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Sounds like a perfect weekend...! I have similar memories of fishing with my father down at Tuross. Btw,where abouts is Laurieton?

I haven't been out the last couple of days but had a good morning on the harbour last Wed 7/1. Launched at Rose Bay at 7am, with only a few scraps of bait from the freezer and not sure where to go for the high tide mid morning. After motoring 50m from the ramp some birds taking an interest in some surface splashes told me to throw a small metal out... a couple of nice tailor the result! Fresh tailor = Jewish bait to me,so I headed up to the bay between Blues Pt and Balls Hd and fished the tide change anchored around the edge of a drop off. A bit of patience resulted in two schoolies just on 60cm,both returned in good health. Called it a day around noon and headed back to the ramp only to find a bunch of bonito busting up bait fish amongst the moored boats. Had a blade on my light spin rod so through that and scored one second cast! What an entertaining day!! I hope you get your new tinnie out some more and get some fish! So far it's been a good season,the trick is to get out there and find them! Tight lines and fishy new year for all 'raiders!

Landing THAT on 20/30lb gear...!?! LEGEND!!!

Best fishing report I've ever read!! Short, good info, and the pic' to prove it!! Cheers!

Yeh, thought Sgt baker. Considered a garbage fish but some say good bait for snapper, haven't tried it so not sure! As for a sounder, I have an elite 4 dsi combo with a navionics card, but I advise you to go for the "5" as it comes with the card and is thus better value. The value of the combo is that when you find a hot spot you can save it for the future. I run a 3.55 quintrex and surprise lots of people with my inshore/offshore adventures!! Tight lines!

Well done mate, welcome to the "true tinny" club! It's not the size that counts, it's how you use it!! BTW, gurnard without wings is probably a Sgt Baker. Same body shape but without the brightly coloured oversize pectoral fins. Good report, cheers.

We caught a couple of nice fat Bonnies last Thursday (sounder was thick with them) trolling along South Head of Sydney Harbour. Then as as we circled around the artificial reef to anchor up, a humpback popped up no more than 20metres ahead of us. A bit of a worry when you're in a 12 foot tinnie!! Nothing further to report other than some over zealous Parks & Wildlife officers and a bunch of small leatheries, neither of which I wanted to take home!!!

Wow! Unfortunate about the Sunday wash-out,but you guys got the right result! Well done, and that big red looks beautiful to me!!

Well done! The bay has been frustrating lately (for me anyway!),glad to see a result! That'll get us all fired up! Cheers.

I was out on BB on Tuesday morning and had a similiar poke around. Saw a load of bait fish on the sounder at Mol Pt so anchored up,about 2 hours before the low tide. Landed a couple of pike,which I used for bait in case any Jew were around,but nothing came of it! Then I thought my luck had changed,spying a shed load of fish cruising along: about 20 metres away. Threw an sp at them,no takers. I could feel the jig hitting their bodies as I pulled it thru the school,but still no hits. Finally one followed the sp to the boat so I could get a look,YTK! Naturally I tried everything,popper,metal slug,even a squid head,but no interest! Aaaaaarrrrggghhh!

hey Marlin Rep, was that you in the blue Polycraft? I was trolling a couple of lures along Nth Hd Tuesday morn (12' Quinnie) up to BFP. Nothin' happenning. Drifted for a while along the front, two pinkies, small red rock cod, wrasse, one decent mowie (42cm) and a couple of big fat leatheries... Moved in around Sow & Pigs approaching high tide, but nothing further to report. Great day on the water anyway!! Tight Lines guys!

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Nice piece of work! Sounds like you're enjoying the yak. Interesting with the Estuary Cod. I caught one down at Tuross a couple of years ago, only a little one so I threw him back. I think they are protected, or is it only the Black Cod? Or are they the same fish? Can anyone confirm? I know Rock Cod and Bar Cod are good on the chew (and legal!). Hope you have better luck with the Jewies than I've had lately!!

Well done Formosan! I hit the Harbour Thursday morn' but only managed a few Tailor inside and a couple of greedy Sergeant Bakers off the Sth Head bommie... But seeing your catch makes me even more determined...! Tight Lines!!