Haven't posted a report in awhile now.. well tbh, i haven't been doing too much fishing. I got bored of the Reds, yes... bored. Been working away and other bits. However, i have gotten out three times over the last week and done alright. Very keen on the Whiting, as you're all about to read...
25th Nov:
Headed out to find the Ting. Tried all new spots and it definitely paid off. But the fish still weren't the greatest size. A bag is a bag tho, a very tasty one at that.
4am start on the 25th, thinking it would be a good idea for a gummy. I had my mate, Jayden on board. We sat through the first 3 hours of tide for not much at all, activity was a little low, but still the odd rubbish fish and hits here and there. Just as i was about to call it and hit the whiting BAM, rod twizzles and buckles. But it wasn't the gummy i was expecting... turns out the red fish don't want to leave me alone. I passed it off to Jayden and he fought the battler. He's heart was in his mouth! First ever Snapper!! Was just as awesome watching it, as it would've been reeling it in. Not a big one but 3.7kg for a first Red he wasn't complaining.
Today was going to be the day i stepped it up a little. After my first couple whiting trips of the season, learning where they are and how they're behaving i really wanted to kill it this time. I had jayden on board again, and another mate from work, Riley. Headed to the spit, and again... tried NEW spots. The first spot, one whiting. Move. Second spot, Trevally and that was all. Move. Third spot... 9 Whiting all good size in about 5 minutes, and a few missed opportunities. Bite shut down, and we moved again about 50m with the tide. Anchored a bit deeper this time in 10m and straight away a 44cm. Followed by a few more good ones. Stayed in that spot until we had 16 fish. Then i made the decision to hit up the marks from the above reports ^. Found a couple here and there, but very slow. I was so confused and struggling to figure it out. It wasn't until Jayden pulled up the burley pot to find it had all fallen out.... NO WONDER. Luckily we had some more pilchards on board which we again cut into cubes, and also smashed up pippi shells. All was not lost. I again made the decision to try another new spot, and im bloody glad i did. Burley down, traps set and it was on. Non stop action for 40 minutes. And much better quality fish. We were plucking them out like no tomorrow. They were so fired up they even continued to bite when the water stopped running. We ended up with a double bag of 40 very nice fish! , and releasing about 10 others. Probably the most insane whiting session i've had. Was a great morning, and we are all eating well for awhile!!! On the way back in we hit my gummy hole with the fresh salmon and trevally we caught. First 30 minutes, Buckle run. I picked up the rod (a little too soon i think.) and handed it to Riley. I was very confused because my thoughts were a gummy straight up... but its behaviour was very odd. It stopped the runs and headshakes were very minimal. It was also swimming up into the current towards the boat. With no fault of hes own, just like that, bam. it was gone. It hadn't hooked up properly, and that explains it. The bugger didn't even know it was hooked! There was a fair bit of weight behind it too and Riley stayed tight the whole time. **** happens. Couldn't expect too much more though could i..... :a_goodjob:
