Botany Bay 25/05/2008

[jacobvz]

All the weather forcasts were good so headed out into Boatany bay today.

Made a run for Bare Island first to say Hi to Storm72 and tried my luck on SP around kurnell. Nothing happened there sor went over to the middle of the bay.
Got a flathead and lost all sorts of plastics to tailer that were around in plague numbers.
Only one plastic was very resilient (snap back) and I caught heaps of them. Cut one up and used strips as well to catch even more of them. Was hoping for a big one but all around the 30 cm mark. Also caught a just under legal Snapper on a strip of tailer
Got the compulsary flathead (40 cm) for the missus as well and went back to the wharf to pick up my little boy.

While waiting for him to arrive I prepared the rods for bait fishing and chucked a prawn over the side in front of the marina.
Got my pb bream there 30 cm (dinner was becoming a feast now)

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Got my little boy in the boat and went out in front of the marina again where Jake got a nice 23 cm bream. Not legal but he was very happy with it.

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after several more baby bream and a blue swimmer dropping of the line I went back into the bay to fish the edges for some whiting.
Scored my pb whiting there

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kept two decent whiting ,released a few smaller ones and caught some baby snapper as well

All in all a very good day in the bay where fish can be caught just abouut everywhere.

Dinner was flathead, bream and whiting. A bit decadent but hey....


Jack

[fishinf]

well done jack you caught a nice mixed bag there and all tasty fish
you do well in the up comeing comp

[A Pirate]

nice well done, i tried beach fishing today with out success! oh well at least some of us caught some fish!

[no idea]

sounds like a great day on the water with 2 PBs and hes of other fish.

[Cougar 2007]

Nice catch, looks like a good dinner tonight :headbang:

when you say middle of the bay, do you mean over near the drums? or up front?

cheers

Jamie

[fishboy45]

very nice bream and whiting there mate.

[storms72]

Good stuff Jack....Was goot to catch up and have a bit of a chat!

My day was busy on undersized snapper-caught 1 legal whick put up a good fight on my light gear....Got plenty of slimies and yakkas for bait for next time....Lost a tailor that decided to eat half a small snapper as I was bringing it in.....Had a good day overall!

Jason

[jacobvz]

Nice catch, looks like a good dinner tonight :headbang:

when you say middle of the bay, do you mean over near the drums? or up front?

cheers

Jamie


in front of sans souci coming out of the georges river there is a deeper area (about 6-7 meters iso 4-5)
You'll always see some boats drifting there.

Jack

[borisboga]

well done jack, how did you cook them?

[jacobvz]

The wife cooks them, I only catch and clean normally.

Bream went into foil and some stuff in the oven
whiting and flathead are just coated and fried in some oil

Jack

[Cougar 2007]

Thanks Jack,
I want to head out and grab a few tailor for jewie bait for the weekend.

cheers

Jamie

[jacobvz]

Thanks Jack,
I want to head out and grab a few tailor for jewie bait for the weekend.

cheers

Jamie

Good luck,

You use them as live bait? or how?

Jack

[storms72]

Cougar I was at Trev Alley and after 5 mins of berleying up had plenty of slimies around....Have quite a few in the freezer now-Learn't the trick off wayno using the sabiki jigs and was bringing up usually 3 every drop!!!! There were also a few yakkas about and taylor round 3rd runway!

[Cougar 2007]

Awsome guys, thanks.

I use them as both live bait and butterflied or fillets, i have to say they can be a pain in the butt as liveys as they swim all over the place, but in saying that i have caught some great fish on them so i guess a few tangles are worth it.