chop duster
28-06-2009, 06:58 PM
After F-ing around with the sterio all Saturday morning, we finally set off at around 3pm with six on board.
Blowing about 15 knots from the north which I thought was the end of our chances of a good haul (i hate northerlies).
Hit up a spot that has been producing of late, although found it hard to anchor on the spot due to a rippa current and an in-experienced deckie.....
Lines went in, and not too long after the fish started coming aboard, between the multiple tangles (bloody newbies and current just don't mix i tell you).
The nannies were on the chew although the quality just wasn't quite there. Keepers!, but were going to be a pain in the ass to fillet if we eventually got onto some decent ones. So after a half a dozen average fish were thown in the box, we decided to do a slight move.
Just after dark the quality picked up. The reef jacks were on the chew. Actually heard some bloke over the radio asking the difference between a jack and a chinaman:-X .
I managed a couple of decent nannies and a solid red, then retired the rod to give the newbies a bit of a hand.
The current seemed to be picking up as the night went on, we had a good bag and some bloody sore arms, so decided to head for home around 10pm.
End result:
5 reef jack (or were they chinaman?)
19 large mouth nannies
2 red emporer
stupid amount of throwbacks and only one shark for the night:oBit more than we ussually take home although don't ussually fish 4 newbies with empty freezers.
Blowing about 15 knots from the north which I thought was the end of our chances of a good haul (i hate northerlies).
Hit up a spot that has been producing of late, although found it hard to anchor on the spot due to a rippa current and an in-experienced deckie.....
Lines went in, and not too long after the fish started coming aboard, between the multiple tangles (bloody newbies and current just don't mix i tell you).
The nannies were on the chew although the quality just wasn't quite there. Keepers!, but were going to be a pain in the ass to fillet if we eventually got onto some decent ones. So after a half a dozen average fish were thown in the box, we decided to do a slight move.
Just after dark the quality picked up. The reef jacks were on the chew. Actually heard some bloke over the radio asking the difference between a jack and a chinaman:-X .
I managed a couple of decent nannies and a solid red, then retired the rod to give the newbies a bit of a hand.
The current seemed to be picking up as the night went on, we had a good bag and some bloody sore arms, so decided to head for home around 10pm.
End result:
5 reef jack (or were they chinaman?)
19 large mouth nannies
2 red emporer
stupid amount of throwbacks and only one shark for the night:oBit more than we ussually take home although don't ussually fish 4 newbies with empty freezers.