Pickles Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) Buddy @Hadsand fishing apprentice Jenson and I hit the harbour early to see if the Kingies were going to take a bait today. The prediction was for strong westerlies by 10am and choppy conditions, which certainly proved to be the case. First stop was George’s corner to fill up with Yakkas, which we did in 15mins, then offshore to Long reef. We stopped at a few reefs on the way and hooked into some nice snapper (60cm) and some rat kings, but keeper Sampson fish, Trevally and BIG slimy makerel. A lovely sunny day (at last), but wind picked by 10am as predicted, so we headed back to the ramp for an early day. Water temp was 19.4, Wind was gentle early, but 30knots+ by 10, Swell was from South and current about 2 knots, so heavy lead needed. Bait was live Yakkas and Yakka strips, slimy Makerl fillets and squid. Edited October 30, 2022 by Pickles Pic added 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluebenbomb Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Well done @Pickles, where are the bananas? Good to see you getting out. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Top report. Nice Snapper. Well done you two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Nice work again there Bob, and good eating size reddies are worth it. Did you keep the sampson's for the table? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Good day out Pickles and a nice bag of fish. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Bluebenbomb said: Well done @Pickles, where are the bananas? Good to see you getting out. I ate the banana before the pics😞 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Yowie said: Nice work again there Bob, and good eating size reddies are worth it. Did you keep the sampson's for the table? Yep - same family (seriola) as Kingies and just as good eating👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Great catch. What are Sampson fish like to eat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share Posted October 30, 2022 2 hours ago, bessell1955 said: Great catch. What are Sampson fish like to eat? 2 hours ago, bessell1955 said: Great catch. What are Sampson fish like to eat? Samson fish (spelt it incorrectly - no “p”) are great to eat, just finished a cutlet tonight. I’ve found leaving any of the seriola species (kings, Samson fish or Amberjack) in the fridge for 24 hours and ensuring they are not over cooked = 😁🤩👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Good onya Bob and crew...a brief opportunity but one that paid dividends. Well done. bn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masterfisho7 Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Top effort thats a good snapper in the photo well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Nice snapper! Got to pick the right day for the run out as the wind’s been a little up and down lately. you been getting any squid up your way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 10 hours ago, Larkin said: Nice snapper! Got to pick the right day for the run out as the wind’s been a little up and down lately. you been getting any squid up your way? Hey Chris, squid (and cuttlefish) have been very spasmodic in the harbour over past month. Because of this, I’ve mostly been using Yakkas and slimies, which have been pretty easy to find and Kingies have been feeding on jelly prawns and “eyes”, so tough to get to take a livie or SP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waynocantfish Posted November 1, 2022 Share Posted November 1, 2022 Nice Snapper thats on my list of fish i would like to catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordoRetired Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Another good day on the water. I am planning to head out on Saturday, let's hope the forecast is right and the fish are biting. 🙂 Edited November 3, 2022 by GordoRetired typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelm Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) How big were/was the Samson? You mention you had a cutlet, most of the ones I have seen or caught down this way were about 2kg or so, too small for a cutlet Edited November 3, 2022 by noelm Typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted November 3, 2022 Author Share Posted November 3, 2022 3 hours ago, noelm said: How big were/was the Samson? You mention you had a cutlet, most of the ones I have seen or caught down this way were about 2kg or so, too small for a cutlet Hi Noel, they were small, 58-63cm, so pretty reasonable, but not the mid summer size Sambo’s which get upto 75cm off shore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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