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Nice Catch Anyone considering Kurnell. Just be careful at the ramp unless you have a 4wd. Since the renovation a fair bit of sand builds up there. And I've had to tow 4 people off the ramp in 3 trips. Quite annoying when you just want to launch or retrieve.

Hello All Just a warning about Kurnell Boat Ramp. Recent weather has dumped alot of sand on the ramp. The word is quite a few cars have drowned recently. I used it on the weekend and wouldn't like to try it on anyrthing lower than a half tide. So pick your tides if using it. Heres a photo I found on the local facebook page.

I'm keen to try that recipe. But had a quick google and couldn't find it. Would you be able to help us out with a link? Cheers Ant

Lately it would be worth your while to troll around the heads for Bonito. Also there is plenty of squid around so target any weed patches with good quality squid jigs. You could also try anchoring up near the oil wharf and get a burly trail going for some Silver Trevally and Bream. Just fish some un-weighted bait down your trail. Regards Ant

I was out on Saturday and came across some schools in the bay. They seemed to be exclusively Bonnito. And they were feeding on tiny bait. Here's a pic. Regards Anthony

Deffinantly a Barra. You can tell by the white stripe. Quite a few have been caught. They put it down to Buddhist monks buying them live from resarunts and releasing them. Turns out their good deed only give the fish a likely death sentence when the cooler waters arrive. Plus there's a chance of spreading disease.

I just posted one off. We all need to band together and shout out against this. Because it won't stop at one ramp. Before we know it they will gate every ramp in the Shire. And then other councils will see it and think what a good idea. We'll end up finding gates at most ramps in Sydeny. Like many nowadays, I work 6 days a week and have a young family. The only time I get to go out for a fish is at night or early in the morning. Lets stop this from happening. Regards Anthony

Nice fish mate, bet they were good on the tooth.

Thanks all for your kind remarks. Adam, We were using fresh Yellowtail that were caught on location. We use them as a fall back bait. I prefer Squid, Mullet, Pike or Slimy Mackerel but cant always catch them when needed. As for tackle Shimano Saragosa 8000 reel, Daiwa Sea Jigger rod. 30lb fireline, 60lb Jinkai Trace with 2 8/0 Octopus style hooks. Not overly sporting but when fishing for Jewies you never know how big the next one will be.

Hello All Took my brother in law Noel for a night targeting Jew on Port hacking last Tuesday. Things were looking promising in regards to tide and moon. But I wasn't overly hopeful as I had spent the night before fishing solo for nothing other than a 42cm Squire that ate a whole Yakka. We fished a spot that is relatively protected from the Southerly that was blowing and both had baits in the water by 7pm. Noel hooked up just after the tide had turned. Bagged his first school sized Jew that went 98cm on a fresh dead Yakka. With more than enough for a feed we fished one more bait each and packed it in early. Cheers Anthony

Cheers That bigger one is a real monster.

Nice squid Vandal Haven't seen monsters like that in the river for years. When you say Port Hacking I'm guessing Bait Bay is included in that area? Cheers Camel

Hey Blower Your killing me. Especially letting me know about such captures while I'm stuck at work. Well done on sussing things out at that spot and giving it a shot at a time when many wouldn't bother. And congrats on the 100% success rate Ant

Hey Blower I reckon I'm as stoked as you are. Your not wrong about it being nasty terrain. Nice work. I'm glad it all came together. Just sorry I couldn't come.

Hello all Just a quick report. Fished through the storm on Friday afternoon with my cousin. Started out up South West Arm fishing for Bream. My cousin scored a nice Bream in the mid 30's first off. But the Southerly was making it hard to fish our unweighted baits. We decided on a change of location and took shelter at one of my usual spot in Burraneer Bay. I set our only heavy rod with the bum end of a Yellowtail, as I have pulled a few schoolies from this spot in the past. Then right on the tide change as if on cue the rod set in the holder with the yakka goes off on a sustained run. Its funny how jewies can fight so differently from fish to fish they all have the head shakes but this fish, only a small model fought well above its class. Hard to believe but I'd even say it pulled harder than a lazy 12kg one I scored off the beach. It pulled me around a near by mooring and we had a few tense moments of stale mate. luckily it swam free after a little free spooling and it came easily from there. Thankfully sticking it out in the rain paid off. Cheers Anthony

Will Do, Mate. Ahh to be down on the fuel wharf on a Friday night with the old crew. Good to hear old Johnny is still ok. Been meaning to catch up with Gleno too. Funny you should mention the old beast. I'm waiting on Tony to wake her from her slumber. Work and family took over and I stopped using her. You know how it is with boats kept on saltwater "use it or loose it" The amount of work that needs to be done is a worry though.

G'day Davoo Tell your bro I'm envious. I was only thinking the other day how I miss the good ol days down the Marina. All the best Anthony

Congrats Mate Can't wait to meet the new catch in person. Give our best to the Speak soon.

Nice one Tim That crab would have gone down a treat. You and I should have a fish at my spot this week. There are some good fish around

Hello All Just spent the weekend in Dubbo so please excuse the late post. My Brother in law and I had an evening of pretty good fishing last Thursday night. Noel started out a little before I knocked off work and headed out via kayak. Scoring the Flathead in the pic and a small Bonito (that he latter converted to Bream). I started out after work meeting Noel at our spot and securing some more bait. We got a couple of squid and a few Slimies and a couple of Yakkas. There were also a couple of Frigate Macs that did a couple of flybys and made the bait school at our feet pretty nervous. Threw some 3inch bass minnows at them and only got one follow. Not long after dark Noel started fishing cubes of his Bonito getting a number of Bream, undersized Reddies and plenty of bite offs from the Choppers that were out in force due to the near full moon. I was pretty single minded in my quest for more jew and only lobed out whole dead Slimies on heavier gear. A couple of hours in, right on the top of the tide my rod went off. The first run was petty good but had none of the signature head shakes, had me call it for a ray (copped a ribbing for that one). Also felt the 20lb mono rub on some sort of structure out there that had me holding my breath for a few tense seconds. After that the fight was pretty standard with one more short run and the head shakes I was waiting for. Noel did an expert job with the gaff and it was high fives all round. The Jewie went 85cm and made two families pretty happy for Good Friday lunch. Cheers Anthony

Nice work Jewieslayer Your not wrong about free beer. I'll be joining you

G'day Tim Sounds good. There are some ok tides next week.

Thanks Fellas, There looks to be allot of life in the Hacking at the moment.

No worries mate We were fishing Burraneer Bay

G'day all Took my brother in law out for a Bream fish last night. Things started out pretty good with a heap of Tailor around us, but unfortunately this meant we could not get a bait past them too the Bream. The school of Chopper got me thinking Jewies. I've sounded them out underneath Tailor a couple of times before from my boat so I thought it might be worth while throwing out a fresh squid on a heavier rod. It ended up paying off, a couple of minutes latter my reel started screaming and not long after that a nice little 83cm Jew was ready for the net. I got a bait out asap hoping for a similar fish for Noel but I guess the school moved on. Things went quiet and we were able to concentrate on Bream. A succession of fair to middling Bream followed then Noel hooked a real nice Bream that did a good job of trying to bust him off on a near by pole. It was touch and go for a while but the leader didn't fail. Needless to say We had a good night.