tough going but fun all the same

[Guest Guest123456789]

Put in at first light this morning. I made a pact with myself: no bait, I have to catch it.

so of course the yakkas weren’t taking the sabiki. In desperation I broke out the squid jig - managed to find a spot and collect 4. Traded one for two yakkas with @kiwicraig 

then went out to west reef and got thrashed about and caught countless undersized snapper, flathead and spikies. Kept one flathead. Tried on the way back at rip bridge for zeros. Thanks for reading.

Luke

[Yowie]

Could be the worst case scenario. Nothing in the esky at all.

[masterfisho7]

4 hours ago, Yowie said:

Could be the worst case scenario. Nothing in the esky at all.

Have to agree with Yowie well done Luke 

 

[GoingFishing]

You braved the weather mate this morning looked pretty miserable and you were rewarded. 

[Scratchie]

At least you got out Luke. Reef fishing for anything decent is always tough on a full Moon period. Beats sitting at home! 

Cheers scratchie!!!

[Guest Guest123456789]

58 minutes ago, Scratchie said:

At least you got out Luke. Reef fishing for anything decent is always tough on a full Moon period. Beats sitting at home! 

Cheers scratchie!!!

Why is reef fishing harder on a full moon scratchie? Is that to do with the tides? Doesn’t seem to be stopping you catching big red brutes

[Scratchie]

Just now, flatheadluke said:

Why is reef fishing harder on a full moon scratchie? Is that to do with the tides? Doesn’t seem to be stopping you catching big red brutes

That’s because most fish feed at night time during the full moon period and the currents can be all over the place. I often think I just get lucky during these periods but I stick to my motto of “just keep casting”. Some of those good reds can be one in 200 casts! Then other days you get the right conditions and I can land 3 in a row! But you’ll never find out sitting at home and wondering if the fish are biting! The key is to look for bait and structure!