18-02-23 @ Clontarf, Sydney: Bonito!

[anthman]

A quick report: fished the area after the 4knt zone (heading downstream) at around 7am. Lots of bait fish jumping around. 

Eventually saw fish jumping out of the water, busting up the bait.

These were small bust ups and lasted maybe a minute before disappearing - just enough to motor over and get 1-2 casts in.

After many failed attempts and lure changes, these were the lures that worked:

* 5g silver metal, treble on the tail (about 50% hookup rate)

* 3" cas clear minnow powerbait (about 15% hook up rate)

* 15g silver slow jig (this was the most effective, every cast hooked up)

This went on for about 2 hours - on and off and they went all around that area. 2-4kg rods were insufficient, 3-6kg rods were struck the balance of power and enjoying the fight.

[XD351]

Great report , bonnies seem to be everywhere at the moment !