Rock hopper Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Hi, new to forum. Quick intro. Fish mainly central coast area, sometimes Sydney harbour and hawks river. Bit of everything really. Away from fishing for a while as we now have a little baby girl. our first. Getting a few leave passes lately so thought I'd start to share my trips. Have read so much on this site so time to give back. Went out to avoca rocks south for a spin and to float some pilchards, arrived at 530 and the place was shoulder to shoulder almost and got worse as day went on. Managed one tailor on pilchard. Back in drink. Saw one bloke land a small bonnie. Guy next to me was fishing live yakkas that didn't even get a sniff. No luck with squid or metals. Out by 730 home for a swim. Happy Australia day to all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Welcome to fishraider @Rock hopper Looking forward to reports from you and not long till your little girl can join you 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Thanks for sharing and welcome to fishraider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 Great photo mate and welcome to the family. Cheers R&B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 welcome to the raider fold that is a cracker of a sunrise foto...rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock hopper Posted January 26, 2018 Author Share Posted January 26, 2018 16 hours ago, mrsswordfisherman said: Welcome to fishraider @Rock hopper Looking forward to reports from you and not long till your little girl can join you I can't wait. Hope she loves fishing as much as she loves being at the beach. She's turning into a real beach bum.Tans and all. Try to get some more pics in soon. Here's one of a flattie from near half tide rocks 2 weeks ago. Nice to be part of the fold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Scratchie Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 Welcome to fishraider. It’s nice to see guests join the fold and contribute! Great photos! cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time28 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 (edited) On 26/01/2018 at 11:47 AM, Rock hopper said: Hi, new to forum. Quick intro. Fish mainly central coast area, sometimes Sydney harbour and hawks river. Bit of everything really. Away from fishing for a while as we now have a little baby girl. our first. Getting a few leave passes lately so thought I'd start to share my trips. Have read so much on this site so time to give back. Went out to avoca rocks south for a spin and to float some pilchards, arrived at 530 and the place was shoulder to shoulder almost and got worse as day went on. Managed one tailor on pilchard. Back in drink. Saw one bloke land a small bonnie. Guy next to me was fishing live yakkas that didn't even get a sniff. No luck with squid or metals. Out by 730 home for a swim. Happy Australia day to all. I was out there at 5am today I saw a few bonnies caught early on Pillies under float. I managed to get 2 small green eye and floated one out only to be taken by a big salmon. Didn't bother wasting the other one. Tried for a few more calamari but no luck. The water looked green and dirty. Tim Edited January 27, 2018 by Time28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsswordfisherman Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 That’s a beauty !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock hopper Posted January 27, 2018 Author Share Posted January 27, 2018 Time28, Well done. I could not catch a break yest. I know it produces but will probably steer clear until the rush dies down. Did u keep the salmon ? I find it hard to convert squid into bait....just to tasty. Mrsswordfisherman, Was a great fish, went back in. Much to the dismay of the bloke next to me cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 R H I luv the look on peoples faces when you throw a good fish back in the drink.....lol..rick 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dododog Posted January 27, 2018 Share Posted January 27, 2018 R H I luv the look on peoples faces when you throw a good fish back in the drink.....lol..rick -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- People jump up an down when I release those blue groper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time28 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) Yeah Rock Hopper salmon released I don't normally use the squid as bait either but they were only small so I thought why not throw throw one out and try for a kingfish. Tim Edited January 28, 2018 by Time28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock hopper Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Maybe I need to start using more squid as bait. This year I'm looking to catch my first kingfish. Just love salmon turned into fish and chips. Yummo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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