Pickles Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 This post was recognized by mrsswordfisherman! "Always helping raiders Bob! Extra points for the fishraider sticker....." Pickles was awarded the badge 'Superstar' and 500 points. @big Neiland I headed off to the harbour on Wednesday to make up for a fruitless previous night with @papafish on Hairtail. The bait was easy to get and after the live bait well (“fishy spa bath” as my granddaughter calls it) was full of slimy mackerel and Yakkas we hit some new “inside” Kingie spots as the swell and wind chop made getting off shore an impossibility. At 10 am, when visited by the water police (safety check) they said were were the only boat on the water. Because Neil was in Sydney for a limited time, we were trying to get as much fishing in as we could, but weather and conditions were less than ideal, hence we stayed inside. The results were a bit better than the previous night and we hooked 3 Kingies (and a stack of small snapper) and also caught up with @The Revwho scored a pot from MasterPotter- Neil and Bruce gave me some “cuttlefish” bone for my finches that he collected from the beach for me. The plan is to try on again on Friday 🙏🙏 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 At least you had a bit of action. 👍 Plenty of wind around atm. Looks like it will ease towards the end of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 I hope the ocean conditions are more fishable today and you catch lots of Kingfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Sounds like you had not a bad time well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidless Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Still got onto some kingies, not a bad result given the conditions. Good luck out there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Hope to see you both getting onto some kings in the near future. Looking forward to that report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Good luck today. Stewy tried last week with no action either The Cooks was better this week - he caught 2 jewfish on his own home made plastics! My fingers are crossed for you 🤞 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 17 hours ago, Pickles said: @big Neiland I headed off to the harbour on Wednesday to make up for a fruitless previous night with @papafish on Hairtail. The bait was easy to get and after the live bait well (“fishy spa bath” as my granddaughter calls it) was full of slimy mackerel and Yakkas we hit some new “inside” Kingie spots as the swell and wind chop made getting off shore an impossibility. At 10 am, when visited by the water police (safety check) they said were were the only boat on the water. Because Neil was in Sydney for a limited time, we were trying to get as much fishing in as we could, but weather and conditions were less than ideal, hence we stayed inside. The results were a bit better than the previous night and we hooked 3 Kingies (and a stack of small snapper) and also caught up with @The Revwho scored a pot from MasterPotter- Neil and Bruce gave me some “cuttlefish” bone for my finches that he collected from the beach for me. The plan is to try on again on Friday 🙏🙏 Hi Bob Yes the fishing in the Harbour is very slow at the moment. I went out Saturday and got one small undersized king and One just legal flathead that way threw back. Can’t wait for warmer water to come in. The Rev 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Can only get better Bob. I have found that a lot of strong N/E winds can put the fish off at times. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Yowie said: Can only get better Bob. I have found that a lot of strong N/E winds can put the fish off at times. Certainly seems to be the case at present Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted September 23, 2022 Author Share Posted September 23, 2022 4 hours ago, The Rev said: Hi Bob Yes the fishing in the Harbour is very slow at the moment. I went out Saturday and got one small undersized king and One just legal flathead that way threw back. Can’t wait for warmer water to come in. The Rev Palms together Bruce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Great report. Did you give the water police a Banana ? Well done. Cheers. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Hey Bob. What water temp do you reckon is most conducive to getting the Kingfish more active? I have a few souvenir pics from our couple of outings... Catching live bait for the Hairtail session: Pickles (Bob), and Papafish (Sam). Note the absence of the banana... Pickles and Papafish...on the hunt for Hairtail: The Rev (Bruce) Proudly displayed on Bob's boat, Fishraider: On the Monday evening Pickles, Papafish, and I met up for a trip into Jerusalem Bay to hunt down the elusive Hairtail. A very interesting rig, which included glow sticks. Would have been great to actually catch one, but alas, there was nothing doing. Nevertheless it's always nice to catch up with other Fishraiders and we had a pleasant time on the water. We caught up with some sleep and headed out on Wednesday (early). Forecast wasn't great and we stayed inside. I had an enjoyable time learning a bit more about chasing Kingfish. They appeared to be extremely finnicky and timid in the bite. Some action, hooking a few but none came over the rail. We caught up with (Fishraider)The Rev (Bruce) at Manly for a brief chat. Had a lovely time with Bob who is an absolute wealth of knowledge re all things fishy. We had intended to go to the upper reaches of the river but cancelled that plan as the boat ramp was too difficult. Instead I was grateful that Bob helped me to locate the elusive left hand wind baitcast reel for my new rod. Cheers Bob. I have stayed with Bob and Julie a couple of times now and love their company. Always plenty for Bob to do on the farm, but he still finds time to train his gun dog to competition level. Many thanks Bob, Neil 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Nice photos BN, great collab with the raiders. Brilliant photos. Sounds like you all had a blast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 2 hours ago, big Neil said: Note the absence of the banana... And there it is! The reason for the donut!🤣 Though it sounds like @papafish's cooking and quality company more than made up for the lack of target species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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