jenno64

Yesterday I collected half a dozen prime live poddies in the Hacking and I planned to fish a spot or two in the Georges this morning for a jew or trophy flathead. I tried for some squid around Kurnell just on high tide but no joy as the water was still pretty discoloured. Next stop was up river and the tide was starting to turn outwards but no joy so I tried a couple of nearby shallower spots with very little action. As the tide started to run a bit harder just after 10am I returned to my deep spot and had a livey down and was holding two rods with a large plastic and the other a soft vibe. I had a good drift right on track but my sounder isn't working so I relied on landmarks to h=get on the right line. All of a sudden the livey rod goes off with a screaming run and I quickly retrieved the two lures to get them out of the way. I set the hook on the fish and started getting some line back, I could feel headshakes and it took off on another run under the boat. After a minute or two I saw a silver slab and netted a nice jew. It was a fat brut and measured just over 85 on the lie detector. After a couple of happy snaps I released it and it took off with plenty of life. After that its was pretty quiet with a half dozen small flatties coming on board and released. I managed one more 50cm flatty under the bridge and packed up around midday. Gotta love it when a plan comes together🙂

Thanks Dave, never really targeted them until now and I'd rather eat flatties from the Hacking than the Georges:) Most of the wharves are very busy, you might have to do some research and find a land based reserve. Thanks Chris, I like my flatties:)

Fantastic bag Dave! Congrats on a couple of boat PBs🎉 Enjoy the feast👌

Hit the Hacking at gentleman's hours today to catch the second half of the run out tide. Collected some nice sized nippers and scored 4 decent whiting while I was anchored on the flats. My main aim was to target flatties off the drop-off with nippers at the ;ast of the run out and first of the run in. I also put my poddy trap out on the flats at the change of tide to get some livies for another mission tomorrow. The nippers worked well on the drift with 10 flatties coming about and the best of them were in the high 40s to early 50s. I put a couple of live mullet out which were belted by the smaller flatties that were released! Last drift of the day found a big flatty on my lightest outfit and at 6lb, she pulled off a head shake close to the boat and said bye for now. I have a half dozen live poddies ready for a morning session on the Georges tomorrow, wish me luck:)

Great post Jordy, well done on your PB and yes a trip like this is on my bucket list!

Great post and well done on a long day of interesting captures!

Good on you Bob! Great to see another newbie hooked:) My son is the opposite and insists on using 50lb braid in Port Hacking, I got him onto his first king on one of my 20lb set ups. He's now gone shopping for a lighter allrounder set up:)

Thanks Dave it was worth waiting out and good to catch fish ina new spot👌 Get out there Zoran! The water is still warm and you might save on fuel not having to head offshore! Thanks Isaac I didn’t have a rain jacket with me and the Bimini didn’t do a lot to keep me dry as the South easter blew the rain sideways! I saw a couple of boats around Lilli Pilli. One guy in a Stabicraft got a feed of bream on the flats there all caught on cheesy chicken!

I have got them on plastics or nippers but this one ate the treble👌 I filleted all the dark flesh out and did them with some other flatty fillets in salt, pepper and flour for burritos with Guacamole. Strong Tate but went down well👌

Well done Zoran and Co. You braved the conditions and scored some very nice fish👌

Headed out into the Hacking at a very leisurely 10am this morning as the wind had dropped off from yesterday. Pumped some nippers and tried the mullet trap for nada. Drifted flats up and down river for only one whiting then headed to the main channel at low tide to drift the drop offs. The rain came,the Bimini went up and the fish came on. I was busted off by something decent on a nipper, lost a jumping salmon and then pulled up a shovel nose. As the rain stopped I managed a triple hook up of 40+ flatties all on 6lb line with nippers. A few more drifts saw a 52 and 57 come on board and a couple busted me off. Also scored a trevally to keep for sashimi. Pleasant few hours on the water, eagles overhead and terns diving everywhere 👌

Great session Isaac! You brought some new species to the platter and scored a very nice flatty! Go the livies👌

Headed up North Avalon to visit family yesterday and my son and I took a rood each to a flick off the beach. We hit the beach in the early arvo and worked our way up through various gutters, my son with a small metal and I was using a soft vibe hoping for a flatty in the gutter. Right where the swimmers were, I spotted a school of what I thought was about 50 salmon in the breaking waves. I switched over to a small metal and tried casting to the side of the school but they kept disappearing and reappearing 50m up and down the beach. I was also getting the hairy eyeball froma few simmers as I was casting in between them😄. I got a few hits then finally hooked a fish and it came up the beach flapping away. My son grabbed it as it spat the metal and to our surprise it was a fat mullet! After reading some recent posts I decided to keep it and dispatched it on the beach. Fillets are ready to go for a meal this week:) Unusual catch on a metal! Maybe I should have hung around until dark and lobbed out a fillet🤔

Cracking trev Linewetter! Shame about the rod but at least you know now high-sticking a graphite rod is treacherous business. At least you can claim a PB on the break:)

Great post and 6 species in one session means the fish were on!

Amazing Chris! A milestone king and some platter variety, enjoy the dinners🙏🏻

Very detailed report Mark with plenty of good info for aspiring downrigger fishos. Nice king too👌

You picked a nice arvo to head out Dave and some nice fillets, do you ever smoke the tailor🤷🏻‍♂️

Great post👌Your king encounter will have you back for more🙏🏻

Well done Fil, the mullet brought you joy on the table and also brought you some bream fillets....nice work!

Nice work Dave! A nice mixed bag after the deluge and you beat the southerly, astute planning👌

Great narrative and some nice fish. Easter thieves about too🤔

Lovely bag there Scooter!

Very nice variety of species there!

Very nice Blue Eye, my mouth is watering!