Flickking Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Hey guys first report here, recently I’ve had a crack in the bottom of my boat where water has been getting into the subfloor and there’s been a lot getting in so the last few days my dad and I tried to fix it up and took the boat out today to see if it’s repaired and have a bit of a fish for a few hours. We launched at tunks park at around midday 25/1/22 and headed straight over to target some squid around reef beach, first cast I got a squid which was a little arrow and a king that looked about 80 followed it up but left. Then was quiet for about half an hour so we moved on to crater cove to try and find some more. I got a decent calamari to put in the livebait tank, the cast after that I thought I was snagged but it was coming up and very heavy so I thought it was a bunch of kelp but turned out to be a huge cuttle fish which was pretty cool to see as I’ve only ever gotten tiny ones. We then head off back over towards manly at about 2 to slow troll some squid around the rocks at about 2 knots, I had a squid head on and I cast it out the back and as soon as I put my rod in the rod holder I get a little bite then my rod bent over, I picked it up and the fish was having a big run and some huge headshakes so I wasn’t sure what it could’ve been but then it slowed down and became pretty much deadweight and once I got it up boatside my dad netted it and it turned out to be a solid snapper that measured 51-52cm which I wasn’t expecting inside the harbour. I put back on a live squid and got a rat king then shortly after I got another king that was 74cm. Got back to the boat ramp at about 4 and found there was no water in the subfloor so it was a great day and brought home a good feed. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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little fisho Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 well done mate! and welcome to the forum. thats a cracking feed in anyones standards what did you end up doing with the cuttlefish? im not too sure about their table qualities but i know most people dont kill the bigger ones as theyre incredibly smart and divers treat them like pets 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flickking Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share Posted January 25, 2022 @little fisho Released it, could’ve used it for bait but don’t really need that much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Hi Flickking. Well done on the boat repair and the subsequent "water test". Glad the boat held up alright for you. Pretty good catches for the Harbour. Welcome to the Forum, will look forward to reading your future posts. Cheers, bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 A couple of nice fish there. Well done 👍 That’s a big cuttlefish!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Worth the effort of heading out. A couple of nice fish, with the reddie of that size being the prize catch for the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Well done mate, nice size cuttle and king. That snapper will be nice as well. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter0069 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Great report and nice photos nice snapper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Ranger Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Gee whiz that’s a big cuttlefish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Now that’s a first post! congrats on some top fish and sounds like your repair worked a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 Welcome aboard. Great report and photos. Well done to you and your Dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anthman Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Nice report! Is reef beach part of the north Harbour aquatic reserve? (Re:squidding) always keen to try new spots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Great report @Flickking and great pics. That is a seriously good snapper. I hope you kept or used the “candles” of the cuttlie, it is the No 1 bait for Kings. The hood is really good eating too - better than calamari (sweet and tender). Interestingly squid guts are an excellent Kingie bait, but the cuttlefish gut is not - horrible to deal with. Thanks for sharing and keep the reports coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSmith Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Hey Mate, Great report and welcome. Just watch out with squidding around reef beach and crater cove as they are in the North Harbour aquatic reserve (no fishing for squid or cuttlefish) so you can avoid a sticky situation with a DPI officer. https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fishing/marine-protected-areas/aquatic-reserves/north-harbour-aquatic-reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunc333 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 good cuttlefish mate and live as well mmm your making me hungry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 That is a cracking Snapper out of the harbour. Sometimes surprising how there are some real quality fish right on our doorstep. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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