Yowie Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Not much to report. Headed out before sunrise to Bate Bay, towards Kurnell. Plenty of spikies about, the first one hooked was pulled to the surface and a blue spot followed it up off the bottom. The blue spot grabbed the second bait but did not hook up and swam off. The first blue spots were not much past legal, the size increased a little during the morning. Another time pulling up a spikie, about half way up, there was a hit and a bit of kick, the largest flattie must have followed up the hooked spikie then grabbed the second bait. It just shows that flatties do not only feed on the bottom, being prepared to swim up 100 feet or more chasing a baited line. This has happened before a number of times. On another occasion pulling up a spikie, there were 2 big hits on the line then not much weight. I retrieved half a spikie and the snapper sinker was gone. Some toothy critter chewed off half the flattie, and probably by accident severed the line holding the sinker. Plenty of pillies jumping about, nothing having a go at them that I could see. One little red rocky caught when I drifted over a small reef patch. No wind early, only the current moving me south. About 8am the first light breeze started, then around 9am the wind started to increase. 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Ct Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Well done Yowie, still a nice feed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 15 minutes ago, Isaac Ct said: Well done Yowie, still a nice feed. Thank you, a couple of feeds to keep me happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickles Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Another nice feed Dave 👏👏👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 3 hours ago, Pickles said: Another nice feed Dave 👏👏👏 Thanks Bob, happy with this lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenno64 Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Nice bag Dave, the fillets keep coming🙏🏻 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabstar Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Still a decent feed. Some solid sizes in them too. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 3 Author Share Posted January 3 1 hour ago, jenno64 said: Nice bag Dave, the fillets keep coming🙏🏻 Thanks Rob, better than they have been outside for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkin Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Looks like you found the flatties - nice catch! couple of good feeds in that lot! i saw a small hammerhead about 1.2m long a few weeks back cruising by, plenty of sharks around. Have you caught gummy out there on the flatty drift? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil D Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 beats staying at home or work, nice feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Flatty Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 On 1/3/2024 at 1:01 PM, Yowie said: Not much to report Oh come on @Yowie, that would be a bag to remember for most anglers! Well done on a good feed. Fish dinner sorted for the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big Neil Posted January 6 Share Posted January 6 I'd settle for a couple of those Flathead Yowie, love 'em. Not all that thrilling to catch, except on soft plastics, they certainly provide a delicious meal. bn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted January 6 Author Share Posted January 6 On 1/5/2024 at 4:26 PM, Larkin said: Looks like you found the flatties - nice catch! couple of good feeds in that lot! i saw a small hammerhead about 1.2m long a few weeks back cruising by, plenty of sharks around. Have you caught gummy out there on the flatty drift? Happy to find a few, towards Kurnell. I have pulled up an odd gummy at times - one day we pulled 3 but all released. Might keep a smaller one next time. 38 minutes ago, Basil D said: beats staying at home or work, nice feed Thanks Basil. 35 minutes ago, Little_Flatty said: Oh come on @Yowie, that would be a bag to remember for most anglers! 👍 Well done on a good feed. Fish dinner sorted for the week. Thanks Mike. 2 fish meals. 19 minutes ago, big Neil said: I'd settle for a couple of those Flathead Yowie, love 'em. Not all that thrilling to catch, except on soft plastics, they certainly provide a delicious meal. bn Not a lot of sport from the deep water, however, good on the plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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