queensland Tanya \"Pikes\" at Manly.

[Angus]

Well today we set out again in the quest to get Tanya a fish on soft plastic. I went through my head all the places i had had newby luck with plastics, and Manl came to mind.

The first time i had visited Manly was only my second soft plastic session and i managed 7 pike and a moses perch. Well pike are a bit average, but for a newby i was very entertained.

So off to Manly we went armed witg Berkley powerbaits and high hopes. The first half hour was average with one pike for me and nothing elese. we did however see some chunky, and i mean chunky GT's in the water. I think i would have been stuffed even if i had hooked up as they stuck very close to the structure.

After about 30mins i realised te leader i had put on without looking was actually 10lb regular mono. Let this be a lesson to those who doubt the power of good quality leaders. As soon as i changed them over i scored a 23cm bream. Then another right away. With 2 bream and a pike in the bag i was beginning to hope Tanya would hook up. Wishful thinking can prove fruitful. Not 2 minutes later and Tanya had bagged a big fat pike. First fish for the day and first ever on SP. Noice.

Over the rest of the session i bagged another pike and got busted off by something on the bottom. No idea what. Tanya stuck to her score of one, but she was stoked and looking forward to giving Manly another bash.

Total:

Angus: 2 bream, 8 pike.

Tanya: 1 pike.

All around a good day.

Angus

P.S. Left my cable at work, will pos pictures tommorrow.

[johnsonMAN]

Alright for a few hours. You should go back with some live bait for the Trevally

[James W]

go team TANYA!

[Master Sardines]

:woohoo: Congratulations Tanya

[Plastic Man]

going off on the pike nice work to tanya for her first plastic caught fish sounds like a good day out

[ellicat]

Well now she has two solid weeks to improve on that while you're at work.

[kevinchen19870316]

where exactly did u fish? i was there from 12 to 5 today and managed 6 falttie only. there was nbo action of pike from the rock wall today. wanna know where to find them.

love them when they hit the popper. flatties r nice but too slow.

[Angus]

Mate i was fishing i in the middle of the harbour on the platform near the restaurant. Casting out among the boat hulls is a sure way to get some pike. Every time i have been there lots are caught. When i was targeting them spefically for fun i would get a fish or a hit every cast. And today the pike were good with none under 35cm.

Angus

[STU]

great effort angus and good on ya with getting tanya on to fish with plastics the girls love them no smelly:sick: hands:)

[Dazzamcgee]

Well Done Tanya!!

Well Done to Angus for showing her how its done!!

[kevinchen19870316]

and u got the bream on placci?

which power bait did u use? i never got anything other than flattie, tailor, toadie and pike on plastics.

[Lozzel]

Congrats Tanya, I'm yet to break the drought on placcis.

[Angus]

Tanya with her Pike. [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Tanya1.jpg

[Angus]

And again for good measure. [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Tanya2.jpg

[Angus]

Close up of one of my plastic mutilating pike. [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/PikeClose.jpg

[Angus]

First bream of the day. [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Bream1.jpg

[Angus]

Breambo numero duo. [img size=400]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/Bream2.jpg

[James W]

nice pics dude:)

love the hats too;)

[Hamish MacDonald]

nice one mate well done.

everyones first sp fish is awesome. does not matter what it is.

[Cowfish13]

Mine was a pike as well. They were schooling under the boat and I landed 50 or so. First fish on a HB (that wasn't trolled) was a Bass though.