queensland Kooka 1-6-07 Nite Run

[Lozzel]

Decided to give the usual place another hit. Arrived at ramp 6.15pm (bad move to launch at dead low tide) Casted for some livies . Ray left me a couple of herring and prawns .With what we had went to spot on corner chasing Threadies. Not much happening till tide started to run, then the Catties moved in, Set up big rod with live herring about 5ft below float at 7pm,Settled in to catch the usual rubbish.

At 7.30 the reel on the float line was off ,short fight and in comes a 85cm Bullie ,not bad that'll do for tea Sat.

Put the line back out with another live herring (hoping for a threadie) at 8.00 off she goes again , This time long runs ,pulling drag and jumping. Beauty a threadie & a bigun I thought. Came in a 99cm Bullie, missed out on the 1mtr by that much.

All went quite after that,tried a couple of other spots for bream but no cigar. Pulled out at 10.15pm.

The 2nd Bullie was tagged, and before you jump about taking a tagged fish, he was bleeding from gills hooked deep , so kept him for a friend . [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSCN0679.JPG

[Lozzel]

2nd Bullie with tag [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSCN0680.JPG

[Lozzel]

The nites catch , These are the First Bullies I have actually got into the boat. Wife got the first 2 earlier this year. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSCN0682.JPG

[STU]

good stuff mate those bullies sounded like good fun better luck next time with the threadies

[Lozzel]

Tag, covered in weed & cockles. The tag results from SUNTAG are .

Bullie caught & tagged at Kooka Park on 18-2-06 length 79cm. looks like He stayed in the aera and grew 20cms ,I'd say put on alot of weight also was about 7kgs. [img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/DSCN0683.JPG

[Lozzel]

Stu ; was good fun, I had acouple of other runs after that may have been Threadies , but no hook ups Other boats up there were quiet also.

[Cowfish13]

Doesn't matter about taking the tagged fish (especially if it was bleeding heavily), but make sure you ring up sunwater and fill them in with the details of the catch

[Plastic Man]

nice one mate looks like you done well.

[Lozzel]

Cowfish; Done that , Results listed above.

[Cowfish13]

I just had a look and it says that that shark only grew 20cm in 1 year and 4 months. Do they always grow that slowely?

[ellicat]

They grow fairly quickly in length up to a point.Then some of the growth goes into the width. It's not always about length - sometimes it's about girth.

Nice catch too. It would have been more than a metre once you throated him Loz. You just measued him too soon;)

Post edited by: ellicat, at: 2007/06/02 15:00

[STU]

ellicat thats what my mrs keeps telling me lol:laugh:

[Plastic Man]

ha ha ha stu

Post edited by: Plastic Man, at: 2007/06/02 15:07

[polyphonic]

Looks like a good night on the water Lorry. How did they taste.

[Lozzel]

Wass going to have one for dinner tonight, But wife was called into work, so theres goes anniversery dinner out the door

Looks like Baked Beans on toast again :laugh:

[Mack_attack]

cool to see that the shark lived after being tagged. should make a weed repelent on the tags though

[Tim a]

That's one of biggest sharks I think I've seen caught. wooooo:woohoo:

[kriso]

nice one lozz hope to be on the water at kooka soon!

[Brian D]

Yeap good one Lozzel. Interesting about the growth and weight but surely you can do better then Baked beans.

That gives support to what Angus says about the bullies staying around the area and in the river. but on the other hand maybe the shark just returned to a feeding ground.

Post edited by: Brian D, at: 2007/06/02 22:18

[Lozzel]

Yea Brian, I often wondered if they stay in the river.

I was talking to the bloke at Suntag and he said,\" Dont be surprised if you catch them with more than 1 tag, some have been tagged several times. The one I caught should have had 2 tags ,but had lost the first tag. So it seems they do stay arround the same aera.

He put up a good fight too, I didn't realise that Bullies jump out of water when hooked.

Post edited by: Lozzel, at: 2007/06/06 19:42

[Lozzel]

Here it is Werewolf

[werewolf]

thanks Lozzel mate! I can't believe I actually missed a shark report lol!!! That 99 cm bullie is a ripper.

Interesting to see a few still being caught, and to get two at this time of year is a top effort!

ps - We landed a tagged one last season too.

[jeff f]

yeah i got a tagged one in febuary too