hooklineanddrinker

Great day and story mate... that's fishing! Hope you got lucky that night

Impressive! You used to be able to catch those mungrels in Centennial Park in the 80's. Well done.

I wish I was there!

You gotta to watch the ringer. They're always the dark horse. Good to see the lady showing the boys up.

Sensational stuff boys. 4 seasons in one fish. Keep up the good work. Remember..... you'd rather be throwing back the small ones than be getting no bites at all!!!

I hear you Chris. Too true. Good words of wisdom. I'm born and bred in Scum Valley and in and out of the water everyday. I know what you mean when you say 'getting too cocky'!!!

Hey fisho's, Been down to the local and you will get results if you are keen. It's 'man vs wild' - extreme fishing out there on the rocks. Swell is up wind is up and clothes are wet!!! You have to know where the wind sheltered spots are to fish. I've got and old steamer wetsuit that i've cut the top off. I use the legs to keep warm from the winter cold and a nice jacket. Rock booties with cleats are also a definite must! The last week-week and a half, there was a shutdown and nothing seemed to be biting, also due to the weather. Except for the pesky pike. Couldn't even catch a cold. But they're back on the bite now! Trevally, niggas, pigs and bream... all going ballistic! Make sure you give'm a good berley and you will get results. When the wind and swell drops that little bit more.... it'll be perfect! ***It get's a bit hairy at times running along the shelf between sets to cast and catch, but do not fish if you are not confident and know your local spot like the back of your hand. Inside out and back to front. Know when not to fish and when to call it quits because it is too gnarly!!! A fish is not worth loosing your life for. Keep it real and good luck on the weekend. Adrian.

Rock cocky mate. Cale. They're in plague proportions at my local spot and are a by catch when targeting luderick and drummer. They're pests but put up a good fight! Can reach 60 cm. There's an oriental guy that also fishes there too and he always takes them if I catch I them. He'd probably have a soup or would know something to do with them! I personally wouldn't feed them to my dog. They have a clear sloppy flesh and start bleeding as soon as you pull them up on the rocks. They've been known to be left on the rocks to die or have their heads cut off too. Some people treat them like carp... but i'm sure they have some purpose in this world of ours. Cheers. hilarious!

You guys are dead set legends!

Sensational stuff!!!

Sensational underwater shots. Looks like you had so much fun! Wish I was there!

Yeah I noticed that too with some of the snapper at the fish market. But that's probably why kingfish are only $17.90 kg. Undersize and soapy. But who actually monitors their catch and sales????

Nice bag! Mmmmmm

Oh stop it..... I wish I was having that much fun!

Awesome action... wish I was there. Well done!

Now that's a haul!!! I'm getting some of my lines bitten off on the rocks too! Good to see you thinning out the plague ... and eating well too.

Hey Ray, I go snorkelling at my local spot X. It's a great way to see fish in their own habitat and how they act. You're right mate.... there are tons of them... and not too many small ones either! Well done boys.

Oink oink. Mmmm drummer......ahhhhhh!

Nice quiver and nice catch. Sounds as though the fish were biting everywhere yesterday!

Decided that today was the day after the rain and the dramatic difference between the low and high tides. Fished the run in tide to the top of the tide this time. A lot of water movement, no wind, the sun was out and I knew the fish hadn't been fed yet. So I did the bread run and rung the Master to see if he wanted to come for a fish...... funny...... no answer....??? Had a sticky beak at my spot X and believe it or not..... the Master was in my spot with what looked like an apprentice. I rode home and got the dog and went for a walk back down to my spot X to identify the culprits. He was soon recognised as a mate we went to school with and a regular fishing partner with the Master. "Don't answer it!" was his reply when I made the morning phone call. In the time we had our little reunion, they pulled in 4 niggas and 3 pigs easily weighing 2.5-3.5 kgs. A good laugh and pay out was had and I told them I was running home to get my gear. ** Now I ask myself has the word got out??? A stern warning was made to keep it cool... don't tell 'anyone' how good it is! Was a little quiet while I was away but the berley kept the fish coming to us and I was soon into my first nigga followed by a trevally and my first drummer. The Master had a bought new rod which was so light the fish just took the bait and hooked themselves. He put on a display of fishing prowess that not many people could match. He pulled in another 2 drummer round the 2.5-3 kg mark and nigga after nigga. An estimate of how much his keepers net would have been 30+ kg's!!! The boys soon rapt up and had a huge haul. Black drummer, luderick, trevally and tarwhine. See photos. I only had my 3 fish and was 2hrs behind so I stayed on and got a great bag myself. Did the run to dusk and the blurters just kept biting and I finally got my 2 kg + pig. I actually counted 8 casts for 8 fish!!! I took home 2 drummer, 4 niggas and 10 trevally. Unbelievable.... can this place get fished out???? We would have pulled in 40 - 50 fish with all our throw backs! Another top day. I wouldn't be dead for quids!!! (Some more good photos in my album section - same topic title)

It's a silver drummer. Check it out on it's own in my photo album. The pattern on it looked sensational. I threw him back as his not as good to eat as the black drummer. Cheers

You know your rocks quite well Ray! I'm impressed! A.

Mmmmmmmmm. Mudcrab..... ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Definitely hit save on the GPS with that spot! Well done. Cheers.

It's always the way. You're set up, seem to do everything right and someone else gets the fish! Oh well, that keeps you coming back. Maybe next time put a different bait on every rod for a variety to see what they are taking. But freshest is always best! Cheers.