Quickie

[ellicat]

Got home from fishing late Thursday and checked the forecast for when i could go again. Noticed Friday afternoon there was a window. Organised with eldest son,Mitch, to head out at 12.30pm. 

By the time we came to leave my place the forecast had changed a bit, but we decided to launch anyway and have a look at what reality was. It wasn't too bad so we went to Green where we could not get the bait to bite. Fortunately I had some frozen pike in reserve, so we deployed a couple and also sent out a floating pillie in case any mackerel were about.

Plenty of action for the next couple of hours. I landed 2...a 44 and a 52. I lost a big model when my line got caught on the bottom right near the boat. I prayed for about 5 minutes but in the end it rubbed me off on the braid. Damn, I hate tying braid to leader on the boat.

Not long after the exact same thing happened to Mitch. Very frustrating for him as he hasn't caught a fish for ages. It would have been nice to get him on a big one, but not to be.

A few other failed hookups and two wobbygongs later we decided to call it around 5.30. Mitch's wobbygong was only a little tacker but mine was a horse unfortunately. Mitch landed a little squire about 25 to finish.

Also had a safety check from the water police. 

 

We cooked up both for dinner, crumbed with chips and gutsed ourselves.  

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Good one Brian. Nice fish. 

[Old Scaley]

Nice work, Brian. What is it with the wobbies lately?  They seem to be in plague proportions.

[ellicat]

I don't know, but they are the worst things to catch in the bay !

[Allnighter]

Coulda been the 90? 

Good stuff Brian! 

Summers comin... plenty of pesky sharks and vermin bi - catch to come

[ellicat]

2 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

Coulda been the 90? 

Good stuff Brian! 

Haha, Cheers. I don't think so. I'm just hoping for one bigger than that 77 you got me onto.

[jdollazz]

when Mitch told me he was 2-0 down to you, I told him to start copying your every move in hope of some success and its resulted in a Wobby  good on yas for getting out there though, looks like a great arvo! 

[ellicat]

I think he was happier catching a wobby than working... haha

[kmcrosby78]

Good result for a quick session Brian and quality father son time. Shame about the big one - next time!

[charlie.hans.fishing]

22 hours ago, ellicat said:

Got home from fishing late Thursday and checked the forecast for when i could go again. Noticed Friday afternoon there was a window. Organised with eldest son,Mitch, to head out at 12.30pm. 

By the time we came to leave my place the forecast had changed a bit, but we decided to launch anyway and have a look at what reality was. It wasn't too bad so we went to Green where we could not get the bait to bite. Fortunately I had some frozen pike in reserve, so we deployed a couple and also sent out a floating pillie in case any mackerel were about.

Plenty of action for the next couple of hours. I landed 2...a 44 and a 52. I lost a big model when my line got caught on the bottom right near the boat. I prayed for about 5 minutes but in the end it rubbed me off on the braid. Damn, I hate tying braid to leader on the boat.

Not long after the exact same thing happened to Mitch. Very frustrating for him as he hasn't caught a fish for ages. It would have been nice to get him on a big one, but not to be.

A few other failed hookups and two wobbygongs later we decided to call it around 5.30. Mitch's wobbygong was only a little tacker but mine was a horse unfortunately. Mitch landed a little squire about 25 to finish.

Also had a safety check from the water police. 

Nice job Brian, some decent fish there. 

We cooked up both for dinner, crumbed with chips and gutsed ourselves.  

 

[charlie.hans.fishing]

22 hours ago, ellicat said:

Got home from fishing late Thursday and checked the forecast for when i could go again. Noticed Friday afternoon there was a window. Organised with eldest son,Mitch, to head out at 12.30pm. 

By the time we came to leave my place the forecast had changed a bit, but we decided to launch anyway and have a look at what reality was. It wasn't too bad so we went to Green where we could not get the bait to bite. Fortunately I had some frozen pike in reserve, so we deployed a couple and also sent out a floating pillie in case any mackerel were about.

Plenty of action for the next couple of hours. I landed 2...a 44 and a 52. I lost a big model when my line got caught on the bottom right near the boat. I prayed for about 5 minutes but in the end it rubbed me off on the braid. Damn, I hate tying braid to leader on the boat.

Not long after the exact same thing happened to Mitch. Very frustrating for him as he hasn't caught a fish for ages. It would have been nice to get him on a big one, but not to be.

A few other failed hookups and two wobbygongs later we decided to call it around 5.30. Mitch's wobbygong was only a little tacker but mine was a horse unfortunately. Mitch landed a little squire about 25 to finish.

Also had a safety check from the water police. 

 

We cooked up both for dinner, crumbed with chips and gutsed ourselves.  

Nice fish Brian

[Hweebe]

On 01/10/2022 at 11:26 AM, ellicat said:

Damn, I hate tying braid to leader on the boat

What's your goto braid to leader connection.

I know people rave about the FG knot but my dodgy on boat knot tying skills means i just do a simpler albright knot (albeit bulkier)

 

 

[ellicat]

7 hours ago, Hweebe said:

What's your goto braid to leader connection.

I know people rave about the FG knot but my dodgy on boat knot tying skills means i just do a simpler albright knot (albeit bulkier)

 

 

I'll try to tie an FG in the boat but for some reason it often is a fail, so I then go to the double uni. It's a bit of a strange one as I can tie them fine at home.

[benno573]

Nice one mate. You are getting so consistent with the wobbys now, little more practice and you’ll get there. If only you could stop wasting those prime baits on those pesky red fish…