luderick59 Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 fished the mona vale rocks 6.30 this morning started off very slow with only 1 fish in the net till 7.30 as the waves picked up so did the fishing by 8.30had 6 big blackies so called it a day all fish were over40cms also tried a small new float that was quite good made by my mate peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnv Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 thats a nice feed there for a quick session good size aswell well done cheers john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbiebreamhunter Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 nice blackie, why did you cut the head of the blackfish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiting Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 nice blackie fantastic fish! , mona vale, isnt that at manly? is the mona vale rocks the long reef rocks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 hi newbiewhunter my system of cleaning blackies is when caught keep alive in a keeper net until you have enough first i cut the heads off and gut them and scrape out the black stomach lining i do not scale them put in fridge overnight then i fillet them as i find this firms up the flesh then i skin them [easier to skin with the scales on ] cut the blood line out and tou have good boneless fillets to cook and enjoy peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderick59 Posted November 28, 2010 Author Share Posted November 28, 2010 nice blackie fantastic fish! , mona vale, isnt that at manly? is the mona vale rocks the long reef rocks? hi whiting slayer its about 10kms north of long reef peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonardgid Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 those heads with the guts attached make top jew baits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkymalinky Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 Very nice class of fish, Peter. You make it all sound so casual but a lot of experience goes into making it look so easy. Cheers, Slinky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juzza Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Nice fish Peter! I need to source some new floats..lost 1 of my nice cider one a month or so ago to this big bream that bust be off in weedbeds. Sadly the guy isnt able to make them anymore. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Nice fish Peter! I need to source some new floats..lost 1 of my nice cider one a month or so ago to this big bream that bust be off in weedbeds. Sadly the guy isnt able to make them anymore. Justin Seems like the old guys are no longer making them for tackle shops. Why would they, when the stores can buy them from H.K. for a few cents each. They are nowhere near as good as the old ones, but you can buy a pack of 6 Jarvis Walker floats for around $15 delivered. The large ones are o.k. off the ocean rocks if it isn't too turbulent, but I have had to make my own large floats of late. The store ones do not have any weight on the stems and they also have cheap line guides, but they can be made serviceable with very little effort. If you make your own, I have found 4mm Tassie Oak dowel and champagne corks to be the best bet. A high speed lathe or drill is best for shaping the corks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJordan Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 good job on the black fish! must of been a good feed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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