saltrix Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Headed out from Tunks in the dark and the rain. Trolled around Dobroyd for a couple of tailor, and would have stayed longer but lost the school. Then trolled around North Head for a couple more bonito, again lost the school but continued north along the front for more bonito. Then headed out to Dee Why wide to try for our usual catch of flathead and others but the current was moving us a bit fast and it was very quite except for a very large sageant baker which took me a while to land. It was a large male and the biggest I have seen and I was able to return it without too much trouble. Picked up a couple more bonito on the way in. All the fish were between 31 and 36 cm, sorry I did not have anything in the photo to compare. The camera was a bit wet as were we despite the wet weather gear so the picture is bit blurry 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 A good catch Bonito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskey299 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Nice work! What lures are you using to troll with and how fast do you normally go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted March 28, 2023 Author Share Posted March 28, 2023 We started with smallish bibbed lures for the tailor, then to larger bibbed lures trolled about 6 knots at North Head which worked ok. Then to go along the front we found plastic squid type lures trolled about 8 knots worked just as well and the single hook made it much safer and easier to take the fish off. I was using a red feather lure with a huge 8/0 hook and it was being taken. in future I will use plastic squid type with a single hook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Nice stuff, good feed to be had. well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Bonnies for eating or bait, and tailor for the plate. The trouble with trebles is the toothy critters like tailor and bonnies, they have sharp teeth and just jump about, and you run the risk of getting hooked or bitten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_55 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Xmas tree lures from the bargain bin and fit with single hook doesn't matter if they get chewed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingFables Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 That's a great catch in miserable weather so well done! It's got me thinking I should dust off the spinning gear and have a few casts off the rocks. A bonito or two would be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Top report. Great photo. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted March 29, 2023 Share Posted March 29, 2023 Nice work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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