Sunday 20/10

[Ryder]

Hi Raiders, 

l made the trip up to the northern beaches on a bait gathering mission yesterday afternoon. The rocks at Mona are covered in cabbage with virtually no weed. The lake at Narrabeen has weed but it all yellow, so I headed to the rocks at Freshie where I found heaps of “horsehair” that’s what I call it. Long, strong and coarse.

I knew the wind was going to be up and southerly, I had planned to fish Bottle and Glass rocks but the wind made it unfishable so I headed over to Watsons where I could fish with the wind at my back.

I mixed up a berley or cabbage and horsehair and got started. The first few downs were tentative with the float barely going under and the bait being stripped so I changed to 6 inches shallower. I got good downs after that.

Since I planned to fish the rocks I didn’t bring a net so all the fish had to be lifted, no problem for the 663, but I probably should have increased the leader to 10lb.

I bagged 5, biggest around 40 and snapped off on a larger specimen during the lift. Plenty of misses and pulled hooks, but not a bad short session. Called it at 8:30.

[Little_Flatty]

Fantastic work @Ryder!

I went out this morning only to arrive on the water and realise I forgot all my terminal tackle!

So I used the time to look at lawn tool replacements instead (you don’t understand how out of character this is!). I guess in more ways than just luderick fishing, I’m becoming more like you mate🤣

[Ryder]

Lawns and Luderick obsession.

[zmk1962]

Look. There’s just something about a float going down. Even for me. Takes me back to fishing for mullet at Chipping Norton lake as a 10yo… actually even further. My first ever memory of fishing. 3yo on a punt out in a lake with my mum. 
Can’t beat that. 
Cheers and thanks guys   
Z

[Burger]

1 hour ago, zmk1962 said:

There’s just something about a float going down

Nearly every down, I can hear my dad on the town wall at Yamba telling me ‘… wait ...’

[Basil D]

9 hours ago, Ryder said:

Hi Raiders, 

l made the trip up to the northern beaches on a bait gathering mission yesterday afternoon. The rocks at Mona are covered in cabbage with virtually no weed. The lake at Narrabeen has weed but it all yellow, so I headed to the rocks at Freshie where I found heaps of “horsehair” that’s what I call it. Long, strong and coarse.

I knew the wind was going to be up and southerly, I had planned to fish Bottle and Glass rocks but the wind made it unfishable so I headed over to Watsons where I could fish with the wind at my back.

I mixed up a berley or cabbage and horsehair and got started. The first few downs were tentative with the float barely going under and the bait being stripped so I changed to 6 inches shallower. I got good downs after that.

Since I planned to fish the rocks I didn’t bring a net so all the fish had to be lifted, no problem for the 663, but I probably should have increased the leader to 10lb.

I bagged 5, biggest around 40 and snapped off on a larger specimen during the lift. Plenty of misses and pulled hooks, but not a bad short session. Called it at 8:30.

, 

make a salad with the left over bait lol, nice catch of Luderick, they are fun to catch  

[Yowie]

Maybe not where you intended to fish, however, you still pulled up enough for a good feed.

[Ryder]

On 10/20/2024 at 7:28 PM, Basil D said:

make a salad with the left over bait lol, nice catch of Luderick, they are fun to catch  

Yum Yum. Haha

[bessell1955]

A great catch!