LuckyFil Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Did a quick dash up the far north coast to visit some friends travelling over from NZ. So not really a fishing trip but couldn't help but pack some fishing gear and include a stop at Crescent Head/Hat Head on the way back. Turned out to be a good decision as the drummer wanted to play. I managed three nice ones off the rocks near Crescent, all in the mid forties. Some friends joined us next day at Hat Head and while my mate didn't know much about drummer fishing he was keen to give it a go. The swell had dropped right away so I wasn't optimistic. It seemed the pigs didn't mind the calm water and we brought five home and dropped a couple more at the waters edge. My mate also scored a good sized bream and tarwhine. He couldn't get over how hard the drummer fight for their size, although one he caught was up in the 50cm range and at that size you know it when you hook one. Most fish caught on white bread with a couple on peeled prawn. Been eating drummer for three nights in a row and loving it! Cheers Fil 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Great fish to catch and eat, well done. Drummer love bread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Wow. It's always exhilarating when you get that run, especially with a fish that fights dirty like drummer. Well done on the pigs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 2 hours ago, noelm said: Great fish to catch and eat, well done. Drummer love bread. Yeah my mate couldn't get over how you could catch them on plain white bread. And the other bonus is you can always eat the bait if you get hungry while fishing 😀! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Bluebenbomb said: Wow. It's always exhilarating when you get that run, especially with a fish that fights dirty like drummer. Well done on the pigs! Yes you know there's a fair chance they can beat you if they manage to get under a ledge then its all over. So it's by no means an easy fight - which adds to the challenge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Way to go @LuckyFil, hard fighting and great tasting fish black drummer (not so keen on silver drummer though). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Great stuff mate, nice size pigs and the bream and tarwhine as a bonus, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Great stuff Fil! I used to love fishing for pigs off the stones and the anticipation of a pig hit makes for a lot of fun! Those 40+ models produce beautiful fat fillets and they are great on the plate mate🤪 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 A few good catches of pigs. Not always able to land them due to their strong runs heading under rock ledges, however, you have done well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 1 hour ago, leonardgid said: best way to cook them in your opinion, i never caught one before My favourite is just filleted, skinned, rolled in flour then cooked in hot oil, simple and delicious, my wife prefers them crumbed, but to me, they taste too good to mess around with. They have a great flavour, not strong or over powering. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Some top fish well done should make some fine eating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuckyFil Posted August 4, 2022 Author Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/3/2022 at 6:53 PM, Pickles said: Way to go @LuckyFil, hard fighting and great tasting fish black drummer (not so keen on silver drummer though). Yes the silvers aren’t so good on the plate but they fight even harder than the black drummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 There's a place near me with huge Silver Drummer, but unless you want to catch them for fun, they have limited eating qualities at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 You have caught enough for a number of feeds, well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Great haul. Well done. Top photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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