Suburbs of Origin 2024 Monthly Competition

[Bretto77]

Can't see a March whiting entry for @Kat??? 

[ellicat]

16 minutes ago, Bretto77 said:

Can't see a March whiting entry for @Kat??? 

I can. 39.5cm

[GregOug]

Where do you find the leaderboard?

[ellicat]

In the Events forum -

https://www.australianfishing.com.au/forum/44-events/

March is on the 2nd page.

[Bretto77]

Talk about being pipped at the post by @Kat. She hasn't even had to put up a photo

[GregOug]

7 hours ago, Bretto77 said:

Talk about being pipped at the post by @Kat. She hasn't even had to put up a photo

It’s not who you know. It’s how much you pay them @Bretto77.

[Bretto77]

25 minutes ago, GregOug said:

It’s not who you know. It’s how much you pay them @Bretto77.

Stitch up lol

[Allnighter]

Snapper for team south, almost identical to other one but its not the same fish, but might spark some controversy for team north to whinge about lol

[Allnighter]

Actually... i just remembered we released the last one so perhaps it is the same one wtf???

Same spot, so go figure? 

What are the odds of that?

Holy **** i need a JD, i just gave myself a headspin 

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Allnighter said:

Actually... i just remembered we released the last one so perhaps it is the same one wtf???

Same spot, so go figure? 

What are the odds of that?

Holy **** i need a JD, i just gave myself a headspin 

You only need to catch it once more to cover off the whole snapper section for the month. 

[GregOug]

On 24/3/2024 at 3:23 PM, Allnighter said:

Snapper for team south, almost identical to other one but its not the same fish, but might spark some controversy for team north to whinge about lol

Beautiful looking fish.

[Allnighter]

Thanks Greg,

If it was the same fish it's shite outta luck this time because we kept this one as it was a bay pb for the person i took out with me who is terminally ill. We used to fish together a long time ago and it was great to see the smile on his face

[GregOug]

56 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

Thanks Greg,

If it was the same fish it's shite outta luck this time because we kept this one as it was a bay pb for the person i took out with me who is terminally ill. We used to fish together a long time ago and it was great to see the smile on his face

Nice to hear that they got a great fish. Well done on taking them out and providing them with the opportunity and knowledge to catch it.

[Ross.warwick]

Well it's been a hot minute since I've been out, but hit the water with the kids today. 10 fish total, biggest was a 30cm Flatty. 3 X bream fed to a pelican. Great time had by all. Hopefully get a few more days on the water before an exceeding busy mid year.

[ellicat]

Secret code for April is the thumbs up pose -

[ellicat]

Good session and spot on time, @Neil Stratford.

I went out to the Rous with @Old Scaley today. We were menaced by sharks and toads all day. We moved to Green and got menaced by sharks again. They all busted off boatside. Thankfully you were at least able to put some on the board.

[Allnighter]

[ellicat]

Nice one, Darren. Braving the rain pays dividends.

[Allnighter]

Thanks Brian, yer we got lucky with only a brief shower or two and a slight southerly so the southern bay was relatively flat

We caught 5 all up, kept some smaller ones for a feed but released the one in the pic.

Yakka's are in abundance atm, but thankfully the sharks were not today

[ellicat]

Hopefully  I can find some live bait on Monday.

[GregOug]

5 hours ago, Allnighter said:

Well done @Allnighter. Although……….. You’re a Southsider aren’t you? If so, I’d just like to point out that the required signal for this month’s comp is a Thumbs Up. Your thumb looks distinctly sideways, not up in the photo so I don’t think it qualifies. If, however,  you are actually a Northsider forget I said anything. Great fish!

[Allnighter]

Hahaaaa yea i know Greg, my thumbs aren't the only thing that's bent

[GregOug]

20 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

Hahaaaa yea i know Greg, my thumbs aren't the only thing that's bent

So long as the bend’s the right way, no problem. Lol.

[Ross.warwick]

splashing around in the mud this afternoon landed this little fella. 30cm flatty. sent back to grow. that mud stanks bad, one of the kids also got a monster 18cm whiting but i cant post it for some reason. 

surprisingly the rain stayed away, all day.

[ellicat]

Well done, Ross. I can almost smell that mud. haha

[Bretto77]

Well done on the snapper Brian. Cracker fish Something in my tummy is telling me however that your photo is like a virtual live bait for  an @Allnighter

[ellicat]

Well, I could not find any live bait so had to rely on cuttlefish to do the trick. Managed 4 grassies 32 to 40cm. Due to some snags, I was down two rods/rigs after I got sick of retying leaders. I went to my flathead outfit with 10lb braid on a 2500 reel.

Deployed that a few times with a lazy 2 ball sinker on top of a 5/0 circle, before I got the surprise. When it hit it ran and ran. I was down to my backing and it was fast approaching terminal status when it slowed and was able to get some line back. A big "Phew" when braid started winding around the spool. Tense moments.

I was confident it was a good snap from the start, and had confirmation as it got close with the bait way up the line. Then I saw the shine in the water and a couple of minutes later it was on the surface. Managed to net him without any trouble, which was what I was fearing.

Proud to have knocked the master @Allnighter out of first place in the comp. haha Like you said @Bretto77, I expect to be knocked out of that position soon enough.

 

 

[ellicat]

[ellicat]

Absolute stonker of a grunter there, @benno573. How hard did it pull ? What did it take ?

[ellicat]

Just a reminder to all contestants to lodge your fish pics in the Leader Board thread. (In the Events Forum) - 

 

 

[Bretto77]

38 minutes ago, ellicat said:

Well, I could not find any live bait so had to rely on cuttlefish to do the trick. Managed 4 grassies 32 to 40cm. Due to some snags, I was down two rods/rigs after I got sick of retying leaders. I went to my flathead outfit with 10lb braid on a 2500 reel.

Deployed that a few times with a lazy 2 ball sinker on top of a 5/0 circle. When it hit it ran and ran. I was down to my backing and it was fast approaching terminal status when it slowed and was able to get some line back. A big "Phew" when braid started winding around the spool. Tense moments.

I was confident it was a good snap from the start and had confirmation as it got close with the bait way up the line. Then I saw the shine in the water. Managed to net him without any trouble which was what I was fearing.

Proud to have knocked the master @Allnighter out of first place in the comp. haha Like you said @Bretto77, I expect to be knocked out of that position soon enough.

Ended up fishing lighter and got the attention and the result in the end I would be feeling chuffed to post that success. The feed of grassies on top... You will be popular on the home front. Great job. I did say to @Kat "I bet your glad you left that one for Brian" . 

[Allnighter]

[Allnighter]

Congrats on the bay snapper Brian !!

69 is a great number

Damn you, now i have to go find a 70

[ellicat]

That is the biggest bream I've seen posted on AFO in the 18 years I've been on here.

[Allnighter]

Well considering just about everyone for years and years have been throwing them back in disgust as bycatch, it's about time some bigger bream showed up lol. 

[Bretto77]

That's a cracker bream. I had to do a double take and check I wasn't imagining things... Live bait?

[Bretto77]

@benno573 is that a spotted grunter? It's a cracker regardless

[Allnighter]

Hey @Bretto77,  yes mate a livie...

A humble yabbie in less than a metre lol

[Bretto77]

2 minutes ago, Allnighter said:

Hey @Bretto77,  yes mate a livie...

A humble yabbie in less than a metre lol

Good job. I got one a few years back that only just busted the 40 mark on a very small live mullet Under a float in about the same depth. Well done.

[Ross.warwick]

No measuring tape today, but it was at least 35cm. seemed to be a few about, I got 3 in an hour. That's an all time record for me!! Still in the mud @ellicatit still stinks. Bad