queensland Bread & Butter Trifecta: Casurina Report 1.

[Angus]

Well I managed to sneak out for an hour while Alastair was asleep yesterday. Northerly made it really hard to flick plastics but used a few pipis to catch a few worms and converted these into a double trifecta of Casurina bread and butter. 

Probably my pb or close dart as well pushing 45cm. 

Nothing flash but a nice dinner for today. Had to settle for this marinara I made for dinner last night (slowly perfecting this).

[ellicat]

One of my favourite types of fishing. You're lucky to have the worming skill.

It wouldn't matter if Alastair woke up - he'd know what you're up to by now. lol

[Luvit]

That's excellent to use your acquired skills to turn the odds in your favor and still catch a feed.

That's one inviting meal.

[The Mad Hughesy]

Nice Angus. I wouldn't think that pipis have enough scent to get the worms from the sand...then again it would be a worms natural prey given their close proximity

[Angus]

58 minutes ago, ellicat said:

You're lucky to have the worming skill.

Something my dad taught me young

[aussie123]

Pipis are one of the best bait for catching worms and a lump of shark pegged into the sand behind you is the best burley to bring the worms up.

Nice catch and a top feed there Angus.

[Drop Bear]

Nice fish there mate. cracking good catch for a short window of time. 

[Angus]

4 hours ago, christophagus said:

Nice Angus. I wouldn't think that pipis have enough scent to get the worms from the sand...then again it would be a worms natural prey given their close proximity

I have caught most my worms on a whim using pipis and I very rarely have a stink bag. They can scent anything from a long way.

[kmcrosby78]

Nice haul for a quick session Angus and that feed looks top notch!!  Did you source the shellfish yourself or buy them? Pippies or clams/cockles? I was thinking on my road trip down south that this might be the year we start doing some beach day trips and fish for dart and whiting and that I need to give catching worms a crack - this convinces me!!

[Angus]

1 hour ago, kmcrosby78 said:

Nice haul for a quick session Angus and that feed looks top notch!!  Did you source the shellfish yourself or buy them? Pippies or clams/cockles? I was thinking on my road trip down south that this might be the year we start doing some beach day trips and fish for dart and whiting and that I need to give catching worms a crack - this convinces me!!

These were bought mate but the pipis are thick here and I have used them before. Pipis are amazing in pasta but i have had 50/50% luck with purging the sand and there is nothing worse than ruining a good effort to have gritty pasta. I need to perfect this.

[ellicat]

1 hour ago, Angus said:

These were bought mate but the pipis are thick here and I have used them before.

Pipis are a No Take for consumption in NSW presently. Can't remember why it is so, but Gad posted up the alert around spring last year.

[Angus]

7 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Pipis are a No Take for consumption in NSW presently. Can't remember why it is so, but Gad posted up the alert around spring last year.

Good to know! Oh well... straddy pipi pasta it is

[ellicat]

Here's the thread -

Looks like it's a health concern.

[John]

nice dinner there  

i saw a few worms down at mermaid over the weekend and found a pipi and got one up to show the little man. he patted it goodbye as it dug back down into the sand 

[tugger]

Nice work Angus you will have Allastair standing next to you trying to outfish you soon

[Drop Bear]

13 hours ago, Angus said:

These were bought mate but the pipis are thick here and I have used them before. Pipis are amazing in pasta but i have had 50/50% luck with purging the sand and there is nothing worse than ruining a good effort to have gritty pasta. I need to perfect this.

You need a wire rack to keep them off the bottom and they need to stay in sea water for 2 days. so need aerator and flush the water regularly. A live bait tank can work really well.