Larkin Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) Gday Raiders, Decided to do a bit of prospecting in Bate Bay yesterday. Looking for new potential spots to test out. Found one spot which seemed to hold large fish on the sounder - they weren’t taking anything I tried. Left and came back a few hours later and still large fish were holding up there, so it has been marked for future fishing. Caught a mix of fish. Lots of small baracouda/sea pike around - caught about 5, and the other usuals. Small flatties, a few different wrasse, scorpions, bakers. The majority on SP. 2 morwongs each at around the 45cm mark on bait - released. Kept only the snapper which went 45cm (caught on SP) - neighbour came to see what I had caught while I was washing the ski, and walked off with lunch. Tried a few spots for squid inside and just outside, for nothing. Haven’t seen squid around for a while now. Curious if anyone is catching squid in the hacking atm? Edited October 20, 2022 by Larkin 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 One decent fish, and you gave it away. Could have kept the mowies , well, maybe not. A mixture of all sorts. The big fish, groper perhaps? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Good day out Larkin, well done. Better than nothing. I am hoping for someone to report a good catch of squid so I can get onto some. Well done, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Yowie said: One decent fish, and you gave it away. Could have kept the mowies , well, maybe not. A mixture of all sorts. The big fish, groper perhaps? Haha, not keen on the mowies when I have freezer full of vac sealed flatty and snapper fillets. The fish holding up weren’t groper. It was a school of large fish. The marks were large and multiple. Kings, salmon maybe - on the edge of a reef with some structure around 30m deep, will see if it holds fish again next time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 20, 2022 Author Share Posted October 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Isaac Ct said: Good day out Larkin, well done. Better than nothing. I am hoping for someone to report a good catch of squid so I can get onto some. Well done, Thanks Isaac, Yesterday was a prospecting trip - looking for new spots, so was happy to find a potential. Yeah, Not sure where the squid are, as I haven’t been able to find them for the last 6 weeks. Last year they were in numbers from around November, so hopefully soon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Great report like the photos well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Super photos. Top report. Nice to see somebody else feeding the neighbours. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab1 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Rebel said: Super photos. Top report. Nice to see somebody else feeding the neighbours. Well done. If the neighbours relied on me they wouldn’t be eating.I blame that bloody Yowie.Great Report @Larkin.👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 @Fab1Not nice Mate. Some neighbours are ok,except for the ones who are offered a free feed of fresh fish & say NO. They will learn. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 7 hours ago, masterfisho7 said: Great report like the photos well done Thanks masterfisho! 5 hours ago, Rebel said: Super photos. Top report. Nice to see somebody else feeding the neighbours. Well done. Thanks Rebel! he was quick to take the fish lol, but also offered me a beer! 3 hours ago, Fab1 said: If the neighbours relied on me they wouldn’t be eating.I blame that bloody Yowie.Great Report @Larkin.👍👍 Thanks Fab! I’m sure he could give you a few 🎣 pointers if you asked nicely. 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Great report @Larkin, looks like you caught a large range of species and nice snapper. Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 21, 2022 Author Share Posted October 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Pickles said: Great report @Larkin, looks like you caught a large range of species and nice snapper. Well done 👍 Was a little bit of everything kind of a day. The one spot that was showing large fish, didn’t produce on the day. Maybe if I had a livie to send down, it would have fire them up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted October 22, 2022 Share Posted October 22, 2022 That reef holding big fish sounds promising Larkin. Squid have been hard to come by for a while, every time I have a go the water has been a bit murky and they don’t normally like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 22, 2022 Author Share Posted October 22, 2022 10 hours ago, jenno64 said: That reef holding big fish sounds promising Larkin. Squid have been hard to come by for a while, every time I have a go the water has been a bit murky and they don’t normally like that. That’s what I’ve noticed too. The water hasn’t been as clear this year compared to last. They’ll show up soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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