long time. Weather cloudy, seas calm, no rain, and perfect temperature for fishing. Arranged to meet the king slayer @Pickles at Roseville/Rose Bay Boat ramp... same thing innit? Unfortunately what I wanted to hear was Rose Bay which is probably because its 12mins away from my place😆. Turns out it was Roseville lol. Bob the absolute legend said he could still come around to collect me because we may fish in that general area, so I tried for some squid while they filled up on some yakkas. Trying to redeem myself, I thought to myself at least bring some bait to the party, I aimed for 3 squid at least. After an hour managed just the one squid off the wharf on a small slow sinking white Yamashita, better than nowt! Bob and his mate Peter arrived with a heap of perfect lollipop sized yakkas! Currently the tide was heading low @Pickles used his spider senses to conjure up a spot which is supposed to be good for Jews and all sorts at this turn of the tide. We put out some fresh yakka strips and livies, gave the burley a chop, and within 20 mins the iconic 30/20lb green bait cast outfit of Bob's went off and Peters also, in this time we landed at least 10 fish fish a very nice sized tailor, 2 Jew fish a mixture of rats and ranging from 60 to 74cm. Peter was on fire, 2 jewfish.. I still have never caught one!! Maybe this was my chance? I tried metal lures (Halco Streaker) and caught a good sized slimy mackerel, which I can't wait to try smoked. That was all I caught in this spot. Tide was turning so we tried for some more squid, Peter caught his first which was big enough for more than a few baits. Moving on to the next spot, I saw some weird looking concentrated bust up, looked like a black oily mess about 2 metres wide with guls getting a feed, tried flicking some metals here but nothing took. There was still a chance for me to catch a legal king, at the next spot somewhere in Sydney Harbour there were a couple of boats there, plenty of bait showing on the sounder and we could see the kings coming by every so often in waves. Here I lost count how many kings we landed, I was using very heavy 80lb braid and 100lb leader, the whole time I think it had an effect on the hook up rate compared to the other fellas. However, I finally landed my legal king measuring bang on 65/66 for some sashimi for later. We threw everything at them, livies, squid strips, I tried my lure whilst the bait did it's thang. WOW I hooked up on the Streaker metal again, I was rocking a 15lb/30lb snapper rod, was sure this was a salmon until it really started to fight as it got closer to the boat, it was undersized king lots of fun and fought hard on this lighter set up. Tonight I'll be smoking the Tailor and Mackerel and enjoying the delights of kingfish sashimi. Had a cracker of a day thanks to Bob, was great to meet Peter we were all buzzing at the end of it An honour and a pleasure Steve, I had a great day too - God is good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishyMcFishFace Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 1 hour ago, kingie chaser said: Great report, great day out, great company, great feed on the way. Looking forward to see the food on the table & maybe a recipe or 2 in the kitchen 😋 Smoked Slimy Mackerel mate, it's insanely tasty. Re-thought the 'slimy' to Pacific Mackerel. I turned my babyQ into a smoker using Hickory chips, covered in olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic and mixed herbs. Also did this with the Tailor 😋 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Stop it! I am drooling at the pictures...must have tasted superb. Suppose I'll have to put up with Chilli con carne again. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Well done guys!! sound like it was a great day out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Top report and day out Raiders! Master Bob delivers again. Congrats and enjoy your feasts. cheers Zoran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter0069 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Great report and photos with a good mix bag so glad I found fishraider members are great people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Fantastic post and great results! Bob’s knowledge and experience are gold! great cook up too! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Super report and photos. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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