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Thanks Larkin for the information

Great fish Larkin did you get the crabs outside the Hacking in traps if so do you have a map of where you are aloud to set crab traps

Nice feed Yowie

Hi Yowie i hadn’t eaten them before but tried them in some garlic and ginger with soy and fish sauce and lime juice a quick sear and they were delicious

Hi guys Been busy of late but was able to get out last Tuesday and Friday was hoping to get some calamari and some flatheads for Good Friday for the family lunch no luck with the calamari so I trolled a lure south of Port Hacking along the cliffs to my surprise caught about 4 small mahi-mahi about 40 to 50 cm which I released and got a couple of bonitos which I kept for fresh bait and decided to try for some flatheads was able to get five nice fish couple of blue spots and two marble flathead I think had another go on Friday morning wanted some fresh calamari for lunch but still no luck so tried to get some more bonito for lunch this time and a couple more flatheads put the lures out just off Jibbon beach and was surprised one of the rods went off wasn’t a big fish when we drought it in could not believe it was a flathead we released it and continue to troll down south along the cliffs got a couple of bonitos and tried a few drifts for some flatheads and scored a couple nice fish.PS it’s the first time I’ve cooked bonito and it won’t be the last time

Good effort Larkin some nice fish hoping to get out Sunday it’s been a while

Nice bag of fish Yowie

Hi Albert sounds like you’re having a great time in NZ and catching some nice fish enjoy

Sounds like good deed was rewarded with a nice fed of fresh feed of fish and a great day fishing

Nice bag Larkin and dinner looks great had a try myself on Sunday got a few flatheads for a feed wasn’t much of a drift didn’t help had to keep moving around to find them

Nice feed there Yowie I had a try outside on Sunday got a few blue spot flatheads but not much of a drift didn’t help but it was a feed of fresh fish

Great report XD and helpful information will be giving it a go in a few weeks thank you

Thanks XD will let you know how I go.

Some nice fish there XD I have a weekend planned on the Hawkesbury next month on a houseboat going to take my boat hopefully we will get some nice weather, planning to try for some crabs do you know of any good spots to try?

Looks like you had a great day at the office again Larkin and got yourself a great feed

Great bag as usual Larkin and that fish looks so good on the plate well done

Great bag looks like you had a great day

Thanks Welster now I know where to look for the squid will definitely be trying again

Hi Larkin It took some time but managed a feed or two and it was good to get my first squid 🦑

Thanks Jenno had a good feed on Saturday night delicious

Thanks Yowie wasn’t many around at all it was a good day.

Had to work Friday night and the weather looked favourable so thought I would get the boat out Friday morning head out about 6 wind was a bit stronger than predicted headed out to about the 60m mark wind was pushing me quickly south with only small spikes motored north toward boat harbour in about 35m got the sea anchor out to see if I could slow the drift first fish was happy moment decent size but sent him back wasn’t long into the drift and both rods went off two nice blue spots flatheads 50 & 40cm models then back to the spikes for the rest of the drift.Pulled sea anchor in and headed back to the start of the drift hoping to find the blue spots only to get one at 36cm wind had started to drop off so headed back to the mark where I had caught the three blue spots was long and the wind changed direction coming from the south so I headed back to another mark towards Jibbon beach to start another drift north using the sea anchor again to slow the drift managed another two flatheads in the 40cm range.Decided it was time to try for some squid something I hadn’t tried before headed over to little Jibbon beach in about 8m after about 4 cast bang had my first squid had one more drift without success it was time to head home.All fish were caught on soft plastics.

Nice feed Yowie was hoping to get out tomorrow but weather doesn’t look good

We all have them days Larkin nice king

Nice bag of fish Larkin 🎣🎣