Black Rock this morning
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Black Rock this morning
Hi all!
Some mates and i took advantage of a student free day and headed down to some rocks around black rock (not the ones around the pier). We set out our first rod at 7am, baited with live baitfish caught the night before and cast out to a reef ~60 metres away. We jigged for a bit ending up with 3 nice bait sized squid. 5 other rods were also casted out, baited with squid caught that morning and while we waited we flicked some plastics around.
Around 8 I hooked up onto something on the livey, it went flying and i burnt myself touching the reel :rofl:. 1st run, still going strong, second, wow this fish has endurance, third, feels like the first, fourth run slowed down a little. I started pumping it back in when it snapped the rod tip on the fifth run. After a 20 minute fight trying to keep it away from the reef I could see it as it swam right up to the rocks. It was silvery goldy light brown with big reflective eyes, at least 80cm long . Not too sure as i got a one secind glimpse before One final head shake snapped the hook clean in half and off it went to live another day. I was pretty upset, as you can probably guess.
We got a few 30~40cm pinkies after that but no touches on the plastics. We left at 11am
Do yall have any idea what fish that was?
Cheers
Edit: Gear used was 15lb braid and 20lb mono leader on the livey, 10lb braid and 12lb mono leader on all the rest
Some mates and i took advantage of a student free day and headed down to some rocks around black rock (not the ones around the pier). We set out our first rod at 7am, baited with live baitfish caught the night before and cast out to a reef ~60 metres away. We jigged for a bit ending up with 3 nice bait sized squid. 5 other rods were also casted out, baited with squid caught that morning and while we waited we flicked some plastics around.
Around 8 I hooked up onto something on the livey, it went flying and i burnt myself touching the reel :rofl:. 1st run, still going strong, second, wow this fish has endurance, third, feels like the first, fourth run slowed down a little. I started pumping it back in when it snapped the rod tip on the fifth run. After a 20 minute fight trying to keep it away from the reef I could see it as it swam right up to the rocks. It was silvery goldy light brown with big reflective eyes, at least 80cm long . Not too sure as i got a one secind glimpse before One final head shake snapped the hook clean in half and off it went to live another day. I was pretty upset, as you can probably guess.
We got a few 30~40cm pinkies after that but no touches on the plastics. We left at 11am
Do yall have any idea what fish that was?
Cheers
Edit: Gear used was 15lb braid and 20lb mono leader on the livey, 10lb braid and 12lb mono leader on all the rest
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Re: Black Rock this morning
Sounds like a King. Not many fish fight like that in the bay. Especially for that size. Better to have hooked and lost than never hooked at all. Maybe upgrade a little when using live bait, i would use maybe 30lb gear.
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Re: Black Rock this morning
No good on missing a good fish. But better than hooking nothing. Hmm hook snapped in half. Sounds like dodgy hooks or not strong enough for the job. I only buy quality hooks so that heart ache doesn’t happen. What hooks were you using.
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Re: Black Rock this morning
Gamakatsu 2/0 hooksHosery wrote:No good on missing a good fish. But better than hooking nothing. Hmm hook snapped in half. Sounds like dodgy hooks or not strong enough for the job. I only buy quality hooks so that heart ache doesn’t happen. What hooks were you using.
- STriplett1997
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Re: Black Rock this morning
By your description, and using a livie it could only have been two things. A Kingfish or a Mulloway... Mulloway sounds more unlikely, but i've seen them caught at Lagoon Pier before so you never know i guess...
You can purchase quality gear without breaking the bank too much. Wouldn't ever try target fish along the lines of those without solid gear that would get the job done, especially not cheap hooks!
You can purchase quality gear without breaking the bank too much. Wouldn't ever try target fish along the lines of those without solid gear that would get the job done, especially not cheap hooks!
- STriplett1997
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Re: Black Rock this morning
your Gamas snapped.....? now thats something i havent heard of before. Always been strong and reliable for me. the only brand i use. Maybe because 2/0 and light guagewem21 wrote:Gamakatsu 2/0 hooksHosery wrote:No good on missing a good fish. But better than hooking nothing. Hmm hook snapped in half. Sounds like dodgy hooks or not strong enough for the job. I only buy quality hooks so that heart ache doesn’t happen. What hooks were you using.
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Re: Black Rock this morning
Kind of surprised the gama let you down. I have used plenty and never had one snap on me.
Nice pan size pinkies :thumbsup:
Nice pan size pinkies :thumbsup:
Re: Black Rock this morning
If I were you, I would be going same spot same time for the next few days (with better gear). Some things are more important than school
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