queensland Quick fish at Manly harbor

[chubbstar]

I got an early knock from work today, so with a couple of hours up my sleave I decided to have a fish at Manly.

I fished with HB's and Sp's for the whole time.

I worked the bank for 2-3 hours casting nearly everything from my lure box. I got a good hit and landed what I'm sure is my first HB caught fish in Brisbane, was a little Moses Perch:woohoo: He put up a little fight, quick pic and he was back in the water before he knew it. I was a happy man.

About an hour later I had switched back to a Squiggie Wrigler and after many casts I felt a dead weight, I gave it a couple of tugs and it tuged back, Got it to the bank after a very disapointing fight and noticed a nice little 35odd cm Flathead. He spat the hook at the bank and was on his way. I was happy he got off because every time I land one they spike me:blush:

Any way other then the wind and my sun burn was a good little sesh.

[img size=500]http://www.australianfishing.com.au/media/kunena/attachments/legacy/images/first_hb_001_AFO.jpg

You've seen them before, But what the hell, heres another one:P

Jayson

[Cowfish13]

Once again, the Ecogear SX range produces:cheer:

Well done Chubs, it is a great feeling getting a first on a lure. It won't be your last though:)

[Rocket75]

Pretty little fish that, nice work on the first Bris HB!

You gotta but yourself some sunscreen and a hat mate, not in the arctic climes no more toto!

Rocket

[pinkey]

Good 1. A few weeks ago i had a short fish there. Didnt get anything only a few hits from ok sized bream. Nice and clear water, saw a long tom aswell.

[chubbstar]

Long Tom, do they look like a BIG Garfish? I seen a friggen huge Garfish(well I think it was a Gar). I casted my Wrigler past it and winded in fast, It had a go, but I didn't hook it.

I also saw some BIG Prawns, looked like Tiger Prawns to me. But I dont realy know a lot about Prawns so they could have been any type:blush:

Wasn't a Ecogear lure SX lure mate, was a cheap knock off;)

Thanks fellas

Jayson

[faulked]

gratz on the hardbody capture mate

[Mack_attack]

yeh long toms do look like a big garfish but have a greenish tinge to them and they have two jaws filled with needlesharp teeth.

As for you ecogear imitation, they've done a good job even has owner hooks and split rings. Know where i can get some

[Cowfish13]

Really?

Yeah, the Long Toms kinda look like big Gars, but they are a fairly dark aqua/blue colour, and are usually very hard to temp to take the lure and then are hard to hook.

[chubbstar]

Mack_attack wrote:

yeh long toms do look like a big garfish but have a greenish tinge to them and they have two jaws filled with needlesharp teeth.

As for you ecogear imitation, they've done a good job even has owner hooks and split rings. Know where i can get some

I tell ya what, Ya know ya Lure's mate:blink:

I just dug it out of the tackle box to have a look and I'll be blowed it's a friggen Ecogear SX 40:woohoo:

Well done mate, Shows you how much I use them dont it :blush:

Jayson

[Mack_attack]

damn i was hoping to find a cheap source lol

must have been a ex-birthday present that was forgotton about.

[chubbstar]

Funny thing is I was casting it into snaggs, if it hooked the bottom I'd just tug it, didn't care if I lost it because I thought it was a cheapie:blink: :laugh: :laugh:

Jayson

[faulked]

thats why you caught something mate you have to throw them at snags like you dont want the damn things

[ellicat]

I was down at Manly today Chubbs. But only got to look at the water as I was driving past on the way to another job:( .

Shell said I should take my rod.

Lucky you.

Congrats on the 1st HB fish:woohoo:

[Plastic Man]

what a day mate knock off early and then go fishing to make it better you get a first top stuff chubby congrats on the first mate

[chubbstar]

First thing I did When I got home was see if you was online.

Was going to kidnap you for 3 hours.

I didn't think Shell would pay a ransom, so lucky for me you wasn't around;) :laugh: :laugh:

Jayson

[Do$tylz]

Well done mate. Looks like you were casting from the bank???

yeah the prawns should be coming in there soon.

[ellicat]

chubbstar wrote:

First thing I did When I got home was see if you was online.

Was going to kidnap you for 3 hours.

I didn't think Shell would pay a ransom, so lucky for me you wasn't around;) :laugh: :laugh:

Jayson

You wouldn't have to have twisted my arm too hard.

It's tough driving past and seeing the water when you've gotta work. But not as tough as four walls :pinch:

[Angus]

Nice one mate.

We have seen them before, but we are fishermen!! We will see them again and again happily.

Angus

[kriso]

nice work big fella! i have only caught a fish on HB at the barra park so i dont realy count it. great stuff.

[Jeryl]

nice one mate hopefully the weather will keep going like this during the weekend so i can come down have a few casts too, try the jetty too nextime its always productive

[chubbstar]

Jeryl wrote:

nice one mate hopefully the weather will keep going like this during the weekend so i can come down have a few casts too, try the jetty too nextime its always productive

I'm just about to head down again.

ELLI are you up for it??

The jetty? Is that the 1 with concrete walls??

thanks guys

Jayson

[Do$tylz]

No mate, the jetty is The William Gunn jetty. Go down the dead end street where the public pool is.

I reckon you'd do better off the rock wall at this time of day than the jetty. Rock wall is near the coast guard.

And if I didn't already have plans, id be there in an hour with ya...

[kevinchen19870316]

i might be there this satureday if i can.

[chubbstar]

Just got back, NO LOVE:( .

I think I left it a bit to late, only fished for about 45 minutes and the tide was out.

Oh well better than sitting at home.

Jayson

[ellicat]

Bugger..

Well probably good really...seeing as I couldn't make it:P

[nigehey]

Good take and congrats on your first hb. Those sx series ecogears have got some magic around them I reckon. Beautiful picture too (given the size and resolution limits )

Nige

[pcsolutionman]

Nice little fish for your first QLD HB fish, So many peoples first would be moses perch or pike. my first fish on a lure was a pike on a metal when i was young, first fish on a plastic was a moses

Lee

[pinkey]

Moses perch are always abit of fun because theyre so agressive and fight ok for there size cos there related to jacks , there like a baby weeker jack . My first fish on lure was a pike on a little no name grub off the bongaree jetty, but after that i sight casted 3 big eyes wich got me hooked. First fish on HB was a small flatty at the maroochy river. First fish on popper was a pike at the tweed.. never caught anything on a slug, spoon, spinnerbaits ect. A little bit off topic but congrats on the first of many.