Yowie Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Headed out to Bate Bay with my mate in his boat. Rather rock and rolling at anchor due to the swell and waves hitting the boat from different directions. Very few other boats out there. Anchored some time before sunset, and pulled up various reef throwbacks - red rockies, pike and sgt baker to 50cm. After a while a few reddies turned up, and 2 were a little bit over legal. Plenty of tailor cruising about from early on, the biggest in the photo at 42cm, though most in the low to high 30's. Could have pulled more tailor, but we had enough and released a few as well. Also caught a trag each, mine just over legal, ganged hooks in the gills and a popped bladder, so would not have survived. Mate's trag was a little bit under. Enough for a couple of feeds, so worth the bouncing about. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Great feed as usual Yowie! You ought to be commended for your consistency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) Nice bag Yowie! I took my son out this arvo for a fish and we collected some poddies to troll slowly around some deep spots for not much joy. Highlight was a 25cm Soapy on a nipper! Wind up next couple of days so you did well! Edited April 20, 2023 by jenno64 typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 7 hours ago, Little_Flatty said: Great feed as usual Yowie! You ought to be commended for your consistency! Thank you. The fish were there, though a bit bouncy in a larger boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 6 hours ago, jenno64 said: Nice bag Yowie! I took my son out this arvo for a fish and we collected some poddies to troll slowly around some deep spots for not much joy. Highlight was a 25cm Sophie on a nipper! Wind up next couple of days so you did well! Thank you. The fish up river have slowed a little in some spots. We knew the weather was changing, so had to go out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Not a bad result for your effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 19, 2023 Author Share Posted April 19, 2023 26 minutes ago, bessell1955 said: Not a bad result for your effort. Thank you, a couple of feeds each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 a great bag of fish mate, good stuff. Trag looks very 'jewfish' like, how do you rate it on the plate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Top haul as usual. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Hate it when the swell’s coming from multiple directions - feels like being in a washing machine - not comfortable. Well done on the catch! Good feed there with a couple of nice panies! I was out there in the morning - conditions were really good - then a few larger swells started rolling in by late morning, followed by the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Great stuff Yowie, well done. How's inside the hacking fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted April 20, 2023 Author Share Posted April 20, 2023 9 hours ago, kantong said: a great bag of fish mate, good stuff. Trag looks very 'jewfish' like, how do you rate it on the plate? I rate it a little bit better than a jewie. 8 hours ago, Rebel said: Top haul as usual. Well done. Thank you. 8 hours ago, Larkin said: Hate it when the swell’s coming from multiple directions - feels like being in a washing machine - not comfortable. Well done on the catch! Good feed there with a couple of nice panies! I was out there in the morning - conditions were really good - then a few larger swells started rolling in by late morning, followed by the wind. Something to bring home, had the trag and tailor fillets tonight, reddie fillets in a couple of nights. A couple of tailor fillets salted for bait. 6 hours ago, Isaac Ct said: Great stuff Yowie, well done. How's inside the hacking fishing? Thank you. The Hacking is slowing a bit, maybe try it next week. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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