Graham B
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A complete other end of the spectrum for me this evening with a trip out on my mate Jacobs boat. We launched at the North end of Safety bay and what a launching facility it was with a great parking area for trailers, a jetty with good fendering to make fast to once launched and a concrete anti skid slipway. All for free as we'll.
We set off to be met with a slightly fresh south westernly but not too bad at all. The boat certainly shifted with a 115 on the back and it only being 17 foot long! It was hold on bloody tight!
First drop was on a wreck with a load of stuff showing onthe sounder but the drift speed was bonkers! After a short steam we dropped the pick next to a reef and we're straight into fish:
After a little move again it was more fish:
The next location again next to a reef was a bit deeper and Jacob landed a good flathead. We ended up catching flathead,trumpeter, whiting, tailor, bream, wrasse, pink snapper and yellowfin all to bottom fished squid or fish strip.
I enjoyed myself so much fishing for the new species even if most if them were small on light gear it was a right giggle.
We had one big hook up with Jacob hooking into a big snapper which lived up to its name and broke him off. Hopefully get another trip off sorted before next week.
My first snapper all be it a tiddler!
I will end up with another sunset one which was a belter!
Almost forgot, on arriving back at the ramp two fisheries officers were there to meet us and checked everything, catch, bait, licence, in all my years fishing on a boat in the north east this has never happened!
Graham.
We set off to be met with a slightly fresh south westernly but not too bad at all. The boat certainly shifted with a 115 on the back and it only being 17 foot long! It was hold on bloody tight!
First drop was on a wreck with a load of stuff showing onthe sounder but the drift speed was bonkers! After a short steam we dropped the pick next to a reef and we're straight into fish:
After a little move again it was more fish:
The next location again next to a reef was a bit deeper and Jacob landed a good flathead. We ended up catching flathead,trumpeter, whiting, tailor, bream, wrasse, pink snapper and yellowfin all to bottom fished squid or fish strip.
I enjoyed myself so much fishing for the new species even if most if them were small on light gear it was a right giggle.
We had one big hook up with Jacob hooking into a big snapper which lived up to its name and broke him off. Hopefully get another trip off sorted before next week.
My first snapper all be it a tiddler!
I will end up with another sunset one which was a belter!
Almost forgot, on arriving back at the ramp two fisheries officers were there to meet us and checked everything, catch, bait, licence, in all my years fishing on a boat in the north east this has never happened!
Graham.
, are you working or on holiday :question:
