Anything worth chasing in Bass strait this coming Saturday?

[smile0784]

hi all
Due to the increase of good weather Im thinking of heading out in my boat for a day in bass strait this coming Saturday.
does anyone know if there is much out there?
anyone know any good spots out there to try this time of year?

i fished off mornington on Saturday managing 7 flathead, a few good ones but they were hard to find, water temp only 11.0 degrees, and had a good run on a 8kg rod but 15kg trace broke at the knot, thinking a nice gummy or a ray,

could i aspect the same sort of water temp out in bass strait?
what is worth targeting out there this time of year?
on my boat we have dropped 2 gummy s over 7 foot and a mako shark this year, only landed 1 gummy about 12kg from bass strait,
i carry about 120lt of fuel so can do about 70NM

any suggestions?

cheers ricki

[slinga]

2 Gummys over 7-foot!!!!!!!

Have to be some sought of record.

At 6ft they are nudging 30kg.

[Cretts]

2 Gummys over 7-foot!!!!!!!

Have to be some sought of record.

At 6ft they are nudging 30kg.

hahahhahaa largest one ever recorded on fisheries data is 1.93m, the heaviest 36kgs, thats from ~5% of commercial data (5% of all commercial shark catches in vic since the 1960's). 5% because thats about how much time fisheries spend on commercial shark boats recording their captures.

there are a heap of smaller gummies around, got 5 (3 borderline size and 2 about 4-5kgs) in a couple of hours on the weekend from westernport off the beach.

[slinga]

2 Gummys over 7-foot!!!!!!!

Have to be some sought of record.

At 6ft they are nudging 30kg.

hahahhahaa largest one ever recorded on fisheries data is 1.93m, the heaviest 36kgs, thats from ~5% of commercial data (5% of all commercial shark catches in vic since the 1960's). 5% because thats about how much time fisheries spend on commercial shark boats recording their captures.

there are a heap of smaller gummies around, got 5 (3 borderline size and 2 about 4-5kgs) in a couple of hours on the weekend from westernport off the beach.

36kgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine that scream off :bolt:

[fishfan]

Thats a lot of flake!! :super: :super: :super: :super: :super:

[ducky]

2 Gummys over 7-foot!!!!!!!

Have to be some sought of record.

At 6ft they are nudging 30kg.

hahahhahaa largest one ever recorded on fisheries data is 1.93m, the heaviest 36kgs, thats from ~5% of commercial data (5% of all commercial shark catches in vic since the 1960's). 5% because thats about how much time fisheries spend on commercial shark boats recording their captures.

there are a heap of smaller gummies around, got 5 (3 borderline size and 2 about 4-5kgs) in a couple of hours on the weekend from westernport off the beach.

36kgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine that scream off :bolt:

I cannot wait to get one of those monster 20kg plus models scream off. Can only dream of a. 30kg fish. That number gets thrown around all too often.

Dunno what's around in bass straight at this time of year. Surely the pinkys would be around as they move into the bays

[Brett]

There's plenty around, you just have to find it. Gummies, flatties, snapper and even the odd mako are still around out there if you stumble across the right area.
From what I understand, target, reefy areas, around the 25 to 50m mark

[frozenpod]

I cannot wait to get one of those monster 20kg plus models scream off. Can only dream of a. 30kg fish. That number gets thrown around all too often.

Dunno what's around in bass straight at this time of year. Surely the pinkys would be around as they move into the bays

They are not that exciting, very similar to a big flatty where the larger specimens are slow not many head shakes but heavy.

The mid sized ones are a lot more fun particularly on lightish gear.

[slinga]

I cannot wait to get one of those monster 20kg plus models scream off. Can only dream of a. 30kg fish. That number gets thrown around all too often.

Dunno what's around in bass straight at this time of year. Surely the pinkys would be around as they move into the bays

They are not that exciting, very similar to a big flatty where the larger specimens are slow not many head shakes but heavy.

The mid sized ones are a lot more fun particularly on lightish gear.

Well that's not correct, as every fish fights different.

Seen and heard stories of big Gummys stripping 200m of line in one run. Yet, another big Gummy may not fight anywhere near aswell.

[slinga]

2 Gummys over 7-foot!!!!!!!

Have to be some sought of record.

At 6ft they are nudging 30kg.

hahahhahaa largest one ever recorded on fisheries data is 1.93m, the heaviest 36kgs, thats from ~5% of commercial data (5% of all commercial shark catches in vic since the 1960's). 5% because thats about how much time fisheries spend on commercial shark boats recording their captures.

there are a heap of smaller gummies around, got 5 (3 borderline size and 2 about 4-5kgs) in a couple of hours on the weekend from westernport off the beach.

36kgs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Imagine that scream off :bolt:

I cannot wait to get one of those monster 20kg plus models scream off. Can only dream of a. 30kg fish. That number gets thrown around all too often.



Dunno what's around in bass straight at this time of year. Surely the pinkys would be around as they move into the bays

20kg would more than satisfy me lol.

Only thing I've seen that gets close to 30kg was one Warren Carter caught in WP.

Not to say it hasn't been done though...