Larkin Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) Gday Raiders, decided to try a little further south and fish outside of stanwell park. Lots of bait everywhere. Plan was to jig in amongst the bait balls and see what’s down there. Straight away I hook up to a good fish, as I’m fighting a submarine explodes out of the surface with my fish and then the tug of war begins! When it’s all over, I’m left with a head of what looks like a 60cm bonito. I get sealed once more and then I move and hook up to another 4-5 bonito all 50cm - 55cm. I keep 3 and the rest are released. I try wafting a soft plastic down and up comes my line, minus the terminal. I try a mackerel strip and again end up loosing my tackle…leatherjackets! Got one culprit on a slow jig. First time down that way, looks a promising spot for future visits. Edited May 14, 2023 by Larkin 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Good stuff Larkin, nice bonnies. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Bloody seals. At least you pulled up a few bonnies later on. Have not seen any jackets out there for some time, so probably due to cause trouble again. Looks like it is big enough to eat - some years the size is not worth eating. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bessell1955 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Wow the seal took the Lions' share of that fish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 1 hour ago, Isaac Ct said: Good stuff Larkin, nice bonnies. Well done. Thanks Isaac, was a new area I was trying out. All the Bonnie’s were large - all over 50cm 1 hour ago, Yowie said: Bloody seals. At least you pulled up a few bonnies later on. Have not seen any jackets out there for some time, so probably due to cause trouble again. Looks like it is big enough to eat - some years the size is not worth eating. They knew what they were doing lol. Ripped the body from the head, to clear the hooks. Did the same thing twice. A boat came by and took the heat - they tried throwing pilchards - so they could land a fish - didn’t work as all this did was keep the seals around them - which I appreciated 👍😂 A huge school of yellowtail below - managed to hook one on a jig. Below those were jackets - Hooked two on jigs - one small around 20cm and the one I kept (pictured) was somewhere between 25-30cm. I don’t mind the old leather jacket floured and pan fried. 1 hour ago, bessell1955 said: Wow the seal took the Lions' share of that fish! Yeah it was a real battle. Amazing the power of wild animals - they ripped the head from the body by whiplashing it very aggressively. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Top report. Great photos. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kantong Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 great report, thanks for sharing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Nice work Chris! those seals know what they are doing🤷🏻♂️ plenty of baits or fillets there👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zmk1962 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Excellent report mate. Yes - it’s a love hate relationship with the seals and fishermen - and they are smart. Lots of good fishing down south you’re really putting that jet ski through its paces 👍👍👍. cheers Zoran Edited May 15, 2023 by zmk1962 Spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 11 hours ago, Rebel said: Top report. Great photos. Well done. Thanks Rebel! Photos taken from the vid - bit of cussing in the vid though 😂 10 hours ago, kantong said: great report, thanks for sharing! Thanks Kantong! 👍 2 hours ago, jenno64 said: Nice work Chris! those seals know what they are doing🤷🏻♂️ plenty of baits or fillets there👌 Thanks Rob - the fillets were quite thick - made some sashimi & the rest stocking up the bait fridge for the snapper season. 1 hour ago, zmk1962 said: Excellent report mate. Yes - it’s a love hate relationship with the seals and fishermen - and they are smart. Lots of good fishing down south you’re really putting that jet ski through its paces 👍👍👍. cheers Zoran thanks Zoran - been exploring a fair bit lately. This last spot I really want to visit again as I believe with the amount of baitfish it should be holding some larger fish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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